Why are we trusting of authority in our society? It's an old, even clichéd question from a well-populated side that is so often seen as the "counter," or the "other" side.
This idea that the American Dream involves making as much cash as possible for yourself is well out of date, and the time has come for a change.
Throughout his career, what distinguishes Springsteen is his understanding of the American ethos -- taking the pulse of America as John Steinbeck and Walt Whitman once did.
The criteria are flexible. They're a combination of songwriting, listening pleasure, live performance and at what point in the song I begin to cry like an 11-year-old girl.
