: Reviews from BBC Music note that the visuals of Springsteen "spitting the hopeless verses" reveal the track as a "ragged-lunged hymn" rather than a jingoistic sing-along. Production Credits Director John Sayles Cinematographer Ernest Dickerson Second Camera Michael Ballhaus Producers Peggy Rajski, Maggie Renzi
: Key visuals include oil refineries, assembly lines, long lines at check-cashing stores, military cemeteries, and Amerasian children . Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Official Video)
: Springsteen has stated the video demands the audience hold two ideas simultaneously: being "intensely critical" of your nation while remaining "deeply connected" to it. : Reviews from BBC Music note that the