Set against a backdrop of Vietnam War fatigue, economic malaise and the then-shocking Watergate corruption scandal that toppled a president, "Born to Run" was a collection of short stories written by a guy who grew up lower middle-class and seemed to have lived them. Cinematic songs such as "Thunder Road," "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out," "Jungleland," "Meeting Across the River" and the under-appreciated "Night" were anthems for the marginalized, the lonely and the disillusioned.