Shame on you Bruce and Barry
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Obama: "In an ideal world what Bruce and Clarence portrayed on stage was essentially a reconciliation, right? Redemption."
Springsteen: "That’s right."
Obama: "But most of your audiences were primarily white. And they can love Clarence when he’s onstage, but if they ran into him in a bar, suddenly..."
Springsteen: "Oh yeah."
Obama: "... the n-word comes out."
Springsteen, nodding in agreement: "Yeah."
Obama: "And part of Bruce’s music and part of my politics has been, "no, no you gotta surface that stuff, you gotta talk about it.
Posted by: Woodrow 2021-10-27 |