In my first extra-credit blog, I wanted to look into the music playing from Radio Raheem\u2019s stereo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The movie is themed by \u201cFight the Power\u201d (Public Enemy), which plays frequently throughout the film and debuts in the opening scene of TIna dancing alone in front of pictures of the neighborhood. Spike Lee consulted Public Enemy specifically to write a song that would sort of \u2018headline\u2019 the movie, and Fight the Power was punchy and perfect to reflect the heart of the community. It ended up playing fifteen times in the film!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another song that plays is \u201cCan\u2019t Stand It\u201d (Steel Pulse), which scores the scenes of heat and sweat in the summer weather. It\u2019s more of a reggae beat and extremely on-the-nose for the heat wave montage. I enjoy Spike Lee\u2019s choice to use music that so obviously makes way for the plot of the movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy Fantasy\u201d (Guy) also played in the exact scene where Buggin\u2019 Out talks to Mookie about his boycott of Sal\u2019s Pizzeria. It\u2019s another classic, perfect example of Spike Lee\u2019s on-the-nose song choice. The lyrics, \u201cIt\u2019s just my fantasy\u201d, play behind Buggin\u2019 Out as he dreams of a wall where Black- and Italian-Americans are celebrated together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Sal destroyed Radio Raheem\u2019s stereo to turn it off, he was distorting the sound of \u201cFight the Power\u201dby Public Enemy. It\u2019s a small detail in a larger show of racism, but its significance still stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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