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* “[[American Skin (41 Shots)]],” 2000 song by Springsteen, inspired by [[killing of Amadou Diallo]] |
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* “[[We Take Care of Our Own]],” 2012 song by Springsteen |
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Latest revision as of 02:16, 29 January 2026
2026 Bruce Springsteen song
“Streets of Minneapolis” is a protest song by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 2026 in response to Operation Metro Surge.[3][2][4] Springsteen wrote and recorded the song in response to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, publishing it online four days after Pretti’s death. Springsteen posted the song on his YouTube channel, Apple Music, and Spotify.[5]
Background and composition
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In January 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent over 3,000 agents to the Twin Cities in the upper Midwest as an escalation of Operation Metro Surge, an immigration-enforcement action.[6] Agents clashed with protesters, killing Renée Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24.[7][8]
On January 17, 2026, while performing at the Light of Day Winterfest in New Jersey, Springsteen spoke out against the operation and dedicated his performance of the song “The Promised Land” to Renée Good.[9] Springsteen wrote “Streets of Minneapolis” on January 24, following the killing of Alex Pretti, and recorded it on January 27, releasing it the following day.[1][10]
National Public Radio described it as “a full-band rock and roll song, complete with an E Street Choir singalong. Springsteen’s raw and raspy voice is full of indignation as he calls out ‘King Trump‘ and his ‘federal thugs‘, and promises to remember the events unfolding in the streets of Minneapolis this winter. The verses narrate the killings of Good and Pretti respectively, and underline how eyewitness videos of their deaths contradict government officials’ statements”.[11] The Minneapolis Star Tribune described it as being in the “folk tradition…detailing an injustice like Bob Dylan‘s ‘Hurricane‘ or ‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll‘…[that] starts out with minimalist strum and tambourine for the first verse and then a full band kicks in. When the song builds to the chorus, the Boss is joined by female vocalists. There is a harmonica bridge before he rails about being deported on sight if your skin is Black or brown.”[12] The lyrics characterize ICE agents as mercenaries for hire (a “private army”), and Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem‘s accounts of the killings as “dirty lies”.[13]
The song’s title references “Streets of Philadelphia“, the Academy Award-winning song Springsteen wrote for the 1993 film Philadelphia, an early film discussing the HIV/AIDS crisis.[10]
- ^ a b c “Streets Of Minneapolis”. Bruce Springsteen. January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b Greene, Andy (January 28, 2026). “Bruce Springsteen Responds to Minneapolis Killings With Fiery New Protest Song”. Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ “Bruce Springsteen Releases New Song Streets of Minneapolis Stream (Consequence)”.
- ^ Willman, Chris (January 28, 2026). “Bruce Springsteen Releases ICE Protest Song ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ Slamming ‘King Trump’s Private Army’ and ‘State Terror’“. Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Bruce Springsteen (January 28, 2026). Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio). Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ^ Smith, Michael (January 26, 2026). “Minnesota Claims the ICE Surge Is Illegal. A Judge Will Hear Arguments on Monday”. The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Klein, Ann Hinga; Simmons, Dan (January 10, 2026). “Who Was Renee Good, the Woman Killed by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis?”. The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Kirk, Rylee (January 27, 2026). “What We Know About a Second Fatal Shooting by Federal Agents in Minneapolis”. The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Jordan, Chris (January 18, 2026). “Bruce Springsteen speaks out on Renee Good shooting, slams ICE”. USA Today. Asbury Park Press. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (January 28, 2026). “Bruce Springsteen Drops Searing Anti-ICE Protest Song, ‘Streets of Minneapolis’: ‘King Trump’s Private Army From the DHS/ Guns Belted to Their Coats’“. Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Sarmiento, Isabella Gomez (January 28, 2026). “Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’“. NPR. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Bream, Joe (January 28, 2026). “Bruce Springsteen releases incendiary protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’“. Star Tribune.
- ^ Towfighi, Michaela (January 28, 2026). “Springsteen Releases ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ a Song Protesting ICE”. New York Times.
