The 80-year-old closed a quiet, almost entirely acoustic set in Bridgeport with a protest song he had not played since 2014 and a chant that named no target. Willie Nelson, 93, opened.
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Springsteen’s new protest song targets immigration raids and official narratives – and revives a long, loud tradition of American dissent music.
Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction” still stings: racism, war, nuclear dread, and political cynicism feel uncomfortably current.
How Peter, Paul & Mary turned coffeehouse folk into chart-topping pop, powered by Seeger songs, Dylan connections, and civil-rights urgency.