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Rhythm 9.5
Melody 9.8
Instruments 9.7
Lyrics 9.8
Vocal 10.0
This song has been reviewed 12 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.
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Sublime - April 26th, 1992 (Miami) Lyrics

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TitleApril 26th, 1992 (Miami)
ArtistSublime
AlbumSublime (1996) , Track 5
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Song lyrics
I don't know if you can, but can you get an Owner for Ons, that's O-N-S,
Junior Market, the address is 1934 East Aneheim, all the windows are
busted out, and it's like a free-for-all in here and uh the owner should
at least come down here and see if he can secure his business-
if he wants to

April 26th, 1992
There was a riot on the streets
Tell me where were you?
You were sittin' home watchin' your TV
While I was participating in some anarchy

First spot we hit it was my liquor store
I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford
With red lights flashin' time to retire
And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire.

Next stop we hit it was the music shop
It only took one brick to make that window drop
Finally we got our own p.a.
Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today? ey!

Call fire at ??? mobile station at Alamedas and Anahiem,
its, ah, flaming up good
10-4 Alamedas and Anahiem
Homicide, never doin' no time!

When we returned to the pad to unload everything
It dawned on me that I need new home furnishings
So once again we filled the van until it was full
Since that day my livin' room's been more comfortable
Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting harder and harder and harder each and every year
Some kids went in a store with their mother
I saw her when she came out she was gettin some pampers
They said it was for the black man,
they said it was for the mexican
And not for the white man
But if you look at the streets
It wasn't about Rodney King
It's bout this fucked up situation and these fucked up police
It's about coming up
And staying on top
And screamin' 187 on a mother fuckin' cop
It's not written on the paper it's on the wall
National guard??!
Smoke from all around!

Units- Units be advised of an attempt 211 to arrest now at 938 Temple, 9-3-8
Temple, many subjects with bats trying to get inside the CB's
house...they're trying to kill him
As long as I'm alive, I'm a live illegal.

Let it burn
Wanna let it burn
Wanna let it burn
Wanna wanna let it burn

Riots on the streets of Miami
W'oh, Riots on the streets of Chicago
On the streets of Long Beach
And San Francisco (Boise Idaho)
Riots on the streets of Kansas City (Salt Lake, Huntington Beach, CA)
Tuscalusa, Alabama ( Compton Michigan)
Cleveland, Ohio (Pensacola)
Fountain Valley (Texas, Barstow - Let's do this every year),
Paramount, Victorville (Twice a Year), Eugene OR
Eureka, CA (Let it burn, let it burn)
Hesperia (Oh, ya let it burn, wont'cha wont'cha let it burn)
Santa Barbara, Nevada, Phoenix Arizona, San Diego, Lake Worth Florida
Fuckin 29 Palms.
lyrics corrected on 05-08-2009




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05-08-2004 04:39BlueEyedSuicide is offline BlueEyedSuicide 

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That's a great song, one of my faves by Sublime.
14-09-2004 09:35caleby is offline caleby 

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ive always wondered, why is the song called april 29 1992 when the lyrics say april 26 1992? was the 29th when he wrote the song, but it was about the 26th? anyway a sublime song... literally.
18-11-2004 00:06IloveCarrabba is offline IloveCarrabba 

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i like this song, and 'what i got'... that's about it as far as sublime goes...
28-11-2004 04:04jeterfan545 is offline jeterfan545 

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this song is fuckin nsaty



02-12-2004 04:06Tom_Morello is offline Tom_Morello 

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This song is amazing.







JETER SUCKS
15-05-2005 19:17Hippy420 is offline Hippy420 

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You gotta love this song. "where do you think i got this guitar that your hearing today" its great!
15-07-2005 18:01mz_perez is offline mz_perez 

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1st song i heard by sublime....ever since i've luved sublime....
26-07-2005 02:44antirap is offline antirap 

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great tune
29-09-2005 05:29hookah is offline hookah 

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This is about the riots that ensued after the Rodney King trial in Los Angeles, California. King was a black motorist who was beaten by 4 white police officers after they pulled him over.

The incident was videotaped by someone who lived nearby and became a huge news story, dealing with issues of police brutality and race.

The case went to trial in suburban Los Angeles where the all-white jury acquitted the officers. Just hours after the verdict, riots broke out in the black sections of the city, prompting King's famous remark: "Can't we all just get along?"

In the lyrics, lead singer Brad Nowell says, "April 26, 1992" when referring to the date of the riots in Long Beach, but the title refers to when the rioting started in Los Angeles.
13-10-2005 17:44ShErIdEs is offline ShErIdEs 

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i think that sublime did a really good thing with song. i like it a lot
11-12-2005 04:56geeky_me is offline geeky_me 

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great song
23-06-2007 20:53AnonymousRocker is offline AnonymousRocker 

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Love this song! It's not on the paper it's on the walls! one of my faves.
06-10-2008 05:25shadsymilkman is offline shadsymilkman 

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I can't do this song justice by trying to describe it. Top 10 of my favorite songs ever. Sublime.


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