Streets of Minneapolis Arrived Fast, Furious, and Raw — Written and Released Almost Immediately After a Killing That Shook the City. The Anger Is Unmistakable. The Timing Is Explosive. But It’s the Sound That’s Stopping Listeners Cold. Mid-Play, Fans Are Freezing, Rewinding, Squinting at Their Speakers: Wait… Why Does This Feel So Familiar? A Quiet Echo of Dylan. A Ghost of Desolation Row. A Melody That Feels Borrowed From America’s Subconscious. And That’s Where the Internet Splits Clean in Two.
There are moments when history doesn’t just repeat itself — it rhymes. Bruce Springsteen’s newly released protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” lands with that unmistakable sense of déjà vu, not because it lacks originality,...