Anggun & I Muvrini - 'Streets of Philadephia' Live @ Sidaction 2008
Anggun & I Muvrini performing live Bruce Springsteen's 'Streets of Philadelphia' on french TV channel France 2 for special evening of Sidaction 2008 "The Stars Sing Together Againts Aids". The show was broadcasted on Saturday 29.03.2008. "Streets of Philadelphia" is an Academy Award-winning song written and performed by American singer Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 film Philadelphia. It is a slow, mournful, but melodic dirge about life with AIDS, set against synthesizers and a drum machine. Philadelphia is an Academy Award-winning 1993 drama film revolving around HIV/AIDS and homosexuality. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas, Lisa Summerour, Chandra Wilson, and Mary Steenburgen. It was inspired by the story of Geoffrey Bowers, an attorney who in 1987 sued the law firm Baker & mckenzie for unfair dismissal in one of the first AIDS discrimination cases. Awards won for this song:- Academy Awards - Academy Award for Best Original Song Grammy Awards - Song of the Year - Best Rock Song - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture MTV Video Music Awards - Best Video from a Film Lyric of "Streets of Philadelphia" I was bruised And battered, I couldn't tell what I felt. I was unrecognizable to myself. I saw my reflection in a window I didn't know my own face Oh Brother, gonna leave me wasting away In the streets of Philadelphia I ...
