WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., took to the House floor this week to recognize the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s landmark album “Born to Run.”
“Bruce is Jersey, and Jersey is Bruce. Just when a twenty-five-year-old kid from Freehold thought about giving up, his hard work paid off with an album that shared the Garden State with America, and America with the world,” Gottheimer said. “Whether from a turntable, cassette, the radio, or your phone, the Boss sings for us all: when chasing after that ‘runaway American dream,’ ‘baby, we were born to run.’”
The album, released in 1975, propelled Springsteen to national fame with songs that became staples of American rock, including “Thunder Road,” “Jungleland,” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and the title track.
Gottheimer said the record captured both the American spirit and the “Jersey Values that unite us,” and continues to inspire new generations of listeners.
