Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Best Protest Songs #8 - Bruce Springsteen (Born In The U.S.A.)



Like many great songs, superficially you might not know what the song is saying - you need to dig a bit deeper. Once you do you understand that The Boss is not singing a blindly patriotic song...he's talking about Vietnam vets who feel let down and even cheated by their country. Not that it stopped Ronald Reagan name checking him in error in the '84 presidential election must to Bruce's dismay...

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