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10 Controversial Campaign Songs Not Endorsed by the Artist

7. Don’t Mess with the Boss

While campaigning in 1984, Ronald Regan made patriotic references to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” in his speeches. Although many people think of this as a patriotic song, Springsteen actually wrote it to comment on the shameful way American veterans were treated after returning from Vietnam. The liberal musician was not happy about his song being co-opted as a Republican anthem and asked them to stop the misguided name-dropping. Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan also tried to use the song in their campaigns, but were denied.

Bruce Springsteen Performs
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