I was listening to a boot called "R U Gonna Go My Way" recorded in Dec. 1998...the last song Prince does is called "Osama Bin Laden gonna bomb"...or something like that...in the song he says that Osama Bin Laden's gonna bomb and "watch out..2001's coming"

It is very bizarre and scary at the same time...take a listen if you've got it...I've had it since '99 but never gave it much thought..

It wasn't all that prophetic, many threats had been made and US embassies abroad (In Kenya etc) had been bombed by this time.

There is nothing scary about it. And it certainly wasn't meant to be "prophetic".

This weird hybrid of a song incorporates the crescendo motif from "Also Sprach Zarathustra". This theme was used on the Stanley Kubrick flick "2001 A Space Odyssey" - hence the reference to the year "2001", even though Prince performed it onstage in 1998.

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This topic has been brought up before...Prince is not psychic. "The wee one" does not have special magic, or a crystal ball, sorry...Osama was a threat at the time he wrote it, and was all over the news back in '97, '98. 2001 has always been a year that movies, and people speculated about as a "time of doom" for the earth...Hence the "2001" reference.

Yeah, and the line "2001 is here y'all...I gotta go back to America... I gotta get ready for the bomb!" could easily have come from Die Hard 3.

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[This message was edited Fri Nov 22 11:32:47 PST 2002 by giotto]

Hehehe yeah "2001s coming..." just meant Marva King was about to do the scales of 2001 themetune.

I liked Marva, a strong female vocalist is a good backup...

Prince was being sarcastic. He knows that Bin laded is a scapegoat for the "Bansished Ones" or New World Order. Listen to "The Rainbow Children" its all about it. Bush and Laden are pals they are on the same side. Its all a movie. I think it (the song Bin laden)was Prince's way of saying this is all crap so lets just party.

Essence said:

Thanx for the info as always mate.

Always wondered about that one

At least Bin laden did not pass the hitlerish Homeland "Security" that will turn the US into nazi Germany in no time.

I d/l'd this months ago & am just now listening to it - it's kickass!! They were feeling good that night, great jam this one Is that Prince singing along all high & shit?? If so, WOW!! He was feelin' it... creepy, but anyway


hopes someone will answer my question...


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[This message was edited Wed Feb 19 9:33:04 PST 2003 by CalhounSq]

i thought this boot was from a relatively recent show in Canada? After september 11. Huh, very interesting if it is not. as erie as it is, the hook "osama bin laden gettin' ready to bomb" is a great hook! Such a shame it was true.

TerryD said:

You're the only other person, besides myself, that thought TRC was about the New World Order.

And he's doing those Parliament Funkadelic/bird screams This shit is great!!

hoping I'm right w/ the Parliament thing... :Lol:

AND the crowd is going nuts!!! DAMN, I gotta get outta the States!

CamillesKisses said:

If I'm not mistaken, he's saying "Holland!" all over this thing

I'm not letting this thread die until you people tell me everything you know about this song!!! :X

I just wanna know if that's him singing that high note during the "break" (if that's what you call it, lol)

CalhounSq said:

He's not. The show is at Club Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands in 1998. It shows up on 2 boots:

Tivoli by Quickline
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R U Gonna Go My Way by Sabotage

The show featured guests: Lenny Kravitz, Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, Hans & Candy Dulfer.

RIAA
'nuff said.

chookalana said:

Netherlands? not Holland? Hmmm...

p.s. should u really be putting those advertisements for bootlegs on here?

sawatdiikhrap said:

Not advertising, just showing. Hell, when I do album info for my mp3s on Media Player 9, It shows albums by Sabotage, Thunderball, AND Moonraker.

RIAA

'nuff said.

Oh Lord! the Netherlands IS Holland.Back to school you go!

Marrk said:

No what I was trying to say was that he doesn't say Holland. I can see now how I wrote that, That's great.

RIAA

'nuff said.

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[This message was edited Fri Feb 21 2:43:27 PST 2003 by CalhounSq]

I never did pay any attention to it when I bought the aftershow, only after 9/11 it got my attention. But only because ther was in interview with Candy on Dutch radio about it. By that time I completly forgot about the song, well... okay the whole album.
It must be on the hub.

Erik

chookalana said:

The Netherlands is not Holland, Holland is a part of the Netherlands...long story, a lot of blood involved...

Listening to it now.

He says Holland.


Also, bin laden made a statement around this time ( 1998 ) that he was going to do something big to America in 2001.

And I'm sure Prince keeps up with current events as most apocalyptic believers do. So I'm sure he, along with most charasmatic and JW churches/kingdom halls is keeping a close eye on what's going on in the east.
















oh, scary!
[This message was edited Thu Feb 20 6:45:56 PST 2003 by yamomma]

masbas said:

agree, it is very bizarre. Imho he sings: "Osama Bin Laden getting ready to bomb watch out 2001's coming Ameeericaaa", the year and the place!

Larry had the same message here.

yamomma said:

I knew it! Those pics ain't cool, YaMomma :O