People usually think this song is about: Being uber patriotic. But it's really about: Casting a critical and mournful eye on America and its involvement in war. Listen to the opening chords of this Springsteen rock classic and you can't help but have visions of patriotic fist-bumping on the Fourth of July.
In 1972, at age 18, Bob Taylor began working at American Dream, a guitar making shop owned by Sam Radding, where Kurt Listug was already an employee. When Radding decided to sell the business in 1974, Taylor, Listug, and Schemmer bought American Dream and renamed it the Westland Music Company.
After messing around in the gift shop for about 15 minutes, the Taylor Guitar tour started, we headed out to the lumber yard where they store and treat the various types of wood used in the assembly of a variety of guitars. The high end guitars are made here in the USA and the lower end ones are produced in Mexico. I have never seen the Mexico plant, but they claim to have the same quality control standards. My Taylor is proudly made in Mexico and in comparison to my other guitars, there is no comparison, it blows them away. If you want a USA Taylor, prepare to drop more than $800.00 and to sleep on the couch when the wife finds out.