Posted by Cranick at cache-mtc-ag05.proxy.aol.com on January 16, 2004 at 21:54:33:
In Reply to: I'm not really a fan.. posted by Cokechic on January 16, 2004 at 21:14:08:
Just so you know...
He wrote that song about a sad, check-out clerk at his local market. Not that is bad thing. In fact, that tune breaks me up when I hear it. A true, heartbreaking tribute to the working class (way more insightfull than anything by Bruce Springsteen). Just offering some insight to the context.