Bruce Springsteen surprised fans with an upbeat protest tune called “Streets of Minneapolis” on Wednesday.
“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,” The Boss wrote on his website. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”
Springsteen signed that introduction: “Stay free.”
Good and Pretti were shot dead by federal officers in Minneapolis where citizens have spent nearly three weeks protesting the activities of masked ICE and Border Patrol officers. Both killings garnered national attention as video evidence seems to contradict messaging coming from Trump administration officials.
In his new song, Springsteen addresses “Miller and Noem’s dirty lies” in reference to claims made by White House advisor Stephen Miller and Department of Homeland Sec. Kristi Noem. After Prettis’ death, the pair accused the ICU nurse of participating in domestic terrorism.
The 76-year-old rock star also takes aim at “King Trump” whom he accused of running a “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration” while touring Europe last year. Springsteen also called for federal agents to “Get the f–k out of Minneapolis” during a New Jersey music festival earlier this month.
Springsteen’s upbeat new anthem features his signature grainy voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar intro, rolling keyboards, and a harmonica solo.
“Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice, singing through the bloody mist, we’ll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst,” he growls in the song’s chorus. “Here in our home they killed and roamed in the winter of ’26. We’ll remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis.”
