Few songs in rock history have been as misunderstood—and as successful—as Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” Released in 1984 as the title track from Springsteen’s blockbuster album, the song became one of the defining anthems of the decade. Its thunderous drums, soaring synthesizers, and arena-sized chorus sounded patriotic on the surface, but the lyrics […]
Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A., released on June 4, 1984, was a massive cultural and commercial phenomenon. It became Springsteen’s most-successful album, both in terms of sales and global impact. The album spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and remained on the chart for over two years. Born in the U.S.A. spawned […]