Bruce Springsteen, Jan 29, 2026
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This post departs from the main mission of pancocojams which is to present examples of the cultures of African Americans and other people of Black descent throughout the world.
This post showcases a YouTube video of Bruce Springsteen's protest anthem "Minneapolis".
The lyrics to that song are also given in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Bruce Springsteen, and thanks to all those who have been and are now part of the movement for peace and justice in Minneapolis and elsewhere throughout the world.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/01/singing-resistance-adapted-versions-of.html for the related pancocojams post " "Singing Resistance" - Adapted Versions Of "We Shall Not Be Moved", "I Won't Be Silent" And Some Other Songs Included In Anti-Ice Protests. (2025, 2026)
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ABOUT THE SONG - MINNEAPOLIS
From https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis-lyrics
" “Streets of Minneapolis” is a single released by Bruce Springsteen as a response to President Trump’s deployment of ICE throughout US cities. It was written following the second killing by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota during January of 2026. He sings about the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, two American citizens killed by ICE agents."
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LYRICS - MINNEAPOLIS
(composer- Bruce Springsteen, 2026)
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Against smoke and rubber bullets
In the dawn's early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringin' 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 Renée Good
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Harmonica Solo]
[Verse 4]
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 our chants of "ICE out now"
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out
online source - https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis-lyrics
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