aardvark15 said:

Tittypants said:

I would say the REAL reason why it was so big, but I won't. I'm not even going to go there

?

Me think's he could be reffering to the infamous album cover?

sexton said:

Wasn't this album (or Bruce in general) the inspiration for Prince's "Raspberry Beret"?

I have always thought that, but when I suggest it to someone else they don't hear it.

But the way the lyrics start out "workin' part time in a five 'n' dime" are very Bruce

Gunsnhalen said:

aardvark15 said:

?

Me think's he could be reffering to the infamous album cover?

Nope.

TonyVanDam said:

For most people that never bother to listen to the lyrics of the title track, Born In The USA was taken as 100% pure patriotism.

+1.

Tittypants said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Me think's he could be reffering to the infamous album cover?

Nope.

Well quit being a pussy cat & spill it big ole titty

Gunsnhalen said:

Tittypants said:

Nope.

Well quit being a pussy cat & spill it big ole titty

Nah, nevermind.

Tittypants said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Well quit being a pussy cat & spill it big ole titty

Nah, nevermind.

Why bring it up if you are going to nah it

Gunsnhalen said:

Tittypants said:

Nah, nevermind.

Why bring it up if you are going to nah it

Because you really can't say shit on this site anymore! Anything deemed "offensive" is "snipped", & I don't like that. I'm rather sick of such policing of these threads to be honest. What I WAS going to say would be offensive to some. So I've decided not to go there.....hence the "Nah, nevermind" response.

Tittypants said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Why bring it up if you are going to nah it

Because you really can't say shit on this site anymore! Anything deemed "offensive" is "snipped", & I don't like that. I'm rather sick of such policing of these threads to be honest. What I WAS going to say would be offensive to some. So I've decided not to go there.....hence the "Nah, nevermind" response.

Orgnote it to me and I'll censor it and give it to guns

aardvark15 said:

Tittypants said:

Because you really can't say shit on this site anymore! Anything deemed "offensive" is "snipped", & I don't like that. I'm rather sick of such policing of these threads to be honest. What I WAS going to say would be offensive to some. So I've decided not to go there.....hence the "Nah, nevermind" response.

Orgnote it to me and I'll censor it and give it to guns

Tittypants said:

aardvark15 said:

Orgnote it to me and I'll censor it and give it to guns

uu can both org note me i never get offended. And i have seen sum shit on this hur site to

I would like to hear what this secret reason is also.

NDRU said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Well let's just say his ''dance'' moves from the video where not making prince or MJ worried

Yes, and that is why I was so surprised to see what a great performer he actually was, despite the dancing.

Tittypants said:

I would say the REAL reason why it was so big, but I won't. I'm not even going to go there

Real reason, please?

sexton said:

I would like to hear what this secret reason is also.

millions of people love his music?

Errrr let me ask. Does this have something to do with race? cause i'm getting that vibe

Gunsnhalen said:

This has always confused me as a huge bruce fan, i adore this record & hell i think from 1973-1987 he made nothing btu classic records.

But what is it that made Born so big? i mean 7 top 10 hit singles from the album..... and he is of course tied with Janet & Michael in the ''records'' department.

But Bruce was an independent artists for years & had a huge cult following.... and finally got a top 10 with Hungry heart... and 3 years later with the Born singles.

The album is not as dark as The River or Nebraska.. or as Powerhouse Born To Run.

But the title track is very critical of America(Yet went right over peeps heads) And it had a lot of social issues and stuff Bruce talked abotu for years.

So what was it that made the album so huge? it's a great album but 7 top 10 hits & over 30 million records sold worldwide is crazy.

Also Bruce was in his 30's when the record came out to & not relatively young like when Prince came out with Purple rain the same year

I think it had to do with the time that he put the album out... It is hard to describe (I ain't good when it comes to writing about music) but he synced with a certain element in blue collar, majorly white working class society, and yet spoke to an even wider audience than that... Not to mention that he just simply had some great pop songs on that album that appealed to a wider audience than his nitch in New Jersey & co. Who knows why some artists perform for years and then hit that certain same pulse that the public is feeling at that one moment in time... A mystery to me... Ask Prince...

Gunsnhalen said:

lionel's can't slow down was an amazing album and appealed to everyone

Oh, yeah. One more reason.

Sounded good in a car.

Here in NJ, it is a REQUIREMENT to like Bruce.

I took a class in high school (in the 80s) called "Folk Literature", in which we studied song lyrics as part of the curriculum.

I didn't know a lot about Bruce before then, other than not liking his music.

His early lyrics read like poetry; they are pretty deep. Plus they related mostly to working class people who lived in NJ.

When "Born in the USA" came out, it had more mass pop appeal than the earlier albums did.

My

NDRU said:

sexton said:

I would like to hear what this secret reason is also.

millions of people love his music?

Worst secret ever!

Graycap23 said:

Tittypants said:

I would say the REAL reason why it was so big, but I won't. I'm not even going to go there

............and that as well.

Illuminati?

RodeoSchro said:

Graycap23 said:

............and that as well.

Illuminati?

Maybe satanic messages can be heard if the album is spun backwards.

I'm sure that the fact he'd been a superstar for over a decade, and was the first musician to appear on the covers of "Time" and "Newsweek" in the same week had nothing to do with it.

Nor the fact that all the songs were basic 4-minute pop-rock songs, superbly crafted to appeal to radio audiences.

Nor the fact that even in 1984, or especially in 1984, Bruce was seen as the ultimate live act. Yes, better than Michael Jackson live.

Nor the fact that the "Born in the USA" tour was an incredible success - so much so that after touring arenas across the country, Bruce came back and played football stadiums in those same cities - for the same tour. And sold them all out.

Race? Really? I'm disappointed.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Tittypants said:

I would say the REAL reason why it was so big, but I won't. I'm not even going to go there

Real reason, please?

Oh come on! Don't be so naive. This is the Prince site and America, so those that talk about the "real reason" are taking about racism.

Prince is a huge fan of Bruce live per4mances. He gave Prince competition in the Born In The USA 80's 4 stage per4mances..

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince is a huge fan of Bruce live per4mances. He gave Prince competition in the Born In The USA 80's..

Not in my book..............but I suppose u are correct.

I had to busrt anyones bubble.... but who was the biggest artist of 1984? i believe we are on his site , who just made what was at the time the biggest video of all time? You guys know his name.

Who just had huge hits & infamous videos that dealt with stalking a blind girl, doing it all night long & stuck in people

Who just had a huge comeback? TINA....

Stevie Wonder had that cheesy song about calling people go to number 1 & Chaka had a few classic hits as well.

My point being if you are trying to say racism... boo boo better give me recipts. Cause the biggest artists of 1984 a good majority where African American.

Also Bruce & The E Street Band all have a very different mixed race of people as well...

Clarence Clemons is African American, Steven Van Zandt is italian, Max Weinberg is half latino.

I want recipts

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince is a huge fan of Bruce live per4mances. He gave Prince competition in the Born In The USA 80's..

I loved the story Prince told of being backstage at a springsteen show. He said something like "I'm not a huge fan of his music, but I was watching him, and the band started losing focus for a second, and Bruce turned around and shot them the nastiest look, and you know they got back in line after that!"