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Prince estate has released a new remixed and remastered live version of the late musician’s hit song ‘1999’ – listen to it below.It’s a preview track from Prince and the Revolution’s historic ‘Purple Rain’ tour performance at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York on March 30, 1985.

Prince arguing for better pay for teachers when he was 11 years old has made its way onto the internet – watch it below.The rare footage – filmed in 1970 – was discovered in the archive room of Minneapolis television station WCCO by production manager Matt Liddy, who was searching the archives in order to place the teacher’s strike that took place in the same earlier this year into better context.According to Stereogum, once Liddy came across the footage, he “immediately just went out to the newsroom and started showing people and saying, ‘I’m not gonna tell you who I think this is, but who do you think this is?'”WCCO then brought in a specialist to restore audio to the footage, and they tracked down a local historian and a childhood friend of Prince’s to confirm that the child in the footage was indeed Prince.In the video, a young Prince is seen being interviewed about the Minneapolis teacher’s strike that occurred in 1970. “I think they should get a better education too cause, um, and I think they should get some more money cause they work, they be working extra hours for us and all that stuff,” he says.You can watch the short clip of Prince below:Meanwhile, Prince’s 1985 live concert film Prince and The Revolution: Live is set to be remastered for a new reissue.The late artist’s gig at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York on March 30, 1985, which was part of the ‘Purple Rain Tour’, was broadcast live internationally via satellite at the time, and was later released as Prince and The Revolution: Live.The singer’s estate has now partnered with Legacy Recordings to release a remastered reissue of the film, which will be available on vinyl (3xLP), CD (2xCD), Blu-ray and streaming services for the first time.

WCCO Minneapolis recently struck gold when an employee went to pull archival footage for a story about local teacher’s strike.

Last month, Minneapolis educators went on strike to demand living wages. To give context to the recent demonstrations, local CBS affiliate WCCO combed through their archives to find footage of a teachers' protest that went down in the same district in 1970.

A “mysterious gem” has been discovered in an archived reel containing footage of a young Prince being interviewed about the Minneapolis teachers’ strike that occurred in 1970.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFilm footage of an 11-year-old Prince has been discovered in the archives of Minneapolis television station WCCO.The brief clip, filmed during a teacher’s strike in April of that year, captures the future music icon speaking in support of the teachers, and jumping around with his characteristic impish grin on his face.“I think they should get a better education too cause, um, and I think they should get some more money ‘cause they’re working extra hours for us and all that stuff,” he says.WCCO restored the film to as part of a story about an educators strike in the same district last month. Matt Liddy, the station’s production, was reviewing the footage when one boy in particular caught his eye.