The rapper raps his lines on a stage while his collaborator accompanies him on the piano in the new video that also features scenes from 'Selma'.
- January 13, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Common and John Legend have premiered the official music video for their collaboration "Glory". The clip debuted on the rapper's Vevo on Monday, January 12, just a day after the song from the "Selma" soundtrack won the Best Original Song Award at the 2015 Golden Globes.
The three-minute visuals features some scenes from the film centering on the Martin Luther King Jr.-led civil rights marches that went down in 1965. Between the shots showing David Oyelowo as the civil rights leader, Common raps his verse on a stage while Legend plays the piano.
"Glory" won the Best Original Song title over Lana Del Rey's "Big Eye" of Tim Burton's film of the same name, Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat" of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1", Sia Furler's "Opportunity" from "Annie" and Patti Smith's "Mercy Is" from "Noah".
After receiving his trophy from Prince, Common gave an emotional speech in front of the crowd at Beverly Hills' Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday night. " 'Selma' has awakened my humanity," he said. "We look to the future and we want to create a better world. Now is our time to change the world. 'Selma' is now."
