"Bruce Springsteen released a fiery anti-ICE protest song on Wednesday slamming "King Trump's private army" and venerating the observers and demonstrators who "stood for justice, their voices ringing through the night." The song from the rock legend comes just days after federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA, on Saturday. He is the second fatality in a month, following poet and mother Renee Good, who was killed about a mile away in her car on Jan. 7."
"In a statement, Springsteen said he wrote the song on Saturday following Pretti's killing and dedicated it to "the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good." The title of the song echoes his 1993 song, "Streets of Philadelphia," written for the film "Philadelphia" about the AIDS epidemic. The song's release underscores the cultural and historical significance of the resistance to the violent federal siege on the state still underway,"
Bruce Springsteen released a fiery anti-ICE protest song slamming "King Trump's private army" and honoring observers and demonstrators who "stood for justice." The lyrics name Alex Pretti and Renee Good and include the refrain, "We'll remember the names of those who died; On the streets of Minneapolis." Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents; Good died earlier in January. Springsteen dedicated the song to the people of Minneapolis and innocent immigrant neighbors. The title echoes "Streets of Philadelphia." The song praises symbols of resistance—the whistle and the phone—and references broad mobilization and bystander footage documenting federal agents' brutality.
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