The Inspiration Behind These Famous Songs Show That A Great Idea Can Come From Anywhere

Born in the USA

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You’d think that Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” is a great song about American patriotism, but then you’d probably be wrong. Springsteen actually wrote the song in response to the Vietnam war and the treatment of the veterans who were so lucky to return from it.

Unfortunately, at the time, a lot of politicians didn’t get it and praised Springsteen for creating a song that promoted a love of the country. Springsteen has said that the song is about the working-class man who faces ”a spiritual crisis in which man is left loss. It’s like he has nothing left to tie him into society anymore,” according to Wikipedia.