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2 unusual facts about Born in the U.S.A.


Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013

Pamela Springsteen (Bruce's sister was brought out to sing with him during "Dancing in the Dark")

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

The song was recorded in a 1975 live version and eventually released in 1985 as a B-side to "My Hometown", a single from the Born in the U.S.A. album.


Lower Alabama

These sections of the state are where jokes are often heard with punch lines of "Yep, I'm from L.A. too: Lower Alabama"; or references to natives of southeastern Alabama being "Born in East L.A." (better known as the title of a Cheech Marin song parody of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.).

My Hometown

The music video for "My Hometown" was a straightforward video filming of a performance of the song at a Springsteen and E Street Band concert late in the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, eschewing fast-paced cutting for slower montages of Springsteen and various band members.

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" has become a staple of Springsteen's E Street Band concert tours, with regular appearances from the 1975 and on Born to Run tours through the 1984 legs of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, with one of the latter documented on the later Live/1975–85, and the 1988 Tunnel of Love Express.

The U.S. Express

Once they joined the WWF they were given a patriotic gimmick along with the Bruce Springsteen classic "Born in the U.S.A." as their entrance music.

Working on the Highway

It was released on the album Born in the U.S.A. and has remained a popular concert song for Springsteen and the E Street Band.


see also

My Home

My Hometown single by Bruce Springsteen from the Born in the U.S.A. album