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Related: About this forumDoes anybody else think that Bruce Springsteen singing "Born in the USA" sounds like he's full of rage?

Not really
ms liberty
(10,720 posts)raccoon
(32,082 posts)ms liberty
(10,720 posts)It cracked me up when CSN&Y had their tour during the Iraq War and people were walking out, complaining that they should just stick to their old hits and not be political.
Stupid people, please.
GreenWave
(11,791 posts)I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
kysrsoze
(6,375 posts)303squadron
(753 posts)And youll be full of outrage. 58,000 good men thrown away for nothing.
Yeah, Bruce is pissed !
twodogsbarking
(16,224 posts)303squadron
(753 posts)Im not sure where such recruitment took place. Right wingers have tried to use the song for political purposes for years but the song is hardly a ringing endorsement of Americanism.
Speaking in a much larger context; does any song make you change your political stance? I grew up in the 60s and I cant recall a song making someone change their political views. Certainly none of my conservative high school classmates listened to Dylan and had a political epiphany. Reinforce already held beliefs, yes. Up against the wall mfers after hearing Jefferson Airplane? I dont think so.
twodogsbarking
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Tikki
(14,963 posts)Tikki
ProfessorGAC
(74,814 posts)I'm not the biggest Bruce fan, but he wrote a song expressing anger & disillusionment. How else could he have sung it?
Yeah, he sounds enraged. It's appropriate.