[loudmax]

I got my first cassette tape player in 1982 and Prince's "1999" album to go with it. The lead track starts with distorted vocals, and I thought my player was malfunctioning. The intro is only about ten or fifteen seconds, so unlike you, I didn't trash the tape.

Closer to topic, listening to the song "1999" as a kid, I thought it was a cheerful party song. After Prince's death, I listened to the song as an adult and realized it's about nuclear annihilation.