Born in the USA page 7

Born in the USA page 7 by ric gustafson

What really boosted ' Born in the USA' started on Aug 1 1981. What started as a monoculture became a national radio station. It was called MTV. MTV became available to anyone young or old. Anyone could watch music videos. MTV reached millions of people. It was not until October 1984 that Billboard started a new airplay schedule. Springsteen at first was not eager to join the MTV craze. But he changed his mind when he realized how many people watched music videos.

So which song would Springsteen make a video for first?. He decided on a song called ' Dancing in the Dark'. The music video was shot by filmmaker Brian DePalma. Then Springsteen chose the title track to be video number 2. It was directed by John Sayles. It was filmed in 16 mm. It was shot totally different than ' Dancing in the Dark'. 

For music video 3, Springsteen chose ' I'm on Fire'. In the video, Springsteen is driving a woman's Cadillac. The last song for a music video was " Glory Days'. In the video, Springsteen is playing a wannabe baseball player. 

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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric