This happens a lot with popular music where people and political campaigns routinely miss the point but Born in the USA is perhaps the funniest example because even if you don’t know who Springsteen is or listen to the very clear lyrics, the singer still sounds remarkably pissed off & not jingoistic
Here's another one:
"In 1980 the [NJ] State Assembly passed a resolution naming 'Born to Run' the unofficial rock theme of our State's youth. The bill failed to pass the ... Senate, owing to some of the song's lyrics being about a desire to leave New Jersey." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to...
