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If you come across any of us older gay guys please be kind - we are survivors in every sense of the word including the saddest.

I'm putting it down to a generation gap. This film was enormously important when it came out, because it put the reality of HIV/AIDS discrimination right into the malls of America. With it's star power on screen and off (Neil Young also did a stunning music track that was also nominated for a Grammy), and its overall quality, the film and its topic became undeniable. In this song, Springsteen manages to catch the dark pathos of having a then-fatal disease with plodding rhythmic repetition, but also with more than a glimmer of hope and perspective. The fact that it was The Boss writing a song for a film that had gay implications was important too, because of his previously macho Americana image. The film and song are milestones. Don't hesitate, just see it.

Yes the official video is a must, and the movie "Philadelphia" from which the song is from is a must see❤

This song still makes me cry after all of these years. My significant other had been one of casualties of the AIDS epidemic, dying the year prior to this songs release.

Both the song and the movie are phenomenal. Tom Hanks, Antonio Banderas, and Denzel Washington are at their best in this one.

The movie will really put the song into perspective. Bruce says he is “ not good at writing scores” ….he nailed this one.

This song. This movie. ❤😢

This song, and this film was so important at the time (still is now).

My preacious lover and I saw this movie when it first came out. He died of wasting syndrome a few months look later due to aids related complications. This song takes me back to that time and space. Suddenly he was gone. And so many of my friends as well. Aids is not gone. Please young people. Educate yourself, and be safe. A broken heart is avoidable.

The video is very powerful. The movie is very powerful. Now watch the video.

'Philadelphia' is the most beautiful movie. It came out only a year or so after we lost dear Freddie Mercury, so it took my a while to bring myself to watch it. Bruce's title track for this bittersweet masterpiece is astoundingly stunning.❤

Great song now you should watched the movie, and then hear again the song

Watch the movie. The song will makes sense. I’m a 65 year old grandma and the movie still hits my heart 💔

Oh dear God! Has it really been 40 years??? Im weeping now as I wept watching Bruce performing this at the Oscars. I stopped counting at 30...30 friends who died of HIV/AIDS during this time. The fear, the grief, the tragedy of it all. Please, everyone, give this song and this film the honor and dignity they deserve. ❤❤❤

I’m not a Springsteen fan but this song hits the emotions hard. Such a powerful movie, highly recommended watching it. The music video would have given more context.

Great movie and this song still hits ya in the feels today!

Another great song from this soundtrack is “Philadelphia” by Neil Young.

62 GWM here who lost far too many in this time

Omg this movie is sooo good. You should definitely watch it And this song is a critical part of it

Great reaction....as always!! Now please go watch the movie!!! Both Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks were incredibly moving in this epic masterpiece movie!!! Don't miss out!!!🎶🎼🎵🎸🎤🎧🎹🥁🔥🔥

My partners (RIP Bob) office was used for this film, so it holds a place in my heart. Springsteen is a Jersey boy, as was I. Philly is my home for 36 years. I loved here (Bob) and then lost my one and only true love here - suddenly, 26 years ago. We both lost our brothers to HIV, and we were activists, street counselors, sat on political commissions, and worked heavily with the AIDS crisis. All you young LGBTQ kids out there - thank every older gay man and woman for our fight, which opened the door for the freedom you have today. And remember: silence=death, so don't be complacent and play safe.

My favourite Springsteen song. ❤ I also love your imagination Salvo. Thanks for this

This song is so sublimely beautiful. One of my favorites by The Boss.

Oh my, did this song bring back memories of friends lost long ago. And i'm in tears as I close my eyes and see all their faces. You need to see the movie now, and you'll understand.

Excellent movie!!

YOU NEED TO DO THIS ( 93 ) ACADEMY AWARD WINNER SALVO!!! FOR SURE 😊BASED ON A TRUE STORY ABOUT ( ANDREW BECKETT ) IT'LL HIT YOU IN THE HEART, THAT'S FOR SURE!😮

Watch the movie and also listen to Neil Young’s contribution to the movie. His song plays in the final scene which basically breaks everyone who watches it.

I'm not a huge Springsteen fan, but hearing this song makes me weep. The movie is phenomenal and that's made more so by this sound tract from the film. Thank you for this one!

Love this song, fits the movie so well!! You have to watch this movie Salvog!! You will cry and feel with your deepest emotions 👍

Tom Hanks best performance in this movie, in my opinion

Neil Young has a great ballad from this soundtrack also.

By all means watch the movie. Very powerful, very relevant at the time. Thankfully things are better for sufferers of that horrible disease both medically and socially.

IF YOU DO THE FILM SALVO LET THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE PLAY CAUSE IT'S A ( NEIL YOUNG ) SONG! 😊IT WAS THE 1ST OF A BACK TO BACK OSCAR FOR ( TOM HANKS ) HE BACKED THIS UP WITH 94'S ( FORREST GUMP ) 😊

Great song and great movie - you should check it out.

LOVE this song, and the movie is great so watch it, Sal!!

Your spot on, the 80s had such an incredible way of making an experience out of the music. The lyrics are deep and Bruce captures the the feel and fear about people dying of aids back then.

Def take the time to watch the video version on your own Salvo - it is worth the watch!

This is a beautiful song. I think about all the great friends I loss. But they're still in my heart ❤😢

I think Neil Young's track from the same soundtrack was even better. Gives me goosebumps even. It was just called "Philadelphia".

Great movie, great soundtrack

Love movie and the song

The main video is so interesting (if you like this song) Bruce is walking through Philly and sings a live track.

Beautiful movie and song

The close your eyes and float away feeling you have described is what happens to me when I hear anything by Enya, but Only Time is my favorite . I have requested Enya before. I hope you will consider checking her out, because I think you will love her.

My favorite Bruce Springsteen song it gets me every time this and the rising.

Shoulda watched the video

Fantastic song. Springsteen also has Secret Garden (string version, is amazing) from the movie Jerry Maguire. Another beautiful song to get lost in. Such a passionate, poetic songwriter

Definitely must watch the movie. Have a box of tissues ready. Exceptional movie. This song, sealed the emotions to the movie.

This is the theme song for an incredible movie about a lawyer who was fired because he was gay, and got aids.....

Nobody nails movie song like Springsteen. There's this one, plus "Secret Garden" from "Jerry McGuire, ""The Wrestler" from the movie of the same title, and "Dead Man Walking" from the movie of the same title. This one stands out in particular, because it’s told from the perspective of a man dying from AIDS.

It's not kinda song....a lot of people feel like you....the song gives out a tone of someone going up an elevator in very tall 70 storey skyscraper, thinking a lover that he going to meet or in a taxi going somewhere on the streets of Philadelphia with that song on the radio and you are listening and watching buildings and people on the streets in the back seat of a taxi...sipping on whiskey 🥃 and thinking about someone special....the song does that to you. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I love it 🎉🎉🎉🎉Great reaction!!!

🇬🇧 Im 60 years old this year and i still have not watched this movie. I just know it will make me cry & be sad. I think i will watch it one day, but i would have to be on my own. "The Boss" did a great job with this song, haunting but beautiful. 🎼❤🎙️

Great reaction to this song.

This guy bricked it. The music video is so powerful.

Salvo, you need to watch the film. Philadelphia.

Great film

You've got a lot to go through before getting to this.

Not a huge fan, but love this one and “Tunnel Of Love”

I loved the movie and the song that came with it..... Important movie too! I think it helped make people understand what it meant to have AIDS. LJ

Great video, I'm from Brazil 🇧🇷

Amazing song, but you can't really get it until you've seen the movie Philadelphia.

The lyrical phases “wasting away” and “slip this skin” are so descriptive of the tragedy of AIDS. It’s the perfect song for this poignant movie, a must see!

Salvo, do yourself a huge favor and watch this movie! It was phenomenal in so many ways. IMHO, one of best performances ever from Hanks, Washington and Bandaras.

I'm only somewhat old (54), but I have lived through remarkable and dramatic changes in how society views the LGBTQ. I wish my gay cousin who took his own life in 1992 could have seen it; he might still be with us. Another film worth seeing is "And the Band Played On." It's about the AIDS epidemic.

LOL You've been watching too much Miami Vice Salvo :-D JKD

Secret Garden is another amazing song by him.

this is one where you should of watched the video, not often i say that

you have yo do neil youngs Philidelphia which lost to springsteens song at the academy and grammys.....but just as spectacular of a song.

❤️‍🔥

Although this is one of The Boss's finest songs, when you watch the movie, you'll understand and feel the power of the message he's giving us. He's a songwriting genius.

I only like 3 Bruce songs: Streets of Philadelphia, I'm on fire, and Tunnel of love.

It's just you and I my friend And my clothes don't fit me no more A thousand miles just to slip this skin" "So receive me brother with your faithless kiss, Or will we leave each other alone like this"

U should watch the movie all great performances ❤❤

REALLY need to watch the movie to understand this song & the shattering depth of AIDS… it’s a totally different world now

Love your reactions, always, but I feel like this is one where the context should have been available to you before you listened. (Honestly surprised that the person who suggested it sorta didn't mention that this song is from the perspective of someone dying of AIDS.) I came of age during that time, and this song -- the reason I think it was (and is) considered so important -- is that it was very unusual for a very famous straight rock star to address this very terrifying and stigmatizing illness (which at the time was considered a very "shameful" gay disease). The tone of this song is not chill ... it is actually haunting and tragic and a snapshot of a very horrific and traumatizing moment in time, especially for gay people like myself. This song is being sung from the point of view of someone watching themselves dying (and wasting away) before their own eyes, becoming "unrecognizable to myself." As good as this song is, every time I hear it it's like watching a horror movie from the past. I like the skill of Bruce's songwriting on this one, but I also hate how this song reminds me of that terrible time every time I hear it. Just thought you should have had this context while listening. Still luv ya, G!

You really should watch the movie.

Understand what you are watching before watching it. Quality is better than quantity.

You've got to react to La mamma morta

Intense movie. Scary times....sad song. The lyrics are very poignant. Holds a different meaning than the vibe of the song itself.

Any 80’s songs you react to, please do the official videos, as the music videos were often mini movies that explained the songs

This is one of those ones where it's different the reactor us not reacting to the video...🎩

Back in the 80s party days, we knew about 15 gay guys. Now , only one is still alive. It turned into a tragic time by the end of that decade.

You have to watch the movie.

I prefer the song at the end of the movie. Neil Young doing Philadelphia.

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Good song! But I would say the live version ( when he is walking through philadelphia) is better, just wish it would be in spotify

Would u marry meee😂 nah its OK lol hugs from across d pond xx

Not at all euphoric to me. Just inexpressibly sad. Do watch the movie.

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Maybe can you react to Shakira song Hips Don’t Lie official music video. Shakira has great songs!

Sorry, but not euphoric. Sad, touching and haunting. The musings of a dying man.

Great movie. Great soundtrack and Denzel and Tom stuck their necks out to create a moving experience. I loved it even though it was painful. I’m sure they did not know the epidemic in the movie had Pharma (and Fauci) all over it (deadly drug treatments). Much of what was learned in medicine about HIV was a big head start on SARS-2. Many antivirals were found and drugs that did not work were used anyway. Ivermectin works on HIV also, so of course epidemiologists and those in that arena knew what to try in the recent pandemic. Too bad the patent expired so Pharma campaigned against it.

Dude, when you switched your patreon supporters choice of a link you made a big mistake. And you read all of this thoughts about all of the awards that the song won but did not bother, at least in the beginning, to mention what that movie was about. Worst of all, being from Philadelphia, the birthplace of our nation, you bypassed the official Springsteen video with tons of fantastic footage of Philadelphia to go with the music. When I realized that you were not going to watch the official video, I didn't even watch the rest of your reaction. Boy did you miss out. I was around Center City Philadelphia when they filmed this movie and by chance I actually got to meet Tom Hanks and shake his hand. A story for another day. Hey dude, maybe I'll go back and watch this when you decide to do the real video. Love your work, but not this choice. God bless.

I got Bruced and battered.

The movie will give this song more meaning in my opinion