Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.s.a. (official Video) Direct

The video is widely reviewed as a corrective to the song's "patriotic misinterpretation". While politicians like Ronald Reagan famously adopted the chorus as an "uncomplicated celebration of patriotism," the video anchors the song in the "spiritual crisis" of the working class.

: Springsteen has stated the video demands the audience hold two ideas simultaneously: being "intensely critical" of your nation while remaining "deeply connected" to it. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Official Video)

: Key visuals include oil refineries, assembly lines, long lines at check-cashing stores, military cemeteries, and Amerasian children . The video is widely reviewed as a corrective

: The video intercuts high-energy concert footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band with "handheld shots" of everyday American life. long lines at check-cashing stores