Research Essay

SPRINGSTEEN , THE RISING AND AMERICA

I believe that every song is written out of the writer 's own valuable reason what they often refer to as , inspiration . Thoughts and stories crafted with the writer 's own style , songs are inspired and made to inspire . I strongly believe that what touches the heart of music lovers is the way the lyrics of the song relate to their own experience belief and dreams and for the artists to be loved by the people is a matter of a bonus . As with Bruce Springsteen , who was

the person behind The Rising ' music has to be of trusting the art , not the artist (B . Springsteen , Time Magazine

The Rising is just one of the 911-inspired songs of his come album of the same title which , despite its intense empathy towards the people of America after September 11 , 2006 , had been plague with criticisms . Known as a rock artist , Springsteen has his heart on the working sector of the society representing the most ordinary people of America . As Senator John Kerry commented in an interview with USA Today , He 's a street poet who really is in touched with currents and real people 's dilemmas (USA Today , July 14 , 2002 . I think this is what made Springsteen as Springsteen and what made The Rising ' the song of hope for America

Setting aside Springsteen as the artist , The Rising , especially for those who have lost their loved ones when the Twin Towers crashed into dust will find its place in the hearts of the listeners . Come up on the rising , come up lay your hands in mine come up for the rising , come on up for the rising tonight ' For people to lose even the most valuable property they have is even lighter than to lose a beloved whose life will never be brought back . The powerful America can possibly raise another Twin Towers , even better and stronger Twin Towers . But the power and money of America can never bring back a single life to comfort its people . The only thing then that holds the people of America is hope What The Rising wants to do is to call the people of America to hold on have faith , unite and rise from the ashes of 911 . So it 's not hard to imagine that with The Rising , Springsteen 's realization that what Americans need most right now - with the Sept . 11 anniversary looming and things looking pretty shitty in general - is also that feeling of uplift (F . Mills , The Seattle Weekly

`There are spirits above and behind me , faces gone black , eyes burning bright may their precious blood bind me , Lord as I stand before your fiery light ' As emphatic and emotional as the lines of the song reveal , Springsteen never escaped controversy and accusations of riding ' with the current social situation . As the famous national pop critic Tom Moon said , it is just one of "a scorched earth " publicity campaign linking Sept . 11 with The...