The summer of 2018 has featured a number of highly anticipated releases that touch on the number of social, racial and economic struggles that face our society today. Beginning with Sorry To Bother You and Blindspotting, discussions of race, economics, and class have been portrayed at a high level on the big screen. This week, another film will attempt to have a similar discussion in a unique way. Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman will theaters nationwide this week and many can’t wait to see the film. Aside from the unique plot, it appears that Spike Lee has another surprise up his sleeve. Revealed this weekend, it appears that Spike’s new film will feature an unreleased cover of “Mary, Don’t You Weep” by Prince.
When asked about the Prince cover, Lee said, “I knew that I needed an end-credits song. I’ve become very close with Troy Carter, one of the executives at Spotify [and a Prince estate advisor]. So I invited Troy to a private screening. And after, he said, ‘Spike, I got the song.’ And that was ‘Mary Don’t You Weep,’ which had been recorded on cassette in the mid-Eighties.” He also added, “Prince wanted me to have that song, I don’t care what nobody says. My brother Prince wanted me to have that song. For this film. There’s no other explanation to me. This cassette is in the back of the vaults. In Paisley Park. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, it’s discovered? Nah-ah. That ain’t an accident.”
Fans of Spike Lee and Prince alike can catch the new movie and new music beginning Thursday evening. Check back here for the official Blackkklansman review on Friday.
