Caress Me Down

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"Caress Me Down"
Song by Sublime
from the album Sublime
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Released1996
Recorded1996
Genre Reggae fusion
Length3:38
Label
  • Gasoline Alley
  • MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Kahne

"Caress Me Down" is a song by Sublime from their album Sublime . It was never released as a single, but still receives substantial airplay on KROQ and other stations. [1] The bass line of "Caress Me Down" features the famous Sleng Teng riddim from Wayne Smith's 1985 song "Under Me Sleng Teng" and lyrics and melody are primarily from the 1980s 12" single "Caress Me Down" by Clement Irie. [2] The lyrics to the song are in Spanglish (a mixture of Spanish and English) and include a reference to porn actor Ron Jeremy, who also appears prominently in the video for Sublime's first single "Date Rape".

A demo version entitled "Caress Me Dub" can be found on the box set Everything Under the Sun and a live version which predates the version on Sublime which contains incomplete lyrics appears on Stand By Your Van .

The song is featured as downloadable content for the music video game Rocksmith 2014 .

Although once a staple of alternative radio,[ citation needed ] the song has largely been removed from playlists since the early 2020s, due to the number of sexual assault allegations against Ron Jeremy, who is directly referenced in the opening verse.

Sublime with Rome

Sublime with Rome singer Rome Ramirez considers the song off-limits when performing live because of the lyrics "Mucho gusto, me llamo Bradley" (Nice to meet you, my name is Bradley). Ramirez stated in an interview in 2010 that he didn't "feel comfortable saying my name is Bradley cause I'm not Bradley, nor do I feel comfortable changing it cause that's a song he wrote." [3]

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References

  1. "KROQ Top 300 Requested Songs of the 90's".
  2. "sublime STP". sublime STP. 1992-04-29. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. "Sublime's Rome Ramirez Flattered When Compared to the Late Bradley Nowell". KROQ. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-14.