re: Feel Good News Story: Disney's Bruce Springsteen movie is another flop.

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He must have hired the best publicist in the world. A borderline one hit wonder that gets talked about like a national treasure

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There are plenty of libtard examples of that ... they're everywhere. Musicians and Actors, et al.

I truly believe this has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with Springsteen being criminally overrated as a singer his entire career.

His prime is too far gone for new music listeners to suspend disbelief and treat him like he has talent.

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That said I will still absolutely watch it because of the actor playing him, and because I'm old enough to have a dad that drank all the boss koolaid.

As I said in an MTV board thread on the film, BS has an interesting story to tell.

Not Nebraska -- but rather his early years trying to break through (artist biopics are invariably most dramatic at the beginning).

BS was in a heavy metal band that broke up, and he spent a couple of years playing amateur nights in NYC as an acoustic solo, When he was finally discovered (by the discoverer of Dylan) it was mostly for his lyrics. He got a record deal but his label tried to mold him into a singer/songwriter like James Taylor, and he rebelled.

He was inevitably ripped off by his 1st manager, whom he later sued. His 2nd manager helped him the devise the "Boss" persona. Of course it was a pose. BS was never a Working Man, no more than John Fogerty was born on the bayou or Mick Jagger learned about love from honky tonk women.

BS' early years could make an interesting story. But it can't be told at the moment, as BS as well as the managers are still alive. Aside from possible lawsuits, I doubt if BS wants to publicize some of his past, such as his allegedly living with/off an older woman when he got out of high school,

BS is important for two reasons:

1. His relentlessly energetic live shows made the term "bar band" respectable, and he successfully translated that ethic from bars to arenas

2. He helped mythologize Mook Culture. BS took Fogerty's Working Class Hero persona and modified it a la Joizy -- this was his one stroke of originality. This concept is unavoidable now (Saturday Night Fever, Sopranos) but was considered passe in mellow 1973, as dead as John Garfield when BS and Scorsese revived it.

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Third, he’s a billionaire. He doesn’t give a flying frick about the working man

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same as trump
well, except bruce earned his money

great post

Glory Days and this song are about the only two Springsteen songs I ever liked. Growing up in Upstate New York, music from New York City trickled North. I remember Springsteen and Billy Joel being very popular in school. Springsteen I hated immediately.

Love his music don’t like the guy!

This is not surprising, I don’t know one fan of his, not 1.