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In Bruce Springsteen's new anti-ICE protest song, a nod to Minnesota's own Bob Dylan

JL;DR SUMMARY Bruce Springsteen's latest protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" directly challenges recent federal actions in Minneapolis through an evocative musical tribute to Bob Dylan. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationMusicBob DylanMinneapolisProtest SongBruce SpringsteenDesolation RowIceAlex Pretti

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Springsteen said: 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."

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