Bruce Springsteen Kisses Blue-Collar Brand Goodbye

Hollywood in Toto ^ | 11/20

[nickcarraway]

Tramps like us, baby we were born to gouge.

[nickcarraway]

I never read his music as pro-blue-collar. It’s just maisanthropic.

[kiryandil]

“Grift Griftsteen”, because he’s BETTER than you, peasant.

[blueunicorn6]

Boring in the USA.

[Col Frank Slade]

His whole blue collar working class NJ schtick was always a phony marketing ploy.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

He was always a fake. Somebody just now noticed?

[kiryandil]

LOLOL!

Another crack shot, right between Brucie's eyes! :)

[Salamander]

When I saw him at the Cap Center in the late 70s, the tickets were $28.

[PIF]

He’s obviously planning on taking his money and all of his stuff when he passes. Likely believes he can get some prime real estate and big gigs later.

[Salamander]

Now I’ll have “Point Blank” stuck in my head all day.

Thanks.

:P

[Sacajaweau]

could never understand how he got to be famous...his music, personality su***.

[ought-six]

He was never blue collar. It was just part of his shtick.

And a lousy, lousy singer; and mediocre songwriter.

[Leep]

Wouldn’t go for free.

[nickcarraway]

That was a lot for then wasn’t it? I remember tickets still being $20 into the 90’s, but maybe I was going to smaller venues.

[fretzer]

GFYS Springsteen

[nickcarraway]

He went out for a ride and he never went back.

[Jim Noble]

The Boss never had a real job.

[x]

Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money's worth nothin' but your chicks are free

[Olog-hai]

The ticket broker or someone is going to be taking that money. I’m going, ‘Hey, why shouldn’t that money go to the guys that are going to be up there sweating three hours a night for it?’ …

Well, maybe you should have had Peter Grant as your manager, Brucie. He negotiated a 90/10 split of gross ticket receipts in favor of Led Zeppelin . . . but then again, they guaranteed a sellout at every venue, and could you do that back in the day?

Always thought it amusing to hear his fans chant “Bruuuuuuuuuuuce” and it sounds like they’re booing him.

[x]

People aren’t buying records/tapes/cds anymore, so this is how musical acts make their money.