My woman was funkier--make that FONKIER--than ever. It was the shit. She looked like a million dollars. Some leopard print booty shorts over black tights and she actually danced more than I've ever seen. The setlist to the best I can remember for you fellow Baduites who care:

Intro
Hymn (Improvised)
Booty
Kiss Me On My Neck
--New Year--
I Want You
Otherside of the Game
On & On
...& On
Cleva
Didn't Cha Know
Love of My Life (w/ tribute to Ice Cube)
You Got Me (SPECIAL GUEST JILL SCOTT!!!!)
New Song ("Vibration?")--HOT
Tyrone (snippet)--cut it short:"Yall don't wanna hear that old BOOOLSHIT"
Ye Yo
New Song ("Dirty?")
Bag Lady
Back in the Day
Woo
Appletree
Danger
New Song

I know I can't do it justice and some of the order is mixed up, but it was the best way to ring in 07. I think one or two of ya were there. Peace!

any news of when we are gonna have a new cd?


she is GREAT live.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Erykah Badu, saw her once in Hamburg in 2001, great show...

I would have loved this. Longer setlist than I expected (Awesome)! I'm glad you got to see this, "badujunkie".

Rhondab said:

She didn't specifically say anything about a new album but the new songs were slamming.

It was an amazing way to bring in the New Year. Her positivity throughout the show had me all goose-bumpy. I love this woman beyond all get out. When Jill Scott got on stage I got a glimpse of what religious folk call heaven. Man, I was teary-eyed. I had a very challenging weekend and I almost cancelled to stay home and mope and feel sorry for myself but man I'm glad I went. My head is still ringing with "Believe in yourself if you believe in brighter days."

There was a very funny moment after the confetti and balloons of the new year finally bursted and there was some sense of order so the show could progress, she wished everyone prosperity in the new year and she wished "all black and brown people prosperity and all red and yellow people prosperity and to the white people prosperity again..." I'm sure I'm misquoting it was something to that effect. But the rainbow of people in the audience gave her all kinds of love. It was such a great night. All races grooving and I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of my gay brothers anad sisters.

Overall an unforgetable night...

glad u had fun, gotta go 2 work c u all lata

TheResistor said:

i'm sooooo jealous.

badujunkie said:

what were the new songs like?

*Edit*

I didn't see she brought out Jill Scott!! What was that like?
[Edited 1/1/07 15:42pm]

^up because i want some details

Rhondab said:

Me too, especially since Resistor lives in LA!

This woman cannot release enough music as far as I'm concerned. It's a double edge sword with her. A CD every few centuries guarantees she's not played out and burnt out on the fans but damn girl, you know we're jonesin like heroin addicts ova here

Glad you had a great time baby.

Scrapluv said:

Not sure of the titles:

Vibration: Midtempo jam, with a funky guitar riff, she's singing about calling some guy from a club so they can hook up or something...very hot and sexy. Surprising, almost her answer to a Janet or TLC slow jam but of course with a Billie Holiday-esque coo. She said "I ain't finished with this one yet."

Dirty: Another sexual song! It goes something like "I like the way you love me/you keep it dirty dirty." A little faster tempo, also a ghetto/hook up vibe. Almost commercial sounding (for her at least).

Last song: "I am the moon/I am the (something)"...very slow, soothing, mellow ballad that sounds not unlike "Orange Moon."

Is she still real skinny and has that wild, big fro?

badujunkie said:

cool. what was her performance with jill like?

Scrapluv said:

she started out with "you got me" playing in the background and then said "i was about to do somethin...but i know someone who can do it better backstage..."then jill appeared, the crowd went nuts, Jill sang three or four verses, then erykah joined in. jill looked happy, they hugged, erykah said "back in about 2001 i got a phone call to record someone else's song. i said 'i dont sang other peoples shit. i only sing my own shit. like a painter with a canvas, something you just have to get off your chest..." then she laughed and said that when she heard the demo she said "yes"...they seemed cool. jill was on about 5 or 6 minutes.

2freaky4church1 said:

Have you seen Erykah's


She ain't skinny all ova.

Badujunkie, I dont recognize you with your new avatar.

Sounds like an awesome show. I think I would have lost it when Jill walked out just at the sheer surprise of it and because they rocked that song on Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

I hate to say it but like Sade part of me has given up on new material from Erykah. I mean I know it'll come out one day but I'm not anxious anymore. As for the show that's was a great way to bring in the new year. Maybe some clips will wind up on YouTube.