THIS is the America I recognize. Just watching them interact, comfortable in their own company, clearly full of mutual respect and admiration. Two exceptional individuals extolling the virtues that make the 'idea' of America so overwhelmingly compelling that I believe deep down will never be blown off course. Can we all pause and reflect upon just how YOUNG a country the USA actually is, and yet to see how global forces always look to you (the United States) as that ultimate arbiter of truth and justice...Let's be clear, I am well aware of America's perpetual pursuit of a more perfect union, and the constant need to protect and preserve fundamental values. No country is perfect (glass houses and stones?). That tends to get lost in conversation sometimes. I for one, feel a lot safer knowing that in anxious times such as these, with all the global upheaval and geo-strategic chaos...and the clear dangers that presents, America is ALWAYS there as that immovable backstop, without which certain unscrupulous individuals (fill in the blank) would happily plunge the world into the abyss. No other country has the resources, reach, and gravitas of the USA. Period. God bless y'all!!!!!!!!! America, the unique experiment
That is NOT the real America! That is the Hollywood elite pipe dream they try to sell you. The democrats only schmo up to the Hollywood elite because they want their money
The scary thing is that with Trump, we no longer were any of those things, and he and his movement are still fighting to take back power. I fear for myself and the world if we don't stop them.
Yes, this was great to see. The problem with the USA is that it made a promise, from scratch, and it did not lived up to it. In continues to struggle as it did "4 Score and then some" years ago.
Hey, I can only speak personally, but we have the UK's back. I try to believe, *at heart*, the US is... well, means well. We're bloody imperialist, that isn't up for debate.
Very glad I came across this. I've been listening to Bruce & the E St Band since 1973 - ever since Greetings from Asbury Park. Also I voted for President Obama twice. It's nice that they're good friends!!
This is my 3rd or 4th time watching this clip to reassure myself and to remember that this country has been great enough to have produced these two men. I loved all the music and talent the Obamas brought to the White House (that we have not seen since) and,of course,I love Bruce."Born in the USA",baby! We need to keep our democracy alive!
@tokkievonksteen the pride has been challenged with the violence,hate, and decision we have seen and the impact of Trump plus overthrow of Roe v.Wade.Its a difficult time.
Great interview. Love them both. I did see Bruce Springsteen live at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on October 15, 1984 during his '"Born in the USA" Tour. An amazing show about 3 hours long. Fantastic experience. I have followed Bruce since his Born to Run hit in 1975 than got him on the cover of The Rolling Stone magazine. The interviewer said, "I have seen the future of Rock n Roll and it is Bruce Springsteen. I had purchased professional mixing studio JBL 4311 Control Monitor speakers for my apartment and enjoyed them at 1,000 house parties I had over 40 years. All Bruces LPs and CDs sounded fantastic at low volume and very loud volume. Thank you Bruce for your fantastic music your whole life.
No politics, but just listen to the way Barack speaks about his wife, and her sacrifices. There is rarely ever a moment where he does not exalt his wife, thank her, or dote on her, or his daughters. You know what orients this man, who could easily have an incredibly huge ego given his success, is his love for his wife and children. There are qualities of this man that I admire and cherish because anyone would be made a better person (for themselves and others) by adopting them.
I listen to his ( Barak) public addresses over and over. My favorite was his address to the joint Houses of Parliament in Britain. I can’t think of a statesman that made a better speech. He makes me proud.
I like the one where he gives a speech at the University of Kenya. He tells the graduating class that they should not expect to have cars or air conditioners because of rising tides. Then he flies home to his house on the beach in Massachusetts. Then he builds another mansion on the beach in Hawaii. Yeah there is something so sincere about that man.
@@JAGAE funny how he hasn't been prosecuted for dropping all those bombs. Could it be because you're wrong? If you were right, don't you think Trump would have prosecuted the pants off of Obama?
@@JAGAE Well, you can blame slick willie clinton for not taking out Bin Laden in the late 1990's, when the CIA had him in their cross-hairs. Where does it begin & end? FDR allowed Pearl Harbor to happen, in order to get american support for getting involved in WWII. LBJ lied to the American People about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in order to justify sending huge amounts of american soldiers to Vietnam, so his pals could get rich through the industrial military complex. Bush & Cheney got rich by allowing 911 to happen. They're all war criminals.
HOW in the name of our Creator did America vote for the Orange Man after having had Obama for 8 years. Obama is the epitome of a statesman, and i could listen to him chant the periodic table and be enthralled. And having Bruce Springsteen alongside him. WOW WOW WOW!
Time will tell. You might well get the answers you don't want to hear. Your 'cool' president may have been into some stuff that you don't want to know about.
He does ooze charisma and he's not Orange or Evil. And being a proud New Jersey girl (we don't say Jersey girl New Yorkers say it!) But Bruce is King here, as is Meryl Streep, another New Jersey girl. ❤️
@@direwolf6234 what's your point about New Jersey? You included New Jersey when you said there are too many New Yorkers Jersey out west? Again, I say we don't speak like that way. That's a fallacy New Yorkers have come up with thinking it's funny. It's not! People who've never been here, assume it's true it's not.
If we could only elect him again! I agree that Obama was a great president. His only fault was that he acted like a grownup and expected that everyone else would also.
Moderation is not what we need to change things it got us trump while our people needed family policies healthcare for all, free college, elder and childcare instead our treasury goes to the military and the oligarchy and that is why we got trump and anger!
@Y bradford Good for you! I call the former Presidents, "President" if they tried to keep democracy going and believed in the Constitution. The one who wishes to destroy democracy has never deserved the title so I've never used it. But, we're still a democracy, so you do what makes you happy! Yay!
It's a title for life. President Carter is in his 90s and he carrys the title. It's a small club, living Presidents, Carter, Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, 45, and Biden.
Bruce and family have a place in a BUNKER !!! Obama is charismatic and a wonderful orator. Sad that he approved of Biden in the top job knowing it was far too late for him and even more scandalous is he also approved of Harris as VP - far better his own wife if they wanted Female and Black - she would have been wonderful and tough.
Loved the interview, right up till the moment the former President choose to fib about climate change (it's not an emergency.) Why did he have to do that? Is he that misinformed? So disappointing...
When I met Bruce Springsteen he hadn't had a hit. He wanted to get as far away from the working class as he could. He was ashamed of where he came from. His plan was to do small shows and charge people $100 a seat this is in 1974. My Uncle Peter Heine who was director of advertising for Billboard Magazine suggested that I asked him who is going to buy his music? Rich people don't buy music they go to the Hollywood Bowl or the Opera House. If you want to make money in the music industry you have to sell to the working class. Americans that have disposable income and little to no education. Well Bruce you betrayed The Working Man in order to get rich and I helped you do it. The difference is I was sincere.
Sad. Bruce is an amazing song writer and artist. But…he should have spent more time in class. He’s essentially ignorant. As a fellow NJ person I’m embarrassed by him.
Sings about poverty ,hope ,being ,beat down ,people having nothing then sits with the ones responsible for it all 🤮🤮🤮🥱🥱 Another bono & Bob . . People are so silly to love people who don't care 1 bit about you 🤔 WAKE UP PEOPLE
These 2 capture the essence of America as the world used to know it. Highly competent, dignified, extra ordinary talent, measured, energetic and benevolent. Alas those were the days my dear friends. As an American, I feel that we are now in a highly undignified, insensate, rash and uncaring world! I hope that we wake up for our own good!
Barack Obama so cool. charismatic and down to earth who just happens to have been President of US and Bruce Springsteen just listening and not really saying a lot, but hey he's the Boss.
THIS is the America I recognize. Just watching them interact, comfortable in their own company, clearly full of mutual respect and admiration. Two exceptional individuals extolling the virtues that make the 'idea' of America so overwhelmingly compelling that I believe deep down will never be blown off course. Can we all pause and reflect upon just how YOUNG a country the USA actually is, and yet to see how global forces always look to you (the United States) as that ultimate arbiter of truth and justice...Let's be clear, I am well aware of America's perpetual pursuit of a more perfect union, and the constant need to protect and preserve fundamental values. No country is perfect (glass houses and stones?). That tends to get lost in conversation sometimes. I for one, feel a lot safer knowing that in anxious times such as these, with all the global upheaval and geo-strategic chaos...and the clear dangers that presents, America is ALWAYS there as that immovable backstop, without which certain unscrupulous individuals (fill in the blank) would happily plunge the world into the abyss. No other country has the resources, reach, and gravitas of the USA. Period. God bless y'all!!!!!!!!!
America, the unique experiment
That is NOT the real America! That is the Hollywood elite pipe dream they try to sell you. The democrats only schmo up to the Hollywood elite because they want their money
The scary thing is that with Trump, we no longer were any of those things, and he and his movement are still fighting to take back power. I fear for myself and the world if we don't stop them.
LOL wow keep it real Paul
Yes, this was great to see. The problem with the USA is that it made a promise, from scratch, and it did not lived up to it. In continues to struggle as it did "4 Score and then some" years ago.
Hey, I can only speak personally, but we have the UK's back. I try to believe, *at heart*, the US is... well, means well. We're bloody imperialist, that isn't up for debate.
Very glad I came across this.
I've been listening to Bruce & the E St Band since 1973 - ever since Greetings from Asbury Park. Also I voted for President Obama twice.
It's nice that they're good friends!!
To see Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen was such a treat on Graham Norton show. Thanks Graham for your show.
Graham is a Lib so yeah he kisses the left behind and talks smack about the Right just like most media in both US and UK.
@@guyconger the right is so disgusting
Two such cool dudes hanging out being cool together. "Come back, Barak"........
This is my 3rd or 4th time watching this clip to reassure myself and to remember that this country has been great enough to have produced these two men. I loved all the music and talent the Obamas brought to the White House (that we have not seen since) and,of course,I love Bruce."Born in the USA",baby! We need to keep our democracy alive!
B0rn in USA is n0t praising USA it is putting us d0wn!!!! S0 n0t a fan
@tokkievonksteen WHAT Understand the song before you c0mment .Im the pr0ud American Bruce is not
Are you kidding me? This is scripted, corny BS
@@Dan-iy8ig it's ok.They have more than proven themselves over the years.
@tokkievonksteen the pride has been challenged with the violence,hate, and decision we have seen and the impact of Trump plus overthrow of Roe v.Wade.Its a difficult time.
The Most Decent & Amazing president of our lifetime!! 🏆🌟
Bruce Springsteen awesome human being, they both are!!
Yesss!!
Was Trump on the show? you said most decent and amazing.
Read your history he was one of the worst presidents.
@@guyconger
☠️💨 that's your opinion 👈 😂
@@josephlloyd9636 Nope, it is a fact he killed Osama that is all he will be remembered for.
Two of my favourie people
Two amazing men with whom many of us would love to sit down and have a few beer. I'm gonna buy that book !
Awesome human beings..Proud they are fellow Democrats. Vote 💙💙
Great interview. Love them both. I did see Bruce Springsteen live at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver on October 15, 1984 during his '"Born in the USA" Tour. An amazing show about 3 hours long. Fantastic experience. I have followed Bruce since his Born to Run hit in 1975 than got him on the cover of The Rolling Stone magazine. The interviewer said, "I have seen the future of Rock n Roll and it is Bruce Springsteen. I had purchased professional mixing studio JBL 4311 Control Monitor speakers for my apartment and enjoyed them at 1,000 house parties I had over 40 years. All Bruces LPs and CDs sounded fantastic at low volume and very loud volume. Thank you Bruce for your fantastic music your whole life.
No politics, but just listen to the way Barack speaks about his wife, and her sacrifices. There is rarely ever a moment where he does not exalt his wife, thank her, or dote on her, or his daughters. You know what orients this man, who could easily have an incredibly huge ego given his success, is his love for his wife and children. There are qualities of this man that I admire and cherish because anyone would be made a better person (for themselves and others) by adopting them.
Completamente de acuerdo!😊
Two of my favorite people 👬
two great legends together go bruce & barak & obviously u too graham i love your shows
I listen to his ( Barak) public addresses over and over. My favorite was his address to the joint Houses of Parliament in Britain. I can’t think of a statesman that made a better speech. He makes me proud.
Uh sure he is a good speaker and that is about it
Listen to Ronald Reagan talk now that is a President.
@@guyconger thanks guy--i agree too--he was the great communicator
I like the one where he gives a speech at the University of Kenya. He tells the graduating class that they should not expect to have cars or air conditioners because of rising tides. Then he flies home to his house on the beach in Massachusetts. Then he builds another mansion on the beach in Hawaii. Yeah there is something so sincere about that man.
@@pbattis1 He was the worst president we ever had till now.
15 years ago I remember we studied one of his songs at school
I would LOVE to see Barrack and Michelle appear on Graham's show at some stage, that would be awesome!!!
Beautiful couple.
😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍
The man who was president and the man who should be president!
Wow! Two brilliant men. Not surprising that they are friends.
one of them is a 7 times Warcriminal who dropped 100000 Bombes
@@JAGAE funny how he hasn't been prosecuted for dropping all those bombs. Could it be because you're wrong? If you were right, don't you think Trump would have prosecuted the pants off of Obama?
@@JAGAE Well, you can blame slick willie clinton for not taking out Bin Laden in the late 1990's, when the CIA had him in their cross-hairs. Where does it begin & end?
FDR allowed Pearl Harbor to happen, in order to get american support for getting involved in WWII. LBJ lied to the American People about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in order to justify sending huge amounts of american soldiers to Vietnam, so his pals could get rich through the industrial military complex. Bush & Cheney got rich by allowing 911 to happen. They're all war criminals.
@@JAGAE well, you should know about war criminals. How many children have you killed in the Ukraine?
@@j.b.delaney3444 what a stupid Question .. i bet you never gonna know about the real war criminals, because you dont care ..?
Big loving hug guys, let them Christmas celebrations entertain you & never let any evil dare to harm you, fans are always here to backup you Ok?
Two legends, Graham Norton is epic, Graham makes it look no natural.
Graham and Bruce I concur
I'd love to hear Michelle's and Patti's take on these stories;-)
Love Bruce! A genuine patriot! Truth to power. That’s Bruce “Born in the USA”
SELL OUT ?
Thanks for not mentioning Obama
He isn’t a great patriot, he represents everything in the world.
Born to be a Lib, yes I was Born to be a LIB
💗 the best leaders
They are charming together would like to be a fly on the wall.
I miss President Obama!!!
I don't he was a jerk.
Like @Robin Addis-Vaughn, I miss President Obama! 😢
i love bruce's dirty laugh :) go bruce
Two great guys👍
My two most favorite Democrats!
What fun to see these down to earth geniuses.
HOW in the name of our Creator did America vote for the Orange Man after having had Obama for 8 years. Obama is the epitome of a statesman, and i could listen to him chant the periodic table and be enthralled. And having Bruce Springsteen alongside him. WOW WOW WOW!
Tool.
Obama f**ked the same people that voted him into office, just like every demoncrat has for years, including senile Joe
Time will tell. You might well get the answers you don't want to hear. Your 'cool' president may have been into some stuff that you don't want to know about.
Because of our archaic Electoral College . The Orange Man lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by over 3 million votes.
@@kenmelrac you're delusional. Obama inherited a economic mess, and turned the economy around. The stats are all there to verify.
Loved 🥰 this video
This is from a golden era not so long ago... What happened America! Wake up! We need you 🙏
Golden era. Puuuuhhhllllleeeezzzzz
One born in the USA.
The other born in Kenya.
Sorry, couldn’t resist 😂🤐
Ta for the upload
Happy birthada Bruce 73 so beautiful look beautiful pretty homen Bruce 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
They even smile the Same.
Hello how are you doing and everyone around you?
Elegant men. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
obama just oozes charisma
And decency.
@gerald kelly why watch the video?Go over to Fox & watch the old fat orange faced Trump with his bad combover! You’ll be a much happier person!
And corruption…
The man literally ordered the murder of over what... 3000 people in drone assassinations? Including an American child, al-Maliki.
He's a war criminal, what he did to Yemen is unforgivable.
It just baffles how in this world could the Americans go from this guy to Trump. What a shame !!!
Apparently Springsteen is now 72! Lookin' good! Obviously eats his veges. And Obama ALWAYS looks good. 👌
Plastic surgery & a hair transplant will do wonders to make a man with decent genetics look good.
@@richardmilliken8705 absolutely true rich, im 70 and most of these poeple didnt know what he looked like back then--lotsa plastic!!!!startin in 80s
Talk about A list guests. Didn't even know they appeared on the show
Delight!!
He does ooze charisma and he's not Orange or Evil. And being a proud New Jersey girl (we don't say Jersey girl New Yorkers say it!) But Bruce is King here, as is Meryl Streep, another New Jersey girl. ❤️
that's because to many noo yawkers jersey is 'out west' ....
Yes and too not to many New Yorkers are in New Jersey. And that's not how we speak in NJ, that's Staten Island and Brooklyn accent but nice try!!
@@bg9217 that was the point ..
@@direwolf6234 what's your point about New Jersey? You included New Jersey when you said there are too many New Yorkers Jersey out west? Again, I say we don't speak like that way. That's a fallacy New Yorkers have come up with thinking it's funny. It's not! People who've never been here, assume it's true it's not.
Stop watching leftist media.
I know my comments are late, but having just watched this I can't help but think, we could really use this man in the White House again.
That is crazy he was a terrible president.
If we could only elect him again! I agree that Obama was a great president. His only fault was that he acted like a grownup and expected that everyone else would also.
It’s only when you see people like this that you realize just how weird the likes of Trump are
So true.
How did these two cute men become friends?😂
Drugs.
@@blackcoffee. good for them!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Moderation is not what we need to change things it got us trump while our people needed family policies healthcare for all, free college, elder and childcare instead our treasury goes to the military and the oligarchy and that is why we got trump and anger!
that has to be the difference. I know Springsteen goes on motorcycles rides by himself, something Obama could never do
so do i an im a 70 year old woman
Hope
8:27 is what we lacked from Trump. I miss this optimism.
They did what (else) together?
Two rock stars.
Obama please comeback.
We all miss him. Even in the UK
Hell no taxes high enough already.
No truer words than that Oatmeal a failed rockstar.
😊
wouldn't u invite some good artists to play if u was president =)
The boss and the president at a blazard setting lol😊
ONE OR TWO HAVE THE LIVES THAT BRUCE HAS, HE'S REFERING TO DONALD TRUMP, GEORGE BUSH JUNIOR AND PERHAPS TOO, THE LEGENDARY JOHN F KENNEDY...!!!!!!!!
Had Kennedy been President today he would be slammed for his extra-marital affairs!
🦝🦝🦝🦝
Baruch Bruce, same same
why is barack obama still called a president, is that a title for life?
Yes...it is a lifetime title
Pretty much. Especially if people liked you.
@@robinaddis-vaughn7271 I call all ex-president president even the one's I didn't care for.
@Y bradford Good for you! I call the former Presidents, "President" if they tried to keep democracy going and believed in the Constitution. The one who wishes to destroy democracy has never deserved the title so I've never used it. But, we're still a democracy, so you do what makes you happy! Yay!
@@robinaddis-vaughn7271 To each his own opinion, I was responding to what I call presidents and ex presidents no more no less....
I think Graham fancys a bit of big Mikes ham
Why does Norton keep calling him President Obama?
Because that's the proper way to address a former President.
Yep Obama is now xpresident. Or Mr Obama.
@@1m2rich you're American and you don't know that that proper way to address your former presidents IS 'President'?
It's a title for life. President Carter is in his 90s and he carrys the title. It's a small club, living Presidents, Carter, Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, 45, and Biden.
We were born ,, 1900.
Bruce and family have a place in a BUNKER !!! Obama is charismatic and a wonderful orator. Sad that he approved of Biden in the top job knowing it was far too late for him and even more scandalous is he also approved of Harris as VP - far better his own wife if they wanted Female and Black - she would have been wonderful and tough.
Obama's still the president with Biden and Harris.
😵💫😵💫😵💫
Bruce.....Barry Really?
Obama: "A lot of politicians are just failed rock stars."
And I would add, a lot of rock stars are just failed politicians.
Oof!…
Unfortunately America is goin' down, down. down, down
Ha Ha
Oh look, two socialists
One socialist and one clueless..guess which is which.
🤨🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
The BEST World Leader in my time! (58 Years).Bruce, well he's an onion.
Loved the interview, right up till the moment the former President choose to fib about climate change (it's not an emergency.) Why did he have to do that? Is he that misinformed? So disappointing...
Both are nasty
Usa n,,
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I hate canned laughter. It is so obvious. This bit would have been better without it.
Wow that was stranger than fiction...so contrived and staged...spooky.
Graham is a lefty
Two beauties.
Real real beauties…
Wouldn’t waste 3 seconds on these two
and they wouldn't waste a single second on you
Back under your rock pal !
@@Me-zu6fb like they’re your friends. Don’t make me laugh.
@@regroberts325 you must be one of those well informed voters. Right?
That's OK. I doubt they'll lose any sleep. Only you have to live with you. Be happy
Obama ? 🤮
When I met Bruce Springsteen he hadn't had a hit. He wanted to get as far away from the working class as he could. He was ashamed of where he came from. His plan was to do small shows and charge people $100 a seat this is in 1974. My Uncle Peter Heine who was director of advertising for Billboard Magazine suggested that I asked him who is going to buy his music? Rich people don't buy music they go to the Hollywood Bowl or the Opera House. If you want to make money in the music industry you have to sell to the working class. Americans that have disposable income and little to no education. Well Bruce you betrayed The Working Man in order to get rich and I helped you do it.
The difference is I was sincere.
Snotbags on the snotbag show that I have never watched and never will..
and here you are
I'm sure they feel really bad about that 🤣😂
I like the Graham Norton show a lot.
But I'll pass on this one.
👎
Wise decision
Think I'm gonna puke!
This is gross.
great stuff the first black gay president and the halfwit boss
Sad. Bruce is an amazing song writer and artist.
But…he should have spent more time in class. He’s essentially ignorant. As a fellow NJ person I’m embarrassed by him.
Gag me. Lost all respect for celebrity Bruce.
two fakers
So go watch videos of Ted Nugent. They will make you happier.
You know Bruce was always a Lefty.....just saying...
Otvali, Miles - blagodaryu vas, KKKretin...
@@jeannieglickson8583 Talk about a terrible guy. "All men are not created equal"
Book shillin swill
Sings about poverty ,hope ,being ,beat down ,people having nothing then sits with the ones responsible for it all 🤮🤮🤮🥱🥱 Another bono & Bob . . People are so silly to love people who don't care 1 bit about you 🤔 WAKE UP PEOPLE
Puke
Disgusting!
Polarized ! Now he only performs for democrat polititians 👎🏼
PRETEND PRETEND PEOPLE 🤑🤮🤑🤮🤑🤮🤑🥱🥱🥱🥱
They look and sound like a nicely aged celebrity gay couple.
And you sound jealous.
These 2 capture the essence of America as the world used to know it. Highly competent, dignified, extra ordinary talent, measured, energetic and benevolent. Alas those were the days my dear friends. As an American, I feel that we are now in a highly undignified, insensate, rash and uncaring world! I hope that we wake up for our own good!
So you would agree the DEMOCRAT President Grampa Biden is not working out to well???
Two outstanding Americans, thank you for your patriotism and generosity of spirit
One outstanding!
GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF A@@S THERE ARE HUMANS ALL OVEFR THE PLANET AND THE PNLY CRASP YOUY CAN THINK OF IS YOUR OWN NATIONALITY. GIVE IT A REST!!!!!!!!!
I agree only one outstanding person there.
One outstanding American
@@guyconger No, Springsteen is great too. So there are two great Americans there.
Barack Obama so cool. charismatic and down to earth who just happens to have been President of US and Bruce Springsteen just listening and not really saying a lot, but hey he's the Boss.
Did anyone ever expect a US President who was so cool?
I never expected a gay president.
The gay Kenyan? Bahahahaha please .Marxist leftist fascist..
Isn’t that precisely why many people voted for him?
Bruce was President?!
@@guyconger 😂