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
She's the One (Bruce Springsteen song) 63 on its list of the 100 greatest Bruce Springsteen songs of all time. She's the One (Bruce Springsteen song) "She's the One" is a song by Bruce Springsteen. Frequently featured in Springsteen and E Street Band concert performances, it first appeared on the "Born to Run" album in 1975. It was also released as the B-side to Springsteen's "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" single. "She's the One" was one of the songs that Springsteen wrote before beginning to record the "Born to Run" album, along with "Born to Run", "Thunder Road" and "Jungleland", although originally he was not sure whether to