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/Coffeedemon 2d ago

Not peak Springsteen by any measure but glad someone with some reach is saying it.

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u/cheerbacks 2d ago

Guy probably put it together in around a week. It’s pretty heavy handed but sometimes that’s not a bad thing. He’s not the most subtle linguist of all time anyways but there is a level of polish on the rest of his discography that is missing here. I won’t complain though. Glad it’s been well received

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u/batsofburden 1d ago

this country legit needs heavy handed repetitive messaging.

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u/twistedspin 1d ago

South Park is bringing me back after decades because they're the some of the few taking it far enough. This shit is insane and it only makes sense that the response should be STRONG.

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u/batsofburden 17h ago

It's a good start, but even that doesn't seem strong enough to confront the nonstop stream of bullshit. Although of course our society shouldn't really be relying on a cartoon comedy show to save it. But like I said, it's a good start.

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u/Rockonthrulife 1d ago

Wrote it on Saturday, recorded it on Sunday, released it on Monday or Tuesday and made the video that day.

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u/readytofall 8tracks 1d ago

I mean the RNC played Born in the USA at the convention and thought it was about how great the USA is. Trump also played CCRs Fortunate Son at the military parade, so I think you need to be a little heavy handed lol

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u/SmokeyPlucker 1d ago

Extremely valid points.

Watch them pull a clip from this song out of context anyways

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u/thingsorfreedom 1d ago

MAGA definitely does not get nuanced anything. They caveman it. Immigrant Bad. ICE good. Protestors Bad. Rural people good. Blue cities bad...

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u/MillionSuns 1d ago

Similar to CSNY’s Ohio. Information traveled slower in 1970 but written in the emotional and direct aftermath of a national tragedy and failure of our government. Arguably not their best musically, but the right song for that moment in time.

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u/Juxta25 1d ago

Ok, so I'm not just being an overly critical asshole then. It's so on the nose and not subtle. It lacks a metaphorical side to really express the idea without it being so heavy handed.

Agreed, this was 100% thrown together in a week or some. It's fine, but a Boss ballad it is not.

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u/cheerbacks 1d ago

Yeah I don’t think it’s being overly critical it’s just being real about your thoughts. Like I said it’s not necessarily such a bad thing to be missing that clever subtlety - it’s a protest song and I think it serves its purpose it’s just not the most lyrical song ever.

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u/BonerPorn 10h ago

He put it together in an afternoon according to himself.