Exigency means the state requiring effort or immediate action. "Fortunate Son" was sung by Creedence Clearwater Revival, a Rock band, in 1969.During this time period, the Vietnam War was still active. The song "Fortunate Son" itself was not meant to discourage the war the song "Blowin' In The Wind"(Refer to post on blog) considered too long but to state the special treatment that enforced when drafting soldiers for the war. The title "Fortunate Son" itself gives a glimpse of what the song is about. Which is that "fortunate son" are not drafted at all for the war but those that "ain't no fortunate one" are drafted fight for "senator[s]." Rich people's son pay their way out of being drafted in the war but the poor people fight the war that rich people(senators) created. That is the exigence that the song was trying to get at, which is that, it is not fair and people should be treated equally no matter their class.
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