The 2005 Bruce Springsteen song too sexy for the public: “An issue”

Bruce Springsteen may have been looking to make the best tunes he could, but some tunes were to risque for the public eye.

‘Great Thanks, Bruce Springsteen’

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21 Years Ago Today, Bruce Springsteen Took What Might Be His Most Audacious (And Controversial) Record to No. 1 With One of His Darkest Songs Ever

Bruce Springsteen scored his first-ever No. 1 album without the E Street Band, 'Devils & Dust', on May 8, 2005.
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When Bruce Springsteen stirred Starbucks drama

In 2005, Bruce Springsteen’s acoustic album ‘Devils & Dust’ topped the charts but was absent from Starbucks shelves. The ...
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How Bruce Springsteen's 'Devils & Dust' became a No. 1 album despite Starbucks ban

The album was deemed "too racy" for the global conglomerate.