According to a report from the Daily Mail published on Saturday, January 11, the song was being played on Absolute Radio with one line altered. The lyric in question includes the phrase “yellow man,” which appears in a verse describing the experience of a working class American drafted into the Vietnam War.
On the original recording, Springsteen sings, “So they put a rifle in my hands, sent me off to a foreign land, to go and kill the yellow man, Born in the U.S.A.”
The outlet reported that Absolute Radio will censor the lyric when airing the track. Bauer Media, which owns the station, has not publicly commented on the reported change.
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"This is a song about the pain, glory, shame of identity and of place,” Springsteen said in 2021, per Ultimate Classic Rock. "So it’s a complex picture of the country. Our protagonist is someone who has been betrayed by his nation and yet still feels deeply connected to the country that he grew up in."
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Springsteen has not commented on the reported censorship. For now, the song remains widely available in its original form on albums and streaming platforms.
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