Prince 'Mary Don't You Weep' by Salomon Ligthelm

David Knight - 26th Sept 2018

Prince's estate has shared a moving video for Mary Don't You Weep, which "tackles gun violence and its impact on youth in America", beginning with a quote from the Purple One himself.

Directed by Salomon Ligthelm and filmed in New York, it deals with the aftermath of a young man's death by shooting. The ghost of the young man, and his accompanying angelic guardians, then painfully observes his family's journey into grief towards his funeral service and final goodbye.

Without attempting to go for the heartstring-tugging approach this is a cumulatively emotional piece of work to accompany the stripped-back piano and voice arrangement of Prince's blues song. And this is the first original Prince music video to be released posthumously.

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