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About This Track
“My Hometown” is a single by Bruce Springsteen off his Born in the U.S.A. album, that was the 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 he witnessed as an adolescent and middle-aged man. The song concludes with the speaker’s proclamation that he hopes to move his family out of the town.
Some of the song’s images derive directly from Springsteen’s experiences growing up in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, in particular the racial strife in 1960s New Jersey and economic tensions from the same times (the “textile mill being closed” was the A & M Karagheusian Rug Mill at Center and Jackson Streets of Freehold).
“My Hometown” stands in contrast to songs like John Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” which tend to romanticize the struggles of growing up in rural America.
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 he witnessed as an adolescent and middle-aged man. The song concludes with the speaker’s proclamation that he hopes to move his family out of the town.
Some of the song’s images derive directly from Springsteen’s experiences growing up in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, in particular the racial strife in 1960s New Jersey and economic tensions from the same times (the “textile mill being closed” was the A & M Karagheusian Rug Mill at Center and Jackson Streets of Freehold).
“My Hometown” stands in contrast to songs like John Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” which tend to romanticize the struggles of growing up in rural America.
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Shouts
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TheDarkSide73 wrote:
The Boss
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nick_honest wrote:
excellent
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hexe63 wrote:
♥
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nicki-77 wrote:
♥
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gutlesswonder wrote:
Such a gorgeous song!
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PETEWAY wrote:
He is the best.
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toozie10 wrote:
my home town was so cool
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AZClydesdale wrote:
Missing that Big Man on the tambourine...
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nomoresongs wrote:
Such a gorgeous song, I love Bruce when he's at his most melancholy like this and The River.
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rockabillyfan wrote:
so lange schon im Musikgeschäft und immer noch erfolgreich !!!!
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Gorseinonboy wrote:
Another great song..........
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rikrijean wrote:
THE BOSS-----sooooo great!!! Thanks, Detti.
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mussarbeitdrei wrote:
Voll geilo
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Tom_Pullings wrote:
Can't agree because of Streets of Philadelphia, and others. Just can't choose one as best, not possible.
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amichi4u wrote:
Definitly his best song!
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RustyChile wrote:
one of the Boss' most beautiful songs,
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Kawasaki321 wrote:
The Boss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Muchamore wrote:
♥
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HorstKrannich wrote:
Gefällt mir immer wieder sehr gut !
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amichi4u wrote:
Einfach ein tolles Lied bei dem alte Erinnerungen wach werden! Wunderschön!
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