Bruce Springsteen’s protest songs still hit where it hurts

Springsteen has repeatedly turned moments of violence and injustice into songs that demand moral reckoning ...

Bruce Springsteen and What Protest Songs Sound Like to Soldiers

It isn’t about soldiers going overseas, or even about war in the abstract. It is about Americans confronting Americans. It is ...

Bruce Springsteen’s song about Minneapolis follows a long tradition of protest songs—here are the 10 most powerful

During tough times, protest songs can bring us together and spur us to action ...
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10 of Bruce Springsteen’s Strongest Political Songs

Not long after that, Springsteen made good on his word by releasing " Streets of Minneapolis ," a new song inspired by the ...

Bruce Springsteen’s 'Streets of Minneapolis' anti-ICE protest song hits No. 1 on iTunes

Bruce Springsteen's protest song "Streets of Minneapolis," a response to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ...

From ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ to ‘Streets of Minneapolis’: Bruce Springsteen’s History of Politically-Charged Songs

Bruce Springsteen's new song 'Streets of Minneapolis' is just the latest politcally-charged song from the Grammy-winner.

From Bruce Springsteen on Minneapolis to CSNY on Kent State - a History of Instant Protest Songs

We trace the lineage of rapid-response songs, from Woody Guthrie and Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen's quick turnaround on "Streets of Minneapolis" ...
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Bruce Springsteen’s 76 greatest songs on his 76th birthday

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, The Boss Bruce Springsteen — who has written countless hit songs — is celebrating his 76th birthday. With 21 studio albums and countless compilations under his belt, ...
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Why Deliver Me From Nowhere Cut One Of Bruce Springsteen's Biggest Hits, Despite Jeremy Allen White Recording

Jeremy Allen White performs multiple Bruce Springsteen songs while portraying the music legend in the new biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, but the film’s playlist does not include White’s rendition of ...
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Listen to These 10 Bruce Springsteen Songs if You Loved “Deliver Me From Nowhere”

Deliver Me From Nowhere has put a worldwide spotlight on Bruce Springsteen’s most difficult internal struggles, between 1981 and 1982. At this time, following The River tour, Springsteen moved back to ...
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How Bruce Springsteen’s First Two Albums Showed What He Could Do (And What He Needed To Change)

Bruce Springsteen released his first two studio albums, the first two of his career, within the same calendar year of 1973. The albums did poor business, threatening Springsteen’s record deal in the ...