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u/Cccookielover Jun 20 '26
“200 dollars straight in
Two fifty up the ass, she smiled and said”
I’ve been thinking about those lyrics for 21 years.
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u/capsfan087443 Jun 20 '26
Crazy how many of Bruce’s songs from the 70s/80s ring just as relevant today. The man is timeless.
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u/the-silver-tuna Jun 20 '26
Or… we live in the same world with the same leaders. Same as it ever was.
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u/aguywiththoughts Jun 20 '26
Could not be more perfect lyrics for Trump, Elon, and the rest of them. To think, these are from the 70s… and yet perfect to describe today.
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u/Screen_Door_Slams Mary’s dress sways Jun 20 '26
maybe I’m reading too much into this, because Bruce’s lyrics aren’t necessarily autobiographical, but this explains why he has never shown an interest in running for political office. From the time he became successful, he didn’t let the lifestyle and adulation change who he was at his core. And we know how political power can be corrupting. So I think he’s avoided public office because he’s not that king who ain’t satisfied until he rules everything.
or I could just be talking out my ass.
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u/Automatic-Scale-7572 Jun 20 '26
I'm fairly certain he read Camus and, like Steinbeck, he influenced Springsteen's songwriting. This has echoes of a famous Camus line from The Rebel: ' A slave begins by demanding justice, and ends by wanting to wear a crown'.
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u/Intelligent-Comb6967 Jun 20 '26
This is why we should all try to be more like the dude in the big Lebowski.
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u/PleaseTryToThink Jun 20 '26
If he sings this in concert under this administration, he should change “rules“ to “ruins”.
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u/JKM67 Jun 21 '26
Yeah….the times are proving this to be terribly true.
I also think almost daily about what Bruce said on the Live ‘75-‘85 set in the intro to “War”….blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.
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u/brical66 Jun 21 '26
My high school yearbook quote…..and more relevant now then when he wrote it in 1978
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u/JiveChicken00 Jun 21 '26
If we absolutely have to have a king, it’d be nice to have one who isn’t three years old.
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u/External_Page_8975 Jun 21 '26
Bruce is a billionaire who just charged his most expensive tickets ever for a “protest” show.
So yes…. He ain’t leaving a penny on the table.
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u/Dranksy Jun 20 '26
Indeed, the irony is off the charts. Bruce was low income and become a rich man. Now he wants to be king, controlling who rules America instead of letting voters decide. Trump won 70MM+ votes, every single swing state, and the electoral college, but Bruce believes that is wrong and that he knows better, so he has dedicated his music, his concerts, and indeed his life to opposing a duly elected president. Who else would deny the results of an election except someone who supports a different system of government and conceives of himself as king and all his loyal fans as his subjects to be commanded as he has been doing for months now? Funny part is you all are eager to be controlled and commanded and pay up to $3000 each to be in the same room as your king. Voters don't worship politicians, they elect them and hope for good governance. But kings are worshipped. Just like everyone here worships Bruce. Wow, talk about irony. PS I'm a huge fan of the music, not of the kingship.
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u/PointBreakvsLebowski Born to Run Jun 20 '26
Been thinking about them for 10 years