Bruce Springsteen accepts Ellis Island award with his mother & aunts
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- Charming video of Bruce Springsteen accepting an award at Ellis Island, and inviting his mother and aunts on stage. He discusses his Italian, Irish and Dutch ancestry, as well as his feelings about immigration. The event was hosted by his friend, Brian Williams.
What's the saying? If you want a good man find one who is good to his mother. He is the definition of good. Love you, Bossman!!!
Bruce - always the man on the stage with the right words and infinite grace.
I love this man.....I love how he respects and credits his leading ladies that raised him.....he is so humble and sweet......he is such a Jersey Boy! Thanks for sharing
Bruce Springsteen is a beautiful man.
He is not
I loved his stories about his mom and aunts in Born to Run. his family was so lively. thinks the world of his family. that is why he is so grounded.
Loved your speech. You are very fortunate to have those beautiful ladies in your life.
The most gentle, humble and beautiful human being.
As a young female (in high school when Born to Run came out) one of the things that struck me so profoundly in Bruce's music was his obvious respect for what might be termed the 'Feminine' -- it was subtle but unmissable and *so* unusual in music at that time (and still for that matter) -- he is, as people have so aptly remarked here, as good as it gets as far as a human being (and a resident of this peculiar country) is concerned -- a 'paragon' in every good sense of the word . . .
Wonderful speech Bruce and for the love of your ancestors and most importantly staying grounded all these years!
The greatest living American. An example to all of humanity.
Totally agree!!
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Now that he's a known pedophile. How do feel?
He is a beautiful man in every aspect.
Oh my lord, Springsteen is just the absolute best
One of the few celebrities who is truly humbled by his past and will never forget it....in fact, his so is a NJ firefighter!
Quadruple LOVE!! SO precious!! When he speaks of his mother, she says, "What'd he say?"
A genuine human being.
Listen to this speech . Then listen to the Boss . A truly amazing journey.
What a beautiful human being Bruce Springsteen is the song she writes it's about our experiences in this country thank God for a man like him
What a 1st class individual . Heartwarming video to say the least
I love you and all your family!! Love from Naples. Alessandra 🇮🇹🇮🇹🤗🤗
Certainly shores up ones trust in "The Boss". Great to see him bare his soft side. Great integrity.
dont you listen to his music?
3 wonderfull sisters and the boss himself .it dont get any better ,god bless bruce springsteen and all his familey
What a magnificent human, and ambassador of our entire human race and hope, is Bruce Springsteen
speak for yourself. I see him as a hypocrite and useful idiot for hateful, nasty leftists, including but not limited to the obamas and clintons
@@willard2729, and since when are Clinton and Obama leftists? Do you know what is happening in Latin America? Why did they spy on our continent as Snowden revealed? Try to know ... And I think Bruce doesn't know what the hypocritical Democrats and the worst Republicans can still do to explore our continent. Greetings from Brasil.
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@@willard2729 What about Trump jumping up and down, making fun of autistic people (notably kids) like some bully in the playground? Mocking disabled people is one of the "nastiest" things you can do. Or Rush Limbaugh for years and years bashing drug users - saying they ought to be locked up and rot in hell for a medical problem (I am not talking about a heroin addict who kills an old lady to get money for dope) - and yet he becomes a pill addict lying to doctors and such. Your politics do not define the essential part of who you are. Politics do not totally define a person, and no group of people along the political spectrum has complete ownership over all of the problems. Many of them are systemic. I mean, do you really think that dudes like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson envisioned a nation where people would be career politicians?
Those ladies are an inspiration!
A rock star on all levels! Thanks Bruce!
He honors his mother.
behind every great man - one , two ,three ,four or more - great women.
"She now resides in modest luxury at an undisclosed location." Love it!
Favorite line!
Bruce doesn't smoke, doesn't do drugs, loves his mom, loving wife and great family man. He is humble, unassuming, writes great songs.. super rich. Did I left out any negatives about him?
Yes - he's a useful idiot for evil democrats. A person with his influence does a ton of damage by supporting wretched human beings like obama and the hildabeast. Just recenently, elizabeth warren and kamala harris called blue-collar, ordinary guy Darren Wilson a murderer....you won't hear a word from the working-class hero bruce springsteen. He's a really good guy at heart but he's gullible. Gullibility usually does little damage to others, but springsteen influences people all over the world and so his support for hideous leftists and his complete silence regarding leftist violence, FBI abuses of power, obama and holder's war on cops, etc. is very damaging. A guy who is buddies with the lying wingnut brian williams is to be taken with a grain of salt.
@@willard2729 You're so very good at showing your ignorance!!
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Please, continue!!
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Good God! I don’t know anything about “willard2729,” but with confidence I can say that he has not a lick of sense. To berate a man of great reputation , a man of honor and dignity, a man who is truly a great American Patriot, and a man who’s been singing from his soul to the souls of all his fans since 1972. Willard doesn’t understand this, because he, like his hero Donald J. Trump, soon to be removed from office, has no soul.
Cheated on his first wife with the present wife...xx
Hi John, Ellis Island gives several awards each year - sometimes to immigrants themselves, but often to notable descendants of Ellis Island immigrants. I can't speak for your immigrant ancestors, but I'm grateful that mine who came through Ellis Island from present-day Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine to work in the coal mines in PA had the courage to be "hopeful wanderers." I consider myself to be one of their many lucky beneficiaries!
Megan, I wasn't aware of your comment until a few minutes ago. I'm not knocking anything about Ellis Island. I just didn't understand why Springsteen was picked to berr an honoree. So...he was chosen because he's a celebrity with ancestors that passed through Ellis Island?
+John Rigali yes, it used to be just for people with Ellis Island heritage, but now they select people with roots from various immigration eras, ports, and circumstances
Megan Smolenyak
Ty for videos. i subbed to ur channel. Just Awesome
Great and lovely family sparkie
A beautiful speech.
Class act with a beautiful family as well.
Lovely to hear these personal stories. Perhaps especially resonates with me because my grand father too came to America through Ellis Island. He came from Norway and married my grandmother, conceived in Norway and born in America.
My Mom's family was Scottish-Irish-Celtic in tradition although they came through Ellis Island long before, eventually moved from the East coast to California, where I was born as a fourth generation Californian. Either way, roots in America go back to Ellis Island on both sides of the family as I imagine is the case for many who through immigration, became Americans today.
Brilliant inspiring words Bruce. Gita love this guy. He's all about what's great in America. A truce working class hero.
Really liked this video! All the best!!
Yo también soy emigrante. Mis padres emigraron a Uruguay desde una pequeña aldea gallega donde yo nací en el 68. En el 74, volvimos a España. Y muchos años de lucha por delante de lo que me siento orgulloso...🇺🇾🇪🇸
I love this man
what a story, Bruce telling about his family, great
He seems like such a cool and down to earth guy. Who would have known?
We love you Bruce.
This is such a delight.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - lyrics for "American Land" : What is this land America, so many travel there
I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there
Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can
And we'll make our home in the American land
Over there all the women wear silk and satin to their knees
And children, dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees
Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands
When you make your home in the American land
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
Whoa!
I docked at Ellis Island in the city of light and spire
I wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire
We made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands
We made our home in the American land
Go!
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
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Come on!
The McNicholas, the Posalskis, the Smiths, Zerillis too
The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews
They come across the water a thousand miles from home
With nothing in their bellies but the fire down below
They died building the railroads, they worked to bones and skin
They died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind
They died to get here a hundred years ago, they're still dying now
Their hands that built the country we're always trying to keep out
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Who'll make his home in the American land
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
So proud of this man and cousin by Dutch Blood.
Bruce, eres una gran persona y excelente Hijo. Saludos desde Chile
Great speech, great women. Thank God Adele made the choices that she did to give us a rock & roll legend!
"Che Caro" Una persona Eccezionale.💕💞💋
Of my 8 great-grandparents, 7 arrived from Ireland between 1847-1867. Ellis Island was not open yet so most landed in New York. But they were also looking for a new life.
Castle Gardens was there before Ellis Island and many immigrants came through there.
With his glory days in concerts and dancing in the dark Bruce is tougher than all they rest
Who would give this a thumbs down?
THIS IS WONDERFUL SO PROUD TO BE A AMERICAN SO WONDERFUL LOVE THIS SO PROUD BEAUTIFUL LADIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AMAZING
Bruce você é uma pessoa maravilhosa e um filho muito amoroso e que Deus abençoe!!
This is how to truly love.
Sei un uomo meravigliosi!! Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!!! 👬😅😍😍😘♥️💘
BEAUTIFUL BRUCE ❤
O Bruce e uma pessoa muito boa muito família e humilde continua sempre 👏😘 assim Deus gosta dessas pessoas assim
A real Mensch!!!
Hoooo.., e piu forte di me! Quando vedo bruce, e come vedere un membro di famiglia! Lo amo! 🥰🤗👩❤️💋👩😍😘💕❤️💕💕❤️💕💕💕💕
so fantastic familie
Half Neapolitan 💓
Which half??
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His mother (as he said in the video) is 100% from Italy.
Kraljevski govor Brus. 💗💗💗💘💘💘💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋.
CELTIC - ITALIC BEST EVER
what the heck is Brian doing behind the podium?6:21
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Looks like Bruce walked into a store right before the event and bought that blazer. Sleeves are to long lol.
zfilmmaker he always wears his sleeves too long, so funny.
@@divisionave angela.. Troppo lunghe/😂😂😂😂
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This is why I like Bruce he is very un-American in the sense of no cheese etc. I guess that's why I am also big fans of Kubrick and Welles.
Most Americans consider him quintessentially American.
Trump needs to watch this.
so do his admirers that are so clueless
Tom Tetreau ,,, Trump would spit on their face.... then deportthem!
Trump has no class at all.
..well deserved
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the boss
TOTALLY AGREE!
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From whom did he borrow his sport coat...Clarence??? Cripes...make it fit, amigo! hahahaha
to hell with the award lol x
I listened to (and watched) this video twice, but I didn't hear the reason why Springsteen was given the award.
Furthermore, I think my most recent immigrant ancestors would take exception with his comments about immigration.
+John Rigali You show your ignorance. He was showing respect to his immigrant ancestors, i.e, his aunts & mother....who came through Ellis Island as did mine.
You weren't listening.
Real European lol... Like almost all Americans...
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So sorry Bruce .You don't know italian language...
So what
Excellent video
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