This song is fantastic and Bruce is a wonderful storyteller.
It was written back in the early 1990s when AIDS was relatively new to the world. At that time there was a lot of fear about how the disease could be spread and so much heartless discrimination against gay people who had the disease.
Bruce wrote this song for the film "Philadelphia' which was based on the true story of a lawyer who sued his law firm for dismissing him because he had AIDS. It was one of the first films to deal with AIDS discrimination and homophobia.
I remember at the time how sad it was that people who were dying of this terrible disease were also having to deal with the incredible cold-heartedness of a society that feared and banished them when they were at their most vulnerable.
I think Bruce's words are very moving and perfectly highlight how the discrimination was a heartbreaking reaction to a tragic disease:
This song is fantastic and Bruce is a wonderful storyteller.
It was written back in the early 1990s when AIDS was relatively new to the world. At that time there was a lot of fear about how the disease could be spread and so much heartless discrimination against gay people who had the disease.
Bruce wrote this song for the film "Philadelphia' which was based on the true story of a lawyer who sued his law firm for dismissing him because he had AIDS. It was one of the first films to deal with AIDS discrimination and homophobia.
I remember at the time how sad it was that people who were dying of this terrible disease were also having to deal with the incredible cold-heartedness of a society that feared and banished them when they were at their most vulnerable.
I think Bruce's words are very moving and perfectly highlight how the discrimination was a heartbreaking reaction to a tragic disease:
"Oh brother, are you gonna leave me wastin' away"
Yes, he is a great storyteller. Great song. Great movie.
Yes, he is a great storyteller. Great song. Great movie.