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:
I didn’t think anyone liked his shitty music
You’re an idiot
Just like his friend Obama. The man who is the friend of Bill Ayers, the terrorist.another uninformed musician
fucking bruce you should kill yourself your so embrassed boycott this pos loser
The song, “Born in the USA” repeats that phrase about 15 times. Not much of a song.
You are a rotten scumbag maggot.
F**k you Bruce!
You should be embarrassed! You are too stupid to realize the best thing thats happened to the American people in a generation. I stand before you an embarrassed American. Embarrassed over you.
Don’t come back you scum bag trashyou embarrass us
I’m embarrassed that he is overseas representing America!