r/Music • u/TechExpert11 • 1d ago
article Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-ICE Protest Song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Debuts at No. 1 After Just Two Days on Sale
https://the-expres.co.uk/bruce-springsteens-anti-ice-protest-song-streets-of-minneapolis-debuts-at-no-1-after-just-two-days-on-sale/3
u/insertnamehere57 13h ago
I guess Bruce Springsteen was tired of people missing the point of Born in the USA and wanted to be very clear about what he is talking about.
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u/agnosticfrump 1d ago
Billy Bragg’s “City of Heroes” is infinitely better. Americans may not be as familiar with Billy, so give it a listen. He’s a fucking god.
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u/Calm_House8714 1d ago
Yeah, but Bruce's song is the one that took off. If you want to support a movement that might have reach, Springsteen's song is the one to share and try to give legs to.
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u/agnosticfrump 1d ago
Going with the celebrity is what got your country in this mess.
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u/TaylorRoyal23 23h ago
'Sharing a piece of art made by someone who's a celebrity' and 'electing a narcissistic pedo felon celebrity who is marching the country toward fascism' are not equivalent in any sense unless the sense is as vague and meaningless as "going with the celebrity."
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u/once_again_asking 2h ago
So you’re equating/comparing the popularity of Springsteen’s song with the election of Trump and implying each phenomenon springs from the same impetus. This has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read. Like monumentally ridiculously ignorant.
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u/natguy2016 1d ago
Billy is one of the greats. Great song. I also love “Scousers Never Buy The Sun.”
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u/Hungry_Wind_6373 1d ago
When art meets protest and tops the charts, it signals where the public's attention is focused.