Video: Bruce Springsteen: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND

​What is it about environmentalism that ruins songwriters' abilities to express themselves subtly and poetically? There are some cheesy-ass Earth Day songs out there. Luckily, none of them made it ont

I hope you get out today and get to a BBQ, I guess that's what's traditional for today right? Our family will be doing the rounds, attempting to eat as much as we can and seeing some friends we haven't seen for a while. If you happen to be stuck at home, or if the BBQ is at your place, you can tune into the station today and we are playing nothing but Springsteen , [...]

AT 9 o'clock on a recent morning Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were already half an hour into a rehearsal at the rock club Terminal 5 in Manhattan. As N.F.L. executives and a television production team watched, they were tightening their miniset of four songs -- dropping verses, streamlining segues -- to fit their 12-minute slot as the halftime entertainment Sunday at Super Bowl XLIII, expected to reach tens of millions of viewers. "My take on the Super Bowl?" Mr. Springsteen said after rehearsal. "Fundamentally it's a 12-minute party." [...]

I don't know why the NFL thinks Bruce Springsteen is going to be able to play three songs in 15 minutes. He'll probably use up the entire time telling a story or something before getting the hook. Anyway, his intro for this Woody Guthrie song is quite earnest, but it's a good version of the song. It's why working people connected with The Boss in the first place. I hope he brings some of this magic to the inauguration tomorrow. [via Clusterflock ]

"Reminding you that with countries, just like with people, it's easy to let the best of yourselves slip away." This land was made for you and me. Please exercise your right to vote.