What does "BATOW!" mean?

[Victorious]

There already is a thread for this, but don't know what's it called..

I think it's still not clear what he said though

 

[kai]

no one knows

 

[flight85]

I think Bateau means Everybody! but that is just imho.

 

[MKTCREATE]

Everybody >> Body>>> Boday>>> Botay>>> Bateau.

 

[Agonum]

Party.

 

[SmoothCriminal1995]

God this takes me back to 2012 Bad 25 days

 

[Victorious]

Everybody >> Body>>> Boday>>> Botay>>> Bateau.

I think so too

 

[dam2040]

Party. But MJ says it more like "Part-o!'

It's definitely not 'bateau' lmao

 

[wonderouzmj]

Not one person that interviewed him thought to ask him this like...just imagine if we could interview him

 

[Fuzball]

Not one person that interviewed him thought to ask him this like...just imagine if we could interview him

the bwt crew would probably know the meaning

 

[wonderouzmj]

the bwt crew would probably know the meaning

 

[Victorious]

the bwt crew would probably know the meaning

I believe someone asked Siedah Garreth but she thought it was about the 'how ya doin' yell

 

[innuendo141]

BOTTO!!!!!!!!*

*or similar

 

[Victorious]

Party. But MJ says it more like "Part-o!'

It's definitely not 'bateau' lmao

Hmm but wouldn't 'Everybody'/Botay' make more sense, since he is asking/hyping up the crowd? And I believe he also pronounced 'everybody' like every-botay somewhere before during the Victory Tour

 

[etoile 37]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's just a random word MJ made up with the specific goal to have his fans speculating about it for the next 50 years. lol
I personally believe that it evolved from the word "everybody".

 

[bluemoon7]

I always hear BANTO! lol

 

[robotchicken14]

I always thought he was saying "what-ho!" (an old expression that posh English people would use to greet each other) as a joke because he was in London. But if he used it everywhere that doesn't make sense

Context:

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

Maybe he sampled it from an older artist like Mavis Staples' Shamone.

 

[blackbird]

For me it sounds like Batso! And when I'm sure that it's Batso, I hear Matso! But he is smiling happy when he use this ,,bird language,,, so maybe it's just his playful and funny nature.

 

[Maxym]

I'm not sure what this whole thread is referring to ...


In this one, some some people hear "Shake your butthole"

 

[touchthesky]

This is what I'm referring to (2:18):

 

[Themidwestcowboy]

I'm not sure what this whole thread is referring to ...


In this one, some some people hear "Shake your butthole"

Hahahahahaahhahaa

 

[Maxym]

This is what I'm referring to (2:18):

I think I hear "Right side" (and then he goes to the right side of the scene, from his point of view). (Really not sure though.)

 

[alexbism]

I think it means "everybody" which with the years became "bato" and then "batay" around the HIStory tour
For example, when he performed Shake Your Body he would play with the word "body" and he would sometimes say "shake your bato" kind of like here at around 10:12 when he says "your lovely bato":

 

[kai]

already has a thread

 

[Themidwestcowboy]

I think it means "everybody" which with the years became "bato" and then "batay" around the HIStory tour
For example, when he performed Shake Your Body he would play with the word "body" and he would sometimes say "shake your bato" kind of like here at around 10:12 when he says "your lovely bato":

I think this is correct. There were even instances where we he said “every-bataay” and “Every-batoo” so it definitely came from everybody.

 

[Hiker]

I thought he is saying "partae" like party!

already has a thread

Can you link the threads, I will merge them

 

[kai]

I thought he is saying "partae" like party!



Can you link the threads, I will merge them

What does "BATOW!" mean?

I've always wondered, what does Michael mean whilst he's performing 'Rock With You' live during the Bad Tour and he suddenly says, 'Batow!' out of the blue, which he says a few times throughout the song. (I don't know if I have spelt/said it right) I know that others have been confused by this...

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