The Birth of a Travel Anthem: ‘Born to Run’

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 09.22.09 | 5:05 PM ET

Slate takes a look back at the making of the song, which landed in the sixth spot on our list of the top 40 travel songs.

Here, in case you need a refresher, is Springsteen live in 1975:

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Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.

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