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Streets of Minneapolis (cover)

I've never been as big a fan of Bruce Springsteen as I have been of other rock & folk legends like Bob Dylan or Tom Waits, but this song, which Springsteen released just yesterday (January 28, 2026), certainly struck a chord. Probably because for once he and I share the experience of watching the horror the song is about unfold (albeit from afar). And, obviously, just because it's really good, certainly, too, and fitting, and important. It actually feels historic, when you listen to it (just as the events unfortunately do too). So for all those reasons, I felt like adding it here. You'll probably notice I haven't spent the time necessary trying to get every complex part of the tune right, and I haven't checked if my little kind-of improvised harmonica part even remotely resembles the one in the original, but, as with Springsteen's own release, this smaller-scale contribution felt like it was about the urgency of the moment. A cover dedicated by a horrified French ally to all the brave people in America who resist Trump's fascism. And here's, as usual, the link to the original (and, obviously, as usual, the better) version:    • Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis...   Oh, and if you're very much in the mood for protest songs against the ICE criminals and about the Minneapolis heroes and martyrs, there are also those two, and they're also pretty great:    • We Had Whistles, They Had Guns      • BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES   Je n'ai jamais été aussi fan de Bruce Springsteen que d'autres légendes du rock & folk comme Bob Dylan ou Tom Waits, mais cette chanson, sortie hier (28 janvier 2026), a clairement touché une corde sensible. Sans doute parce que, pour une fois, je partage avec Springsteen l'expérience d'assister (de loin) aux événements cauchemardesques qu'elle évoque. Et, bien sûr, tout simplement parce qu'elle est vraiment excellente, pertinente et importante. On a l'impression d'écouter quelque chose de littéralement historique (tout comme les événements eux-mêmes le sont, malheureusement). C'est pourquoi j'ai eu envie de l'ajouter à cette petite archive. Vous remarquerez sans doute que je n'ai pas pris le temps de maîtriser chaque complexité de la mélodie, ni vérifié si mon petit solo d'harmonica un peu improvisé ressemble, même de loin, à l'original. Mais, comme pour la sortie du morceau de Springsteen, j'ai l'impression que tout ce qu'on peut faire avec cette chanson se doit de refléter le sentiment d'urgence qu'on a tous. Cette reprise est bien sûr dédiée par un allié français horrifié à tous les courageux Américains qui résistent au fascisme de Trump. Et voici, comme d'habitude, le lien vers la version originale (qui est bien sûr, comme toujours, la meilleure version) :    • Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis...   Oh, et si vous êtes à fond d'humeur pour des protest songs contre les criminels d'ICE et à propos des héros et des martyrs de Minneapolis, il y a aussi ces deux-là, et elles sont, elles aussi, assez géniales:    • We Had Whistles, They Had Guns      • BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES   Lyrics/Paroles: 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 Against smoke and rubber bullets In the dawn's early light Citizens stood for justice Their voices ringing 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 Renee 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 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] 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 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