Fans say Sidhu Moosewala predicted his own death in ‘The Last Ride

Even as Bollywood and the Punjabi film and music fraternities lead the condolences following the shock and tragic death of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, fans are theorising whether he had already predicted his untimely demise that bears an uncanny similarity to his final track, ‘The Last Ride’.

As news of Moosewala’s death broke on social media late Sunday, the hashtag #TheLastRide also started to trend, which the singer had released a mere two weeks earlier.

Several fans have noticed uncanny similarities between the song and the circumstances of Moosewala’s death; the Punjabi singer was gunned down in a village in Punjab’s Mansa district on Sunday a day after the government had removed his security.According to reports, ‘The Last Ride’ was reportedly a tribute to rap legend Tupac Shakur who was similar shot dead in his car in 1996 in 25. Moose wala was similarly shot dead my unidentified assailants.

At one point in his song, Moose Wala crooned: “Ho chobbar de chehre utte noor dassda, ni ehda uthuga jawani Ch Janaja Mithiye (Everything is revealed in the eyes of the young boy that the funeral will take place in its youth).”

The cover image for Moosewala’s last song was a picture from the murder scene of rapper Tupac.

With grieving fans drawing parallels, one wrote: “This was sidhu moosewala last released song - THE LAST RIDE the cover is similiar to the way he was shot,” while sharing a picture of the cover image.