Pearl Jam - Fortunate Son

[biglloyddobbs]

Great song, but Pearl Jam ruins it.

[MrKnisterable]

@biglloyddobbs hmmm....but the live version of fogerty and springsteen isn´t so good, too. his voice in the past can´t be copied. it was amazing this raspy sound :)

[KalleK1989]

50 people were born with a silver spoon in their hands...

[street92ryan]

How do you not like this?......its impossible

[ivansnho]

Ya para dormir feliz!

[ahclaroher]

fuck you all. Passion = Eddie Vedder

[chipboyny]

he is old DUDE what do you spect

[AUBREYFROGS123]

Its 1 of my favorit songs

[mickeyparr]

nobody beats ccr

[yikes00]

pearl jam?

[tizmond]

Love PJ, but this is an awful cover.

[colinmw80]

Again dude @MrFuckyea69, you're a fucking idiot. I didn't watch the video very closely, and I don't plan on watching it again, but I think it's just Eddie Vedder (vocalists of Pearl Jam) singing and other guys on guitars and drums. I don't give a shit what you think, bro. Pearl Jam is a great band that helps respresent my whole generation. Go fuck yourself if you're so insulted.

[colinmw80]

MrFuckyea69, you're a fucking idiot. Pearl Jam is just as important of a band for my generation as it sounds like maybe CCR was for your's. This is a tribute and an honorary gesture. You fucking retard.

[toejam498]

@colinmw80 pearl who? they barely got the licks right

[MegaAndy93]

@toejam498 way to spell "lyrics," I guess all the drugs killed your brain cells.

[toejam498]

@MegaAndy93 man you owned me son, your awesome

[Tigerpuffer]

The people that are here bitching are retarded, this isnt Pearl Jam, I have no idea who the fuck it is, it's Eddie Vedder and some other dudes. Eddie Vedder is the best thing on the stage but the backing band sucked. Pearl Jam actually covered this song really well at Little Rock in '03. I think John Fogerty would be proud. Maybe not, since it sounds more hard rock than swamp blues, but fuck, it's still a great cover, at least Eddie didnt just copy the original.

[TheMattGilbert]

Is that Davy Knowles playing in there!?

[rwsmith]

Not bad...I like 38 Special's version best of all...check it out!

[goodinsrt8]

@rwsmith 38 special nor pearl jam are worthy of this song, they should be begging John Fogerty for forgivness for butchering his masterpiece.

[jrleftfoot]

If you all don`t recognize steve earle, you shouldn`t be mouthing off about "protest music"

[SuperWillowy]

It's Gimli!

[56Veggie]

What the hell? I love Pearl Jam but I HATE this video. I don't say hate very much, but this is awful. The audio is okay but the video stinks. Just a bunch of mixed up stuff. Doesn't even look like this song being played. Who are all these band members? I don't recognize them except Eddie. 

[Brenrock65]

What a load of shit! This song is classic Fogerty/Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of the greatest songs ever. Some things should be left alone and you dont crucify sacred stuff!

[Brenrock65]

@Brenrock65 

[SayGen2]

@Brenrock65 they crucified jesus......

[JDalltonX]

@Brenrock65 Songs are made to be sung. Get over it.

[Hadaszs]

and this gets more views then Bruce and John.. the are a lot of sick people in this world....

[saracino]

Dai non è un pezzo per lui .. Sarà bravo ma questo pezzo non è per lui..

[GDhaenens]

I actually like this version

[LaramieTrail]

not as good as the fogarty - sprinsteen version, but a good one never the less. yeah, voice not quite right... but better to try...

[ljohns84]

Love it.

[jewsychicken]

wtf. you suck pearl jam.

[Ibrakeforanimals]

God damn...This song was supposed to be a protest tune...you can't sing it like that...It's too melodic...version ruins the song...It' like almost everything...You can cover the best version and if you try you are supposed to fail...Not even the CCR of today or John Fogerty can sing and play it like back in the good old days anymore...I guess it's because the spirit is gone...I don't know...

[MrLtMuldoon]

@Ibrakeforanimals Couldn't agree more. I love Pearl Jam and this song, and they don't do it justice. Only CCR can make you say booyah.

[DrArticuno]

@Ibrakeforanimals When you cover a song, you make it your own. If you did it exactly how the original band did it, it would be just a copy/paste of the music world. Yes I agree, it's not as good as the original, but that's just it...It's not the original. All that aside, this is a great COVER.

[Ibrakeforanimals]

@DrArticuno Yeah, but there are some songs that are not supposed to be covered in first place...especially not if your version can't deliver the message that's behind the original tune...

[DrArticuno]

@Ibrakeforanimals however true this may be, most people don't listen to music for the message anymore, they listen to it because it "pounds hard"(rap and other electronically made music), or, the screams are brutal. I do agree with you with delivering the message, but if you just hear music, this is a great cover.

[Ibrakeforanimals]

@DrArticuno It's well played...no doubt about it...I am just the type of guy who thinks the instruments and vocals delivering the message behind a tune is true music...but that's just my opinion...so no offense at all ;-)

[DrArticuno]

@Ibrakeforanimals oh none taken, I'm the same way. I don't think any of the older era music shouldn't be covered unless it's a band that can deliver the feeling that the original did. If not, then don't publish it XD

[johnwaynejohnson]

@Ibrakeforanimals i agree 20000% if possible i was hoping to see pearl not as pussies but i was wrong again

[96shad]

@Ibrakeforanimals there is one band i know of that still has the spirit in the song dropkick murphys remake has a great tone and brings it back to the good ol days in my opinion

[whoneedsposers]

@Ibrakeforanimals You are full of shit.

[Ibrakeforanimals]

@whoneedsposers Oh boy...what wise words...you really honor your name here...

[tigretonxxi]

42 people are not fortunate

[Johnnycdc31]

@tigretonxxi You mean they're fortunate...

[defenestrationize]

if the singer doesn't have the southern accent with the raspy tone it cant be done

[crossrodde]

sorry pearl jam

[crossrodde]

I really can't say i like this version... they tried, but...no

[ronnghosh]

The original Creedence song had some feel to it. You could feel some staccato perhaps. But this is a nice slow cover.

[dibydonut]

pearl jam is a great band but this them singing this song is the worst hting ever

[kurt11110]

this is one of the  best videos i have ever seen on youtube , you captured the spirit and the energy of a great protest song and the total freedom of rock and roll . bravo my friend .

[billhaleytherockman]

poveri creedence

[AsafSchnider]

it was pretty good, but isnt as good as the original

[WarriorMusic1993]

This sucks

[Dinoso1612]

@WarriorMusic1993 you sux

[WarriorMusic1993]

@Dinoso1612 Not what your mom says

[Paladaobr]

Essa música é a mais foda de todos os tempos!!!

[anmamiagui]

simplemente..genial!

[JPRibner]

I still love Pearl Jam and everything, but they really dragged a good song down.

[ghosterdude]

finally a vid where douchebags don't gloat over images of destruction their country is responsable for.

[britestube]

IS THAT JOHNNY MARR AT 0:30? GREAT.

[miguelrelease]

temonnn!!!



[happoxye]

ese wey tenia sueño... aburre

[cobar1954]

at 2:24 is he saying and when Australia asks how much do we give

[MrFuckyea69]

aseptable pero le falta sentimiento

[ramthum]

@MrFuckyea69 ¿Por qué no te callas?

[MrFuckyea69]

@ramthum y por q no captas q es solo mi opinion? esta bueno el cover pero le falta sentimiento

[DrAwesome98]

horrible

[maskaradable]

Pathetic Performance no feeling at all and no voice at all by the way!!!

[scarymike51]

@maskaradable I bet you would sound awesome after singing and screaming for 3 hours like Eddie does every night

[12321Walrus]

@maskaradable

How'd you do last time you performed this song in front of a stadium of people?

[bitulok3131]

@maskaradable

Lets see how you do it. I bet you can do it better than Vedder

[ComradeSap]

Man excellent performance, but sorry: the song aint yours.

[chicokin]

Just saw Fogerty yesterday. What a song!

[cherubimification]

very good lyrics.........speak everything about the mans was send to the war....no senator sons......no politic sons.....just the people......

thiago.sao paulo brasil

[wilmz68]

Pearl Jam are legendary of course........Creedence/fortun­ate son legendary........but........wo­ah.....what a bad version

[EmofacePS3]

pearl jam sux to begin with i didnt expect much out of this vid

[Zaakiee]

@bcrewz2 Hi Brett lol this ain't the original song from battlefield the actual band is "Creedance Clearwater Revival" also called fortunate son :)

[Bcrewz2]

Good can't wait

[Vengi6]

@1:47 cheetah chrome pwns all the others!

[Vengi6]

1:47 cheetah chrome pwns all the others!

[CropDuster33]

they butchered this song...

[Bcrewz2]

This song is on battlefield bad company 2 Vietnam so good

[flyingspagetti]

@Bcrewz2 It was on battlefield vietnam also. Glad they kept it with the new battlefield game.

[WarriorMusic1993]

Wrong.......

[bookmdano]

this song sounds perfect about obama and the democrats

[OtterMilitia]

...wish he knew the words.

[elec79]

wooooowwww! jam & ccr... like that!!!

[dangerousaddict]

GAY!

[masajhn]

yesh, is the original no doubth

[MilitantBongo]

good enough 4me

[Davjost]

check out 38 special's cover of this song.1980 in germany

[Purp1eHayze]

I dont think so pearl jam....

[vogue4u]

0:28 ... its johnny marr :o

[jmh37321]

crap

leave this song to CCR if u arent going to do it right

[deadlyavenger85]

@jmh37321 your message ain't doing it right

[jmh37321]

crap



[Dutchplumber56]

|Who are all the people on stage?????

[cocktopus]

who the fuck can vote against this video?! I don't mean to be agressive...i just don't get it. This is unfreakingbelievably good.

[TheSnow77]

Nobody can beat CCR!

[maticpovse]

better than original IMO

[coreyownz]

@maticpovse Nope

[guaxina]

where can i download the song?

[maticpovse]

@guaxina download soulseek...

[GoggleFreak234]

i luv pearl jam but this cover is a discrace to them,ccr, and all the veterans of vietnam

[muziqspumpin]

@GoggleFreak234 mate come on...u can clearly see that they are havin sum fun...why cant u enjoy the fact that they actually picked this song to play..gives ccr even more exposure..if pj wanted to record this in the studio im sure it would be 5stars

[bucprime]

i wish it actually matched up w/ the music lo

[thefixer5]

Vedder's at :19 and he's singing dumb fucksssss

[hanswener]

i find it over battelfield^^

[HilroyHartley]

Much better than the U2 version

[BJZnRPZ]

who better to cover this than an equally great rock rock band

[fjphotography]

See for the PJ live performance:

watch?v=esK8JeT2ynI

[jeff4304]

Dont advertise for shit you dont have..! this is not peral jam..

[jeff4304]

where is vedder!?!?! 

[jeff4304]

where is vedder!!!

[MsVanda]

I love Pearl

[piertroll15]

Is that Mark Richards at 2:37 drinking a beer.

[hadsao]

The lead singer sounds better Live than John Fogerty Live.

As far as the actual music goes, I prefer the original CCR.

[HeavyKit]

Awesome! :D

[eyepoke10]

r u people retarded? this isnrt pearl jam

[fjphotography]

@eyepoke10 PJ cover, but the video is wrong.

[educortazarc]

I love pearl jam but this is a shitty cover

[superfatman900]

CCR!!!!!!!

[DetectiveBoner]

FUCK this credence forever

[wardlemike]

Timeless song.  Who doesn't like Fogerty?

[tourbeu24]

i simply hate pearl jam gay band....

[tourbeu24]

that was a zz top or what ?

[R3j1n0]

@tourbeu24 maybe they had a concert together o.O

[789lop1]

Zak Starkey????

[BossBaris]

The melody... is great, i always searched for it when i heard it in one of the millions of war movies and games ^^

[pearljamfan31]

The greatest band in the world.

[kmaaka]

20 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[boleroderavel66]

Yes, je valide

[Shnerkenferter]

Damn that was bad. Am i the only one that see's Pearl Jam are shit. Oh well

[captaincanuck99]

@Shnerkenferter I, at least, see that your grammar is rubbish - sees, jackass

[BigAl4250]

@Shnerkenferter You are retarded...go listen to Justin bieber you fag....SIEG HEIL to Pearl Jam, Hendrix, Ben Harper, Led Zeppelin...

[t3knology1]

@BigAl4250 ben harper in the same category as those other bands... not legit

[BigAl4250]

@t3knology1 It's in the category of originality and music...not a pop star to impress 12 years old.

[lorenzol1996]

One of the only covers which actually match up to CCR's

[187666coffee]

@lorenzol1996 the bob seger one does it justice too

[blues2oo]

A great band that just have stayed true to what they believe over the years and never backed down. And that something.

[franky1l]

like the original better :P

[comonowicz]

great song , great performance :)

[bootytoot]

Great version! Fogerty would love it. Thanks for posting.

[0neofthem]

good cover unlike the shitty u2 version

[jaqua524]

good cover, but man, do i prefer forgerty's voice in this song soo much more

[kiss2211]

Pearl Jam will go down in history as a classic Rock 'n' Roll band,no question. They've payed homage to lots of their influences live...who else does that? Metallica :) I'm not even a huge huge PJ fan and I still say they will go down in the history books.

[Quilbo]

@kiss2211 same here

not a huge fan, i LOVE some of theyr songs, just some, but they are a damn great great great band

[jackfrusciante05]

great interpretation!!

[awesomeness1367]

eh its ok to me its kinda to fast and the guys voice just doesnt seem right for the song but dont get me wrong this is a great cover no doubt i just dont like the style too much

[Annonymus121]

I was watching the CCR performance of this and I saw this on the side and nearly jizzed in my pants

[alepisu]

Great video and excellent cover! Much respect to Mr Johnny Marr

[eloliinfernal]

Amazing!!!.

[Narutoville]

creedence's was better

[Andymalcolm1]

Wow...this song kickass...i knew the CCR original version...but this is the killer too

[lengcho1]

@Andymalcolm1 Lies. This is crap. Theyre off measures. Missing the lyrics. You know nothing. Sorry to break your sprit.

[showmedamoney]

actually, the best version of this song i've ever heard was from bob seger on one of his live albums... it really rocked! but as far as this one goes, pearl jam should stick to grunge...

[sz22ff01]

I love Pearl Jam, but sorry folks this version of Fortunate Son puts you to sleep.

[soundmangar]

is that the wanker from keane at 0.57?

[Roche1983]

@soundmangar looks a bit like the lead singer of idlewild but not sure.

[cezarix]

good try!

[bdawk511]

Looks like zak starkey at 0:24

[onclesam351]

That's him

[thursgun]

Nancy Wilson!

[srgfubar]

Totaly agree the orginal is way better, but this is one hell of a tribute to them!!! :D

[elbetto86]

OOUUUU Yeahhhhh!!

[mNy90]

Eddie is the one with the beard????

[sergei145514]

This is F*%#ng awesome.  I recognize Nancy Wilson from Heart but noone else. Anyone know who else is up there jammin with them?

[felipemaiden13]

men, credence version is 100000000000000000000000000000­00000000000000000000000 times BETTER.

[MetallerMet]

@felipemaiden13 It isn't just a version, it's the ORIGINAL.

[heartkiller5]

@felipemaiden13 its' not true, I mean, yeah ofcourse its better but pearl jam also rocks!

[Icedude91]

i can't believe people say this version is better. CCR made this fucking song you idiots!

[Epiphling]

amazing :)

[luyru2004]

stinks, the orijinal is better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmptherooster]

eddie vedder is a god in his own right, he managed to bring the 60's rock and counter culture sound into the grunge era. if you have anything negative to say about pearl jam or hippies. SHOVE IT UP YOUR LIBERAL ASS!

[bourgance]

I never said that about Vedder... but, for the first time, he disappointed me... I prefer when he sings ''Take me out to the ball game'' totally drunk...

[HxC4life11]

fuk this shit ccr fukin rulz and dropkicks version is awsom

[FpMLuser]

Lead singer is really weak. You guys ever hear of John Fogarty?

[MhmToasty]

better than mcrs cover of it... more like the kind of band that i think would cover an anti-war song

[VampirelleAllegre]

wooooooooooooooow!!! i love it!!!!!!!!