Bruce Springsteen's 'American Skin (41 Shots)' resounds 'extra plangently' in the wake of the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Photograph: Alfredo Aldai/EPA Bruce Springsteen has been adding an extra number to his set list as he tours America with the E Street Band. "American Skin (41 Shots)" describes a mother trying to keep her son safe on the streets as he grows. With a chorus haunted by the death of a man killed under a hail of 41 police bullets, its narrative resounds extra plangently in the wake of February's Florida shooting of the unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighbourhood watch captain. Last week, Springsteen made that connection explicit. "This is for Trayvon,"...
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