[Mannaggia l'America]

If Bruce is a peacenik, then all hope is lost. You'd think that singing "Born in the USA" would speak for itself.

I love the music of the "old" Bruce, up through the Born in the USA album and maybe a few songs on the one or two after that. But he's lost it.

But I hate to tell you, Bruce has always been a lefty. On his Live album set, he sings "War (What is it Good For?)". The song Born in the USA, if you listen to the lyrics, is not exactly a patriotic song.

I was at a Springsteen concert a few years ago (around 1994/95, when the GOP won Congress), and he went into one of his raps and started talking about "those G-d d-mned Republicans". That was the last Bruce concert for me.

[jhofmann]

WAR! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?

Ummmmm, a continuation of politics by other means?

[Slyfox]

That's a shame about Bruce. When his 'Born in the USA' albumn came out, I know he had a lot of Republican fans.

[Antoninus]

Unfortunately, Born in the USA is an Anti-American song. Bruce was angry when people started using it as a Pro-American theme song. It's even said by some that the album cover of Born in the USA (which shows his butt with the flag behind it) is actually him p!ssing on the flag...

I found out about this stuff when I was young and never bought another Bruce album.