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- Bruce Springsteen released a new protest song titled “Streets of Minneapolis.”
- The song is a reaction to the fatal shootings of two residents by federal agents in the city.
- The lyrics refer to “Trump’s federal thugs” and criticize administration officials.
Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen hears your voice.
The Boss has just released an angry anthem called “Streets of Minneapolis,” where he refers to “Trump’s federal thugs,” as a reaction to the fatal shootings of city residents Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Listen to the song below in this article.
“I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,’ said Springsteen noon Wednesday, Jan. 28, on social media. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
“Stay free, Bruce Springsteen.”
The track has a folk foundation but soon picks up steam thanks to a crunchy electric guitar, swirling organ and the Boss’ intensifying intonation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed two people, Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who treated veterans, and Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, after the Trump administration deployed agents to Minneapolis in early January. A third person was shot in Minneapolis on Jan. 14 but survived.
The lyrics to Springsteen’s song include these lines:
Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
The Boss also calls out Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the White House immigration strategist Stephen Miller in the song, referring to their “dirty lies.” Both Noem and Miller stated that Pretti intended to “massacre” officers before he was killed.
Springsteen spoke out about the federal incursion in Minnesota prior to performing “The Promised Land” at the Jan. 17 Light of Day show at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank.
“Those values and those ideals have never been as endangered as they are right now,” Springsteen said. “So as we gather tonight in this beautiful display of love and care and thoughtfulness and community, if you believe in democracy and liberty and believe the truth still matters, you must speak out and it’s worth fighting for. If you believe in the power of the law and that no one stands above it. If you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading an American city, using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens. If you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, send a message to this president as the mayor of that city has said, ICE should get the (expletive) out of Minneapolis.”
The Springsteen previously delivered state of democracy speeches during the E Street Band’s tour of Europe last year which also criticized the Trump administration.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at [email protected]
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