I remember George W. Bush's words when promoting his free trade agreements, "Sure some American workers will lose their jobs, but the government will make an effort to provide training for new jobs"
Bruce's 'Youngstown' should be played at every polling place, during every U.S. election, until the first eight years of century will seem only like a bad dream.
You must be young... They needed to play it during the Reagan years, when towns like Youngstown faded away and the winners of the game that is capitalism dropped their cards on the floor and walked off to play with a new deck in other countries.
You must be young... They needed to play it during the Reagan years, when towns like Youngstown faded away and the winners of the game that is capitalism dropped their cards on the floor and walked off to play with a new deck in other countries.
Bruce Springsteen really knows how to resonate with the blue collar types that went through the unimaginable pain of those times... not just in this song, but in many of his songs. I never understand how the pro-big business, anti-worker types can relate to this type of music, yet they seem to find some meaning in it as well.
I remember George W. Bush's words when promoting his free trade agreements, "Sure some American workers will lose their jobs, but the government will make an effort to provide training for new jobs" Bruce's 'Youngstown' should be played at every polling place, during every U.S. election, until the first eight years of century will seem only like a bad dream.
You must be young... They needed to play it during the Reagan years, when towns like Youngstown faded away and the winners of the game that is capitalism dropped their cards on the floor and walked off to play with a new deck in other countries.
You must be young... They needed to play it during the Reagan years, when towns like Youngstown faded away and the winners of the game that is capitalism dropped their cards on the floor and walked off to play with a new deck in other countries.
Bruce Springsteen really knows how to resonate with the blue collar types that went through the unimaginable pain of those times... not just in this song, but in many of his songs. I never understand how the pro-big business, anti-worker types can relate to this type of music, yet they seem to find some meaning in it as well.