"Born in the U.S.A"- Bruce Springsteen
"Born in the U.S.A."-Bruce Springsteen The song I decided on for this blog is "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen. I have listened to this song before, but when Professor Bradshaw mentioned that it had a "hidden" or "double" meaning, I was intrigued. After listening to it a few times, I believe I understand what the song is actually about. The song starts out with a man growing up in "small-town U.S.A." and talking about how he would get into trouble. The song then goes on about how he ends up joining the Vietnam War and fights for his country. After the war, he comes back home, tries to settle down, and looks for a job. He is unsuccessful at finding a job and goes to talk to his V.A. officer about finding a job, but gets rejected due to the economic crisis in America at the time after the Vietnam War. The song then goes on about how his brother, or close friend was killed in the war, but had fallen in love with a woman in ano