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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on November 2, 1969 through Fantasy Records. It is best known for the hits "Down on the Corner" and "Fortunate Son", the latter of which has been included in the National Recording Registry in 2013 for being "culturally, historically and aesthetically important."Not to be confused with Willie and the Poor Boys, a short-lived supergroup from The '80s that came out with an album of the same name. Led by Bill Wyman and features Charlie Watts, Andy Fairweather-Low, Mickey Gee and Geraint Watkins, among others. |
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Protest Song: "Fortunate Son", aimed at sons of rich people who can always make sure that they escape the draft, while poor youngsters are sent off to die in war. |
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Face on the Cover |
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Face on the Cover: The band members performing on the street, in front of a group of children. |
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Longest Song Goes Last |
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Longest Song Goes Last: "Effigy", the album closer, is 6 minutes and 26 seconds long. |
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My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting |
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My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting: "Fortunate Son" |
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Concept Album: Subverted. The title track might lead you to believe this to be some sort tale of a poor band, but nope, as soon as "Down On The Corner" is over, Willy and The Poor Boys are never mentioned again. |
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Pep-Talk Song |
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Pep-Talk Song: "Effigy" |
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Fake Band |
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Fake Band: "Down On The Corner" tells how the fictional band Willy and the Poor Boys play on street corners for money. This is also alluded on the album cover. |
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Real Life Writes the Plot |
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Real Life Writes the Plot: "Fortunate Son" was directly inspired by David Eisenhower, grandson of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower and son-in-law of then president Richard Nixon, who, of course, escaped the draft thanks to his powerful and rich relatives. |
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Siamese Twin Songs |
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Siamese Twin Songs: Though never released outside of this album, "Poorboy Shuffle" fades out as "Feelin' Blue" fades in, making them practically inseparable. |
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One-Man Song |
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One-Man Song: "Fortunate Son". |
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Standard Snippet |
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Standard Snippet: Together with "All Along the Watchtower" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from Electric Ladyland, "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones from the US version of Aftermath (Album), "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" by The Animals and "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield, "Fortunate Son" has become the soundtrack to any images of the Vietnam War. |
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Take That! |
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Take That!: "Fortunate Son", aimed at hypocrites who remain safely away from the frontline while advocating war at the same time. "It Came Out of the Sky", about an alien invasion, also pokes fun at the American government, Vice President Spiro Agnew, the Vatican, Ronald Reagannote who was then governor of California and journalists Walter Cronkite and Eric Sevareid. |
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Soldiers at the Rear |
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Soldiers at the Rear: "Fortunate Son", where the protagonist is sent to the front, while richer youngsters remain safely behind at home. |
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Train Song: "Midnight Special", which is about the passenger train Midnight Special. |
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Cover Version |
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Cover Version: "The Midnight Special" is a traditional folk song. "Cotton Fields" is a cover of a song by blues singer Lead Belly, which would be Covered Up by The Beach Boys, appearing on their album 20/20 from the same year. |
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One-Word Title: "Effigy". |
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Album Title Drop: "Down on the Corner" |
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War Is Hell |
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War Is Hell: "Fortunate Son", indirectly criticizing The Vietnam War, but also war in general. |
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Alien Invasion |
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Alien Invasion and Came from the Sky: "It Came Out of the Sky". |
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Perpetual Poverty: "Fortunate Son" |
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