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Touching Funeral Song: “Streets of Philadelphia” by Bruce Springsteen



A hauntingly beautiful funeral song that encapsulates the fear, suffering, isolation and pain that those dying from AIDS experience
Posted on May 19, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

In 1993, Bruce Springsteen wrote and performed the hauntingly beautiful song, “Streets of Philadelphia” for the critically-acclaimed movie about life with and eventual death from HIV and AIDS, Philadelphia. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in … Continue reading →

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