In the wake of ICE's fascistic invasion of Minneapolis that has thus far led to the murder of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of armed Border Patrol hacks, protests and vigils have broken out all over the country. Emperor X quickly released a furious tribute song to Good, and now the Boss has stepped in.

Bruce Springsteen has released "Streets of Minneapolis", no relation to his 1994 classic "Streets of Philadelphia" except in unbroken spirit.

The song is classic Springsteen in protest mode, a rousing, detail-specific march à la 2001's "American Skin (41 Shots)", which told the story of Amadou Diallo being shot to death by four NYPD officers. He mentions both Good and Pretti by name, as well as mincing no words calling out Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem as the architects of these evil tragedies (and Trump, of course). As the Boss approaches 80, his voice is taking on a rasp not unlike Bob Dylan's, which meshes well with the Woody Guthrie-style protest music here. The third verse is the most emotional:

"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"

Springsteen's own note alongside the song's release says:

"I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good."

Listen to "Streets of Minneapolis" below.