The Wizard of Oz.

purplethunder3121 said:

Prince is a winkie.

Seriously?

Prince made it funky though!

* [ emember that everyone isn't as old as we are, so many people haven't been exposed to Prince music or the Wizard of Oz as long as we have lol ] *

prince was one of the original munchkins, thus the chant

Does make ya feel old. Still, at least I'm closer to the time that my mind will no longer remember that feckin yellow brick road tune. Follow the yellow brick road, follow follow, follow, oh ffs.

Dandroppedadime said:

Prince made it funky though!

Yep.

Did Prince do this as a sly wink to what people think of his height?

Okay, so I've been a Prince fan since 1980, but I have always wondered about the origin of this. I know that "oh we oh we oh" is chanted in "Jungle Love," but I don't remember it being chanted by fans during the Purple Rain Tour. The first time I remember hearing the chant by fans was on the Sign "O" the Times film. And with all of my bootlegs, I don't remember hearing the chant during the Hit & Run or Parade Tour. So, did the chant start during the Sign "O" the Times Tour and was this a European thing? I don't remember the chant at any American concerts I attended from 1980 to 1985, but I could just be gettin' old and my memory is fading fast.

Woops: I had “ho” for “oh.” Must be a Freudian slip.

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Don't one of the American baseball teams also do this as a crowd chant? I'm thinking the Chicago Indians, but I could be wrong?

Also, it was done on the Parade tour, as that's where the "Beautiful Night" live rendition on SOTT comes from.

toejam said:

Also, it was done on the Parade tour, as that's where the "Beautiful Night" live rendition on SOTT comes from.

It did start on the Parade tour (as far as I know)-- he did it during "A Love Bizarre" at a few shows in addition to "Beautiful Night".

There was also a song out in '86 called "Bye Bye" by an artist named Janice-- the track samples the "oh we oh" chant from Wizard of Oz-- I don't know if Prince heard the track at the time or if it may have influenced him to start including the chant in concerts.

duggalolly said:

Genesia said:

duggalolly said:

It did start on the Parade tour (as far as I know)-- he did it during "A Love Bizarre" at a few shows in addition to "Beautiful Night".

There was also a song out in '86 called "Bye Bye" by an artist named Janice-- the track samples the "oh we oh" chant from Wizard of Oz-- I don't know if Prince heard the track at the time or if it may have influenced him to start including the chant in concerts.

Or maybe he saw the movie on TV every year from the time he was 7 - like every other American kid.

also, wasn't there some big to-do about the movie around that time? I seem to remember in my childhood there was some renewed fascination with it or something. maybe it got re-colored or released on VHS or there was some anniversary or something.

I remember a shit-load of commercials for it, for some reason.

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errant said:

Genesia said:

duggalolly said: Or maybe he saw the movie on TV every year from the time he was 7 - like every other American kid.

also, wasn't there some big to-do about the movie around that time? I seem to remember in my childhood there was some renewed fascination with it or something. maybe it got re-colored or released on VHS or there was some anniversary or something.

I remember a shit-load of commercials for it, for some reason.

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the pink floyd connection

I NEVER KNEW PRINCE TOOK THAT FROM THE OZ! LOL

A lot useful information here! Thanks Guys! lol

Genesia said:

duggalolly said:

It did start on the Parade tour (as far as I know)-- he did it during "A Love Bizarre" at a few shows in addition to "Beautiful Night".

There was also a song out in '86 called "Bye Bye" by an artist named Janice-- the track samples the "oh we oh" chant from Wizard of Oz-- I don't know if Prince heard the track at the time or if it may have influenced him to start including the chant in concerts.

Or maybe he saw the movie on TV every year from the time he was 7 - like every other American kid.

I remember crying if I couldn't watch the Wizard of Oz every year...and if I was at my Dad's house I had to go to church instead...

toejam said:

Also, it was done on the Parade tour, as that's where the "Beautiful Night" live rendition on SOTT comes from.

That's right; "Beautiful Night" on Sign "O" the Times is from the Parade Tour. I overlooked that because "Beautiful Night" is not on either of the six (3 CDs and 3 Vids) boot concerts that I have of the Parade Tour. And, I must have either overlooked or just don't remember the chant being done during "A Love Bizarre," but I'll take you all's word for it. My favorite Parade Tour show is the Boston, MA, show, followed closely by An American in Paris and September. I know it's not done during the Boston show, and I've just forgotten it from the other two, but I'll be re-listening to them soon. Thanks.

Genesia said:

Or maybe he saw the movie on TV every year from the time he was 7 - like every other American kid.

maybe he saw the thread on the org every year discussing this

ForbiddenFruit said:

controversy99 said:

controversy99 said:

ForbiddenFruit said:

diamonds and pearls album 1991: thanks: ...the woman who invented the kiss, Thunder, and the Wizard of Oz.

? Is this from the D&P liner notes?

Ever heard of Google? Guess what comes up when you google that phrase:

http://princevault.com/in...And_Pearls

http://www.guide2prince.o...rls-album/

ForbiddenFruit said:

BartVanHemelen said:

controversy99 said:

Btw, you only get four hits (including this thread) if you google that phrase in quotes so thinking that random passages from prince's liner notes aren't on the web is not unreasonable. But now I know.

Hilarious. People are now complaining that Google gives them only a few relevant results.

Genesia said:

Seriously?

You didn't know?