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Bruce Springsteen Releases Anti-ICE Protest Song 'Streets of Minneapolis' (world-outlook.com)

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[includes lyrics plus article from NPR] January 29, 2026

We publish below the lyrics of a new song Bruce Spingsteen released on January 28, 2026. The Boss, as the singer is known, released “Streets of Minneapolis” as part of a protest movement across the United States demanding an end to the terror unleashed by the Trump administration through its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol thugs against undocumented immigrants and all working people.

We also publish an article first released by National Public Radio (NPR) News announcing the song’s debut.

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[–] Juice@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Its not bad. Sometimes Springsteen's political stuff isnt great. Lost in the Flood is musically one of my favorites, but it has like the highest ratio of cringe lines likes to good lines, ever. Not as topically political as this, it's not a protest song, but "the streets are lined with wolfman fairies dressed in drag for homicide" just doesn't hold up, as much as I can appreciate what he was describing and as sort of poetic he was trying to be.

The fact is, good political music is an exception rather a than a rule, since McCarthyism. The creative pallette doesn't exist for contemporary artists, and efforts often fall flat. But making something new and relevant sets a bar for other artists to follow. There's a young musician right now who has an unhealthy obsession with the boss, that is taking notes. Nothing exists without making the effort.

Its a good song imo, but its a little flat, a little dated. That's okay though. The spirit is right, and the meaning is solid. We talk about how the boss might be past his prime but in the domain of protest music, which is so degenerated, I think he's pretty damn with it

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

For whatever reason, my brain read "Youngstown" where you put "Lost in the Flood" and I spent a good 2 minutes thinking, "What in the world is cringe in Youngstown?"

This is pretty much entirely my position, too: its existence, regardless anything else, is a net good, in the end. And hopefully juices the inclination of others to join in. Momentum is built on encouragement.