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Bruce Springsteen Trivia
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- Paul Schrader asked Springsteen to write a title song for a movie he had written called "Born in the USA". After Springsteen wrote it, he liked the song so much, he used for his multi-platinum album of the same name instead. As a replacement, Springsteen wrote another song and that song title became the film's new title, Light of Day (1987). That is why Springsteen thanks Schrader in the liner notes of the album.
- Despite his last name having a Jewish ring, Springsteen is actually half Irish, half Italian and was raised Catholic.
- For all his musical success, Springsteen has never recorded a number one hit. "Hungry Heart", (believed to be number one by some) only hit number five. The closest he came was number two, with "Dancing In The Dark". Springsteen did however write "Blinded By The Light", which hit number one when recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
- He was voted the 23rd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
- In fall of 2004 he participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to encourage the defeat of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election, an effort that ultimately fell short as Bush was re-elected on November 2, 2004.
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