"The Boiler" is a January 1982 single by Rhoda (Dakar) with The Special AKA. It was released on 2 Tone Records. "The Boiler" is about a woman with low self-esteem (she compares herself with an old boiler) who is raped and assaulted. In the song Rhoda Dakar references the rape of a friend some years before. Rhoda Dakar, born 1959, is a British singer and musician, best known as the lead singer of The Bodysnatchers, who were signed to the 2 Tone record label. Read more on Last.fm