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:
Playing at a Starbucks near you
Can’t sing stinks
I am only embarrassed by the Democratic platform and those like you apologizing for America. I am proud to be an American!
True.
Springsteen.i think many american embarass for you. Too.you live in america and your american.if you dont like america move to other country and play your music there
Yeah your an embarrassment alright to America
He’s an embarrassment
screw him!
You should be embarrassed, you no talent bum.
How does Van Zandt get to apologize to the Australians afterwards then w/o incurring Springsteen’s wrath I wonder?