"The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots," which Springsteen calls "King Trump's private army." Springsteen in a statement said he wrote and recorded the song over the weekend and released it in response to a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. "It's dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good," he wrote, naming the two victims."
"Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, responded: "The Trump Administration is focused on encouraging state and local Democrats to work with federal law enforcement officers on removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from their communities - not random songs with irrelevant opinions and inaccurate information." Springsteen's slow-burning song builds from just acoustic guitar and voice to a fuller band tune, including a harmonica solo, and ends with chants of "ICE Out!""
Bruce Springsteen wrote and released "Streets of Minneapolis" over a weekend in response to a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The lyrics portray "a city aflame" and label ICE as "King Trump's private army," and the song is dedicated to Minneapolis residents, immigrant neighbors, and the memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. A White House spokesperson criticized the song as irrelevant while emphasizing administration efforts to remove dangerous criminal illegal aliens. Musically the track grows from acoustic guitar and voice to a fuller band with a harmonica solo and ends with chants of "ICE Out!" The title echoes "Streets of Philadelphia," and the release followed Billy Bragg's protest song inspired by Pretti's killing. Springsteen has a longstanding public feud with the president, who has called him "overrated."
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