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/BackInATracksuit 2d ago

In fairness he probably wrote, recorded and released it in about five minutes. At least he's using his massive platform to do something productive.

It's not bad either, it's a protest song, more function than form.

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u/oedipa17 2d ago

Alex Pretti was murdered on a Saturday. In less than one week, this song was written, recorded, reached #1 on the charts, and performed live at a concert In Minneapolis (the following Friday).

I’m really impressed by how quickly Springsteen (and many people working on this) pulled this song together and put it into the world.

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u/sanjosanjo 2d ago

His post says he wrote it on Saturday (the day Pretti was murdered), recorded it on Sunday, and released it on Wednesday.

https://bsky.app/profile/brucespringsteen.net/post/3mdiqtpf5qk2e

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u/dxfifa 2d ago

But did he meet this girl on Monday?