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Thread started 12/19/10 12:29am

Gohi

Welcome 2 America

So did Prince open the first MSG show with a song called "Welcome 2 America?" If so, can anyone tell us what it sounded like?

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Reply #1 posted 12/19/10 12:52am

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it sounded like spoken word with the ladies singing chorus....

Fresh funky & right on biggrin

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Reply #2 posted 12/19/10 1:35am

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I thought it was semi forgettable, which is probably the reason as to why I forget how it goes

How'm I gonna fill this empty room...
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Reply #3 posted 12/19/10 1:45am

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Well, it was very nice in my opinion...& very linked to the film shown....angela davis kinda footage...with lotsa afros fro & 70's bands....kinda political..

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Reply #4 posted 12/19/10 1:54am

Dreamer20ten

Well I just heard the song in a video ... all you see is complete darkness LOL ... and although the audio is very very bad, the song sounded great!!! And I am not one who has been very impressed with all of Prince's recent new songs, but this one put a big smile on my face while I thought "yeah, I really really like that!" biggrin

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Reply #5 posted 12/19/10 7:01am

Shango

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this would be cool to open or to close with

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Reply #6 posted 12/19/10 7:09am

Efan

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The song sounded funky and cool.

I could not catch most of the lyrics. I heard 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and Barack Obama mentioned in one lyric. I think the audience didn't know what the hell he was talking about in the song, so they didn't know how to respond to it.

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Reply #7 posted 12/19/10 7:10am

mchl88

I thought it was cool and kinda trippy in a The Revolution Will Be Colorized kinda way
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Reply #8 posted 12/19/10 7:15am

Bfunkthe1

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so as far as new stuff live we have

Welcome 2 America &

Black Muse

Is this correct? Anymore?

Fantasy is reality in the world today. But I'll keep hangin in there, that is the only way.
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Reply #9 posted 12/19/10 8:40am

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Bfunkthe1 said:

so as far as new stuff live we have

Welcome 2 America &

Black Muse

Is this correct? Anymore?

yep ...those two...this far.

sounds like Prince is Welcoming a Black Muse 2 America

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Reply #10 posted 12/19/10 9:16am

LOVEVERY1

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the cd is coming!!

U R NOT BETTER THAN ANYONE NOR R U PERFECT!!
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Reply #11 posted 12/19/10 9:31am

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LOVEVERY1 said:

the cd is coming!!

with the 12 tracks ?

please give the titles of the other 10,

so our imagination of the fix can be stimulated.

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Reply #12 posted 12/19/10 11:48am

colorblu

LOVEVERY1 said:

the cd is coming!!

cool headbang

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Reply #13 posted 12/19/10 11:57am

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LOVEVERY1 said:

the cd is coming!!

Source=?........only words or xpectations.....No facts 4 the moment (where is the Deluxe version of 20ten?)

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Reply #14 posted 12/19/10 4:41pm

Kara

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I only have an atrocious cell phone video to judge by, *ears bleeding*, but this sounds promising. While "Black Muse" sounded like it came from the same batch as "Hot Summer" and "Rich Friends", this is very different - sort of a brooding funk. I hope this isn't just a concert intro, and a proper studio version is on the way. If this is the direction his next album is taking, my interest is piqued.

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Reply #15 posted 12/19/10 6:58pm

Alamine

reminds me that revolution wil not be telivised jam

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Reply #16 posted 12/20/10 4:07am

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colorblu said:

LOVEVERY1 said:

the cd is coming!!

cool headbang

dancing jig whistle

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Reply #17 posted 12/20/10 5:59am

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lyrics please ....

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Reply #18 posted 12/20/10 10:34am

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i can't get that bassline 2 this song out of my head headbang FUNKY!!

the song is very policital/social commentary

i wonder if he did this song on saturday cause dr. cornell west and tavis smiley were in the audience

man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #19 posted 12/20/10 11:10am

livvylou

Welcome to America was a very strong opening! He played "Lay It Down" one of the nights. That was

some funky stuff. Can't wait to hear the new album and more new stuff live! (I also really liked "Black Muse").

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Reply #20 posted 12/20/10 11:23am

Rinluv

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Loved the song

Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U.
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Reply #21 posted 12/20/10 11:28am

MajesticOne89

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It was basically the Tavis Smiley interview written into song lol

chill..prince doesnt like men being front row, makes it hard to sing the ballads
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Reply #22 posted 12/20/10 11:33am

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Man I need to hear this....the reference to his song The War is very intriguing to me.

So anybody know what the deal is with these new tunes? Do we have a new album on the way soon?

Fantasy is reality in the world today. But I'll keep hangin in there, that is the only way.
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Reply #23 posted 12/20/10 12:53pm

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livvylou said:

Welcome to America was a very strong opening! He played "Lay It Down" one of the nights. That was

some funky stuff. Can't wait to hear the new album and more new stuff live! (I also really liked "Black Muse").

yeahthat yes

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Reply #24 posted 12/21/10 7:33am

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bigbrother is watching U.../me

(watching me watching me...kinda like Jill Scotts song)

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Reply #25 posted 12/21/10 7:35am

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Gohi said:

So did Prince open the first MSG show with a song called "Welcome 2 America?" If so, can anyone tell us what it sounded like?

"big brother is watching U.../me"

was a line from the song / poem....

(watching me watching me...kinda like Jill Scotts song)

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Reply #26 posted 12/21/10 7:40am

geo4you

New music!? Ooohhh! pray

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Reply #27 posted 12/21/10 8:21am

funkyhead

so far, based on a truly poor quality sounding audience video recording it sounds like a slow, plodding, boring funk jam with P doing his spoken rap. Think of Peope without only with 1% of it's creativity!

Black muse sounds like 'Don't you forget about me' by simple minds to these ears!.

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Reply #28 posted 12/21/10 8:46am

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colorblu said:

cool headbang

dancing jig whistle

No New Album on the Horizon.......................Sorry!

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Reply #29 posted 12/21/10 9:07am

Dogsinthetrees

It's hilarious, the people here who post vague "info", trying to seem as if they are Prince or are in the know. Get real!

I'm just saying...
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