John Prine is a great favorite of mine. I love his music, and his lyrics are truly brilliant. I’ve never heard him express a political opinion and that’s the way I prefer my artists to be. Springsteen lost me a long time ago. He used to write about timeless themes: hope, despair, joy, longing, and about life’s small but invaluable comforts. When he turned to left-wing politics, he became shrill and narrow-minded.
JP does pretty much walk the line but some of his music does echo the leftist agenda.
What springs to mind is “Some Humans Ain’t Human” where he railed against G W Bush. Not that I’m m a W fan but it bugged me.
Countering that was his comment on one of his signature songs “Paradise” where he explained that while it was sad to see the town destroyed, he realized the coal and other resources underneath the town were more important.
He’s still my favorite no matter what.