Sinners | I Lied To You Song | Movie Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Oscar Winning Best Screenplay, Original Score,
Cinematography, and Best Actor winner Michael B. Jordan. Sinners song "I
Lied To You,” performed live by Miles Caton as Sammie. The Sinners Movie Clip
shows the raw, emotional blues track that channels the character’s longing,
defiance, and dream of escape. Look for the horror adventure movie on digital.
Written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson, two award-winning multi-hyphenates, “I Lied To You” was filmed and recorded over several days on set, capturing the energy of a live juke joint crowd. It marks Sammie’s breakout as an artist and reflects on the film’s deep connection to the cultural roots and legacy of the blues.
From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.” Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”
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This pancocojsms post showcases a YouTube video of the clip of "I Lied To You" performance from the 2025 Sinners movies . That post also presents information about why this movie has the title "Sinners".
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Thanks to Ryan Coogler, Director of Sinners. Thanks also to Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson, the writers of "I Lied To You" and all those who are associated with that award winning movie. Thanks also to Haniyah P. for her 2025 grio.com article about why that movie is named "Sinners".and thanks to commenters from a reddit.com discussion thread on that title of that movie.
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ARTICLE EXCERPT: "Ryan Coogler talks the Delta Blues, spirituality and why his
latest film is titled ‘Sinners’: ‘It’s a term of judgment, but it’s welcoming
as well"
From https:// /2025/04/17/ryan-coogler-talks-the-delta-blues-spirituality-and-why-his-latest-film-is-titled-sinners-its-a-term-of-judgment-but-its-welcoming-as-well/ by Haniyah P, Apr 17, 2025
"Beyond the vampires and sex appeal of Michael B. Jordan,
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” spotlights spirituality, music and Black folklore.
“This Good Friday, everyone is talking about the highly anticipated release of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s latest film, “Sinners.” Now, before you grab your Bible and start clutching your pearls at the thought of a horror movie with the title “Sinners,” hear me out.
The horror film, which chronicles what happens when vampires take over Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1932, is filled with nuanced conversations about culture, religion, spirituality, and music. During a phone interview with Ryan Coogler, theGrio got a glimpse into the “Sinners” creator’s mind and how he managed to showcase the dissonant harmony of these themes.
“We ended up with ‘Sinners’ and in hindsight I think it’s the only title we ever could have,” Coogler told TheGrio, revealing that the film existed under the code name “Grilled Cheese” before getting its official title. “It has to do with that relationship that Delta Blues has with its kinda like twin sibling, gospel music.”
“Blues music was the first American music to be referenced as the devil’s music,” he continued. “That judgment of the practitioners of the music and folks who engage in the culture around it is at the heart of this movie. That conversation and acknowledgement that we all are [sinners] and if you point the finger at somebody calling them a sinner, you also have to point the finger back to yourself.”
For Coogler, who was raised in the Baptist church, attended a predominantly Black Catholic school growing up, and studied various religions throughout college, exploring the supernatural quality of Delta Blues music and the juxtaposition between spirituality and carnality through a diverse spiritual lens was important.
“[Religion] has always been something that has surrounded me in my life and a fascination of mine…people’s relationship with spirituality and it as a practice in which people choose to deal with the world,” he explained. “And it tends to be in my movies, too.”
In his fifth feature film, this fascination shows up through music–– a key part of the “Sinners” plot and creation. Inspired by his late Uncle James, who loved Delta Blues music, Coogler shared that he was inspired to make this film after studying the genre his uncle loved so much.
“Where gospel music is made for the soul, Delta Blues music is made for the soul and the body–it acknowledges the flesh and all of the beauty and ugliness that comes with it.”
“The artists were known for embracing their flaws, their nightmares, their mortality, and their carnal desires,” he continued. “Some of these songs talk about being haunted by crimes committed, by a lifestyle, by demons, the devil, or visions of an untimely death.”
Listening to artists like Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, and a playlist full of Delta Blues music, Coogler noticed how these themes evolved into modern-day genres like in Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “The Crossroads.”
“[I] realized that they’re not the first people to make a song called ‘Crossroads,’” he said, referring to his favorite ’90s rap songs. “That’s one of the most popular songs sung in the Delta Blues tradition, as a concept and [reference] to the entryway from the natural to the supernatural, life and death and crossing over.”
“All these things: the supernatural and my love of horror fiction made me think it would make sense to implement these elements into how these characters from [1932 Mississippi] encounter the supernatural,” he added”….
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM A REDDIT.COM DISCUSSION THREAD ABOUT THE SINNERS MOVIE
https://www.reddit.com/r/SinnersbyRyanCoogler/comments/1qvx251/why_is_it_called_sinners/
1. JazzlikeHat9469
"Why is it called Sinners?
I had a thought while watching this movie for the third
time. Why is it called Sinners?
I love when title cards are used to tell the story, and I think I know. The film starts with Annie’s VO talking about how “there are legends of those who can play music so pure…etc. in Ireland they were called Filí, firekeepers in Choctaw, griots in west Africa. Their music can heal their communities, but also attracts evil.” Then the title card - Sinners. Which made me think “ah, so in ancient Ireland, Choctaw land, and west Africa, they were called these various things, and then in 1930s Mississippi, they are called sinners.”
I’m also thinking about the ending, and tracking vampire genealogy. Stack and Mary are vampires, and were turned by Remmick. Remmick was alive in ancient Ireland, and was presumably turned at a similar party where a Filí was playing. That vampire was probably from west Africa or something, and was at a party where a griot was playing. Evoking Africa makes this relationship between vampires and music, community, etc. feel older and older - they’ve been with us for a looonng time… probably going back to biblical Eden. and the ORIGINAL SIN of eve eating the fruit, tempted by the devil, presented in the bible as a serpent (remember that snake in the truck, everyone?).
Stay with me for this, what if the serpent “bit” eve, making the first vampire, and she turned adam, beginning this chain of vampires that continues to this day in stack and Mary. All stemming from what we now call “sin.” Presumably they will follow Remmicks example, they’re going to stick around until they find another musician of Sammie’s caliber so that Stack can see Smoke again, since he can’t die naturally and see him like how smoke saw Annie and his daughter again.
I’m not religious, but I love thinking about the movie with
this religious imagery in mind. This movie is so f--king* good."
-snip-
*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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2. WertherEffekt
"Ryan Coogler talks the Delta Blues, spirituality and why his
latest film is titled ‘Sinners’: ‘It’s a term of judgment, but it’s welcoming
as well’ -thegrio.com
https:// /2025/04/17/ryan-coogler-talks-the-delta-blues-spirituality-and-why-his-latest-film-is-titled-sinners-its-a-term-of-judgment-but-its-welcoming-as-well/
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3. Ykindasus
"Smoke and Stack are career criminals who worked for both the
Irish and Italian mobs in Chicago.
Sammie's father is a preacher who puts down Sammie's love of the Blues as sinful.
And Remmick.... I don't think I have to spell it out lol."
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4. ImpactNext1283
"They’re all Sinners. Blues, generally speaking, is a musical
form for and about Sinners. Drinking, gambling, screwing, all sins. Only
Sammie’s dad isn’t, and he’s the least likable character in the movie."
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5. momstheuniverse
"Because of the music.
At one point, Ray Charles was accused of making "devil's music" what does Sammy's father do?
There's also, in my opinion, strong references to The Color Purple where Shug is ostracized by her father who's a pastor, for choosing to be a singer.
As an adult she reunites with her father and while hugging him says, "See, Daddy? Even sinners have a soul too."
6.
"The twins made their fortunes working as pimps for Al
Capone."
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7. [deleted]
"Well…. Stealing from Al Capone"
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8. TheDesertedRose
"smoking gambling drinking adultery prostitution (mentioned
by the twins) thievery secular music and wanton violence. if someone wanted to
also include Hoodoo as well from a religious view, then you could also include
Annie. But also again from a religious view these are all sins, making each
character in some way a sinner"
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9. Dweller201
"It the beginning, some older character said that playing
blues music is attractive to evil, or something like that. So, the young guy
better watch out with playing that music.
The whole movie is basically about how attractive blues music is. The club is trying to keep it contained but they can't because the vampires want to get in on it.
Maybe that?!"
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