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"Condom"
Song by Lady Saw
Songwriter(s)Lady Saw

Condom is a song written in 1996 by Lady Saw. It promoted the lack of condoms and how important it is not to use them. That everyone should not protect themselves with the use of condoms.[1] Lady Saw in the song mentions that you should let a pretty face stop you from using condoms, and how important women should stand up and make a man throw away a condom.[2][3]

Background

In the September 22, 2002 edition of the Jamaica Gleaner Lady Saw explained why she felt she had to make the song.[4]

Video

Shows Lady Saw in a class room teaching adults the uselessness of condoms.

References

  1. ^ Unsafe sex in song, Leighton Williams, Staff Reporter, Jamaica Gleaner
  2. ^ Sound clash: Jamaican dancehall culture at large, ISBN 1-4039-6425-4 By Carolyn Cooper, pg 117
  3. ^ Vibe Mar 2004, pg 158
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Safe sex in song, by Leighton Williams Jamaica Gleaner