Bruce Springsteen a ledgend in his own mind!! Yes if you are American you will relate to his lyrics cause he writes patriotic crap! Sorry there are few artists I really dislike but Bruce is one of them! But hey I'm entitled to my opinion as you are yours! Ok I am only going to include bands I have actually seen in my list so here goes
1. Queen
2. The Damned
3. Metallica
4. U2
5. Guns And Roses
6. The Who
7. Stiff Little Fingers
8. Dire Straits
9. The Stranglers
10. Simple Minds
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Yes if you are American you will relate to his lyrics cause he writes patriotic crap!
As far as I know, songs like 'Born In The USA' and 'Glory Days' are sarcastic outlooks on living in the Reagan era. I don't think he writes patriotic songs; he caters more to the working class mindset that everybody works for a living, which is a celebration of the American dream. Not necessarily patriotic, but most people often misinterpret the meanings of his songs.
And I'm not a Springsteen fan - I don't mind him, but I don't have any of his stuff - but I do research to understand why I won't listen to an artist before drawing any conclusions.
Fair comment if I've got it wrong, I have listened to very few of his lyrics because I don't like the way they are presented and have no interest in researching them either. I do have quite a wide taste in music which I've found getting wider as I've got older but Springsteen has never appealed but maybe one day? I used to dislike REM with the same sort of passion but I really enjoy listening to them now! Strange thing personal taste isn't it?