People are angry about what’s going on in this country, and Bruce Springsteen has channeled that outrage into a new protest song with “Streets of Minneapolis.”
“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. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free.”
The song isn’t subtle. Bruce acknowledged he gets on his soap box here, but Tommy Morello reminded him that this isn’t a time for nuance.
The song is a direct, angry response to recent events in Minneapolis involving the deployment of ICE and DHS personnel under Trump’s orders, what Springsteen justifiably calls “state terror.” It memorializes two U.S. citizens fatally shot by federal agents during confrontations in January 2026 – Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
