Whistle Test after Born in the U.S.A.
In 1984, with Born in the U.S.A. turning Bruce Springsteen into a stadium fixture, the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test sat him down for a clear-eyed talk about the album, the E Street Band, and the gap between the flag-waving chorus and the Vietnam veteran story underneath.
The clip captures The Boss mid-breakthrough: denim, Telecaster energy offstage, and a songwriter who keeps correcting the easy reading of his biggest hit.
