Music video for Bruce Springsteen’s hit song Born in the U.S.A.
on Dancing In The Dark, the spark that would light the rock ’n’ roll inferno of Born In The U.S.A, released 40 years ago today.A searing songbook of hard-luck Americana that touched the souls of the 30million people — so far — who bought it and helped catapult it to No1 around the world, securing its place as one of the best-selling rock albums of all time.
Me and three pals even performed the album during a school assembly, miming along with microphones made of toilet roll tubes covered in foil as No Surrender blared from the twin cassette player my friend Berkeley’s parents had bought him when they came good on the Football Pools. Welcome to my disco, was the vibe. And discos across the world lapped it up, the 12in Blaster Mix having us dancing in the dark from Asbury Park to Zimbabwe.All for a song he wrote in one night and only after producer Jon Landau insisted that the album needed an instant, catchy single that would, says Bruce, “throw gasoline on the fire”.
For the hard of hearing, Born In The U.S.A. was the ultimate jingoistic anthem, a hymn to the power and pride of America, a “YOO-ESS-AY” chant for all the knuckle-heads., it is a protest song that highlights the poor treatment of the veterans who returned after fighting — and eventually losing — the brutal conflict that had bitterly, and at times lethally, divided America.
I’m On Fire, the fourth single release from Born In The U.S.A, is the first song I ever learnt off by heart .
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gran lands role in music video thanks to Marathon dancingHer enthusiasm sparked a lot of attention as she hyped up runners at the event
Read more »
Who is Bruce Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa?The Dancing in the Dark singer has been married to his bandmate since 1991
Read more »
Skye music festival tragedy as tributes paid to much loved music loverHeather Aird passed away on Saturday with friends paying their respects online.
Read more »
Singer filmed dancing with Eden Golan demands the video be removedKäärijä, who came second performing for his country at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, was filmed in the brief ten second clip headbanging with Golan in Malmo.
Read more »
Singer filmed dancing with Eden Golan demands the video be removedKäärijä, who came second performing for his country at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, was filmed in the brief ten second clip headbanging with Golan in Malmo.
Read more »
Dancing On Ice - News, views, pictures, videoPOSSIBLY the toughest of all the celebrity reality shows, Dancing On Ice was launched in 2005 and soon proved a ratings winner with 13million viewers tuning in for the final the following year. The first series was won by actress Gaynor Faye and since then stars including Suzanne Shaw and Ray Quinn have gone on to triumph.
Read more »