Bruce Springsteen was advocating for the rights of the common working-class man. The song was widely misinterpreted as jingoistic, and in connection with the 1984 presidential campaign became the subject of considerable folklore. In 1984, conservative columnist George Will attended a Springsteen concert and then wrote a column praising Springsteen's work ethic. Six days after the column was printed, in a campaign rally in Hammonton, New Jersey, Reagan said, "America's future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts. It rests in the message of hope in the songs of a man so many young Americans admire—New Jersey's own, Bruce Springsteen." Two
Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) from "Cadillac Ranch." Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) "Cadillac Ranch" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen that was first released on Springsteen's 1980 album "The River". In 1981 it was released as a single in Europe, backed by "Be True" in France and by "Wreck on the Highway" in the UK. Although it was not released as a single in the US, it did reach #48 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. A favorite in concert, a live version was included on "Live/1975–85". A version was also included on the documentary film "Blood Brothers. "Cadillac Ranch" is an