I was always blown away to see this song played at ball games, political events seemingly depicting a proud America... Born in the USA. The true meaning of the song is protest and the suffering the veterans went through and what they dealt with in the war along with the pain they experienced when they returned home. The song has always been glorified as proud America when in fact it is a very sad and painful story of suffering and a lack of appreciation of all the lives lost and suffering that came out of this war.
You can call the song "ironic", I guess. Even though it calls living in the US to be shitty. lol But the way it is sang and portrayed with the American flag and the way Scorcese filmed it with Bruce in leather and looking badass I think works against its message. Because frankly most people enjoy the rhythm of songs and don't listen to the lyrics. With this message, it probably needed to be approached like a Bob Dylan song. More quiet.
My eldest brother, RIP, had lifelong issues with the lives he was forced to take...being called a baby killer upon his return did not help matters any. I agree with your commentary.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 I'd definitely argue that's the point. It also shows and points out how simple and easy the US public is to manipulate, especially to those who see the songs lyrics. Like it doesn't work for the specific people who don't realize it however, it is yet another layer of criticism on the American people for how we treat veterans
@@gaigetucker6242 I think it's misunderstood from both side of the debate. I think the song and words are patriotic in a way that it doesn't demean what America represents but rather it says those veterans are important, they gave their lives for the country and we should do more for them. I mean it's pretty wholesome. But the video itself should perhaps have been more specific. Showing veterans in battles and then coming home and having a hard time, etc...Whereas in this state, the look of Bruce on stage is gung ho patriot righty and you show laid of workers which is a lefty message. And both don't work.
The most smerican thing is being able to critiscize your country, your politicians and your institutions. I cannot critiscize my supreme court, for example. Unfortunatelly, bad actors have been using that sacred right to demolish the USA. And I don't think they will be as lenient if they succeed. Just look at their twitter behavior.
I am just stunned by how much of himself Bruce puts into this vocal performance. He is raging, incandescently angry, almost shouting the lyrics. At the end there is just a howl of pain with no words at all really. He is living this song.
I'd be honored if some 80s fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen and PURPLE RAIN by Prince in tribute to 2 American musical legends. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
@@soapgaming4903 it was a incredibly taboo subject and people where literally KILLED for speaking out against it. you could be labeled a communist and shunned and even lose your job for being openly anti-war
Bruce is among the Hollywood elite who despises Donald Trump. It is ironic that a man who wrote this song, shows so much hate towards a president who never started a war. That tells you all you need to know about Bruce.
I’m a combat veteran, having done two tours. This song has always spoken to me. It’s Veterans Day, 2021, it’s been 20 years burning down the road, I’ve still got nowhere to run to, nowhere to go.
I feel ya. Been there, done that (Somalia, Iraq twice, Afghanistan). U.S. Army retired. Pick up the pieces and drive on Soldier. I'm still alive, you are too brother. Airborne all the way!
Non c'è da imparare per essere contro la guerra comunque complimenti per il tuo commento da una canzone c'è sempre da imparare soprattutto sele scrive bruce springsteen su temi attali
The ironic thing is, this song is widely portrayed as being patriotic for reasons it isn't. Then people say its an anti america song. Both are wrong, it is one of the most patriotic songs there is, not because of praise for it's country, but because it calls out genuine issues. You don't have to blindly praise your country to be a patriot, the most patriotic thing you can do is call out and try improve your country's obvious flaws.
@@darkahrenn1570 calling out injustice and fighting to improve your country is 1 billion times more patriotic than covering your eyes and years and insisting things are perfect
+Slingermon Yay Some people are under a very mistaken impression the chorus is sarcastic or a knock on America, as if you're only supposed to churn out mindless pretty slogans in order to write a patriotic song.
My Dad turned me on to Bruce. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran. I followed in his footsteps and became an OEF/OIF Veteran. We didn’t mind serving our country but lining rich folks pockets we had a problem with. This song speaks to us.
At least you got what these wars were fought for. Many here in the comment section don't get it and still believe the narrative that these wars _(Vietnam, Panama, Grenada and the Middle East)_ were fought so they could _"sleep well at home"._
[Verse 1] Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up, now [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. now [Verse 2] Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. [Verse 3] Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says, “Son, if it was up to me” Went down to see my V.A. man He said, “Son, don't you understand” [Verse 4] I had a brother at Khe Sanh Fighting off them Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now [Verse 5] Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. now Born in the U.S.A. I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now
@@patriciajrs46 It's about a man who lost a brother in an ultimately pointless war, and who returned to his home nation with nothing but pain and received no real help to get back on his feet from that nation he fought for. and is a reminder that that man is not the only one who's suffered that same fate in the United States.
Wow, I remember hearing this song played a lot in the stadiums as a child. Now that I'm older and can understand the lyrics....this is a very sad song.
This is one of very few rock songs that brings a lump to my throat. It's heartbreaking how we treat our veterans, especially Vietnam War vets, over wars that weren't their fault.
To me it's the official American lament of all the good that could have been in that era of middle class expansion but never came to pass because of conflict and fear...Instead we got Bataan, Khe sahn, and Mei Lai. Then Kuwait and Baghdad, and were still there in Anwar and Faluja...and when the men and women get home there wasn't and isn't even work for many of them, even down by the gas fires of the refineries these days...so we've spent the last 50 years literally burnin' down the road, leaving no where to run and nowhere to go. I'm only 35 but probably heard Bruce for the first time when I was ten or twelve and it seems at this point all of us workers are long gone daddies in the USA...
And how we treat minorities, and migrants, and children in forever war countries, and our elderly, and our mentally ill, and our poor, and... Oh, he wrote songs about all that too, didn't he?
One of my dad’s favorite songs of all times. His dad served during Vietnam and during that time, he inhaled fumes from tires that were being burned or something. After he obviously developed lung cancer, the VA denied that it was the government’s fault because my grandpa was a smoker so it was probably his fault. He was in poor health for the remainder of his life. My parents raised me to hate war, the politicians that support it, the recruiters that prey on the poor to keep their numbers up, and the military industrial complex but they also raised me to have the upmost respect for those that survived, came back and were forgotten by their own country despite offering their lives.
I served two tours. One in Afghanistan and one in Iraq even though I am a proud American I agree with you 100%. When I was growing up my grandfather which served in the Pacific during World War Two had instilled in me that if our country was ever attacked during my generation it was my duty to fight for our freedom. I would not ever want to be in a war zone again but I would not trade my service to our country for anything. God bless your grandfather for his service
One of the earliest songs I can remember as a little kid. I was 18 when I finally “got it” and then I watched friends and family go off to the Middle East and they weren’t the same people when they came home. Thank you Bruce, for bringing the story of our Vietnam vets to light.
From a guy who is born and raised in the middle east, believe me the atrocities witnessed by both the vets and the local are something beyond imagination. A poor local kid wanted to live in peace and the poor kid from Arkansas found himself in a war he didn't want to fight.
American Deep State Zionists control US government. American Deep State Zionists are responsible for most of the wars which occurred a little over the past 200 years.
Same, what a tune! Sad song, used as the campaign anthem for the Reagan campaign, which shows they didn't listen to the lyrics at all. I'd guess 80% of Americans who hear this song don't know what it's really about, just hear the chorus. Losing his brother at war, coming back home as a vet both financially broke & mentally broken, being forgotten by the country he fought for, what he considers an ultimately pointless Vietnam war. Nevertheless, it's the rock-n-roll anthem of our nation due to its chorus, *Born In The USA* and F*
In my late 30s and my son who’s 6 was singing this and it hit different. I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, 13 years. At first I fought because of 9/11 but by the end it was just lining pockets of the rich. Made me realize I needed to explain to him that he needed to do things for himself when he grows up and not go into the service. War is bullshit and I stand by that. I do not blame the soldiers I love them, I don’t like the fuckin politicians.
People don’t realize this was the first time anyone had ever added such an electric reverb to a gated snare before. This was a first that set the stage for every 80’s song to come out after this hit
@@veecapp9427 I suppose, although I like to use that term in an inward, spiritual way. In that regard, Im not sure one can get there without a certain amount of miles behind them. Dear lord I just looked it up, I was 13 when it hit the radio. Rocked out to it, but didnt grasp it, and hadnt heard in in years and years. where did the time go.......
Which album? I have a whole stack of CDs in my car and never mind whenever this album gets stuck in there for weeks at a time because I'm too lazy to change it.
In memory and in total gratitude for all the men and women who fought in the wars . Somehow Vietnam had always deeply touched my heart. I was a young girl during that war and in my twenties I met so many veterans who would share something about that horrific war and others who remained quiet but the pain suffering and anxiety shown in their eyes . They fought and died for our country Many drafted and coming home our own people treated them like shit. But me Never me. I salute you all and I Love every last one of you. My gratitude will never be enough . In showing it I will always stand and be proud of our Country U.S. of A ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My Grandfather served in WWII as a Captain/reconnaissance pilot in the Army Air Corps. We never declared war after that. Presidents send our precious troops into whatever country for whatever reason. I cry every time I hear this song. Fortunate Son by CCR is another good one.
I was a kid in the 80s when this came out. As I got older and understood what this was about and understood the impact of that War on those who served, it gives me chills. One of the best songs I've ever heard. Look at the passion on Bruce's face when he's singing. This jam checks almost every box of a perfect rock song.
My oldest brother was killed in Vietnam , and to this day I'm angry the way those vets were treated , and the killed essentially forgotten .. Shame on everyone !
The line where he says “had a brother at kaisan, fightin off all the Vietcong//they’re still there, but he’s all gone” and then it seems like there should be another verse. That part always gets me
I agree he is leaving out some story there in Verse 4. The structure is rhyming couplets and it has 5 lines instead of four. After line three, he's all gone, it is missing a line rhyming "gone" during the break, such as "He's the reason that I wrote this song, now" but the silence is powerful. Likewise, Saigon and arms don't rhyme, so there's more to the story there: "He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms, now" How did he get the picture? Is he gone as in Gone AWOL? Or all gone, as in blown to smithereens?
@@Dylan_Sterling it's about coming back from Vietnam being seriously damaged BUT still having hope for what America's people can become again. So it's sad and patriotic at the same time
It’s not misunderstood at all…a song can’t be misinterpreted…..the listener creates the meaning….the beauty of this song is that it’s vague enough to be claimed by many viewpoints, but at its heart it’s always seemed to me about an average working class guy who got in trouble, and as was common in those days, told by a Judge it’s jail or the army , so he joined the army. He had a rough time in the years after and when this song was written he would not even have been much past 35. It’s a common story from that time and era, and despite his problems the narrator still feels, in my opinion, proud to be born in the USA…his story is HIS story….it’s HIS personal American narrative. Plus, ole Bruce, he pumped himself up, ditched the earring, turned up the drums, appropriated the flag as much as sly Stallone in rocky four and Rambo 2….don’t lie to me and tell me he wasn’t trying to convey a jingoistic, traditionally patriotic message here….
@@decristo1021 Nothing in this song is jingoistic. He’s protesting the treatment of working class Americans and especially those that fought in vietnam
Man this songs hits very very hard right now. Edit: This song is about working class Americans who had to fight in Vietnam... Celebrating Trump, rich kid that dodged the draft, with this song is painfully ironic. Wishing you all the best.
@@monsiursnowman66 Americans and those following their current Trumpian trend and Putin seem to be proud backstabbing traitors like you seem to be. This not as pro-USA (towns and anfrastructure) as you think it is.
@ I mean have you seen the us government the last I don’t know like 120 years? WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, a nice little Cold War, Panama, the gulf war finally a few years of peace then Iraq and Afghanistan welcome to today. America likes war like a cheap stripper likes cash. You can be patriotic but always admit it’s a pretty fucked up country at times.
I lived in FL for 3 years during the 90’s and I remember a lot of vietnam vets searching for jobs, asking for money, problems with drugs, alcohol, even two decades after the war. Sad. Greetings from Sao Paulo, Brasil.
@@kazghalali9683 Iran is a great nation, I don't like the Iranian Government but the Iranian nation, Iranian people, Iranian Culture, Language, History, Foods, are GREAT! Greetings from Albania
Back when this song came out, I kind of understood it wasn't what many believed it to be. But I didn't quite get it. Years later, having enlisted in the USMC and gone through multiple deployments (from which I have never really fully returned), when I heard this song again, it just hit so differently. I truly got it. For me, having lost some damn fine brothers either there or when they returned and ultimately succumbed to the demons they brought back with them, the line that hits me so hard is "they're still there; he's all gone." The battle spots on the map might have changed, but that fact remains just as true. Thank you for reminding people of that, Bruce. Semper Fi.
Love the song . It used to be the 2nd anthem at that time. It highlighted a lot of issues and was controversial but it won the hearts of most working class Americans.
@@cameronwright8634 which issues is he talking about. I can see the criticism towards the government on how the treated veterans from Vietnam war but nothing else.
@@carlcr4425 Other criticisms includes: The poor state of small American worker towns: "Born in a dead man's town." The drafting of young, petty criminals into the Vietnam war as a way to get off sentance: "Got into a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand." Skyrocketing unemployment and lack of support from the Vet's Association in Verse 3. The destructive loss and futility of American wars as well as the emotional impact of said wars in Verse 4. The loss of meaning in the country/life in Verse 5.
[Verse 1] Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much 'Til you spend half your life just coverin' up [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A [Verse 2] Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A [Verse 3] Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me" Went down to see my V.A. man He said, "Son, don't you understand" [Verse 4] I had a brother at Khe Sanh Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now [Verse 5] Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go [Chorus] Born in the U.S.A I was born in the U.S.A. now Born in the U.S.A I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now Born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A I'm a cool rockin' Daddy in the U.S.A. now
+Luis Pinedo Wait, what? Someone (you) actually got the point of the song? I apologize for the sarcasm. Most people don't understand what this song is about, so it always makes me happy to know that someone gets it. He is yelling for a reason. He is venting for the vets who got fucked over after fighting for their country.
Luis Pinedo I loved it when he told Reagan he couldn’t use it. I feel it’s the first song about PTSD. What happened when veterans came home. My second favorite protest song!
energeez Cognitive dissonance is not an emotion. And a big difference between irony and cognitive dissonance. It’s an ironic response to the treatment of vets by our government. The first song about PTSD and our disregard of vets after they fight in wars, specifically Vietnam. Have a great day.
Peanutbutter jellyfish I didn’t say it was an emotion. and I don’t even know what to say to the matter of fact explanation you gave. it’s art, not a referendum on politics.
As a kid growing up in a family that didn't listen to a ton of rock music this was truly the first rock song I fell in love with and then when I heard, "I'm on Fire" it hit my soul like no other song has and because of that Springsteen will always hold a special place in my heart. The DNC brought me back to that time I was listening to my dad's vinyl records thinking who's this guy he doesn't have an afro thanks Bruce 😉
It's a very patriotic song in criticizing are nation it speaks to the in meaning of being United States citizens. The pride comes in surviving the hard times, the critical words are love for the life we live.
Chris 389 Not everyone has English as their first language,he’s obviously slavic,instead of being a dumbass you can write the explanation of the lyric.+burek sa sirom прича о рату Амера и Вијетнамаца,ова песма је против рата и саркастично говори како је поносан Американац.А ово што је овај лик написао односи се на брата Спрингстина који је погинуо у Вијетнаму за џабе.
This is my favorite part of the lyrics aswell. He is sad for his brother, but what he is sad the most is that those yellow men are still there (not all yellow men have been killed). If at least the yellow men were all dead now his brothers death would have paid of. At least that's how I interpreted that part, correct me if I am wrong.
@@99Gara99it's not that he necessarily wants them dead as well. It just goes to prove the futility of the conflict. We fought the war in Vietnam to remove their communist government and prevent its spread to other countries in SE Asia. 10 years later and 57,000 dead and that's what happened anyways.
I'm British & I've always been interested in this war between the USA & Vietnam, the movies about it are excellent especially we were soldiers with Mel Gibson. Always makes me wonder why America went in there especially with it being not so long after WW2. Even now in recent times its always our two countries that says enough is enough & we step in to defend freedom.
@@andylivsey7163They put us in it because the select few who profit from others misery in the name of democracy. The war machine is extremely profitable for a select few.
sure you are. you speak American don't cha? i mean, if you say you're not, then i suppose you might have been speaking english and i just read it wrong.
I agree...it is one of the best albums of all time...I just read Bruce's autobiography and it was really good..you can tell by the way he talks about himself that he still sees himself as a working man...the boss goat!
@@eltigueraso ok. my mouth is shut. while it's shut, please allow me to remind you that it's not possible for any person to be born into the usa. that's guaranteed by the united states declaration of independence: we're all born in nature, and after we're born, we use our natural freedom to associate to the united states. the united states is not something that can be born into or that forces us to represent it according to birth or bloodlines.
I still can’t stomach how they treated our fathers. Media was and is still a monster that has to much control. When my husband comes home in July it’s nice to know he won’t be spit on. Like all his other deployments. God bless your father.
@@sissypalermo1547 My dad was a Vietnam vet. No spitting, no screams of "baby killer". That shit is a myth made up by the Hawks to justify militarism and generate sympathy for their losing war. Same as "Support the Troops." Cool. Support them by keeping them home. Safe. Not in bullshit wars started by Ratheon and Bell and General Electric for money.
This song really make you feel for the veterans returning home to people spitting on them. It paints a grim future there's only hard labour and crimes for the VN veterans.
For many years I thought this was just another pro-American anthem, till I realised that it was a Vietnam vet that was disgruntled with his own government. Much respect for Bruce Springsteen, a living legend. From Australia
+Allan McKenzie Trump will help all the forgotten and disgruntled Veterans. Can't blame all the Vets who are disillusioned and not happy with our current president and Hillary.
shelleyinthecity I doubt that very much, he only seems interested in telling people what they want to hear. He's a dead-set lunatic and nothing more than a capitalist,racist pig who bad mouths anyone that disputes him. A very dangerous individual. Hillary Clinton is not much better
+Allan McKenzie I agree with you but Donald Trump will be a better president... you know Hilary let at least 10 hackers hack in to her secretary of state computer she had in her closet?
@@evaklum8974 Quer independência? Só se juntar com os outros separatistas e ir procurar outro canto, porque esses três estados são e serão sempre parte do Brasil.
the saddest lyric in this song....still brings tears... I had a brother at Khe Sanh Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now
Aussie here. Very disturbing isn't it how vets were and are treated. I've seen so many homeless lost men I just can't understand why the US hasnt built care homes for those that need it. My uncle went (Aussies are US allies so we sent thousands to their death) and he was utterly destroyed when he came back and led a tragic life with an early death. If you get a chance look up the song Khe Sanh by Cold Chisel. Peace mate.
@@sunshinecoastrealestatepho9970 it's because they never care about soldiers. They're just pawns for the 1% we know as politicians and those behind them. "Glory", ideology? Meaningless, they just want to extend their influence to make more money = make people suffer.
Try American Teenager by ethel cain. She's a fan a springsteen and her song is similar in its anti-war sentiments. Also its just really nice to listen to.
This song was a tribute to all americans struggling with working class. And still resonates. Most importantly to steelcase factory workers as the 1st picture in video. Ending with a baseball cap. R&R Some Rest&Recreation
"I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now" The heart of the song and it tears me up every time I hear it.
I know what you mean, when i was in elementary school - i had a friend who's father was in Vietnam.. & without being to graghic, he would tell us war stories that were terrible.. Like one minute him & a buddy would be walking side by side, then all of a sudden - a sniper had open fired & dropped his buddy with a clean shot.. Jesus, he must have repeated the word senseless after every event he talked about - i must agree with him, (WAR) it's all senseless..
Him leaving those measures empty that had lyrics in them in the other parts of the song always gets me, it makes me think of a broken man who can’t find the words to describe the tragedy he’s been through
Well, there is certainly criticism. However the song promotes that even in the face of hardship there is still patriotism. America is the greatest experiment the world has ever seen.
kidcrimson [Come back home to the refinery Hiring man said, "Son if it was up to me" Went down to see my V.A. man He said, "Son, don't you understand?"] [I had a brother at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now] [Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go.] This song totally screams patriotism (sarcasm intended)
Maybe you should read my original comment? But some fun facts, the song is actually a tribute to some of Bruce Springsteen's friends. It accounts difficulty and patriotism, looking at lyrics in a vacuum is foolish.
I was always blown away to see this song played at ball games, political events seemingly depicting a proud America... Born in the USA. The true meaning of the song is protest and the suffering the veterans went through and what they dealt with in the war along with the pain they experienced when they returned home. The song has always been glorified as proud America when in fact it is a very sad and painful story of suffering and a lack of appreciation of all the lives lost and suffering that came out of this war.
That's the way I look at it.
You can call the song "ironic", I guess. Even though it calls living in the US to be shitty. lol But the way it is sang and portrayed with the American flag and the way Scorcese filmed it with Bruce in leather and looking badass I think works against its message. Because frankly most people enjoy the rhythm of songs and don't listen to the lyrics. With this message, it probably needed to be approached like a Bob Dylan song. More quiet.
My eldest brother, RIP, had lifelong issues with the lives he was forced to take...being called a baby killer upon his return did not help matters any. I agree with your commentary.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 I'd definitely argue that's the point. It also shows and points out how simple and easy the US public is to manipulate, especially to those who see the songs lyrics. Like it doesn't work for the specific people who don't realize it however, it is yet another layer of criticism on the American people for how we treat veterans
@@gaigetucker6242 I think it's misunderstood from both side of the debate. I think the song and words are patriotic in a way that it doesn't demean what America represents but rather it says those veterans are important, they gave their lives for the country and we should do more for them. I mean it's pretty wholesome. But the video itself should perhaps have been more specific. Showing veterans in battles and then coming home and having a hard time, etc...Whereas in this state, the look of Bruce on stage is gung ho patriot righty and you show laid of workers which is a lefty message. And both don't work.
Still one of the greatest protest and rock songs ever written.
I’m just disappointed he he became a huge democrat so I don’t respect this song anymore
@@boomurdeadlol3224 tell me you didn't understand the lyrics without telling me you didn't understand the lyrics
The most smerican thing is being able to critiscize your country, your politicians and your institutions.
I cannot critiscize my supreme court, for example.
Unfortunatelly, bad actors have been using that sacred right to demolish the USA. And I don't think they will be as lenient if they succeed. Just look at their twitter behavior.
Yes it is!
Springsteen was inspired for this song by a paralyzed Vietnam veteran named Ron Kovic who wrote a book called "Born on the Fourth of July"
I am just stunned by how much of himself Bruce puts into this vocal performance. He is raging, incandescently angry, almost shouting the lyrics. At the end there is just a howl of pain with no words at all really. He is living this song.
10 fucking 4
Es visceral. Es gutural más q' pulmón y garganta
Yeah, that howl at the end gives me the chills and chokes me up every time. OIF era USMC Vet here.
No he just wanted to be like Joe cocker who sa g that way cause he had cerebal paulsey.
@@bobspence5322 first of all, shut up. Secondly, learn how to spell.
Every country should have their version of 'born in the USA'
I respect the hell out of Bruce Springsteen. He tells the truth when it's not comfortable to do so.
Yeah, Bruce is great and true 😃😃🎉🇩🇪🎶🇩🇪
I'd be honored if some 80s fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen and PURPLE RAIN by Prince in tribute to 2 American musical legends. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
Even I as a foreigner and not living in the U.S.A. get the chills of the trill of being a part of it.:D
Most people weren’t really uncomfortable to be anti-Vietnam
@@soapgaming4903 it was a incredibly taboo subject and people where literally KILLED for speaking out against it.
you could be labeled a communist and shunned and even lose your job for being openly anti-war
When Bruce toured Australia in the 1980's he donated his takinģ's from a concert to the Australian Vietnam veteran's group.Thank you Bruce
that was nice of him
Yours is not this, yours is the song down under, that is like your national anthem
Manda um salve aí pros brasileiros!kkk cê tá doidddddd
@@danielcortes8990 70800880000
Its almost unthinkable of him NOT being anywhere BUT USA
Most American song ever all wrapped up in a history lesson we never seem to remember
history? whats history? we are erasing it
From a guy that supports the war-monger and despises the man that ended our wars.
The irony never seems to stop.
Hearts and minds! Hearts and minds... 🙄
Bruce is among the Hollywood elite who despises Donald Trump. It is ironic that a man who wrote this song, shows so much hate towards a president who never started a war. That tells you all you need to know about Bruce.
USA 🇺🇸
Thank you for the soldiers veterans. God bless. Veterans day 2024.
❤
This song exists as the deciding factor to whether or not you're a person who pays attention to lyrics while listening to songs.
This song seems patriotic. That's enough for me.
The lyrics protest the treatment of Vietnam vets returning home from war:
@@NickCADA😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
100% one of the clearest examples. It shows you who is more prone to properganda as well.
@@NickCADAseems? I guess that is all that's enough for people who don't listen or think.
I’m a combat veteran, having done two tours. This song has always spoken to me. It’s Veterans Day, 2021, it’s been 20 years burning down the road, I’ve still got nowhere to run to, nowhere to go.
I feel ya. Been there, done that (Somalia, Iraq twice, Afghanistan). U.S. Army retired. Pick up the pieces and drive on Soldier. I'm still alive, you are too brother. Airborne all the way!
Thank you for your service. You are appreciated
Thank you for your service Sir
Thank you for your service. I appreciate it more than I could say, and I'm sorry for how our country has let you down.
Thank you
'They're still there; he's all gone'. Finest lyrics ever written.
Nah, nah, nah... "He could throw a speed ball by ya, make ya look like a fool, BOY!"
1983
@@spkanava BARILOCHE VILLA LA ANGOSTURA SAN MARTIN DE LOS ANDES USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A
Amazing right! Says so much!
some of them were gone too
When I first heard this I was 17 from overseas at the University of Miami and thought What an all American Song.. boy did I have so much to learn..
Non c'è da imparare per essere contro la guerra comunque complimenti per il tuo commento da una canzone c'è sempre da imparare soprattutto sele scrive bruce springsteen su temi attali
It IS a very American song.
@@jonathanwright8025 just not in the way simple people like to view it 😂
The ironic thing is, this song is widely portrayed as being patriotic for reasons it isn't. Then people say its an anti america song. Both are wrong, it is one of the most patriotic songs there is, not because of praise for it's country, but because it calls out genuine issues. You don't have to blindly praise your country to be a patriot, the most patriotic thing you can do is call out and try improve your country's obvious flaws.
Still anti-American
@@darkahrenn1570 acknowledging and calling out your country's mistake is as patriotic as one can get
@@darkahrenn1570 calling out injustice and fighting to improve your country is 1 billion times more patriotic than covering your eyes and years and insisting things are perfect
The most underrated comment in this section!
Very good way to put it
God bless America and all the great American nation.. greetings from Europe
do you even know what this song is about?
+Slingermon Yay Some people are under a very mistaken impression the chorus is sarcastic or a knock on America, as if you're only supposed to churn out mindless pretty slogans in order to write a patriotic song.
+candlepeace
Bruce couldn't give a shit about god.
Ulf Berglund lol me too, but i was trying to be nice and diplomatic for all the people reading the comment from usa,, you know what i mean ? :)
Yup.God Bless Merica
My Dad turned me on to Bruce. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran. I followed in his footsteps and became an OEF/OIF Veteran. We didn’t mind serving our country but lining rich folks pockets we had a problem with. This song speaks to us.
At least you got what these wars were fought for.
Many here in the comment section don't get it and still believe the narrative that these wars _(Vietnam, Panama, Grenada and the Middle East)_ were fought so they could _"sleep well at home"._
@@yannick245 nothing new under the sun
U guys are actually fighting for politicians not for your country
@@JuCarlos-ex8ip dude, thats not how war works.
@@user-pv5th2kb1y That's exactly how war works. The war in Afghanistan was a triumph for the defense industry.
Bruce is our American treasure!
[Verse 1]
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up, now
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A. now
[Verse 2]
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
[Verse 3]
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, “Son, if it was up to me”
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, “Son, don't you understand”
[Verse 4]
I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fighting off them Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
[Verse 5]
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A. now
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now
Thank you for these lyrics. They don't really make sense to me.
@@patriciajrs46 how?
@@patriciajrs46 It's about a man who lost a brother in an ultimately pointless war, and who returned to his home nation with nothing but pain and received no real help to get back on his feet from that nation he fought for. and is a reminder that that man is not the only one who's suffered that same fate in the United States.
Wow, I remember hearing this song played a lot in the stadiums as a child. Now that I'm older and can understand the lyrics....this is a very sad song.
La capisci che sono sempre nel mio cuore
Sbarco in Normandia
Contro il totalirsmo
Antifa
Grazie
This song is a true testament that there are no winners and no glory in a war.
I will say Bruce sang it for a lot of guys. He sounds like he understood but he didn’t go.
Only the dead know the end of war. -Plato
Uh yeah sure buddy just ignore 1776 and 1945
@@sparky4405with so many deaths in those two wars I’m not sure where you think the glories and the winners are… gain doesn’t mean win or glory.
@@Bootes_Void it’s what they fought for that matters. Fighting for independence and freedom from the Nazis is a pretty good thing to fight for
Happy Birthday 🤗🤠,
Bruce Springsteen
75 th birthday
"Born In The USA"
September 23th, 1949
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This is one of very few rock songs that brings a lump to my throat. It's heartbreaking how we treat our veterans, especially Vietnam War vets, over wars that weren't their fault.
To me it's the official American lament of all the good that could have been in that era of middle class expansion but never came to pass because of conflict and fear...Instead we got Bataan, Khe sahn, and Mei Lai. Then Kuwait and Baghdad, and were still there in Anwar and Faluja...and when the men and women get home there wasn't and isn't even work for many of them, even down by the gas fires of the refineries these days...so we've spent the last 50 years literally burnin' down the road, leaving no where to run and nowhere to go. I'm only 35 but probably heard Bruce for the first time when I was ten or twelve and it seems at this point all of us workers are long gone daddies in the USA...
And how we treat minorities, and migrants, and children in forever war countries, and our elderly, and our mentally ill, and our poor, and... Oh, he wrote songs about all that too, didn't he?
@@manda60 the statement "born in the usa" literally means "not american."
They were treated like shit they protected us from danger then we fuckin treat them like dog shit nah man treat them like friends and stuff
@@キアン-l6c I personally feel that the Vietnam war didn't protect anyone but that was still the motivation of the soldiers and I find that admirable
One of my dad’s favorite songs of all times. His dad served during Vietnam and during that time, he inhaled fumes from tires that were being burned or something. After he obviously developed lung cancer, the VA denied that it was the government’s fault because my grandpa was a smoker so it was probably his fault. He was in poor health for the remainder of his life. My parents raised me to hate war, the politicians that support it, the recruiters that prey on the poor to keep their numbers up, and the military industrial complex but they also raised me to have the upmost respect for those that survived, came back and were forgotten by their own country despite offering their lives.
Vietnam was hell for lungs, my grandfather developed lung cancer and we believe it was as a result of Agent Orange
Well my grandfather served for usa and got lung cancer after the war
I agree with you
I served two tours. One in Afghanistan and one in Iraq even though I am a proud American I agree with you 100%. When I was growing up my grandfather which served in the Pacific during World War Two had instilled in me that if our country was ever attacked during my generation it was my duty to fight for our freedom. I would not ever want to be in a war zone again but I would not trade my service to our country for anything. God bless your grandfather for his service
Bless all those bright, beautiful young men and women who served and their families ... Thank You Is NEVER Enough ...
Look at his passion when he is singing. awesome.
I find his stage presence defiant and very sexy.
Funny how some Americans think this is a patriotic song.. it's anti establishment song, OH WAIT!! yet he endorsed crooked Hilary Clinton..
emils lielpeteris Yeah he sure can passionately lip sync! I wish I could do that! Oh wait! I CAN!!!!
Justin Lien he probably was performing the song , the audio itself is a studio version
i think he had a brother who died in Vietnam.
May all those that hear this song be blessed forever.
One of the earliest songs I can remember as a little kid. I was 18 when I finally “got it” and then I watched friends and family go off to the Middle East and they weren’t the same people when they came home. Thank you Bruce, for bringing the story of our Vietnam vets to light.
it was vietnam
❤❤❤
From a guy who is born and raised in the middle east, believe me the atrocities witnessed by both the vets and the local are something beyond imagination. A poor local kid wanted to live in peace and the poor kid from Arkansas found himself in a war he didn't want to fight.
@@sonyalonnieclark9392The f***ing Khe Sanh
@@ghaithghazi6748 .
You can be patriotic and against war. You can love and respect the soldiers, but hate the military.
THATS IS A PROBLEM AINT IT SON
American Deep State Zionists control US government.
American Deep State Zionists are responsible for most of the wars which occurred a little over the past 200 years.
As a patriot you can hate some of the past actions of your military, but you CANNOT hate your military. Si vis pacem, para bellum.
btw
@@prosaic.7944damn the boot is way up there
Simply one of the best songs ever written.
Yes
One of the heaviest, too.
Sure it is. In an alternative universe. Lol.
@@hermanmunster714 You must be fun at parties
@@PeruvianPotato
ONE SONG MORE
I'm here enjoying this beautiful performance!!! November 2024 @ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Same, what a tune! Sad song, used as the campaign anthem for the Reagan campaign, which shows they didn't listen to the lyrics at all. I'd guess 80% of Americans who hear this song don't know what it's really about, just hear the chorus.
Losing his brother at war, coming back home as a vet both financially broke & mentally broken, being forgotten by the country he fought for, what he considers an ultimately pointless Vietnam war.
Nevertheless, it's the rock-n-roll anthem of our nation due to its chorus, *Born In The USA* and F*
I'm living with one of our veterans right now and he is 75 and still remembers the very first day he was drafted, and I love him to death.😢😊😊😊😊😊
Thank him for his Service from me. And tell him -- Welcome Home !
In my late 30s and my son who’s 6 was singing this and it hit different. I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, 13 years. At first I fought because of 9/11 but by the end it was just lining pockets of the rich. Made me realize I needed to explain to him that he needed to do things for himself when he grows up and not go into the service. War is bullshit and I stand by that. I do not blame the soldiers I love them, I don’t like the fuckin politicians.
@@meowchat6175 is it? Wasn’t aware of that? Let me look outside real fast, be right back…..
Nope no martial law!
I respect a man who is not afraid to change his mind.
A true patriot is one who asks uncomfortable questions.
@@The_PaleHorseman You should have looked outside for space aliens. It would have been more relevant to the original comment than your remark
It's not just the politicians. It's the corporations who fund them.
I agree 💯 percent because I lost comrades fo. Politicians. That never served in the military /
But I'm glad that I'm and American
I'm not even American but man can feel this fantastic song. Bruce is truly The Boss
2 live Crew is the BO$$ - Banned in the USA
People don’t realize this was the first time anyone had ever added such an electric reverb to a gated snare before. This was a first that set the stage for every 80’s song to come out after this hit
I was a teen when this hit the radio....It took me until middle age, giving this another listen, to realize what an utterly sad song this
You Woke !! YAY!!! better late than never.
@@veecapp9427 I suppose, although I like to use that term in an inward, spiritual way.
In that regard, Im not sure one can get there without a certain amount of miles behind them.
Dear lord I just looked it up, I was 13 when it hit the radio. Rocked out to it, but didnt grasp it, and hadnt heard in in years and years. where did the time go.......
Aye same here
Same,
My dad died very recently. This is the first song I remember him every playing for me. I will always love this song and my dad. I love you dad!!!!
My dad too
Praying for your Dad, you, and your family.
@Mel Rest, I'm so sorry for your loss. God bless you.
My daddy too!! This deep
Peace be with you Mel
You have a cool Pop.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN
@Bruce Springsteen ok. how should I go about doing that?
@Bruce Springsteen I am from Chicago but live in South Carolina
Absolutely and seeing from his perfomance he put all in it.
1983
ICE HOCKEY BARILOCHE USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A
Happy Election Day been jamming it all day November 5, 2024
GOOO!!!!! TRUMP
As a Mexican American proud trump took it!
This song is about a boy who was shipped off to Vietnam saw his friend die then when he got back he was outcasted..
@@user-weth bro relax lol
@@user-wethbro dont explain facts to me thats scary bro 😅
I once had this POS car. A Springsteen CD got stuck in the CD player for like two years. Your choices were radio or The Boss. The Springsteenmobile.
I’m sorry
Could be worse.
Which album? I have a whole stack of CDs in my car and never mind whenever this album gets stuck in there for weeks at a time because I'm too lazy to change it.
Great story!
that made me lol and smile. at least car lasted for 2 years.
When you have people that are not US citizens feeling this song you know you have created something special.
He is truly the Boss
Jesse what the fuck are you talking about
In france we had it twice. In indochine where the army got sacrificed by the governement and Algeria when they sent young men fight their war
How ironic. Draft dodger. All the same. Sit there and let Ms Clinton pat you on the head. That way you really make the plight of the poor better.
BARILOCHE USHUAIA ICE HOCKEY
A R G E N T I N A
@@JongleurBt1
BARILOCHE USHANKA MAMUSCHKA USHUAIA
A R G E N T I N A
3:50 That howling with the cemetery. Goosebumps every time! 😩
U said it...
Most definitely
I’m Italian I love Bruce and USA.it’s kind of funny cause I could been born in jersey but my dad change he’s mind in italy I live in Australia
100% makes ya get chills
And that's just some of them.
In memory and in total gratitude for all the men and women who fought in the wars . Somehow Vietnam had always deeply touched my heart. I was a young girl during that war and in my twenties I met so many veterans who would share something about that horrific war and others who remained quiet but the pain suffering and anxiety shown in their eyes . They fought and died for our country Many drafted and coming home our own people treated them like shit. But me Never me. I salute you all and I Love every last one of you. My gratitude will never be enough . In showing it I will always stand and be proud of our Country U.S. of A ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My Grandfather served in WWII as a Captain/reconnaissance pilot in the Army Air Corps. We never declared war after that. Presidents send our precious troops into whatever country for whatever reason. I cry every time I hear this song.
Fortunate Son by CCR is another good one.
My grandfather was also in combat in World War II, greetings from Houston 👍😎🇺🇸
hello. my great grandfather also fought in WW2 has a pilot. He was a captain too. he flew an F4U corsshair
Totally agree!
I was a kid in the 80s when this came out. As I got older and understood what this was about and understood the impact of that War on those who served, it gives me chills. One of the best songs I've ever heard. Look at the passion on Bruce's face when he's singing.
This jam checks almost every box of a perfect rock song.
BARILOCHE VILLA LA ANGOSTURA SAN MARTIN DE LOS ANDES USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A
i love the fact that he is a liberal.
You can see his heart on his face
On your side..
Today, June 4, 2024, it's been 40 years since this iconic song was released.
Wow, how time flies.
And it’s still a banger!!!
"Born In The U.S.A"👏👏💜
4th grade...all the kids knew it. In the midst of Americanism. We just didn't know the real meaning behind it....
My bday
❤Happy Birthday Bruce SPRINGSTEEN ❤
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My oldest brother was killed in Vietnam , and to this day I'm angry the way those vets were treated , and the killed essentially forgotten .. Shame on everyone !
It was the president of America on that time that sent those soldiers that killed all those kids
So sorry for your loss! They are hero’s!!
Your brother was a hero . sorry for your loss
JRA dawg I had a Cousin he died but I have a two uncles that live one was for the Air Force when did infantry for the army and also to Truck driving
Hector Santos Deliz how dare you they were sent to stop communism not to kill kids you should be ashamed for saying that
The line where he says “had a brother at kaisan, fightin off all the Vietcong//they’re still there, but he’s all gone” and then it seems like there should be another verse. That part always gets me
It’s Khe Sanh
@@tomaslopez2940 true but they're still there and he's long gone >:)
Born in the US, A
I agree he is leaving out some story there in Verse 4. The structure is rhyming couplets and it has 5 lines instead of four. After line three, he's all gone, it is missing a line rhyming "gone" during the break, such as "He's the reason that I wrote this song, now" but the silence is powerful. Likewise, Saigon and arms don't rhyme, so there's more to the story there:
"He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms, now"
How did he get the picture? Is he gone as in Gone AWOL? Or all gone, as in blown to smithereens?
One of the most misunderstood songs ever.
I freaking love it, we love it, even if we don't born in the USA.
This might be a controversial opinion, but this is the most patriotic song of all time.
@@Dylan_Sterling it's about coming back from Vietnam being seriously damaged BUT still having hope for what America's people can become again. So it's sad and patriotic at the same time
It’s not misunderstood at all…a song can’t be misinterpreted…..the listener creates the meaning….the beauty of this song is that it’s vague enough to be claimed by many viewpoints, but at its heart it’s always seemed to me about an average working class guy who got in trouble, and as was common in those days, told by a Judge it’s jail or the army , so he joined the army. He had a rough time in the years after and when this song was written he would not even have been much past 35. It’s a common story from that time and era, and despite his problems the narrator still feels, in my opinion, proud to be born in the USA…his story is HIS story….it’s HIS personal American narrative. Plus, ole Bruce, he pumped himself up, ditched the earring, turned up the drums, appropriated the flag as much as sly Stallone in rocky four and Rambo 2….don’t lie to me and tell me he wasn’t trying to convey a jingoistic, traditionally patriotic message here….
@@decristo1021 Nothing in this song is jingoistic. He’s protesting the treatment of working class Americans and especially those that fought in vietnam
@@Dylan_Sterling controversial? Or just plain stupid
Man this songs hits very very hard right now.
Edit: This song is about working class Americans who had to fight in Vietnam... Celebrating Trump, rich kid that dodged the draft, with this song is painfully ironic. Wishing you all the best.
I've probably played it 10x today and I'm British born and bred 😂 well done America 🇬🇧 ❤🇺🇸
@@monsiursnowman66 you do reralise that this anti government/vitetnam war protest song right? its the opposite of patriotic
@@monsiursnowman66 Americans and those following their current Trumpian trend and Putin seem to be proud backstabbing traitors like you seem to be. This not as pro-USA (towns and anfrastructure) as you think it is.
@@crispy-qx5oi Yes, you have to be pro war and support the military industrial complex to be a patriot.
@ I mean have you seen the us government the last I don’t know like 120 years? WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, a nice little Cold War, Panama, the gulf war finally a few years of peace then Iraq and Afghanistan welcome to today. America likes war like a cheap stripper likes cash. You can be patriotic but always admit it’s a pretty fucked up country at times.
I lived in FL for 3 years during the 90’s and I remember a lot of vietnam vets searching for jobs, asking for money, problems with drugs, alcohol, even two decades after the war. Sad. Greetings from Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Fuck brazil shithole country
@@kazghalali9683 who hurt you?
@@Nate-wf5hk im iranian living in vienna Austria i know shithole countries
@@kazghalali9683 like the one you left to go live in the west? Im an American that has been to 28 countries. Brasil is one of my favorites.
@@kazghalali9683 Iran is a great nation, I don't like the Iranian Government but the Iranian nation, Iranian people, Iranian Culture, Language, History, Foods, are GREAT! Greetings from Albania
Back when this song came out, I kind of understood it wasn't what many believed it to be. But I didn't quite get it. Years later, having enlisted in the USMC and gone through multiple deployments (from which I have never really fully returned), when I heard this song again, it just hit so differently. I truly got it. For me, having lost some damn fine brothers either there or when they returned and ultimately succumbed to the demons they brought back with them, the line that hits me so hard is "they're still there; he's all gone." The battle spots on the map might have changed, but that fact remains just as true. Thank you for reminding people of that, Bruce. Semper Fi.
💔 thank you for serving & for sharing this
He sings his heart out!
Como debe cantar todo roquero que se respeta.
U U.S.A que lindo país y música 😊😊😊
this song has such power. i love the power of it when i blast it in my earphones. the anger felt by the returning troops is in his words and sounds.
yeh dont fuck up ur hearing tho, seriously
So much power those songs had..
Because Bruce gets it
This guy has wrote some great songs. One of the best lines ever wrote, Glory days will pass you by, in the wink of a young girls eye......
love him but mj 100 times better
weird comparison
I’m not even American and this song makes me feel like one of them
My grandpa's a Vietnam War veteran. My respect to him, he's been through so much; he and his fellow soldiers deserved a hell of a lot better
Dein Vater ist ein Mörder !
You lost the war
@@calvinkleinkiller3640 ok
@calvinkleinkiller3640 the war is in its infantry just like you
Respect your elders and ot the fake ones
Love the song . It used to be the
2nd anthem at that time. It highlighted a lot of issues and was controversial but it won the hearts of most working class Americans.
Heck it still does.
@@cameronwright8634 which issues is he talking about. I can see the criticism towards the government on how the treated veterans from Vietnam war but nothing else.
@@carlcr4425 Other criticisms includes:
The poor state of small American worker towns: "Born in a dead man's town."
The drafting of young, petty criminals into the Vietnam war as a way to get off sentance: "Got into a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand."
Skyrocketing unemployment and lack of support from the Vet's Association in Verse 3.
The destructive loss and futility of American wars as well as the emotional impact of said wars in Verse 4.
The loss of meaning in the country/life in Verse 5.
[Verse 1]
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just coverin' up
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
[Verse 2]
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
[Verse 3]
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son, don't you understand"
[Verse 4]
I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
[Verse 5]
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A. now
Born in the U.S.A
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
Born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
I'm a cool rockin' Daddy in the U.S.A. now
I thought he said born down in a dead mans town
The first kid that took us wen it hit the ground lol
I smoke too much reefa lol
@@jmac1698 too much "yesca" bro just too much
Thank You ❤️
Props to you to take the time to do this
“The Boss”always and forever #BruceSpringsteenforever
I'm not a U.S citizen, but this song has a vibe...
You are lucky then. This isn't a patriotic song. It's a war protest, and everyone can relate :)
Anti-war song
It became something else though
A feel you mean
lol Trump was using this song for his rally probably the most ironic thing happened on the planet.
You can hear the anger in his voice towards the U.S. government and it's people for the way they treat Vietnam veterans. I love it.
+Luis Pinedo Wait, what? Someone (you) actually got the point of the song? I apologize for the sarcasm. Most people don't understand what this song is about, so it always makes me happy to know that someone gets it. He is yelling for a reason. He is venting for the vets who got fucked over after fighting for their country.
Luis Pinedo I loved it when he told Reagan he couldn’t use it. I feel it’s the first song about PTSD. What happened when veterans came home. My second favorite protest song!
I don’t hear anger, I hear cognitive dissonance
energeez Cognitive dissonance is not an emotion. And a big difference between irony and cognitive dissonance.
It’s an ironic response to the treatment of vets by our government. The first song about PTSD and our disregard of vets after they fight in wars, specifically Vietnam.
Have a great day.
Peanutbutter jellyfish I didn’t say it was an emotion. and I don’t even know what to say to the matter of fact explanation you gave. it’s art, not a referendum on politics.
I love his intensity when he sings. He knows what exactly why he’s singing, and he wants the audience to feel it too. Bruce will always be the boss.
He'll always be a yawnfest IMO. What a fucking boring song.
ALAWYS
@@JokersWild70 then leave
@@JokersWild70 great to spread your positive opinion on a subjective piece of art.
JokersWild45 mate your whole channel is based around terrible covers of average songs
As a kid growing up in a family that didn't listen to a ton of rock music this was truly the first rock song I fell in love with and then when I heard, "I'm on Fire" it hit my soul like no other song has and because of that Springsteen will always hold a special place in my heart. The DNC brought me back to that time I was listening to my dad's vinyl records thinking who's this guy he doesn't have an afro thanks Bruce 😉
Love it! 😄
It's severely beautiful how he just lets the last line hang empty after "they're still there, but he's all gone"
My favorite line..the emptiness says so much
It's a very patriotic song in criticizing are nation it speaks to the in meaning of being United States citizens. The pride comes in surviving the hard times, the critical words are love for the life we live.
"had a brother at khe sahn
fighting off the viet cong
they're still here, he's all gone"
jeez man, heavy shit
burek sa sirom do u not get it? The guy was fighting for a lost cause. The wars over but his soul is still fighting
@burek sa sirom can you read?
Chris 389 Not everyone has English as their first language,he’s obviously slavic,instead of being a dumbass you can write the explanation of the lyric.+burek sa sirom прича о рату Амера и Вијетнамаца,ова песма је против рата и саркастично говори како је поносан Американац.А ово што је овај лик написао односи се на брата Спрингстина који је погинуо у Вијетнаму за џабе.
Good morning from 🇬🇧😀
Hardcore. Maybe one of the saddest songs ever written.
I'd give that to don't let daddy kiss me by motörhead
@@keko1130 That song is profound!
It is one of the 1st songs to address the wrongs done to Vietnam vets and politicians have abused its lyrics for years.
bold of you to assume that they've listened to the song other than it's Major Key and the words "Born in the USA"
Born in India i was, but damn this song rox, i was 7 when i listened to it and love it
he really is the Boss,
other songs are also epic.
@@ktolwal and he's still one of the sexiest men alive.
@@jdstep97 well im not into men ,. ;)
so cant comment on his sexuality
but hey he is a awesome musician
@@ktolwal He makes politicians listen to his points of view. He also supports veterans.
What powerful lyrics "They're Still there, he's all gone" ❤
*he's long gone
This is my favorite part of the lyrics aswell.
He is sad for his brother, but what he is sad the most is that those yellow men are still there (not all yellow men have been killed). If at least the yellow men were all dead now his brothers death would have paid of.
At least that's how I interpreted that part, correct me if I am wrong.
@@99Gara99it's not that he necessarily wants them dead as well. It just goes to prove the futility of the conflict. We fought the war in Vietnam to remove their communist government and prevent its spread to other countries in SE Asia. 10 years later and 57,000 dead and that's what happened anyways.
I'm British & I've always been interested in this war between the USA & Vietnam, the movies about it are excellent especially we were soldiers with Mel Gibson. Always makes me wonder why America went in there especially with it being not so long after WW2. Even now in recent times its always our two countries that says enough is enough & we step in to defend freedom.
@@andylivsey7163They put us in it because the select few who profit from others misery in the name of democracy. The war machine is extremely profitable for a select few.
Listening to this brings back memories of golden songs. All-time favorite.
Man I miss the 80’s
landenberg I was born in the eighties and grew up in the 90s but 80s music is the best of all time!!!!
Yup
i was born in the 2000s, but 70s,80s,90s rock is the best
I miss the eighties to
Me too. 👍❤️
One of the most important songs in US rock history.
6ix9ine Gummo is way betterer dude
@@youremybiggestfan No
Why do you say that?
@@Howtech55 as a joke
1000% agree
This song gives me the chills and I'm not even an American.
sure you are. you speak American don't cha? i mean, if you say you're not, then i suppose you might have been speaking english and i just read it wrong.
@@subterranea9095 bruh
@@subterranea9095 You know American is not a language right?
@@thenorthstarsamurai r/whoosh
@@frostyflakes69 Hm it seems the joke went through my head :/
00:57 bass drop is legendary 🙌
Still legendary
"Born in the USA" is my favorite album of all time.
it's not possible to be born in the usa. that's the very first paragraph out of the united states history book!
I agree...it is one of the best albums of all time...I just read Bruce's autobiography and it was really good..you can tell by the way he talks about himself that he still sees himself as a working man...the boss goat!
@@delilasloan8914 it's not possible for any person to be born in the usa.
@@subterranea9095 shut your mouth
@@eltigueraso ok. my mouth is shut. while it's shut, please allow me to remind you that it's not possible for any person to be born into the usa. that's guaranteed by the united states declaration of independence: we're all born in nature, and after we're born, we use our natural freedom to associate to the united states. the united states is not something that can be born into or that forces us to represent it according to birth or bloodlines.
This song makes me think of my dad and all the crap he went through when he came back from Viet Nam.
Miss u dad..
I still can’t stomach how they treated our fathers. Media was and is still a monster that has to much control. When my husband comes home in July it’s nice to know he won’t be spit on. Like all his other deployments. God bless your father.
My condolences. I am scared to lose my father he is 67 now and i cherish my time with him
@@dt5072 He'll be alright just keep him Busy and don't let him get Lazy
@@sissypalermo1547 My dad was a Vietnam vet. No spitting, no screams of "baby killer". That shit is a myth made up by the Hawks to justify militarism and generate sympathy for their losing war. Same as "Support the Troops." Cool. Support them by keeping them home. Safe. Not in bullshit wars started by Ratheon and Bell and General Electric for money.
This song really make you feel for the veterans returning home to people spitting on them. It paints a grim future there's only hard labour and crimes for the VN veterans.
🏆Bruce Springsteen esse troféu é pra você que foi o homem do ano de 2024
For many years I thought this was just another pro-American anthem, till I realised that it was a Vietnam vet that was disgruntled with his own government. Much respect for Bruce Springsteen, a living legend. From Australia
+Allan McKenzie Trump will help all the forgotten and disgruntled Veterans. Can't blame all the Vets who are disillusioned and not happy with our current president and Hillary.
shelleyinthecity I doubt that very much, he only seems interested in telling people what they want to hear. He's a dead-set lunatic and nothing more than a capitalist,racist pig who bad mouths anyone that disputes him. A very dangerous individual. Hillary Clinton is not much better
+Allan McKenzie I agree with you but Donald Trump will be a better president... you know Hilary let at least 10 hackers hack in to her secretary of state computer she had in her closet?
respect for the greatest singer of all time
General Lion Nothing surprises me about Hilary Clinton.
Essa canção foi um desabafo de revolta,por isso é tão forte e inesquecível,grande Bruce
RIO GRANDE DO SUL SANTA CATARINA PARANA
INDEPENDENCIA
O estado do paraná é gigante santa catarina muito lindo rio grande do sul sem palavras todos nós somos irmãos.
Merci pour l’info,bonne journée🍀🍀🍀🍀
@@evaklum8974 Quer independência? Só se juntar com os outros separatistas e ir procurar outro canto, porque esses três estados são e serão sempre parte do Brasil.
@@evaklum8974 BOA NOITE,MEU CARO AMIGO ESTAMOS JUNTOS NESTA BATALHA
I'm from the UK and yet i love this song so much. The power of the boss!
You are from india
July 4th 1984, first stepped on this land, remember hearing the Boss for the first time. Memories ❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Muy bien
O.k
@Rowan Kianto o
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I like to thank them all! For there Service, Sacrifice, Soulbriety! God Bless Them All
Greatest Night in Pop brought me here!! Can’t believe how awesome this era was!! 80’s baby
Meee too!!
Anyone who was alive in the 80s truly enjoyed one of the best decades. Y'all are lucky. 😅
In my 30's in the 80's 😁❤
the saddest lyric in this song....still brings tears...
I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
Aussie here. Very disturbing isn't it how vets were and are treated. I've seen so many homeless lost men I just can't understand why the US hasnt built care homes for those that need it. My uncle went (Aussies are US allies so we sent thousands to their death) and he was utterly destroyed when he came back and led a tragic life with an early death. If you get a chance look up the song Khe Sanh by Cold Chisel. Peace mate.
@@sunshinecoastrealestatepho9970 it's because they never care about soldiers. They're just pawns for the 1% we know as politicians and those behind them. "Glory", ideology? Meaningless, they just want to extend their influence to make more money = make people suffer.
Signs and symptoms of burgeoning population crisis: Hormonal impetus for lack of cognitive for self- constraint (using rationale)
Agree or disagree ?
@@sunshinecoastrealestatepho9970 Alos , " I was only 19 " ...
I love Springsteen. Just so many awesome memories...his music...his concerts. Thank you Bruce for sharing your talent 💘
True talent unlike pretty much of all the pop stars today
As a veteran myself I can relate to this song very emotional happy veterans day to my fellow service members past and present USA 🇺🇸 ❤❤
We need this music more than ever ,
Wolf PAC absolutely
Yeah
National pride seems to be fading, let’s ignite the fire once more brothers 🍻
@@wadecarnes8159 This song is anti American.....
ItzAndrewPvp how
One of the most memorable and powerful songs of the 80s! It's going on the mixtape!
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Need more real music like this in 2024 🇺🇸.
its time to dust off chimes of freedom
Try American Teenager by ethel cain. She's a fan a springsteen and her song is similar in its anti-war sentiments. Also its just really nice to listen to.
JB,
Tout à fait d'accord...😉
@@michelynelaflamme8088
BARILOCHE ARGENTINA
@@evaklum8974
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Congratulations! 88 Million Views with Born In The U.S.A. 🎉
One of the best songs ever preformed
This song was a tribute to all americans struggling with working class. And still resonates. Most importantly to steelcase factory workers as the 1st picture in video. Ending with a baseball cap. R&R
Some Rest&Recreation
The best AMERICAN anthem ever and always will be .Aussies love Yanks and they seem to like us too
I was born in 83 so this song was just always on in the background somewhere. This is my first time listening to the lyrics and I'm in tears.
I was born in 1983 and my late mum loved Bruce Springsteen Music
i heard this at the gym and was shocked like do they know the lyrics at all?
Das ist und bleibt der Boss!! FmF 🎉🎉
Still love this song. Forever!!!!
"I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now"
The heart of the song and it tears me up every time I hear it.
Charlie OBrien facts
I know what you mean,
when i was in elementary school -
i had a friend who's father was in Vietnam..
& without being to graghic,
he would tell us war stories that were terrible..
Like one minute him & a buddy would be walking side by side,
then all of a sudden - a sniper had open fired & dropped his buddy with a clean shot..
Jesus, he must have repeated the word senseless after every event he talked about - i must agree with him, (WAR) it's all senseless..
Him leaving those measures empty that had lyrics in them in the other parts of the song always gets me, it makes me think of a broken man who can’t find the words to describe the tragedy he’s been through
I feel the same about that part, too. All that death and sacrifice for nothing.
I wish more people would listen to the lyrics! A Great song, but says the opposite of what most hear...
totally agree
Well, there is certainly criticism. However the song promotes that even in the face of hardship there is still patriotism. America is the greatest experiment the world has ever seen.
kidcrimson
[Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said, "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son, don't you understand?"]
[I had a brother at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now]
[Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go.]
This song totally screams patriotism (sarcasm intended)
Maybe you should read my original comment? But some fun facts, the song is actually a tribute to some of Bruce Springsteen's friends. It accounts difficulty and patriotism, looking at lyrics in a vacuum is foolish.
BRUCE BRUCE BRUCE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU 😢