Editing Bruce Springsteen (section)

===2008–2011: Political involvement, Super Bowl XLIII, and Kennedy Center Honors===
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Springsteen supported [[Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="USA Today-2008">{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2008 |title=Springsteen endorses Obama for president |work=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-16-springsteen_N.htm |url-status=live |access-date=April 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417074552/http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-16-springsteen_N.htm |archive-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref> He gave solo acoustic performances in support of Obama's campaign throughout 2008,<ref name="Pitchfork-2008">{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2008 |title=Bruce Springsteen Adds Acoustic Obama Shows |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146179-bruce-springsteen-adds-acoustic-obama-shows |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409171928/http://pitchfork.com/news/33651-bruce-springsteen-adds-acoustic-obama-shows/ |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2010 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> culminating with a November 2 rally at which he debuted the song "[[Working on a Dream (song)|Working on a Dream]]" in a duet with Scialfa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 2, 2008 |title=Springsteen plays new 'Working on a Dream' tune at Obama rally in Cleveland |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2008/11/springsteen_plays_new_working.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185747/http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2008/11/springsteen_plays_new_working.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> Following Obama's electoral victory on November 4, Springsteen's song "The Rising" was the first song played over the loudspeakers after Obama's victory speech in Chicago's [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]]. Springsteen was the musical opener for the [[We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial|Obama Inaugural Celebration]] on January 18, 2009, which was attended by over 400,000 people.<ref name="WP1">{{Cite news |last1=Hendrix |first1=Steve |last2=Mummolo |first2=Jonathan |date=January 18, 2009 |title=Jamming on the Mall for Obama |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/18/AR2009011800917.html?sid=ST2009011802825&s_pos= |access-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901235138/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/18/AR2009011800917.html?sid=ST2009011802825&s_pos= |url-status=live}}</ref> He performed "The Rising" with an all-female choir. Later he performed [[Woody Guthrie]]'s "[[This Land Is Your Land]]" with Pete Seeger.

On January 11, 2009, Springsteen won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Song]] for "[[The Wrestler (song)|The Wrestler]]", from the [[Darren Aronofsky]] [[The Wrestler (2008 film)|film by the same name]].<ref name="GGwin">{{Cite magazine |date=September 14, 2009 |title=Springsteen, Rahman Snag Musical Golden Globes |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269633/springsteen-rahman-snag-musical-golden-globes |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425185725/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269633/springsteen-rahman-snag-musical-golden-globes |archive-date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=August 27, 2010}} Archived from the original on January 5, 2011.</ref> After receiving a heartfelt letter from lead actor [[Mickey Rourke]], Springsteen supplied the song for the film for free.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bardsley |first=Garth |date=January 12, 2009 |title=How Mickey Rourke Got Bruce Springsteen's 'Wrestler' Song – For Free – MTV Movie News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602516/how-mickey-rourke-got-bruce-springsteens-wrestler-song-free.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729090316/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602516/how-mickey-rourke-got-bruce-springsteens-wrestler-song-free.jhtml |archive-date=July 29, 2011 |access-date=December 7, 2011 |publisher=MTV}}</ref>

Springsteen performed at the [[Super Bowl halftime shows|halftime show]] at [[Super Bowl XLIII]] on February 1, 2009,<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 11, 2008 |title=Report: "The Boss" to play Super Bowl halftime show |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231085903/http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=237980 |archive-date=December 31, 2008}}.</ref> agreeing to perform after having declined on prior occasions.<ref name="nyt-laur">{{Cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Pareles |date=February 1, 2009 |title=The Rock Laureate |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/arts/music/01pare.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609215104/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/arts/music/01pare.html |archive-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref> A few days before the game, Springsteen gave a rare press conference at which he promised a "twelve-minute party."<ref name="sfm111708" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lapointe |first=Joe |date=January 30, 2009 |title=Springsteen Promises '12-Minute Party' at Halftime |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/sports/football/30springsteen.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417085524/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/sports/football/30springsteen.html |archive-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> It has been reported that this press conference was Springsteen's first press conference in more than 25 years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Les |date=January 29, 2009 |title=No Cheering in the Press Box, Except When It Comes to the Boss |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/29/AR2009012904283.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112200446/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/29/AR2009012904283.html |archive-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref> His 12-minute 45-second set, with the E Street Band and the Miami Horns, included abbreviated renditions of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Born to Run", "Working on a Dream", and "Glory Days", the latter complete with football references in place of the original baseball-themed lyrics. The set of appearances and promotional activities led Springsteen to say, "This has probably been the busiest month of my life."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wallace |first=Lindsay |date=February 10, 2009 |title=Bruce Springsteen Exclusive: 'I Didn't Even Know I Was Up For A Grammy!' |publisher=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604738/20090210/springsteen_bruce.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=March 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317045041/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604738/20090210/springsteen_bruce.jhtml |archive-date=March 17, 2009}}</ref>

[[File:American Land ESB Fireworks Giants 100309.jpg|thumb|Fireworks go off at the conclusion of the "E! Street! Band!" exhortation during the final shows at [[Giants Stadium]] in October 2009]]
''[[Working on a Dream]]'', dedicated to Federici, was released in late January 2009.<ref name="sfm111708">{{Cite press release |title=Bruce Springsteen's 'Working on a Dream' Set For January 27 Release on Columbia Records |date=November 17, 2008 |publisher=[[Shore Fire Media]] |url=http://www.shorefiremedia.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=2462 |access-date=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063703/http://www.shorefiremedia.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=2462 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> The supporting [[Working on a Dream Tour]] ran from April to November 2009. The band performed five final shows at Giants Stadium, opening with a new song highlighting the historic stadium, and Springsteen's Jersey roots, named "Wrecking Ball".<ref name="nyt101109">{{Cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Pareles |date=October 11, 2009 |title=For Springsteen and Giants Stadium, a Last Dance |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/arts/music/12bruce.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708114624/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/arts/music/12bruce.html |archive-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref>

Springsteen received the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] on December 6, 2009. President Obama gave a speech in which he asserted that Springsteen had incorporated the lives of regular Americans into his expansive palette of songs. Obama added that Springsteen's concerts were not just rock-and-roll concerts, but "communions". The event included musical tributes from [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Ben Harper]], John Mellencamp, [[Jennifer Nettles]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], and [[Eddie Vedder]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 7, 2009 |title=Obama honours Bruce Springsteen |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8398675.stm |url-status=live |access-date=April 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105060259/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8398675.stm |archive-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref>

The 2000s ended with Springsteen named one of eight Artists of the Decade by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Voices: Artists of the Decade |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/issue1094-95 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213013718/http://www.rollingstone.com/issue1094-95 |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=December 19, 2009}}</ref> and with Springsteen's tours ranking him fourth among artists in total concert grosses for the decade.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 11, 2009 |title=Top Touring Artists of the Decade |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266415/top-touring-artists-of-the-decade |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316061805/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266415/top-touring-artists-of-the-decade |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2009}}</ref>

[[Clarence Clemons]], the E Street Band's saxophonist and founding member, died on June 18, 2011, of complications from a stroke.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2011 |title=Clarence Clemons dies of complications from stroke |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/clarence_clemons_dies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121160311/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/clarence_clemons_dies.html |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2011 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>