Difference between revisions of "The Second Coming"

• 5 October 1981, Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota(studio version played over PA to open show; this track is not known to have been performed live by Prince)

• Controversy Tour (studio version played over PA to open show)

• This track is not known to have been included in shows other than on the Controversy Tour

The Second Coming is an unreleased a capella track recorded at some point in 1981 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was played over the PA as an introduction on the Controversy Tour before the opening song (originally Sexuality, before being replaced by Uptown), beginning prior to the tour’s first show with a one-off show, 5 October 1981, Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The title and lyrics refer to the prophesied second coming of Christ, while also calling for gun control laws (a topic also addressed in Annie Christian, also from 1981). It is assumed that the track would have been included as the first track on The Second Coming, the live album planned to accompany the planned movie of the Controversy Tour, also titled The Second Coming, but both projects were abandoned. The track remains unreleased.

• Prince - all vocals

• Unreleased Songs
• The Second Coming unreleased album
• The Second Coming unreleased film

• The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)