UPDATE: Bruce Springsteen’s new protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ is a massive hit, reaching #1 in 19 countries.
Bruce Springsteen was so outraged by the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti that he wrote this song over the space of one weekend.
The Boss condemns “King Trump’s private army from the DHS” that “came to Minneapolis to enforce the law – or so their story goes”.
In the moving lyrics, he names Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both killed by federal agents amid protests.
He rages against “Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”, referencing the public faces of the Trump administration’s attack against immigrants.
Like all great protest songs, it’s highly singable, with a verse-chorus structure and a built-in chant: the recording features voices yelling: “ICE out!”
Expect to hear it at more protests this weekend.