Date Rape

"Date Rape" is a song by Southern California band Sublime. It appears on the band's 40 Oz. to Freedom album. It was first released in 1995 as a single when the famous Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ started playing it.

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Southern California - Sublime - 40 Oz. to Freedom - 1995 - Los Angeles, California - KROQ

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The reason for Bradley Nowell writing this Song was that he was pulled over for drunk driving. As a result the judge told him that as part of his community service he must create song that would be on his next album about the consequences for an illegal action. The result is a song that depicts an episode in the life of a female protagonist during which she is the victim of a date rape.

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Bradley Nowell - Date rape

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Humorous in tone, the song ends with the victimizer being sent to prison and being raped by a larger inmate. It can therefore be seen as a cautionary anti-rape anthem.

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Pornographic actor Ron Jeremy stars in the "Date Rape" music video. Jeremy plays both the judge at the rape trial and the "larger inmate" who rapes the man who sexually assaulted the female protagonist of the song.

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Pornographic actor - Ron Jeremy

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The song has recently been covered by Fishbone for the Sublime tribute album entitled "Look at All the Love We've Found"

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