Musical Countdown - Nineteen Weeks 'til BIFF

1999 by Prince
Drumroll - - Twenty weeks left until the Bicknell International Film Festival. It was the early Eighties when you first heard this song, and you thought that 1999 was so far away. The funkiest apocalyptic rocker of them all, Prince (Prince Roger Nelson) hit the streets and set the world's expiration date a little early - - two thousand zero zero (Remember 'He was dreamin' when he wrote this). Solution? No problem, party like it's 1999.

Prince shares the vocal lead with Dez Dickerson, Lisa Coleman and J.J. (Jill Jones) with 1999, a protest against nuclear proliferation. 

I was dreamin' when I wrote this

Forgive me if it goes astray

But when I woke up this mornin'

Coulda sworn it was judgment day

The sky was all purple, 

there were people runnin' everywhere

Tryin' to run from the destruction, 

U know I didn't even care

CHORUS

say say two thousand zero zero party over, 

oops out of time

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999

I was dreamin' when I wrote this

So sue me if I go to fast

But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last

War is all around us, my mind says prepare to fight

So if I gotta die I'm gonna listen to my body tonight

CHORUS

say say two thousand zero zero party over, 

oops out of time

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999

Lemme tell ya somethin'

If U didn't come to party, 

don't bother knockin' on my door

I got a lion in my pocket, 

and baby he's ready to roar

Yeah, everybody's got a bomb, 

we could all die any day

But before I'll let that happen, 

I'll dance my life away

Oh, they say 

two thousand zero zero party over, 

oops out of time

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999

say we're out of time

say two thousand zero zero party over, 

oops out of time

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999

1999

Dont ya wanna go

1999

Dont ya wanna go

1999

We could all die anyway

1999

I don't want to die

I rather dance my life away