Billy Bragg has launched a brand new track, “Metropolis of Heroes,” in assist of protesters in Minneapolis standing as much as ICE following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Stream it under.
Written, recorded, and launched inside 24 hours, the passionate “Metropolis of Heroes” is a name for resistance, starting with a reference to German pastor Martin Niemöller’s silence through the rise of the Nazis. “The ghost of Martin Niemöller/ Haunts the halls of historical past,” Bragg sings. “Once they got here for the communists/ He stated, ‘It’s nothing to do with me.’”
Bragg continues, “Once they got here for the immigrants/ I obtained of their face… They use tear fuel and pepper spray/ Towards our whistles and our telephones/ However on this metropolis of heroes/ We are going to shield our dwelling.”
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“The homicide of Alex Pretti was horrifically surprising,” Bragg added in an announcement. “All of the extra in order we’re nonetheless reeling from the pictures of the homicide of Renee Good. That these crimes might be dedicated in broad daylight, on digicam and but nobody is held accountable solely provides to the injustice.”
He continued, “I wrote this track as a tribute to the bravery of the individuals of Minneapolis. Figuring out that these trigger-happy ICE thugs function of their midst, they’re nonetheless prepared to place themselves in hurt’s approach to defend their group. Their resistance is an inspiration to us all.”
Earlier at the moment, Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Good and Pretti together with his personal track, “Streets of Minneapolis.” Revisit our record of five anti-ICE songs you can listen to now, which we’ll be updating as much more new songs are launched.
