Prince has a new video of 'Mary Don't You Weep' directed by Spike Lee
The song is heard during the closing credits of Lee's new movie 'BlacKkKlansman'
Not only did filmmaker Spike Lee snag an unreleased solo piano version of Prince doing the spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep" for his new must-see movie, "BlacKkKlansman," but Lee also made a video of the song that can be found on YouTube.
Well, it's billed as video. Frankly, it's more like a lengthy trailer for the movie, with both quick scenes and still photos from the movie. Still, it's great to have access to this one-of-a-kind Prince recording. (The song is played during the closing credits of the film.)
Oh, there's a surprise at the very end of the video: A photo of Prince and Lee together. (Here's a screen grab below.)
The photo was apparently taken at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game but you remember that Prince and Lee had a working relationship, don't you?
Prince provided the 13-song soundtrack for Lee's 1996 movie "Girl 6." They were mostly old Purple songs save for the new "Girl 6" and two previously unreleased older tracks, "She Spoke 2 Me" and "Don't Talk 2 Strangers."
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