And in the ska world there is Rhoda Dhakar's "The Boiler" done with the
Specials in the early 80s. She also did the song with her own band, The
Bodysnatchers, but they never recorded it. I have two copies of it, and I
*cannot* listen to it. It is a very disturbing song about rape. I don't
think I've listened to in about 5 or 6 years. Basically it's the story of
a woman who meets a guy in a store, and he later takes her out and, after a
date, rapes her. It's very haunting. It ends with a very long, very
powerful scream from Rhoda that goes on for what seems like an eternity,
but is probably more like a minute.
I don't know of any stories of anyone misstaking it for pro-rape. 1) I
doubt anyone could based on that scream, and the overall mood of the song
and 2) maybe it's just because this one is sung by a woman.
-Mike