So I'm in fucking tears now.

lol not this guy again

Powerful video. It compliments the emotive tone of the song well while connecting to a topical subject.

1725topp said:

This video is beautifully done.

I wonder why the family wanted it shelved?

front page'd and stickyd

Beautiful!

Strive said:

Prince strayed from the truth and it cost him his life. It's a tragedy that he's been made a slave in death.

where did he stray from the truth?????

I agree. They (who ever they are) have done a great job!

Wow. Both captivating and powerful. I am very impressed and pleased with this video release.

luvsexy4all said:

Strive said:

Tears go here.

Strive said:

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

Tears go here.

Me too

Powerful church scene

... by the way: my limited edition arrived today - i must say its beautiful made! The estate did a good job with this release.

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I like it. Video and song of course.

Strive said:

luvsexy4all said:

where did he stray from the truth?????

JWs believe that all governments are corrupters controlled by Satan and that the only way forward is with the coming of God's Kingdom. Near the end of his life, when he was in the throes of addiction, he drifted away from the truth and was flirting pretty heavy with spiritism which is a big no-no. Prince thought he was bigger than the truth and that he could augment God's word. He was wrong. Now his corporate masters are crafting a new narrative out of his life and work.

ive never heard of him going against God's word

Strive said:

nextedition said:

Strive said:

JWs believe that all governments are corrupters controlled by Satan and that the only way forward is with the coming of God's Kingdom. Near the end of his life, when he was in the throes of addiction, he drifted away from the truth and was flirting pretty heavy with spiritism which is a big no-no. Prince thought he was bigger than the truth and that he could augment God's word. He was wrong. Now his corporate masters are crafting a new narrative out of his life and work.

What? He thought he was bigger than tge truth? Do you have a source for this or are you just making it up?

They're just making it up...

Strive said:

I'll explain even though people aren't actually interested in an answer. Prince never really conformed to the truth. Even at his most religious publically, privately he always had different rules for himself. He always thought that since he was blessed with musical talent that he was ordained by God. For the most part, the things he sung about in his songs and talked about in interviews were in accordance with the truth...even if his private life wasn't. When Prince reemerged in 2013, that changed. He started talking about how the people in charge needed to listen to the people (instead of the correct answer of listening to God's word), jamming himself into social justice groups and augmenting his religion with new ideas. Posing with the eye ring over his heart. Etc. To his credit, he did this in Prince-ways where he still wasn't toeing the company line. He invested money into teaching low income kids on how to code, thought Black Lives Matter was a fashion issue, told people in Baltimore that he wanted to stay in hotels they owned the next time he came back and still refused to participate in politics even if he resigned himself to a Hillary presidency. Now that he can no longer defend his image, he's a slave in death. Any nuance he had in his beliefs have been wiped away. The ruling class is bending his image and work to fit with their narrative.

I am curious, can you describe how the ruling class is bending his image?

^ I could give an example of that. If you've seen the propaganda fest BlackKkKlansman you'll be shocked at the fear mongering ending. Spike Lee sold out a long time ago and I was pissed at the garbage he pulled at the end of that pseudo-true story. Really, most of it was BS, "artistic license" be damned, they played with the facts and want people against eachother in that blaxploitation wackness.

To add insult to injury, they cue Prince up within seconds of the offending material to try and strike a resonant chord emotionally and influence the audience. The song in question of course is Mary Don't You Weep. He is being used. Note Prince didn't want his financial backing of Spike Lee's Malcom X biopic made public either. He's being roped into this identity politics nonsense; to fan the flames.

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TheGloved1 said:

^ I could give an example of that. If you've seen the propaganda fest BlackKkKlansman you'll be shocked at the fear mongering ending. Spike Lee sold out a long time ago and I was pissed at the garbage he pulled at the end of that pseudo-true story. Really, most of it was BS, "artistic license" be damned, they played with the facts and want people against eachother in that blaxploitation wackness.

To add insult to injury, they cue Prince up within seconds of the offending material to try and strike a resonant chord emotionally and influence the audience. The song in question of course is Mary Don't You Weep. He is being used. Note Prince didn't want his financial backing of Spike Lee's Malcom X biopic made public either. He's being roped into this identity politics nonsense; to fan the flames.

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Thanks for that explanation. I think we should talk more about this.