Video: Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia

Originally Published: May 5, 2009 They had Bruce Springsteen playing all day at work so I wanted to share one of my favorite tracks from him with you - "Streets of Philadelphia." Bruce wrote this song for the 1993 movie Philadelphia staring Denzel Washington & Tom Hanks (great movie). Cool facts about this video & Bruce: ...

"The first day I can remember looking into a mirror and being able to stand what I saw was the day I had a guitar in my hand." - Bruce Springsteen With Bruce Springsteen 's new record dropping this week, I wanted to feature The Boss in some way; a simple album review didn't seem enough for a man who's career now spans five decades. What I love about him the most is the way in which he can write a song for any occasion, to suit any emotion. He writes [...]

As previously reported , Bruce Springsteen will release a new album in 2012; though, if you recall , we recently acknowledged that there was very little to know. Now, as Rolling Stone reports, a few more details have surfaced, including one golden nugget that confirms Ron Aniello as a producer. Here's a run down of what's in store: - Springsteen's manager Jon Landau calls it a "big-picture piece of work", adding that, "It's a rock record that combines elements of both Bruce's classic sound and his Seeger Sessions [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Strangely, the song that is most identified with AIDS had nothing to do with the disease. In 1985, Dionne Warwick & Friends covered the Rod Stewart tune as a fundraiser for AIDS research, forever changing its association. It also opened the floodgate for other songs -- written both on a personal and epidemic level -- about [...]

Singer-songwriter John Francis just released his new album, The Better Angels (which we recently featured as one of our local picks of the day ). We asked John to do a little guest blogging for us and pick some of his favorite musicians—one song from each them and why he chose them. (John's CD-release party is Friday, December 3rd at Tin Angel .) Bruce Springsteen - "Streets Of Philadelphia" "Receive me brother with your fateless kiss, or will we leave each other alone like [...]