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Bruce Springsteen Discredits the Burdens He Sings Of

It’s become cliche. Rock ‘n’ roll stars, past their prime, look for controversy to gain press. In 2005, the Rolling Stones pushed Sweet Neocon to get their new tour past the pages of Rolling Stone to headline news in papers, Time, and Newsweek. Suddenly the world watches Keith Richards provide political commentary thanks to brilliant (sarcasm) lyrics like:
You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite/You call yourself a patriot, well I think you’re full of …