Bruce Springsteen releases new protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'; here's why

In what can be described as one of the most politicallycharged tracks of his career singersongwriter and guitarist Bruce Springsteen has released a surprise protest song titled Streets of MinneapolisTaking to his Instagram handle Bruce Springsteen shared his thoughts about the song explaining that he intends to respond to the state terror in Minneapolis and killings of two American citizens Renee Good and Alex PrettiI 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 Its dedicated to the people of Minneapolis our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good Stay free Bruce Springsteen the singer wroteView this post on InstagramA post shared by Bruce Springsteen springsteenThe song opens with a fullband arrangement followed by singalong moments as the lyrics play out Through the winters ice and cold Down Nicollet Avenue A city aflame fought fire and ice Neath an occupiers boots King Trumps private army from the DHS Guns belted to their coats Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law Or so their story goesIn a tribute to the citizens of Minneapolis he continued Against smoke and rubber bullets By the dawns early light Citizens stood for justice Their voices ringing through the night And there were bloody footprints Where mercy should have stood And two dead left to die on snowfilled streets Alex Pretti and Renee GoodBruce Springsteen is the latest to join in the growing list of celebrities who have called out the ICEs actions in Minneapolis including the likes of Billie Eilish Jimmy Kimmel Dave Matthews Olivia Rodrigo and Stephen ColbertThe developments come in the wake of the deaths of two US citizens during immigration enforcement operations Renee Good 37 a mother of three was shot on January 7 during protests against the administrations militarised raids On January 24 Pretti was killed at pointblank range after being restrained by federal officersNotably this is not the first time that the singer nicknamed the Boss has responded to the tenor of the times His other credits include 2001s American Skin 41 Shots over the 1999 NYPD killing of unarmed Amadou Diallo antiVietnam War anthem Born in the USA and Streets of Philadelphia on AIDS crisis among others as per BillboardThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever