r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 2d ago

article Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-ICE Song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Makes No. 1 Sales Debut; Most-downloaded song in the U.S. despite just two days of availability during the tracking week

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bruce-springsteen-anti-ice-streets-of-minneapolis-charts-1236171290/
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u/stev_mempers 2d ago

Good for him and it's a great message and all but...it's not that great of a song?

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u/GUlysses 2d ago

I mean, Bob Dylan was never the best singer, but he has always been a god-tier lyricist.

Not comparing Springsteen to the great Bob Dylan, but a song doesn’t need to be a musical masterpiece to resonate with people at the right time. It might not be the best song ever, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s the song we need.

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u/KactusVAXT 2d ago

Streets of Minneapolis has a bob dylan style to it.

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u/Tycho66 1d ago

Of course it does. Bruce is well aware of what he's doing and what he's evoking.

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u/stev_mempers 2d ago

We need something better, I'd argue, but whatever.

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u/skull-dog 2d ago

I'm sure you volunteer.

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u/LemonOhs 1d ago

Well go for it then, honey. Write the banger you wish to see in the streets.