This week, Bruce Springsteen claimed that he was standing amount “embarrassed Americans”.
This coming from the man who sings “Born in the USA,” but the signs were there all along. Springsteen’s hit may sound like a patriotic jam, but its intention is often misheard or misunderstood. With lyrics like “So they put a rifle in my hand / Sent me off to a foreign land / To go and kill the yellow man,” the song was a political statement from the very beginning.
The anti-war/anti-America message may have been subtle then, but now Springsteen is making his displeasure with the United States known across the world. His most overt criticism of his home country came this week during a concert in Melbourne, Australia.
See Bruce Springsteen’s full statement on the next page:
Bruce… I’ve been digging your music since the 70’s… long before you stuck a red ball cap in your back pocket to make the little teenie boppers go crazed…. You made MILLIONS off THIS country…go try to live, sing and talk like that in some Commie Asian country. You seem to forget, being an American is what ALLOWS you to talk like that, it’s called FREEDOM! How very sad you abuse that privilege by s**t talking this country to another country! You may not agree with the President, that’s your right… regardless, Trump is the President and as an American, it is our job to uphold him. As any business, organization or even a band can tell you…you are ONLY as good as those who uphold you!! Hmmm…. now there’s something to think about. I myself am a proud American, however…as some kind of musical spokesperson off a random Jersey boardwalk… YOU embarrassed me.
Bon Jovi does the same thing. They both have made millions they think that gives them the right to be assholes. They suck up to the Democratic party. All these old rockers are coming out running there mouths and also some that are not even citizens.
Mr has been, pretending to be an Ambassador, trashing his own country, America. But will not move, cause America, there is where the money is. Like to see him trashing Russia, China, N. Korea, Middle East, trashing their country, during his concert. Alot countries we helped during the wars and rebuild, hate America. That is why he is trashing America, cause he can get away with it, like the band Pink.
if you actually listen to the lyrics, his music is all about politics.