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
Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song) Springsteen songs. Better Days (Bruce Springsteen song) "Better Days" is the first single from American rock singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen's tenth studio album "Lucky Town". It was originally released in the United States in March 1992 as a double A side with "Human Touch", reaching No. 16 on "Billboard" Hot 100 and the second position on the US Mainstream Rock chart. It was later released in the rest of the world as a stand-alone single in May and reached its highest position in Italy (No. 2). On "Rolling Stone" "Better Days" peaked at position #70 on their list of the 100