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:
F**k Bruce
Washed up has-been trying to get famous again by trashing our President like the rest of the Hollywood trash!
Amen Todd, Bruce needs to stick to music, keep his political ideas separate
Poor man Dylan wanna be never was. Most juvenile lyricist ever…
I hope people walked out.
Moran
I’m embarressed that your American.
Never liked this motherfucker
He needs to go to jail
Yeah, we are embarrassed that you are an American !!!