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When it was released, the part about “war-mongering Americans”, and the apparent association with the war (was Ride of the Valkyries about the Vietnam War?). D
by keybored 2y ago
When it was released, the part about “war-mongering Americans”, and the apparent association with the war (was Ride of the Valkyries about the Vietnam War?).
Do you understand the concept of associations?
> Nor was it written by an American.
And who said it was?
- reaperducer 2y agoWhen it was released, the part about “war-mongering Americans”, and the apparent association with the war (was Ride of the Valkyries about the Vietnam War?). The author, himself, said it was not about the Vietnam War. You can wish as hard as you want, but it doesn't change the facts. I hate to break it to you, but America and the rest of the world had been through a lot more than just the Vietnam War. You just insist on making that association, even though the lyrics explicitly talk about other crises.
- keybored 2y agoAuthorial intent only goes so far. You release a song during the tail-end of the Vietnam War and decry the fact that people are decrying the “war mongering” Americans? Well that’s the obvious association. But authorial intent can definitely be pinned on juxtaposing whatever “war mongering” with apparently making great planes. I don’t know what kind of harebrained idea that was. > I hate to break it to you, but America and the rest of the world had been through a lot more than just the Vietnam War. You hate to break it to me? That’s a bizarre statement. I’m not jilted by anyone over that war. And the Vietnam War, again, was happening when the commentary was released and when the spoken-word song was released. Obvious associations. Did Springsteen mean rah-rah America with his Born in the USA? No but it was still used for that purpose by some people.