The American Dream Of Bruce Springsteen And The American Dream

The 1970’s, filled with unraveling American society and global uncertainty, spawned many of music’s greatest artists. One of these artists was Bruce Springsteen, who has paved the way for the rock genre since his 1975 album, Born to Run. While global issues continued at the hands of politicians, no one quite captured the average Americans issues like Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run. Preformed and composed entirely by Springsteen, with primary producer Jon Landau and incredible accompaniment by the

Tunnel of Love is unlike any other album that Bruce Springsteen has written. This was an album full of love songs, songs about the ups, downs, trust and loyalty that come with being in a relationship. The Tunnel of love album is drastically different from the previous Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A.; those two albums both talked about the struggles and hardships of the working class, a motif that does not appear in Tunnel of Love. The beat of this album differs greatly from that of Born in the U

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch New Jersey. He is an American musician, singer, and songwriter and is best known for his work with E Street Band which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Springsteen became interested in music after seeing Elvis perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. Springsteen recalled, "[Elvis] was as big as the whole country itself... as big as the whole dream. He just embodied the essence of it and he was in mortal

In Roxanne Harde’s essay, “ Living in your American skin: Bruce Springsteen and the Possibility of Politics”, she argues that many of“Springsteen's lyrics is portrayed as literature and political narratives” since he uses his music to discuss many of society’s underlying social and economic issues. (125). Her targeted audience is to fans of Springsteen who has a strong interest in politics. From her essay, Harde “draws on political theorist to examine Springsteen’s politics and the way of being political

I was not born in the United States; yet, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” hit from his 1984 album by the same title is still culturally and politically significant. Springsteen is one of those artists that is still heard in modern times because of the great amount of fame he has acquired throughout his career. The song bring some attention to the wrongdoings of the United States government in their treatment of their veterans, especially after the Vietnam War. It raises awareness by using

as the album was, finished recording. 3. Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA. Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 4, 1984. The album is supposed to inspire the average American in fulfilling the American dream. The song helped Springsteen extend his popularity to mainstream fans. The Album cover consists of what seems to be the average American boy living in an American world. The title track inspired the celebrated

music in their campaigns for years. The songs are usually meant to provoke a connection with the American people and entice people to vote for them. Using a particular song or even a type of music has a profound influence on the way people see the world, so by using music that resonates with the people, politicians may be able to use the music to their advantage promoting that they are the same as the American people and show they have a deeper connection to the voters. Politicians use music at rallies

describe American. American can be defined by being born in America or in an U.S. territory. It can even be the status of living the “American dream” with a white picket fence, a golden retriever named buddy and two kids waiting for you when you get home from work. While I have a lot of negative feelings and definitions associated with American, I’m going to choose to align this with a more idealistic orientation. Long ago, but not too long ago, the term melting pot was synonymous with American. People

Although literary works repeat these themes, poets and songwriters manage to make their own piece of work unique through the use of creativity, but how are “My Mistress’s Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun, “When Love Arrives”, and “Born to Run” by Springsteen unique if they pull from a common pool of literary techniques? Speaking of “My Mistress’s Eyes are Nothing like the Sun,” today when one hears the word “mistress,” it does not sound like a good thing, but to Shakespeare, he prefers “mistress” as

good and we do no harm. “Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain. Seeking a home where he himself is free”. In Langston Hughes poem, "Let America be America again," he argues that America is not the “free land” or “America” it claims to be. Contrary to Donald Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again”, Langston Hughes believes that America hasn’t ever been “great”, the dream that this land is home for all, providing freedom, liberty, and equality