In 1978 Bruce Springsteen released a song titled "Factory" on his fourth album, Darkness on the Edge of Town . The song, based on Springsteen’s father’s time working at a factory in New Jersey, is a haunting tale of despair that frames life on an assembly line as one of almost relentless bleakness.
Springsteen’s "Factory" paints an accurate picture of late seventies grease-stained drudgery.
Unfortunately, that perception still exists. In popular culture, manufacturing and factory work are often still portrayed as a fast track to a sore back and a regretful heart.That perception is wrong.A large percentage American manufacturing long ago […]
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