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Born in the USA

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  • MikM Offline
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    Best summation of his work.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      Best summation of his work.

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      #20

      @Mik said in Born in the USA:

      Best summation of his work.

      He never interested me enough to think about it too much. I respect his work and life achievement, it just doesn’t float my boat.

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      • HoraceH Offline
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        His music is populist garbage

        Education is extremely important.

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        • MikM Offline
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          That cannot be. He was the future of rock n roll.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            That cannot be. He was the future of rock n roll.

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            @Mik said in Born in the USA:

            That cannot be. He was the future of rock n roll.

            I am mentally scrolling through my heroes of music and trying to think of who the white ones from America are. I am coming up short in the moment.

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              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                I never understood the appeal of Springsteen.

                Early Elvis was pretty good for a white guy. Later Elvis was frequently just plain embarrassing.

                I was only joking

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                  https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/706566556/bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-usa-american-anthem

                  An interpretation of what the song means.

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                  @Loki Thanks Loki. Interesting article.

                  Here is another Bruce Springsteen song related to Vietnam that I like, but written from the point of the wife back home.

                  "A Good Man is Hard To Find"

                  Link to video

                  I think Bruce Springsteen is one of my favorite US artists.

                  There is a famous Taiwan artist whom I also like called Wu Bai, who is called the Bruce Springsteen of Taiwan for his storytelling songs and long, high energy live shows. He was one of the first big modern artists to sing in Taiwanese and become popular (though he also sings in Mandarin Chinese also).

                  WuBai

                  Link to video

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    I never understood the appeal of Springsteen.

                    Early Elvis was pretty good for a white guy. Later Elvis was frequently just plain embarrassing.

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                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Born in the USA:

                    I never understood the appeal of Springsteen.

                    Elvis never did much for me. I could appreciate his talent, his appeal, in an academic sort of way, but he never really moved me. Whereas I got Springsteen -- his drive, his un-slickness, his passion.

                    Can't explain it exactly.

                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                      I never understood the appeal of Springsteen.

                      Early Elvis was pretty good for a white guy. Later Elvis was frequently just plain embarrassing.

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                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Born in the USA:

                      I never understood the appeal of Springsteen.

                      Same here. Never got it.

                      Some catchy tunes, but otherwise...meh.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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