“Streets of Philadelphia”
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 5m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
See an entirely new interpretation of Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia."
Joshua Redman and his ensemble give an entirely new interpretation of Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia." Led by Redman's longing sax and Cavassa's haunting voice, the band takes us into the life of a person's struggle to persevere in the face of overwhelming difficulty.
“Streets of Philadelphia”
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 5m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Joshua Redman and his ensemble give an entirely new interpretation of Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia." Led by Redman's longing sax and Cavassa's haunting voice, the band takes us into the life of a person's struggle to persevere in the face of overwhelming difficulty.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ I was bruised and battered ♪ ♪ Didn't know what I felt ♪ ♪ Unrecognizable to myself ♪ ♪ Saw my reflection in a window ♪ ♪ and I didn't know my own face ♪ ♪ Oh, don't leave me wastin' away ♪ ♪ On the streets of Philadelphia ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I walked the avenue ♪ ♪ 'til my legs felt like stone ♪ ♪ I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone ♪ ♪ At night I could hear the blood in my veins ♪ ♪ Just as black and whispering as the rain ♪ ♪ On the streets of Philadelphia ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ (saxophone solo).
(vocalizing) ♪ The night has fallen and I'm lyin' up awake ♪ ♪ I can feel myself fading away ♪ ♪ So receive me, brother, with your faithless kiss ♪ ♪ Or will we leave each other alone like this ♪ ♪ On the streets of Philadelphia?
♪ ♪ Ahh, ahh ♪ ♪ ahh ♪ (saxophone solo).
♪ Ahh, ahh ♪ ♪ Ain't no angel gonna greet me ♪ ♪ It's just you and I, my friend ♪ ♪ And my clothes don't fit me no more ♪ ♪ I've walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin ♪ (saxophone solo).
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause).
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"After Minneapolis (face toward mo[u]rning)"
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