I don't know if Prince ever oficially became a JW or not. I've heard rumours one way or the other. But when he was teamed up with the JW Larry Graham, he did a couple of song oddities (like the video where he hands out JW tracts to people at the end), "The Christ" thing on the Vibe awards where he went into some long spiel about Jesus not dying on a cross.
And this bizarre gem. a song called "The War" which was only available for download for a few weeks, IIRC. Here are the lyrics, for anyone interested. Graham played bass and did backing vocals on this one. Wonder what Larry Graham was teaching Mr. 0(+>
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
i can't hear u say it
y'all ain't ready I can't hear u say it
the evolution will be colorized
this is the war....right on
the war will go on and on and on
if u don't wanna miss your saturday morning cartoons
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
yeah....right on
y'all niggas is bad
the war will go on and on
the revolution will be
the revolution will be
the revolution will be on and on and
the war will go on and on
if u do not wish to be in the war u should leave now
we are about to challenge what you believe
if u do not wish to be challenged u should leave now, saturday morning
awaits
do u love your country
do u love your country
do u love god
do u love your country as much as u love god
if the government
if the government
if the government wants to put a microchip in your neck....right on
do u still love your country
the war will go on and on
if u do not wish to be challenged leave now
the evolution will be colorized
the evolution will be colorized
we are running out of the essentials of life:
oxygen, water, food, fertile earth
underground right now as we speak there is a metropolis
awaiting, waiting...for u and me
with clean air, food to eat, will u go, will u go...
will u go underground to this metropolis, this metropolis paradise
we are running out of the essentials of life here on earth
will u go, will u go, will u go
don't u love your country
if your country no longer exist on this earth
but exist under this earth will u go
underneath in the metropolis there's food to eat, clean air it's a
paradise
one condition...microchip in your neck
1, 2 the evolution will be colorized
right on
would u stay above the metropolis the microchip city
would u stay above and await your fate
do u trust your god
would you stay on top of the chip and await your fate
tonight u will be challenged u best leave now
the war will go on and on
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
1,2
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
without god there is no country
without god there is no metropolis
without god there is no oxygen
without god there is no food to eat
without god there is no chocolate microchip for your neck
somebody say it
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
in other words they'll be a little bit of u and a little bit of me
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
the evolution will be colorized
the evolution will be colorized
1 for me 2 for u
u preach a lie not the truth
u give me candy and keep the gold
gonna' eat it. in the war
batter up
pitcher down
what your teacher say it ain't down
pledge allegiance to your flag
u tie me to a truck....then u drag
1 for me 2 for u
u preach a lie not the truth
u give me candy u keep the gold
gonna eat it in the war
u give me aids your history when it comes 2 find
another day many die and this is true
red black yellow even jew
claimin' god was backin' u on a cross what a fool
1 for me 2 for u
u preach a lie not the truth
u give me candy and keep the gold
gonna eat it in the war
shall I go on
so u say u got a cure
HIV I'm not sure
every seed fruit to bare
the great babylon I don't care
we know your name it's the beast
all of gods child is your beef
when the righteous one plants the seed
no more kids with mama bleed
only way to get there is the truth y'all
in the war it's `bout me and u
come on
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
1,2
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
1,2
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
play your organ son
1 for me 2 for u
u preach a lie not the truth
u give me candy u keep the gold
what the hell is goin' on y'all
there's a mountain mighty high
can't reach the top unless u fly
ain't about the money `bout the gold
whatever century money just got sold y'all
if ya hear me
money just got sold y'all
check the yen
it's has been
it's all gone
your pocket book is next
`bout the gold y'all
there's a mountain mighty high
can't reach it till you try
(lyrics played backwards for a few minutes.. then)
1,2 the evolution will be colorized
1,2 the evolution
1,2 the evolution
the evolution will be
the evolution.....will be........colorized
1,2 the evolution will be colorized (chanted over and over again)