Music Videos Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.

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  1. henryv Posted on Jul 4 '07 at 6:33 PM

  Born in the USA isn't a "tribute to the good ol' U.S. of A."
  
  Its a song about the suffering of Vietnam vets from the post-war economy and cuts to the VA and the struggles faced by lower middle class Americans during the disasters of Reganomics.
  
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  Born down in a dead man's town
  The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
  You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
  Till you spend half your life just covering up
  
  Born in the U.S.A.
  I was born in the U.S.A.
  I was born in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A.
  
  Got in a little hometown jam
  So they put a rifle in my hand
  Sent me off to a foreign land
  To go and kill the yellow man
  
  Born in the U.S.A.
  I was born in the U.S.A.
  I was born in the U.S.A.
  I was born in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A.
  
  Come back home to the refinery
  Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
  Went down to see my V.A. man
  He said "Son, don't you understand"
  
  I had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off the Viet Cong
  They're still there, he's all gone
  
  He had a woman he loved in Saigon
  I got a picture of him in her arms now
  
  Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
  Out by the gas fires of the refinery
  I'm ten years burning down the road
  Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
  
  Born in the U.S.A.
  I was born in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A.
  I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A.
  I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.

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  2. TBoneMcKoy Posted on Jul 5 '07 at 5:40 AM

  I agree, henry. Because of the war in Iraq, the song and video are also appropriate to the modren age.

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  3. chompy Posted on Jul 6 '07 at 11:32 PM

  its amazing that after almost 25 years , this song is still misinterpreted. A testament to bruce's genious. Anthemetic riff , anthemetic chorus, abosolutely downtrodden subject. I didnt know till I grew up. ( I believe it was rolingstone magazine that made me the wiser)

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  4. rpverlaine Posted on Jul 17 '07 at 9:22 PM

  great artist great song but dipalma should have let the live performance of the dong be the soundtrack

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  5. sandy-lynn Posted on Aug 1 '07 at 3:01 PM

  Paid $400 bucks to see this man " Twice" worth every penny he is full of energy.. Gives you , your money's worth and more.

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