Politics & Government
#BruceTheDebate Aims To Decipher Debate Using Springsteen Lyrics
What Springsteen lyrics would you use to describe last night's debate?
COLTS NECK, NJ — The day after a presidential debate always brings an onslaught of reports trying to decipher exactly what happened in those 90 minutes. What did each candidate mean? Who won? What, exactly, are they saying?
While reporters give it a good effort, Bruce Springsteen fans did one better: They took to Twitter using the hashtag #BruceTheDebate to explain what happened using The Boss' lyrics.
The hashtag was jumpstarted by Brian Lehrer, a journalist who live-tweeted the debate using only lyrics. Listeners quickly jumped in, and Springsteen himself eventually caught wind of it, retweeting Lehrer's call to action. (Patch's requests for comment were not returned by Springsteen.)
Find out what's happening in Marlboro-Coltsneckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Here are the six best tweets using Bruce to explain the debate:
Immigration
Find out what's happening in Marlboro-Coltsneckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
And all around me a voice was sounding / Said this land was made for you and me #BruceTheDebate
— Backstreets Magazine (@backstreetsmag) October 20, 2016
Taxes
"Well I got a job and tried to put my money away but I got debts that no honest man could pay" #brucethedebate #debate
— Joel Solow (@joelfrominwood) October 20, 2016
The Economy
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy#brucethedebate
— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) October 20, 2016
Military Action
#brucethedebate "No retreat, baby, no surrender."
— Charles Stile (@PoliticalStile) October 20, 2016
Wall Street
The banker man grows fat, the working man grows thin / It's all happened before and it'll happen again #BruceTheDebate
— Backstreets Magazine (@backstreetsmag) October 20, 2016
Winners (and losers):
Down here it's just winners and losers And don't get caught on the wrong side of that line#brucethedebate #debatenight
— Pam Terenzi (@PamTerenzi) October 20, 2016
Photo Credit: Danny Clinch, Shore Fire Media
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
