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.
Who is Van Taylor Van Taylor A.K.A YoungVanTaylor arises not to far from where Ray Lewis made plays and The Wire was made! Baltimore, Maryland birthed the now West Coast residing Van Taylor. Taylor began a career in 2013 where he released the introductory project entitled Coming Soon under a different moniker. Coming Soon featured a variety of tracks recorded in the past years leading up to release. It was the unexpected reception of Coming Soon, that birthed Van Taylor.