Oh, and the list includes Bruce Springsteen, but doesn't mention...
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Springsteen was praised by President Reagan as a great patriot (ed. during Reagan's reelection campaign); several days later at a concert (ed. at RFK Stadium with Reagan in attendance), Springsteen introduced the track "Johnny 99" (about a laid-off factory worker who kills a store clerk and is sentenced to 99 years) by saying that he didn't think Reagan had heard this song.
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That intro is part of Rock 'n' Roll and also American History. It was officially released on the 3-disc/5-lp Live '75-'85 set.
I suppose the Onion is only featuring the over-the-top funny ones, not the serious banter(s)...fun stuff though.