About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 64. Chapters: Rosalita, 4th of July, Asbury Park, Born in the U.S.A., The Rising, Racing in the Street, Born to Run, Youngstown, Because the Night, Streets of Philadelphia, The Ghost of Tom Joad, Pink Cadillac, I'm on Fire, Dancing in the Dark, Waitin' on a Sunny Day, Thunder Road, Radio Nowhere, Hungry Heart, Spirit in the Night, Cover Me, Tougher Than the Rest, Brilliant Disguise, Stolen Car, Tunnel of Love, The River, Glory Days, Nebraska, Badlands, One Step Up, Lonesome Day, Johnny 99, Bobby Jean, Working on a Dream, Atlantic City, Blinded by the Light, Fade Away, The Wrestler, Girls in Their Summer Clothes, Devils & Dust, Spare Parts, Lost in the Flood, Jungleland, My Hometown, I'm Goin' Down, She's the One, Sad Eyes, Backstreets, Highway Patrolman, Prove It All Night, Meeting Across the River, My City of Ruins, Wreck on the Highway, For You, The New Timer, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City, The Angel, Human Touch, Independence Day, Out in the Street, Light of Day, Protection, The Ties That Bind, Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?, Long Walk Home, Mary Queen of Arkansas, Downbound Train, Working on the Highway, Secret Garden, Growin' Up, No Surrender, Darlington County, Open All Night, A Night with the Jersey Devil, Ramrod, 57 Channels, My Lucky Day, The Fever, Man at the Top, American Skin. Excerpt: "Born in the U.S.A." is a 1984 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Taken from the album of the same name, it is one of his best-known singles. Rolling Stone ranked the song 275th on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." In 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed the song 59th (out of 365). Lyrically, the song deals with the effects of the Vietnam War on Americans, although it is often misinterpreted as a patriotic or nationalis...