Bruce Springsteen is the latest public figure to speak out about ICE’s violence in Minnesota with a new song, “Streets of Minneapolis.” The song’s title is a nod to the singer’s Oscar-winning song “Streets of Philadelphia,” from Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia, which stars Tom Hanks as a gay lawyer dying of AIDS.
“I wrote this song on Saturday…in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,” the Boss posted on Instagram. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.” He signed off, “Stay free.”
Springsteen minces no words in the song’s lyrics, taking direct aim at ICE and DHS, calling them “Trump’s federal thugs,” and name-checking Trump advisor and Nosferatu lookalike Stephen Miller and self-proclaimed puppy killer Kristi Noem, whose days as Secretary of Homeland Security seem numbered.
Watch the official lyric video for “Streets of Minneapolis” below:
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