Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road, ‘cuz baby we were born to run
April 16th, 2008 at 03:43pm Chuck Sweeny
Hillary may have Elton John’s endorsement, but The Boss has come out for Obama. Bruce Springsteen, who wrote “Born In the U.S.A.,” a song about a dying Midwestern industrial city, said “over here on E-Street we’re proud to support Obama for president.
Obama forces hope the New Jersey-bred Springsteen’s backing will help him win blue collar white male voters in Pennsylvania this Tuesday.
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1. Menlo Bob | April 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am
If history is any judge, Bruce Springsteen will coax the same result out of the voters as he did for John Kerry. The Boss’ lyrics are a perfect fit for Obama’s message.
‘Born down in a dead mans town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog thats been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up’
—Born in the USA
2. Jim O'Neill | April 17th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Better yet, Chuckles, a line from Springsteen’s The River:
Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true, or is it something worse?
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