April 29, 1992 (Miami)

April 29, 1992 (Miami)

Infobox Song
Name = April 29, 1992 (Miami)


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Artist = Sublime
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Album = Sublime
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Released = 1996-07-30
track_no = 3
Recorded = 1995 & 1996
Genre = Ska
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Label = MCA
Producer = Paul Leary & David Kahne
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Tracks =
# "Garden Grove" – 4:21
# "What I Got" – 2:51
# "Wrong Way" – 2:16
# "Same in the End" – 2:37
# "April 29, 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
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"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.

The title of the song is the date of King's verdict, which led to the riots. However the opening lyric in the song is 'April 26th 1992/there was a riot on the streets/tell me where were you?'. The wrong date in the lyric was a mistake by lead singer Bradley Nowell, but the performance was so strong that it was decided to keep the mistake.

Bradley Nowell, lead singer of the band, claimed both in the song and in interviews that he took part in the riots.Fact|date=April 2007

The song begins with police banter from that night recorded by "Sublime" friend (and future Long Beach Dub Allstar) Michael "Miguel" Happoldt on his neighbor's police scanner. Fact|date=July 2008

The song also touched base on the copycat riots in other cities and in Miami.


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