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| − | '''Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen''' (born September 23, 1949, in Long Branch, [[New Jersey]]<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bruce-springsteen/bio/197715</ref>) is | + | '''Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen''' (born September 23, 1949, in Long Branch, [[New Jersey]]<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bruce-springsteen/bio/197715</ref>) is an aging American rock [[musician]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/brucespringsteen/biography</ref><ref> http://www.springstomania.com/springstomania.php3?page=start&lang=us</ref> A favorite of [[liberals]], he is one of the top selling recording artists of all time.<ref>http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt</ref> To the thrill of the [[lamestream media]], Springsteen was critical of a harmless use of one of his songs by [[Ronald Reagan]]'s campaign in 1984, and Springsteen spoke out against President Bush in 2004. Springsteen campaigned for Obama in 2008.<ref> Stephen M. Silverman, "Springsteen States His Case Against Bush," [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,677682,00.html ''People Magazine'' Aug. 06, 2004]</ref> He is now a high profile advocate for [[same-sex marriage]] in New Jersey. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/58306 Bruce Springsteen Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage in NJ, CNSNews.com, December 09, 2009]</ref> |
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His most famous song "Born in the USA" was for a time considered a patriotic song but a closer look at the lyrics showed that is was actually a Vietnam protest song. | His most famous song "Born in the USA" was for a time considered a patriotic song but a closer look at the lyrics showed that is was actually a Vietnam protest song. | ||
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Revision as of 06:37, November 24, 2010
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949, in Long Branch, New Jersey[1]) is an aging American rock musician.[2][3] A favorite of liberals, he is one of the top selling recording artists of all time.[4] To the thrill of the lamestream media, Springsteen was critical of a harmless use of one of his songs by Ronald Reagan's campaign in 1984, and Springsteen spoke out against President Bush in 2004. Springsteen campaigned for Obama in 2008.[5] He is now a high profile advocate for same-sex marriage in New Jersey. [6]
His most famous song "Born in the USA" was for a time considered a patriotic song but a closer look at the lyrics showed that is was actually a Vietnam protest song.
"I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now"
Khe Sanh refers to a Vietnam battle that was used by antiwar activists to support the notion that the war was unjust.
He played the Super Bowl halftime show in 2009. [7]
Discography
Springsteen has released a number of studio and live albums.[8]
- Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
- The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (1973)
- Born To Run (1975)
- Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
- The River (1980)
- Nebraska (1982)
- Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
- Live 1975-1985 (live) (1986)
- Tunnel of Love (1987)
- Chimes of Freedom (1988)
- Human Touch (1992)
- Lucky Town (1992)
- In Concert MTV Plugged (Live) (1993)
- Greatest Hits (1995)
- The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
- Tracks (1998)
- Live in New York City (Live) (2001)
- The Rising (2002)
- The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)
- Live in Barcelona (Live) (2003)
- In Concert MTV Plugged (Live) (2004)
- Devils & Dust (2005)
- Born To Run: 30th Anniversary (2005)
- Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2006)
- We Shall Overcome(2006)
- Live in Dublin (Live) (2007)
- Magic (2007)
- Working on a Dream (2009)
References
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bruce-springsteen/bio/197715
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/brucespringsteen/biography
- ↑ http://www.springstomania.com/springstomania.php3?page=start&lang=us
- ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt
- ↑ Stephen M. Silverman, "Springsteen States His Case Against Bush," People Magazine Aug. 06, 2004
- ↑ Bruce Springsteen Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage in NJ, CNSNews.com, December 09, 2009
- ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/02/bruce-springste.html
- ↑ http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/index.html