“My Hometown” is a single by Bruce Springsteen off his Born in the U.S.A. album, that was the then-record-tying seventh and last top 10 single to come from it, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart, making the song Springsteen’s only #1 song on this chart to date. The song is a synthesizer-based, low-tempo number that features Springsteen on vocals.
The song’s lyrics begin with the speaker’s memories of his father instilling pride in the family’s hometown. While it first appears that the song will be a nostalgic look at the speaker’s childhood, the song then goes on to describe the racial violence and economic depression that the speaker witnessed as an adolescent and a young adult. The song concludes with the speaker’s reluctant proclamation that he plans to move his family out of the town, but not without first taking his own son on a drive and expressing the same community pride that was instilled in him by his father.
Some of the song’s images reference the recent history of Springsteen’s hometown Freehold Borough, New Jersey, in particular the racial strife in 1960s New Jersey and economic tensions from the same times (such as the “textile mill being closed” was the A & M Karagheusian Rug Mill at Center and Jackson Streets of Freehold).
*source: Wikipedia
Born In The U.S.A. released June 1984
Happy Friday Brother! 😁
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Happy Friday, Sister!😊💛
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LOVE this song
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Perfect to take us into the weekend.
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One of Bruce’s best.
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I agree 💯
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That’s a great choice to end this Springsteen week. Thanks for taking us back in time with his songs.
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A solid song of reflection. I’m glad you enjoyed The Boss’ week.
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Yes, I did!
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