Bruce Springsteen releases an anti-Trump protest EP in record time.

May 23, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

On May 4, 1970, four students were killed at Kent State University when National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed protestors. When Neil Young heard about what happened, he disappeared into a California forest, emerging a few hours later with a new song. Within two weeks, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young had a single in the stores and on the radio. That was lightning fast.

Bruce Springsteen has done something similar. Within hours of a couple of anti-Trump rants on a UK tour, he released a digital EP entitled Land Of Hope And Dreams that includes both of his crowd speeches and a little more.

Trump, who has already lashed out against Springsteen because he’s nothing but a papaya-coloured demented manbaby, will not like this.

An interesting question: Is Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” appropriate listening for a two-year-old?

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