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American SongAuthor: Joe Hines
American Song is a podcast that traces the origins and development of American - and ultimately world-wide - forms of modern musical entertainment. Over time, we will trace every major genre from its origins through the current day.American Song looks at the development of our music through the lens of social, political, and economic changes that were occurring in each case, and we'll feature the most important musicians in each genre.Every episode is chock-full of the music we love and where possible, we include archival interviews so you can hear about, in the actual words and voices of these great musicians and singers, the motives and passions that drove their creativity. Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Music, Music History, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Bruce Springsteen and the American Reckoning: Part Five - Last Man Standing
Saturday, 8 November, 2025
Get in touch!Part Five starts with a funeral and a realization: when Bruce's friend and former Castile's band mate, George Theiss, dies, Bruce becomes the last man left from his teenage band. That shock pushes him into Springsteen on Broadway, Western Stars, and Letter to You—projects that ask what kind of ancestor, and what kind of citizen, you want to be when you’re running out of time. We follow him into those late-career marathon shows and finally to a 2025 European stage, where he calls out a "incompetent, corrupt, and treasonous administration" and then sings about hope, duty, and “we the people” anyway. This final chapter ties Bruce back to everyone we’ve studied in 2025 on American Song—including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Cockburn, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon and Jackson Browne —and makes the subtext plain: if we want a better idea of what it means to be American, we’re going to have to live up to the American values embodied in the songs of the artists we say we admire.Music In This Episode: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandMy City of RuinsShackled and DrawnRocky GroundSundownHello SunshineLast Man StandingOne Minute You're HereThe Power of PrayerLong Walk HomeWe Shall OvercomeArchival InterviewsRick Rubin/ Malcolm GladwellJoin our community and continue your journey through American Song: Visit us on Facebook. There, you'll get more information, video content, and more about the music and personalities covered in all our episodes.
