Out the Light", was another Vietnam veteran's tale. also released on CD in 1988 (Columbia / 38K-04680-S1) 12": Columbia / 44-05147 "Born In The U.S.A." (The Freedom Mix) – 7:07 "Born In The U.S.A." (Dub) – 7:27 "Born In The U.S.A." (Radio Mix) – 6:01 all remixes done by Arthur Baker Personnel According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon: Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitars E Street Band Steven Van Zandt – guitars Roy Bittan – keyboards Clarence Clemons – maracas Danny Federici – glockenspiel, piano Garry Tallent – bass Max Weinberg – drums Charts Weekly charts Year end charts Sales and certifications Covers and parodies The song has appeared on recordings ranging from instrumental bluegrass collections to children's music albums (sung by groups of children). Even the London Symphony Orchestra has performed their take on the song. In 1985, Patti LaBelle covered the song on her live album. Jazz-funk bassist Stanley Clarke recorded the song for his 1985 release, Find Out!. The Allmusic describes this version as "a black man's parody of white arena rock, with Springsteen's bitter lyric ground out rap-style by Clarke." Eric Rigler has recorded an instrumental bagpipe version of the song that has appeared on various Springsteen tribute albums since 2001. Swedish-Argentinian singer-songwriter José González performed a solo acoustic version for a time, choosing not to sing the song's title refrain. Singer-songwriter Richard Shindell covered the song in concerts, performing solo and playing bouzouki. Shindell recorded the song for his album South of Delia. This Morning presenter Matt Johnson performed the song as Bruce Springsteen on week 6 of the ITV show 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'. At the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony, the song was covered by Neil Young & Crazy Horse with the help of Nils Lofgren; this is ironic for two reasons: one, Neil Young was born in Canada and Lofgren was a member of both Crazy Horse and the E Street Band. There are a number of "Born in the U.S.A." parodies. For example, Cheech and Chong's 1985 comic-political "Born in East L.A." and Mad featured a parody written by Frank Jacobs in its July 1985 issue, called "Porn in the U.S.A.". A group of Sesame Street characters (billed as "Bruce Stringbean and the S. Street Band") performed a version of the song called "Barn in the U.S.A." for the album Born to Add. In Canadian Bacon, a Michael