Sunday, November 9, 2008

The 9 Most Inappropriate Soundtrack Choices of All Time

 By Darach McGarrigle
 
#7.
Ronald Reagan Doesn't Understand Irony

Song:

"Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen

Used in:

1984 Ronald Reagan campaign

Why they thought it would be appropriate:

Reagan was all about patriotism, and what's more patriotic than someone yelling the name of the country they were born in over and over? Plus, it got across the message that Reagan was born in the U.S.A. (where as his opponent, who knows?) and that he supports people who were also born in the U.S.A. (that's you, the voters!)

Why it wasn't:

Because every single verse is about how the US Government is one giant son of a bitch. You can see how Reagan could have been confused. The story it tells mimics his own life so closely. "Born down in a dead man's town" (born in Illinois). "The first kick I took is when I hit the ground" (became a movie star). "End up like a dog that's been beat too much" (ended up being the president of the most powerful nation in the world).


Bang Bang!

Yes, "Born in the USA" is a classic song about how "The Man" keeps you down. Reagan was running for his second term as "The Man." Appropriating the song as his own made him seem like that kid in grade school who'd try to deflect insults by pretending they were compliments ("If by assface you mean someone who's smarter than you, than yeah, I guess I am an assface, thanks").

http://www.cracked.com/article_16757_9-most-inappropriate-soundtrack-choices-all-time.html

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