Born in the U.s.a.

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Call Number: CD Rock Springsteen Born 1984
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Rock Springsteen Born 1984	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Rock Springsteen Born 1984	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact disc.
Durations on insert in container.
Lyrics on insert.
Born in the U.S.A. -- Cover me -- Darlington County -- Working on the highway -- Downbound train -- I'm on fire -- No surrender-- Bobby Jean -- I'm goin' down -- Glory days -- Dancing in thedark -- My hometown.
Rock music performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Downbound Train submitted by Caser on February 17, 2011, 12:36pm I listened to "Downbound Train" off Born in the USA on my way to work this morning (for like the bazillionth time), but this time around I couldn't get over the pixel-sharp delivery of the line, "I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train."

There's not much range in melody in this song; instead, Springsteen relies on the inflection of each word and an overall deflated tone to bring the story a feeling of reality that sets his best work apart (with thanks to Dylan, of course). In the chorus, he takes each of those three critical words: "feel", "rider", and "downbound" and stretches the vowel sounds out an extra beat for emphasis and to allow the listener time to reflect on the almost-archetypal image of a person trapped on a vessel inexorably moving forward toward a bleak future. There's no repeat of the chorus, just an instrumental break after the line is sung, so the words and the image hang in the air, like the weight of the narrator's own vapid life.

It's a song that never fails to resonate, at the worst times as a reflection of one's own life, and even when things are going well, as a humbling reality of so many people with little left to hold on to.

Fan submitted by glennauerbach on June 26, 2011, 7:19am I love bruce springsteen!

good submitted by DoodleBob on June 17, 2012, 3:14pm this album is good but I think it could be better.

go USA submitted by Jackie77 on August 13, 2015, 12:17am My all time favorite album by Bruce. I love every song on here. Glory days is the best track. Fantastic album you must listen to.

Great Summer Soundtrack submitted by avrogers1 on July 11, 2016, 2:05pm I rented this CD right before I went up north for the 4th of July. It was very fun to sing along to the songs with my family. It was upbeat for the most part and was the perfect soundtrack for our car ride.

So many great songs submitted by kencza on August 7, 2017, 12:13pm Lots of these stick with you..... the monster hits-- Born in the USA, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark and
less heard but no less powerful Cover Me, Downbound Train, and My hometown

Each song is great submitted by teri on August 12, 2018, 4:25pm There isn't one track on here that I don't like. Catchy tunes that you find yourself singing along with - timeless songs.

Timeless Americana submitted by purchasingqueen on August 3, 2023, 11:47pm THE sound of American rock. He does it all - writes, sings and plays. Every tune is a winner,