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John Fogerty<\/a>, whose classic track \u201cFortunate Son\u201d criticized Richard Nixon\u2019s administration in the 1970s, compared the former president with current incumbent Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 1974 Creedence Clearwater Revival<\/a> song, released during the Vietnam War, explored the subject of rich people profiting from war while poorer people died in conflict, while the sons of those rich people avoided the draft and didn\u2019t have to fight.<\/p>\n

The track\u2019s relevance has been re-evaluated in recent years, with Nixon\u2019s controversial presidency compared to that of Trump\u2019s. In a new interview with the Guardian<\/em><\/a>, Fogerty said he could handle having MAGA believers as fans of his music.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Why John Fogerty Still Isn\u2019t Satisfied With \u2018Fortunate Son\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Describing Trump as \u201calmost a direct descendant\u201d of Nixon, \u201cskipping the years since 1974,\u201d the musician continued: \u201cOf course, Mr Trump is doing everything on steroids compared to Nixon. I think Nixon did have some shame. I don\u2019t get that sense these days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s certainly no secret about a song like \u2018Fortunate Son\u2019 or \u2018Who\u2019ll Stop the Rain.\u2019 You know what my worldview must be.<\/p>\n

Watch Creedence Clearwater Revival\u2019s Video for \u2018Fortunate Son\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBut I don\u2019t hold fans responsible for the activities of Mr. Trump. I wish everyone was a little bit more towards the middle. The older you get, you\u2019re just sorry that everything\u2019s so kneejerk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fogerty is poised to release Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years<\/em><\/a>, an album of modern-day reconstructions of classic tracks. The songwriter said it had been an opportunity to reconnect with the music he\u2019d written when he was young.<\/p>\n

Citing the example of 1969\u2019s \u201cProud Mary,\u201d Fogerty explained: \u201cThere was what they call an epiphany. The track sounded really stunning [but] the lead vocal paled by comparison.<\/p>\n

What John Fogerty Learned From Re-recording His Own Songs<\/h3>\n

\u201cAnd it finally dawned on me: \u2018John, when you were doing this way back when, it was life or death for you.\u2019 I came from a state of, if not poverty, then the lower economic rungs. It was very important and necessary to be great, as great as whatever was in me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd at that point I felt as if I was going through a portal, and really trying to be that person again. I continued to work on \u2018Proud Mary.\u2019 that way and I ended up in a place I felt very good about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch Creedence Clearwater Revival\u2019s Video for \u2018Proud Mary\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ranking Every Creedence Clearwater Revival Album<\/h2>\n
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There was simply one brilliant piece of songwriting followed by another from frontman John Fogerty over the course of these\u00a0seven discs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n