i just understand he sampled The Clash with "Rock The Casbash". Argh !! I loved this song so much but damn he could have told what he sampled, because the original is fuckin fresh and funny haha. Go watch the original, and props for Willy anyway. 90's the shit, nohmsayin ?
@merki101 lmao thats a hell of a new years resolution! Anyways, i only spent my new years countdown on youtube cuz none of my friends could be bothered to do anything! Anyways im glad to hear someone had a good night lol!! have a good year! xxx
@thesmoothcriminal88 i wud not be on my pc on the count down loool,or youtube for that matter,i was having sex on the count down,never tried it so i thought id have a go lol, happy new year form london by the way
who remembers the whole y2k hysteria that the computers were going 2 stop working it was going 2 b rise of the machines and blah blah blah just another media story 2 entertain everyone pretty funny HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
Just out of curiosity, did the author of Rock the Casbah give permission to sample the song? I'd want enough money to retire and move to an isolated island.
@Agnelum1 Rick James/Alonzo Miller claimed not to have given permission to MC Hammer. Bowie claims to have not given permission to Vanilla Ice. Stevie Wonder/Coolio claimed not to have given permission to Weird Al (not needed for a parody, but Al claims to ask as a courtesy).
You have plenty of common sense for sure-- being a smart ass online only is a really smart move.
@jwmellott that's not "being a smart ass online", you numpty. it's statement of facts; if Will Smith and/or his label didn't have permission to use the sample, they'd have been sued and you'd have heard about it.... the same way you've heard about those other examples you cited. what's so hard to understand???
and furthermore, given that practically ALL of Will Smith's "hits" sampled heavily, i don't think he'd have been so dumb as to not get permission. he'd be working in KFC right now...
Will Smith is the last of a dying breed - guys who rap because they just love it. I think Eminem is getting there, and certainly his display of late has proven he's becoming a different guy, but Will hearkens back to a time when people rhymed because it was fun, not because it made them cool or because of the image. Rappers today don't do it for me. Try rapping when everyone is calling u racist names and dissing your art, when rapping WASN'T cool and you did it anyway because it was fun.
i went to cornwall engand once,i know what he means,its wild .very wild .i saw someone towing their caravan and they didnt even have one of them extra long wing mirrors on,thats just crazy man.
He was right about it being the Willenium , cause will took over this decade and no his kids are following right after him in the next decade,, smith's for a lifetime !!!
I'll be honest I hate Rap music, it's just meaningless drivel about hoe's money and guns. But Will Smith is an exception. I also hate it when anyone tries to rip off a legendary song like Rock The Casbah by The Clash but again Willard can get away with it.
i remember i went in stood in line for this cd. haha will smith was that dude! when you're young & not techincally allowed to listen to real rap- haha. i would kill for the resources these kids these days have- :)
This was track 2 and the 1st single from Will's 2nd solo album "Willennium" and was the 7th song I learned by this hip guy with K-Ci by his side, I sang this song on January 24th 2010 for my classmate Kacie Carder for her 19th birthday.
check me out tryin to b an actor so tell me if yall like me, right now im just rapping will smith songs until i get a camera so i can act so just check out the vids and tell me what yall think or subscribe. Thanks. GO WILL SMITH FAV ACTOR AND HIP HOP RAPPER
@Ddint93 There is nothing wrong with taking a good beat or background of a song and changing it up and making it into a new song as long as you have the permission of the other musicians. Besides that, there are plenty of new songs coming out that are new compositions.
this is actually called sampling like someone here already mentioned, he could be sued if he ripped off this song off the clash without paying royalties - which i'm sure he did...
i hate britney spears's music ... so i am not wasting my time on commenting her videos - i suggest you do the same!!!
wow what a poser. I know rappers just care about making money but please stop copying other peoples music because your too stupid to come up with your own shit.
"Rock the Casbah" by the clash is the orginal version in case you were wondering
@UndyingFury Ripped off? ts called SAMPLING. Many artists use it so don't try to make it seem as if hes doing any thing wrong. This is great song either way please no more comments regarding things that yu dont know about.
Damn, this is an awesome new years song, I can't believe its been 10 years already. And at least 2 years since I have heard an Rap/R&B song without those horrible Kanye/T-Pain vocal effects. What happened to content in music?
Wow I remember this song! I was in the 3rd grade when this came out. I remember on the first mix cd that i ever had this was one of the songs on it! Sittng on the bus listening to this. Good times!
I still jam to this song, and I DID jam to this and Prince's "1999" on New Year's Eve 1999! The DJ, my friend Lee, played this AND Prince! It was so cool!
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Carloshache 1 week ago
i just understand he sampled The Clash with "Rock The Casbash". Argh !! I loved this song so much but damn he could have told what he sampled, because the original is fuckin fresh and funny haha. Go watch the original, and props for Willy anyway. 90's the shit, nohmsayin ?
Budykiller 2 weeks ago
Funniest Album
MrParkinthedark 3 weeks ago
I love Will Smith!!!!!!
Keiuuu 4 weeks ago
@merki101 lmao thats a hell of a new years resolution! Anyways, i only spent my new years countdown on youtube cuz none of my friends could be bothered to do anything! Anyways im glad to hear someone had a good night lol!! have a good year! xxx
thesmoothcriminal88 4 weeks ago
Happy New Years from College Station, TX!
BC1Dan 4 weeks ago
Lolololol I listen to this song every New Eve into New Years Day...it never gets old!
Figgs313 4 weeks ago
Yayy! Its new year in england!! Bring on 2012!!!!! Xxxx
thesmoothcriminal88 4 weeks ago
most amazing new year's song EVER!! :))) thumbs up if you agree!!
stitcher123456 4 weeks ago
Right now in england its 1 hour 26 minutes to go!! Happy new year everyone! Hope you all have a great year! :) xxxxxxxxxx
thesmoothcriminal88 4 weeks ago
@thesmoothcriminal88 i wud not be on my pc on the count down loool,or youtube for that matter,i was having sex on the count down,never tried it so i thought id have a go lol, happy new year form london by the way
!!!!
merki101 4 weeks ago
who remembers the whole y2k hysteria that the computers were going 2 stop working it was going 2 b rise of the machines and blah blah blah just another media story 2 entertain everyone pretty funny HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
aztecwarriorize 4 weeks ago
@aztecwarriorize Wait, you mean like 2012 predictions?
teamarguerite 4 weeks ago
@teamarguerite xactly my friend 2012 and y2k.
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plainkid2 4 weeks ago
happy new year all!
ObinGam 4 weeks ago
best new year song ever !
microbyte1 1 month ago
wherever the FUCK I am ...the DJ better bump this shit instead of nonstop LMFAO tonight!
MattMzansi 1 month ago 2
Nostalgia.
msane4XX 1 month ago
"Rock the Casbah"
iwantcompletecontrol 1 month ago
2012? 1999 more like it
ke70hibino 1 month ago
lol
CChia88 1 month ago
It's here and I like it! ^_^
iansheng 1 month ago
Let's party like it's 1999 y'all
whips250 1 month ago
clashclashclash
jakelocker38 1 month ago
BIG WILL
Rep403 1 month ago
FEEL GOOD MUSIC !!!!
msscandalous06 2 months ago
i listen to this every new years!!!
weezy15243 2 months ago 18
I remember listening to this when I was 6 and loved it haha
jamesfor2win 2 months ago in playlist jk 3
Awesome time to b alive :)
Chuppa75 2 months ago
I haven'y heard this song since I was a child growing up, that was 11 yrs since I never heard this, thumbs-up for listening in 2011.
Laylastanky 2 months ago 2
the biggest soul train/electric slide new years eve party ever bumpin this song!! there will never be another new years party like 99' for me!!!
sdpugh78 2 months ago
whats the name of the song he took the beat from?
dinga10bam 2 months ago
@dinga10bam Rock The Casbah by The Clash
abujuga 2 months ago
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Chuppa75 2 months ago
Rocking the casbah!
kuusteist 2 months ago
Pre jebena pjesma
jajan2222 2 months ago
It's herre and I liike it!
PliesFann 3 months ago
Me and my cousins used to dance to this whole album I miss these days!!
Pyschonoob 3 months ago
1999 5th grade graduation.... I miss my childhood.
ZayChannel 3 months ago
willenium baby!!!!
brad757575 3 months ago
hoooo haha haha
TheNathanstudios 4 months ago in playlist new songz
9 people weren't invited to Will Smith's Y2K(sorry, Will2K) party
MannOfMen 4 months ago 2
Damn i miss the 90's. from the year 2000 it all went downhill with everything.
JeejD 4 months ago 5
i just wanna get up and start dancinnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!
TI4Ever95 4 months ago
Rap music that samples other music is like preparing a gourmet meal then taking a giant crap on it.
Cryofax 4 months ago
Unfortunately, this specific song refers only to 1999 New Years Eve. That being said, it may never be played on radio again.
drifter2597 4 months ago 2
FIRST CD I GOT , AND PLAYED IT ALL DAY EVERYDAY , THIS IS STILL MY FAV SONG . !
YAVONN11 5 months ago
WOOOO HAHA NICE CLEAN RAP
hayabusafmw 5 months ago
Just out of curiosity, did the author of Rock the Casbah give permission to sample the song? I'd want enough money to retire and move to an isolated island.
jwmellott 5 months ago
@jwmellott pretty dumb question... obviously if they didn't give their permission then they'd have sued the pants off Will and his label by now...
a little common sense goes a long way...
Agnelum1 5 months ago
@Agnelum1 Rick James/Alonzo Miller claimed not to have given permission to MC Hammer. Bowie claims to have not given permission to Vanilla Ice. Stevie Wonder/Coolio claimed not to have given permission to Weird Al (not needed for a parody, but Al claims to ask as a courtesy).
You have plenty of common sense for sure-- being a smart ass online only is a really smart move.
jwmellott 5 months ago
@jwmellott that's not "being a smart ass online", you numpty. it's statement of facts; if Will Smith and/or his label didn't have permission to use the sample, they'd have been sued and you'd have heard about it.... the same way you've heard about those other examples you cited. what's so hard to understand???
and furthermore, given that practically ALL of Will Smith's "hits" sampled heavily, i don't think he'd have been so dumb as to not get permission. he'd be working in KFC right now...
Agnelum1 4 months ago
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bobboking 4 months ago
Willenium... that gotta be one of the dumbest album title ever!
fede018 5 months ago
now this is a story all about how
cotegt 5 months ago
Feels like yesterday.
MindSpinnin 5 months ago
ROCK THE CASBAH <3
anass13or 5 months ago
not bad
he's quite a humble man
jwmellott 6 months ago
That cd was freaking amazing!!
This song kicks so much ass!
gorgardmw222 6 months ago
first cd i ever got
mikemo21 6 months ago
PURE TALENT.
DrOpinionator 6 months ago
This song is cringe-worthy. I just was curious as to what he did with the sample.
ForgottenSoul700 6 months ago
LOL just cant believe how many of u say that was his first CD cause it was my first too cheers from poland
theLGf 6 months ago
Its crazy how many people act like they wasnt down with Will Smith at that time. This was one of my first CD's ever.
TheSirrahFilms 6 months ago 2
love this song.
ShihTzusShit 6 months ago
this tune is sampled from rock the casbah by the clash, i luv it
mynaijagal 7 months ago
Funny how every single rap or hip hop video has some rant about auto-tuning as the highest rated comment. Every. Single. One.
8MKWeb8 7 months ago
This was the first CD i ever got.
romeo56 11 months ago 40
All I can hear is The Clash - Rock the Casbah
GangstaNih 11 months ago
omg this song came out when i was like 7...miss those days wit good hip-hop and r&b like this
alexisgodschild93 11 months ago
@alexisgodschild93 muahaha i was o9 damn going on 21 this year and i totally feel you on good music. No gimmicks just talent
TuTu99o 11 months ago
One of the best... Not as rappers like akon and lil wayne because they are fake
dutch1121 11 months ago
Will Smith is the last of a dying breed - guys who rap because they just love it. I think Eminem is getting there, and certainly his display of late has proven he's becoming a different guy, but Will hearkens back to a time when people rhymed because it was fun, not because it made them cool or because of the image. Rappers today don't do it for me. Try rapping when everyone is calling u racist names and dissing your art, when rapping WASN'T cool and you did it anyway because it was fun.
PRtoRP 11 months ago
I am "LOVING" hearing Drew Hill in back ground ~HHHOOLLLLERON~
2be1neurotic 11 months ago
@2be1neurotic thats KC from KC n JoJo
WarDaVicious 11 months ago
@WarDaVicious Thank you I did not know that, it sounded like Drew Hill. Is that the same person in the back ground (KC) on Wild Wild West?
2be1neurotic 11 months ago
@2be1neurotic No Wild Wild West should be sisqo from drew hill
WarDaVicious 11 months ago
ITS TRACY MCGRADY!!!
jestersindahouse 11 months ago
Love this song:)
WonderCherrylious84 1 year ago
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WonderCherrylious84 1 year ago
I haven't heard this song in years. Lol.
AquaMouseArmy91 1 year ago
sounds like black eyed peas
Davidchan27 1 year ago
Brings the good old memories of when i was a youth :)
Nickisumreligion 1 year ago
Man! This really takes me way back. Then again, it also reminds me of the Y2K scare. Now these days it's the 2012 scare. :P
DeadmanInc336 1 year ago
man, before the millinnium came, everything was so much better..
sure we have better technology, but man you cant compare it to the 1900...
i would trade all i have just to get back to the 80's...
xxazpxx 1 year ago 2
Great song, great feel, great mood, and so much more. Definitely a classic cut with an infectious beat courtesy a' la The Clash.
NXS2K12 1 year ago
Happy new year!!!!
1993MercuryCougarXR7 1 year ago
PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE EVERYTIME I HERE THIS ....HAPPY NEW YEARS
SPAZIDAZ 1 year ago
The clash sample...will's got good taste in music.
K1dDread 1 year ago
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
iTrack21 1 year ago
Happy new year everyone! :D
JamesPromIII 1 year ago
the true fresh prince
rioter257 1 year ago 31
Hahaha I had this CD when I was like 9! Will Smith was so fucking fire back then. Ahhhh yeah, getting high to this shit. Feels good man.
4meh2meh0 1 year ago
This was the first album of Big Willie that I bought...old beautiful days on the beach...with no stress
Turcolero 1 year ago
@Turcolero stress is a choice, you are the master of your mental state, they say seeing is believing but they never reveal that believing is seeing.
Diablo8586 1 year ago
@Diablo8586 mate I know stress depends on me but my life was kind of different. Now there is more thing to do and face :) thats what I meant:P
Turcolero 1 year ago
BIG BIG WILL SMITH !
youtubiser1 1 year ago
i went to cornwall engand once,i know what he means,its wild .very wild .i saw someone towing their caravan and they didnt even have one of them extra long wing mirrors on,thats just crazy man.
jakethefreak1 1 year ago
7 people are gunna get shot; By me.
DaPimpinPenguin 1 year ago
Not a big Will Smith fan, but love this tune =)
amgonnafartinyaface 1 year ago
One of my favorite Will Smith songs! I was 26 years old when the clock struck "2G"!!!
SexyShortnSweet 1 year ago
Funny how just 10 years ago, people thought the world would just end as soon as it hit 12:00 1/1/00.....
29Texan 1 year ago
I used to be able to sing this whole song! I had this on casette XD.
slytherinangel666 1 year ago
Rock the cashbah is the back beat. listen carefully :)
VAhockeyfan 1 year ago 2
@VAhockeyfan haha no need to listen carefully:D you can hear it véry clearly:P, thumbs up for recognizin the clash though:) peace
SagaraChris 1 year ago
@VAhockeyfan my favorite song of all time
leonardoluiss02 1 year ago
What a great song by great will!
vitalik6969 1 year ago
Will Smith was so awesome back then... He needs to make a new album!
krim7 1 year ago
such a happy song!
Rangerss313 1 year ago
I am 20 years old & I was 9 when this song came out & used to have this on repeat 24/7 used to drive my Mum carzy was the best song.
cli6065823 1 year ago
@cli6065823 Me 2!! first cd i ever bought
hellogunit 1 year ago
He was right about it being the Willenium , cause will took over this decade and no his kids are following right after him in the next decade,, smith's for a lifetime !!!
beautifulplaya 1 year ago
I'll be honest I hate Rap music, it's just meaningless drivel about hoe's money and guns. But Will Smith is an exception. I also hate it when anyone tries to rip off a legendary song like Rock The Casbah by The Clash but again Willard can get away with it.
callofnature4mw 1 year ago
woooooooow i miss the hell outta this track
fgreppin 1 year ago
I looooved this song! Do you have the link for it? I have the album but it rips all jumpy because the CD is scratched :(.
PurpleFunkSoldier 1 year ago
Ha, I loved this song when the album was released. Do you have the download for it? I have the album, but its all scratched so it rips all jumpy :(.
PurpleFunkSoldier 1 year ago
Rock the casbah!!!
DarkChild91 1 year ago 39
i remember i went in stood in line for this cd. haha will smith was that dude! when you're young & not techincally allowed to listen to real rap- haha. i would kill for the resources these kids these days have- :)
shotguntiffie 1 year ago 2
geez, and now it's more than another decade LATER. that was quick...
freshPrincess626 1 year ago 3
Rock the Will-Smith, Rock the Will-Smith!!!
At 12-0 clock were gonna get Jiggy wit it.
Prometheus1st 1 year ago
actor and singer, yeah will! is the best actor of world!! very funny!!
ElChimbolulo 1 year ago
ahhh yes Will Smith and his nice clean rap
iTrack21 1 year ago
THE CLASH RULES~
xXPunkRockGrungeXx 1 year ago 4
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xXPunkRockGrungeXx 1 year ago
ROCK THE CASBAH!
petey815 1 year ago 3
real nice rap music.... take them to school will
shama445 1 year ago
This was track 2 and the 1st single from Will's 2nd solo album "Willennium" and was the 7th song I learned by this hip guy with K-Ci by his side, I sang this song on January 24th 2010 for my classmate Kacie Carder for her 19th birthday.
chrispleasantable 1 year ago
its wonderful song of him
sclerotictepknb 1 year ago
dammmmnmn like this music , i miss the old times
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skyler102491 1 year ago
Awesome song, go on will!!!
3ddice 1 year ago
@Ddint93 There is nothing wrong with taking a good beat or background of a song and changing it up and making it into a new song as long as you have the permission of the other musicians. Besides that, there are plenty of new songs coming out that are new compositions.
turquoiseczech1 1 year ago
this is actually called sampling like someone here already mentioned, he could be sued if he ripped off this song off the clash without paying royalties - which i'm sure he did...
i hate britney spears's music ... so i am not wasting my time on commenting her videos - i suggest you do the same!!!
nasovsko 1 year ago
wow what a poser. I know rappers just care about making money but please stop copying other peoples music because your too stupid to come up with your own shit.
"Rock the Casbah" by the clash is the orginal version in case you were wondering
Ddint93 1 year ago
@Ddint93 kazbar... a new gay bar?!
nasovsko 1 year ago
@nasovsko wat
Ddint93 1 year ago
@Ddint93 Imitation is one of the highest forms of flattery.
HugWhore 1 year ago
love this song :D!!! and all his music ^^ and is this music background from the clash - rock da casbah :D? both songs i love really good music =d
kingtaftw 1 year ago
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PussycatGalore 1 year ago
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PussycatGalore 1 year ago
Ripped off Rock the Casbah
UndyingFury 1 year ago
@UndyingFury Ripped off? ts called SAMPLING. Many artists use it so don't try to make it seem as if hes doing any thing wrong. This is great song either way please no more comments regarding things that yu dont know about.
momo121212 1 year ago
@momo121212 haha its called plagiarism buddy and its the reason music sucks today
Ddint93 1 year ago
AWESOME SONG....i all ways loved his music!!!!
Odin310 1 year ago
Broono - Men in Black LiVE!
watch?v=RDKiU6RMwO0
frunzulitsa 1 year ago
its a shame nobody appreciates this song so much, im fricking 28 and still love it!
locandsoc 1 year ago
nice lyrics...
THGILDUBUDLIGHT 1 year ago
this is my hip hop dance song
gummpopper12 1 year ago
this is a funky tune man. they don't make music like this anymore
masterbboy 1 year ago 3
@masterbboy It's a sample of The Clash - Rock the Casbah. An awesome sample at that.
and1player1521 1 year ago
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BIGGEST FUCKIG RIP OFF EVER!!
FUCK WILL SMITH
ITS THE FUCKIN MILLENIUM, ASSHOLE
godamnit
darrenmyers1 1 year ago
i got this CD out again beacuse my ps3 died 1/1/2000
Omgwtfbbqrofllol 1 year ago
@Omgwtfbbqrofllol sick man, you had a Playstation 3 more than 7 years before anyone else
TheRzarectah 1 year ago
this actually was a very good CD. his movies are good and of course the fresh prince of bel-air. how can u not like anything about Will Smith
shall2347 1 year ago 4
Tryin to find this for AGES! Willenuim was a good year too be alive.
MizzFujin 1 year ago
love him...so much hotness in 1 body..love his voice,music,his shows, and his movies
YOU ROCK WILL!!! XD
kittissobeautiful 1 year ago
dayum dis iz dat shyt
MrCgreen72 2 years ago
best new year song i guess man
grayd008 2 years ago
never realised it but the background music is rock the casbah - the clash
soilwork88 2 years ago
best tune for me in new year times!!! i know all the fricking words!! yikes
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nulyak13 2 years ago
Dude, Will Smith is not a homo sexual...YOU ARE. So why don't you take you and your homo sexualness and go away. I mean GEEZ...WTF is wrong with you.
Other than that....Will Smith is THE BEST. LOVE his songs, his movies, and his tv shows.
Anyways it's almost News Years, and with that said.......HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE.....especially you WILL SMITH. LOL
DarkTigger18 2 years ago 4
@DarkTigger18 where did they get will was a home I think theyr're thinking of the guy that played phiilip on fresh prince,he is gay but who cares
will79601 2 years ago
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he is a homo sexual
HaarlemmerHewe 2 years ago
dayum this is 10 years old, this is making me feel old!!!
can't wait to go out and get fucked to this!!!!!!
bongboy6969 2 years ago 8
Damn, this is an awesome new years song, I can't believe its been 10 years already. And at least 2 years since I have heard an Rap/R&B song without those horrible Kanye/T-Pain vocal effects. What happened to content in music?
jneong 2 years ago 5
cant wait to bump this joint for that 2010 naw meann!! damnn 10 years since this song was out haha NICE!@!
theoneandonlycmoneyd 2 years ago 29
i was just thinking that
bmwjarvo 2 years ago 2
friggin awsome!!! a true classic track
scimatarpictures 2 years ago 2
haha thnx ...world peace !
appadappa 2 years ago 2
wake up to this every morning, what a sweet alarm tune! the good mood starts here haha
bentley2006 2 years ago 2
love it;D
777cola 2 years ago
will smith is my number 1 .The guy is soooooooooo talented .Love him
inorla 2 years ago
We always listen to this song during my taebo class. This song is the best!
MrAuggin 2 years ago
Will smith is a machine! Hes the best!
RepinChezo 2 years ago 2
I haven't heard this song since 1999!
Man, ten years ago now.... I'm getting old!
kazimann 2 years ago 6
LOL we all feel that way don't we. Time sure does fly ^_~
XSilvenX 2 years ago
legendary song .. makes me think about good times....no war , no trouble , no economic crisis
appadappa 2 years ago 68
@appadappa
freal though...
K1dDread 1 year ago
Wow I remember this song! I was in the 3rd grade when this came out. I remember on the first mix cd that i ever had this was one of the songs on it! Sittng on the bus listening to this. Good times!
dtyson540 2 years ago
I still jam to this song, and I DID jam to this and Prince's "1999" on New Year's Eve 1999! The DJ, my friend Lee, played this AND Prince! It was so cool!