Washington, June 22 -- Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has described his Academy Award win for 'Streets of Philadelphia' as "a fluke," reflecting on the song's unexpected journey during an appearance at the Tribeca Festival.

Springsteen made the remarks at the Storytellers event, where he was honoured with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award and took part in a conversation with longtime friend Bono, as per People magazine.

Looking back on his Oscar-winning contribution to the 1993 film 'Philadelphia,' Springsteen said the success of the song came about in an unlikely way.

"It really was because Jonathan Demme called me up and said, 'I need a rock song for the movie I just made.' And he told me a little bit...