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How Springsteen's journey reflects the US


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Bruce Springsteen rocked the Super Bowl this week, reminding the world of what it means to be born in the USA: America might be doing it tough but it can still put on a hell of a show.

But an appropriately authentic one at a time when make believe has been mugged by harsh reality.

As the poet laureate of blue collar America, Springsteen's songs evoke the bleak monotony of working class life, a struggle made all the harder by the almost religious belief in the American Dream that everybody can get rich and famous. The Boss lives the dream but he always goes back to New Jersey.

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/artic...jectid=10555469

source:Paul Thomas/NZHERALD

image:www.classic-rock-legends-start-here.com...THE BOSS....Born in the USA.

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