For over forty years, the song has elicited in his audience a liberating, dreamy imagery of a city that most who have listened have never actually seen. In , Springsteen was dreaming of escape because he could, if not financially then socially, afford to—he was white. And that dream led to San Diego. Even if subconscious, that is not a coincidence. It takes subtle digs at the government, the utter pointlessness of the war, and the American society that had forgotten about him upon his return.
Dan McLaughlin, a columnist at the conservative blog Red State , blames not Reagan, but Springsteen for this confusion:. McLaughlin has a point. Springsteen does indeed successfully empathize with his protagonist, but he also successfully panders to a mainstream white audience that, by the current age of pseudo-populism, would mostly disagree with his personal politics.
Maybe that is the genius that made Springsteen so popular—using style as a Trojan horse to deliver a meaningful story to the masses. Since the start of the new century, both San Diego and Bruce Springsteen have changed substantially, but still in the same direction. Charity Auction Apr Bruce Springsteen Feb Barack Obama Feb Technology Feb New Jersey Feb Business Feb 8. Super Bowl LV Feb 8. Business Feb 7. Saturday Night Live Dec 13, Bruce Springsteen Oct 26, Bruce Springsteen Sep 10, Light of Day.
Human Touch. Glory Days. Bobby Jean. Thunder Road. Born to Run. My Beautiful Reward. I was there 5 setlist. Songs on Albums. Lucky Town 9. Human Touch 7. Bobby Jean Born in the U. Cover Me Glory Days. Born to Run 2. Born to Run Thunder Road. Darkness on the Edge of Town 2. Badlands Darkness on the Edge of Town. Nebraska 1.
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