April 29, 1992 (Miami)

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"Wrong Day"
Song by Sublime
from the album Sublime
Released	1996-07-30
Recorded	1995 & 1996
Genre	Ska
Length	2:16
Label	MCA
Producer(s)	Paul Leary & David Kahne
Sublime track listing
"Garden Grove" – 4:21 "What I Got" – 2:51 "Wrong Way" – 2:16 "Same in the End" – 2:37 "April 26, 1992 (Miami)" – 3:53 "Santeria" – 3:03 "Seed" – 2:10 "Jailhouse" – 4:53 "Pawn Shop" – 6:06 "Paddle Out" – 1:15 "The Ballad of Johnny Butt" – 2:11 "Burritos" – 3:55 "Under My Voodoo" – 3:26 "Get Ready" – 4:52 "Caress Me Down" – 3:32 "What I Got (Reprise)" – 3:02 "Doin' Time" – 4:14

"April 29, 1992 (Miami)" is a song from the eponymous third album of Sublime. It is about the Los Angeles riots that ensued after the controversial Rodney King verdict.

Bradley Nowell, lead singer of the band, claimed both in the song and in interviews that he took part in the riots.

The song begins with police banter from that night recorded by Sublime friend (and future Long Beach Dub All Stars singer) Michael "Miguel" Happoldt on his neighbor's police scanner.

The song ends with Nowell reading a list of cities, often interpreted as cities where riots took place.

Contents 1 "Hits" 2 Political Views 3 City list 4 External links

[edit] "Hits"

In the song, They "hit" 3 places.

• "First spot we hit it was the liquor store." He supposedly broke into a liquor store and got expensive liquor.

• "Next stop we hit it was the music shop." He supposedly stole a guitar and a PA.

• "It dawned on me that I need new home furnishings/so once again we filled the van until it was full." He supposedly stole living room furnishings.

None of this has been confirmed and Bradley Nowell's friends and family claim that he never participated in the riots.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Political Views

Sublime also shows some of their views on politics by saying that the riots were not just about the Rodney King Incident, but more about the corrupt police and lack of order.

"But if you look at the streets it wasn't about Rodney King,

It's about this fucked-up situation and these fucked-up police.

It's about coming up, and staying on top,

and screamin' 187 on a motherfuckin' cop.

It's not written on the paper it's on the wall."

[edit] City list

In the song they list a number of cities that the riots happened in, In fact these cities are just the places Sublime toured in on that year, but a number of them did actually have riots on that day.

• Miami, Florida
• Chicago, Illinois
• Long Beach, California
• San Francisco, California
• Boise, Idaho
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Salt Lake (City), Utah
• Huntington Beach, California
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Arcada (Township), Michigan
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Pensacola, Florida
• Fountain Valley, California
• Barstow, California
• Paramount, California
• Victorville, California
• Eugene, Oregon
• Eureka, California
• Hesperia, California
• Santa Barbara, California
• Winnemucca, Nevada
• Phoenix, Arizona
• San Diego, California
• Lakeland, Florida
• Twentynine Palms, California
• Compton, California
• Issaquah, Washington
• Abilene, Texas

[edit] External links

• Sublime Spot

Sublime

Bud Gaugh | Bradley Nowell | Eric Wilson

Discography

Jah Won't Pay the Bills | 40 Oz. to Freedom | Robbin' the Hood | Sublime | Second-hand Smoke | Stand by Your Van

Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends | Greatest Hits | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sublime | Gold | Everything Under the Sun

Popular songs

"Date Rape" | "Smoke Two Joints" | "What I Got" | "Wrong Way" | "Doin' Time" | "Santeria" | "April 29, 1992 (Miami)"

Tributes and successive bands

Look at All the Love We Found | Forever Free | Long Beach Dub Allstars | Long Beach Shortbus