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Related: About this forumSpringsteen's Letter To America.
I don't know if this has been posted, or how many times it's been posted, but I missed it and it's not up now:
He certainly has a way with words.
RainCaster
(10,877 posts)Bruce has always been a gifted speaker and writer. He can capture an emotion in simple words that all can understand. IMO, he is up there with Bob Dylan as America's Poet Laureate.
OneBlueSky
(18,536 posts)one of the things I loved most about Obama was the great music he brought to the nation's house . . . jazz, Motown, Stevie Wonder, McCartney, women, all kinds of great music that makes America so special . . . Trump's problem is both lack of interest on his part, and the lack of artists willing to play for his administration . . . wasn't his big inaugural attraction Donnie Osmond? . . .
JohnnyRingo
(18,633 posts)Now if Ted Nugent can suss out the chords, we got us a White House hootenanny.
love_katz
(2,579 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,789 posts). . .back in September 2020, penned by Elaine (Elayne) Griffin Baker
Full poem here:
https://www.facebook.com/reallypoliticked/posts/by-elaine-griffin-bakerive-been-wondering-why-this-entire-country-seems-to-be-un/1404627259741959/
The Springsteen clip is taken from a Sirius XM broadcast a few days ago:
https://brucespringsteen.net/news/2020/elaine-griffin-baker
JohnnyRingo
(18,633 posts)Still, it really has impact when The Boss recites it.
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soldierant
(6,874 posts)It was only released October 29