"I'd like to tell you a story about Bruce Springsteen and the New York City Police Department."

[cos dem]

7. I somehow missed this song the first time around.

I first heard it on the excellent High Hopes album, and the memory of Trayvon Martin was still fresh. I can't say I "love" the song, because such a song should never have to be written. But, it is exceptionally well done. If you really listen to it, the lyrics are just heartbreaking. This is where Bruce is such an excellent songwriter, being able to put you in someone else's shoes, and feel their emotions. The lines about the mother telling her son how to not get killed by cops are gut-wrenching.

You can get killed just for living in you American skin. Indeed.