Unlike Matt Welch, Bruce Springsteen's politics didn't drive me away.
It was The Boss's insipid music. I don't think I'm alone on that.
Baby we were born to run... agghhh.
Ya know, he would have been a fine country artist. At least as good a Clay Aiken.
Posted by Walter at May 3, 2005 09:11 PMWalter -- Actually it *was* the music. I could give a crap about a singer's politics; even most political singers (other than wishing they weren't singing about politics). But if he was still cranking out political songs like "The River" and "Nebraska" instead of "The Ghost of Tom Joad" I'd sign up to any damned fool politics he'd like, just so long as I could hear the purty & troubling songs.
Posted by: Matt Welch at May 4, 2005 01:15 AMI don't care what either of you say, "Mary's Place" is a heartbreaking masterpiece. And it's only three years old. Haven't heard D&D, so not defending it.
Posted by: Jim Henley at May 4, 2005 05:28 AMThree libertarian types with three different opinions. It's uncanny.
Posted by: Walter at May 4, 2005 12:13 PMI call that "an unusual unanimity of opinion!"
Posted by: Jim Henley at May 10, 2005 05:01 AM