
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone Junior has introduced a House Resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s third album, Born to Run, which was released today — August 25th — in 1975.
Pallone says, “Bruce Springsteen didn’t just write an album. He wrote an anthem for the American dream, captured in the poetry of the working class and the spirit of the Jersey Shore. Fifty years later, Born to Run still makes us roll down the windows and believe in something better just over the horizon. It’s time Congress officially said so.”
The resolution goes on to mention the success of the album and multiple achievements from throughout Springsteen’s career, including his birthday, September 23rd, being Bruce Springsteen Day in New Jersey.
“Bruce has always been a proud son of the Jersey Shore,” adds Pallone. “My resolution recognizes what fans have known for decades: that his music belongs not just to New Jersey, but to the heart and soul of the nation.”
Pallone represents New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District, which includes Long Branch, where Springsteen was born and where Born to Run was written.