Hit Parade: Tramps Like Us, Part 2

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🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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In Part 2 of this episode of Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy continues his analysis of the career and legacy of the legendary and sometimes-misunderstood Bruce Springsteen. In his second decade, Springsteen wasn’t just a hitmaker—he was the archetype: the symbol of flag-waving American rock, even when the song was less patriotism than protest. Advertisers, other pop stars, President Ronald Reagan—everybody glommed onto Bruce, and virtually all of them got him wrong. Just in time for summer, Hit Parade takes on the Boss, pop star. How did Bruce Springsteen invent his persona and find his truth? Podcast production by Asha Saluja. Hit Parade episodes are now split into two parts, released two weeks apart. For the full episode right now, sign up for Slate Plus and you'll also get The Bridge, our Trivia show and bonus deep dive. Click here for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Tinder.
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0:20.0	Whether a match leads to something new and exciting or something personal,
0:24.0	no matter what, all matches lead to self-discovery.
0:27.0	Download Tinder now.
0:35.0	Welcome back to Hit Parade,
0:37.0	a podcast of pop chart history from Slate magazine about the hits from Coast to Coast.
0:43.0	I'm Chris Malampi, chart analyst, pop critic and writer of Slate's Why Is This Song No.1 series.
0:49.0	On our last episode, we talked about Bruce Springsteen's long evolution
0:55.0	from Bard of Asbury Park to Rockstar.
0:59.0	By the turn of the 80s, Springsteen finally scored his first major pop hit,
1:05.0	but his transformation into an MTV era icon was yet to come.
1:11.0	In essence, in 1982, Bruce Springsteen had laid the groundwork for two albums at once
1:19.0	and the differences between the songs on 1982's Nebraska
1:25.0	and the ones he held for his next LP, which would be a full East Street band rocker,
1:31.0	were largely cosmetic.
1:34.0	Some songs on Nebraska, apart from their naked production, could have worked as full band
1:40.0	tops like Johnny 99 or Open All Night.
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