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Rhiannon12866

(251,546 posts)
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:41 PM 11 hrs ago

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)



Lyrics:
Through the winter’s ice and cold
Down Nicollet Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
‘Neath an occupier’s boots
King Trump’s private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
Or so their story goes
Against smoke and rubber bullets
By the dawn’s 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 snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight

In chants of ICE out now
Our city’s heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago OP
Thanks so much for this.. Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #1
You're more than welcome, just heard about this from a friend. Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #2
I've been fortunate to see him a couple of times..a fun and fabulous good time. Always appreciated Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #3

Rhiannon12866

(251,546 posts)
2. You're more than welcome, just heard about this from a friend.
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:53 PM
11 hrs ago

And I saw Bruce Springsteen live in concert a few decades ago when my brother was at the University of Vermont and Springsteen performed in the gym! He performed several encores and I remember I couldn't hear well for a couple of days...

Deuxcents

(25,819 posts)
3. I've been fortunate to see him a couple of times..a fun and fabulous good time. Always appreciated
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 04:03 PM
11 hrs ago

His attention to our Vets, Unions, and there was a place for food donations for the location’s food banks. Love his politics and he’s a great storyteller and I’ve got him and the E Street on my Sirius car radio. Just one of the good ones 👏

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