Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige has been such winning royal praise for her outstanding dramatic performance as “Florence Jackson” in the Netflix period drama ‘Mudbound’ (also starring Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Rob Morgan, & more), that she’s being greeted with Oscar buzz aplenty. Now, in a bid to ensure said buzz is not limited to the ceremony’s acting categories, the songstress has unveiled the original song, ‘Mighty River.’
Co-written with famed singer/songwriter Raphael Saadiq, the tune comes as one of 30 gems found aboard the film’s official soundtrack [available for purchase now]. Hear it in full inside:
Unfamiliar with the critically acclaimed movie? See the trailer below:
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The background vocals were poorly done. The rest of the song is simple but good.
I actually like this song & it works for the movie ?
sounded like a duet. Can’t believe it was just Mary J