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firethief · 3661 days ago · link · · parent · post: Are Politicians Too Dumb to Understand the Lyrics to ‘Born in the USA’?
That's an interesting angle; I wouldn't have thought to fault his tone, but the anthemic sound juxtaposed with the censorious lyrics could be seen as a form of sarcasm. Springsteen may be suffering from a songwriter's analogue of Poe's law.
CrazyEyeJoe · 3661 days ago · link ·
I think he's being sarcastic, but I think the real reason most people don't get it is that he slurs like a drunk, in addition to his somewhat oblique lyrics.