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:
Let them keep him… We don’t want him back.
Speak for yourself you stupid$#%&!@*
Bruce is an embarrassment!!
You can always leave Bruce !!
Just take a dump before your concerts. Crapping in your depends is all over your face when you perform. Kind of like now talking$#%&!@*about America.
Who gives a rats$#%&!@*what you think.
You embarrass me Bruce
He is an embarrassment to the United States
Go to hell, old boy.
Speak for yourself fool