Here we got the music video for the song "Streets of Philadelphia" from 1994 directed by the late Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme with his nephew Ted, so this one has its 25th anniversary. The fact that the song won an Emmy, a Grammy and an Oscar makes it not too surprising that this is still Bruce Springsteen's career-defining work a quarter of a century later. He was in his mid-40s here and the song is of course closely connect to the American movie Philadelphia that also win Tom Hanks his first Oscar. Now for the video and song here, I thought both were fine, but did not impress me too much. The video is very simple. Springsteen walks through the city of Philadelphia and sings meeting people on his way and wandering through parts of the city that probably mostly locals will recognize. Maybe you need to be American at least or even better from Philly to appreciate this one. I must say I as a German struggled with it honestly and I did not come across the magic many mentioned related to this song. It is a pretty short one really at under 3 minutes. So yeah, overall I believe this was a pretty good watch to be honest, but nothing close to must-see level unless you maybe orginate from the place this is about (or really love the Hanks' movie, by the way it's Denzel washington's birthday today just sayin'). The Boss' voice is smooth and feels right to listen to. I think you should check this one out. Overall, it is of course a thumbs-up for me and also better to watch with the music video than without.
Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia
(1994 Music Video)
Easy to like, difficult to love
28 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers