January 28, 2026
2:17 PM ET
It truly is wild, seeing us go through such a tumultuous period like my parents saw with the Civil Rights era. In struggle like this, great music is born – from Jesse Welles to Springsteen throwbacks, to Dropkick Murphys tapping into that anger.
Dispatch’s Chad Urmston helped get me through the 2000s with his band State Radio (try Camilo, Right Me Up, Fight No More); Woodruff’s Stick Figure helped soothe the pain I felt through Trump’s first term and through covid (try Weight of Sound, Once in a Lifetime, Take it Easy).
Seeing a mass culture movement of solidarity and peace and love try to rise through all this pain gives me some hope.
I heard Jesse Welles for the first time last year. Enjoy his stuff and glad he’s getting his name out there
The boy gonna prick himself good.
I don’t know who this guy is, but I am not amused.
Bruce Springsteen most popular song is “born in the U.SA” and talks about how great America is. (For those not understanding this remark, the song is a critique but I stand by what I said. Because so many say America is great and Bruce says. Let me tell you what American really is. I was being sarcastic. i guess it wasn’t as obvious as I thought. ).
This new song is heartfelt. And talks about Alex and Renee. The song is called “on the streets of Minneapolis”.
If you go to the YouTube video there are a lot of comments that are positive about this. https://youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw
Music and art has always been a way to unite people in trying times.
For you young wipersnappers. Bruce Springsteen is a big name. He’s been making music for a very long time.
He’s more popular with people age 50 and up. But also very popular with rural people.
Him making this , targets the right people that need to hear it.
Have you listened to the lyrics of “Born in the USA?”
Right that’s like saying Bob Dylan - Hurricane is about ocean weather phenomena lol.
Yes. I should have clarified what I meant. The song "this is America " childish Gambino is also about how great America is.
I feel like you’re either not explaining your understanding well, or being purposely obtuse with this comment. “This is America” is literally about how shitty America is becoming
Yes. That’s how sarcasm works.
You say something like
“Isn’t it great how now that trump has arrested all the illegal criminals, the country is so safe for Americans.”
But really I’m pointing out how the opposite is true. By saying an intentional obvious lie.
You must be super good at sarcasm since everyone is getting all of your hilarious jokes so quickly.
Verbal inflection is difficult to portray in written form.
I even clarified it. So that’s on other people for not taking 2 seconds to think.
Born in the USA is NOT about how “great”, America is.
I would argue it absolutely is.
That’s the point.
It’s not. Get a new “point”.
Do you not understand how sarcasm works ? No ?
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