"Santeria" is a song by Sublime on the album Sublime. The song includes the bassline and guitar riff from Sublime's earlier song "Lincoln Highway Dub" off the album Robbin' the Hood. The word Santería refers to the religion practiced originally in Cuba in which Yoruba deities are identified with Roman Catholic saints.
[edit] Context
This song tells the story of a jealous ex-boyfriend who is planning to take revenge on the man who stole his girlfriend. The man mentions using violent force as he speaks of "pop a cap in Sancho" and "put that barrel straight down Sancho's throat". The lead singer of Sublime, Bradley Nowell, refers to the man as "sancho" and his ex-girlfriend as "heina." In Mexico, a man who steals another man's girlfriend is often referred to as "el Sancho" and a man's woman or girlfriend is referred to as "heina."[citation needed]
A music video was filmed in 1997 after the death of lead singer Bradley Nowell, who makes a cameo via stock footage. The video was a visualization of the story told in the song in the form of a Western, and featured Donald Faison[citation needed] and Tom Lister, Jr. as Sancho. During the video, you see his beloved Lou Dog along with the other members of Sublime remembering him. "Santeria" was a moderate U.S. crossover hit in the spring of 1997, cracking the Top 5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart as well as reaching #43 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. It is also a playable track on the 2008 video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
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Santeria was covered by:
- ^ Nathan Brackett. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 790. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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