The Week contest: Boss tickets

This week's question: Because of a system Ticketmaster calls "dynamic pricing," tickets to a recent Bruce Springsteen concert cost as much as $5,500. What would you call a Springsteen song about a working-class hero who's unable to afford tickets to his favorite band?
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "Plunder Road"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
SECOND PLACE: "Blinded by the Price"
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, California
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THIRD PLACE: "Born to Ruin"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Born Without USD"
William S. Michaels, North Canton, Ohio
"Overdrawn in the USA''
Sarah T. Cannon, Concord, North Carolina
"Money-Hungry Heart"
Ed Raymond, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Overdrawn in the USA''
Sarah T. Cannon, Concord, North Carolina
"Tenth Row Freeze-Out''
Carol McGilliard, Richland, Washington
"The Price You Can't Pay "
Hunter Burgan, Los Angeles, California
"The C-Note Shuffle"
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
"Blinded by the Light Paycheck"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
"Born to Run (into Debt)"
George Strong, Plano, Texas
"Greed Rings from Asbury Park, N.J."
Phyllis Klein, Forest Hills, New York
"Held Up Without a Gun, Part II"
David Fried, White Plains, New York
"The Rising (Cost of My Fandom)"
Benjamin Davis, Uhland, Texas
"My Beautiful Reward (I Can't Afford)"
Skip Flanagan, Roseville, California
"Walk Like a Man in Debt"
Julie Schwerin, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
"Rosalita (Stay In Tonight)"
Mark Miller, Los Angeles, California
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