The Effortless Quiet Storm Cool of SADE & "Smooth Operator" | New British Canon
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Britain is not known for its soul music. But in the 1980s there was a nostalgic wave of British acts that were enthralled by the sound: Phil Collins was covering the Supremes, Soft Cell and Dexys Midnight Runners were in love with obscure R&B 45s and there was an influx of white-fronted plastic soul groups like Spandau Ballet, ABC and late era Roxy Music. But adding some legitimacy and heat to the mix was Sade. Their debut album Diamond Life defined the 80s for many, its warm sensuality the soundtrack for many an intimate moment, while singles like “Your Love Is King,” “When am I Going to Make a Living?” and “The Sweetest Taboo” quiet-stormed the charts. But who was this band? This is New British Canon and this is the story of “Smooth Operator.”
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Soundtrack
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Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present
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00:00 Introduction
02:10 Pride & The Origins of Sade The Band
07:05 Writing & Recording Diamond Life
12:14 "There's a Quiet Storm..."
17:16 "I'm Not Very Good at the Business of Being a Pop Star"
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@TrashTheory 2 жыл бұрын
What is your favourite Sade track? You more into "Is It a Crime?" or "By Your Side?" Comment down below! Trash Theory playlists - Spotify: tinyurl.com/yxp32pjf Deezer: tinyurl.com/y2mdp8h2 Also if you want to access the Grunge playlist, here's my patreon link: patreon.com/trashtheory
@andonanon 2 жыл бұрын
No Ordinary Love! Long before Deftones (who are one of my all time favourites) covered it.
@jessop- 2 жыл бұрын
Your love is king
@samanthashifflett5274 2 жыл бұрын
"Is It a Crime?"
@badforfatkids 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up with Love Deluxe on loop in my house. No Ordinary Love will always be my favorite.
@SaskRider2 2 жыл бұрын
Paradise
@SuperNuclearUnicorn 2 жыл бұрын
Really speaks to Sade as a person that her band mates speak so highly of her. Too often you see the backing band get salty at how the lead got all the fame but they're out there saying she doesn't get enough credit. Pretty cool
@jim2lane Жыл бұрын
Well, that's simply because she didn't get a big head and screw over/fire her bandmates like so many others did. They're basically the same band now as then.
@zeusapollo8688 Жыл бұрын
The original drummer is plenty salty
@Tsahalal Жыл бұрын
Sade and Seal: Britain's got talent-ed voices. Greetings from France to all of the lovers of good music in the USA, the UK and all around the world.
@zsaleeba Жыл бұрын
I saw them perform live a few years ago and there seemed to be a lot of fondness between them, with some funny byplay going on between Sade and her bassist Paul Denman during the show.
@rino09876 2 жыл бұрын
The U.S. population is 0.4% to 0.6% higher today than it would be if Sadé never made music.
@catchmeifyoucan1095 2 жыл бұрын
😂
@brazenlilhussy5975 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I read that study also. Avocadog out here spitting facts. 🔥
@walmorcarvalho2512 Жыл бұрын
And i'm safe to assume many in this comment section wouldn't even be conceived without Sadé
@georgetebbens3524 Ай бұрын
I love that comment!
@eyechartny 2 жыл бұрын
"Is It a Crime?" is the one song that should've been a huge hit and wasn't. I remember them performing this on "Saturday Night Live" and being blown away.
@pellis807 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I listed to metal mostly in the 80s but I couldn’t escape their groves, a deeper dive in the 90’s this track in particular stood out. One of their best, so dynamic.
@ertfgghhhh 2 жыл бұрын
It was a hit on black american radio
@rustemsadvakassov1787 2 жыл бұрын
wasn’t a hit? it was!
@matttheking1655 2 жыл бұрын
For sure, it's a classic....
@luzcannon9753 2 жыл бұрын
I listened to her sing it live on her Soldier of Love tour and it was truly captivating. Everyone stfu and listened while she commanded the stage. My favorite of her songs.
@dcaseng 2 жыл бұрын
Sade continues to prove that less is more, especially if you actually have talent. She doesn't seek the spotlight, and disappears in between projects, living a private life. Whenever she DOES appear, it's all about her music.
@jjl6438 2 жыл бұрын
Beyoncé was inspired by Sade and Prince in terms of being private and only focused on her music
@PhantasmPhoton 2 жыл бұрын
if you have taste you need less talent
@GSutton 2 жыл бұрын
She also disappears because the British press is terrible, and that attacked her mercilessly for... anything and everything. Thankfully, she was able to persevere and her contract terms give her the ability to vanish as needed.
@amir071 Жыл бұрын
And I still believe she’s some sort of apparition, some kind of fairy 🧚♀️
@asor8037 8 ай бұрын
How can less be more? More is more.
@elm1230 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard from people in the UK that Sade isn’t said to be as impactful as she’s/they’ve been in America, which is surprising. Sade is literally beloved by the black community here in America - as evidenced from the references she inspires for rappers and R&B artist alike. I don’t know anyone black who didn’t grow up hearing Sade being played lol
@rjnilmandir 2 жыл бұрын
I am as white as a sheet of paper and my mom introduced me to her. She loved "Smooth Operator" because she grew up listening to Nina Simone and similar artists. Sade was/is beloved in my house.
@WromWrom 2 жыл бұрын
Or even being... made while Sade was playing 🙂
@hod2116 2 жыл бұрын
She was a former student at my old school most people who went there wouldn't know
@resegoletlhogile7912 2 жыл бұрын
It's the same story with South Africans..we love her music
@dutch__mermaid602 2 жыл бұрын
While she's mixed heritage. Her mother is European.
@kingrix 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a "No Ordinary Love" man, myself. I could listen to that groove and her gorgeous voice all day, and that's not even getting into the great lyrics. Just a perfect jam.
@kennethrussell1158 2 жыл бұрын
From the movie "Indecent Proposal" in 1993
@reggielavoie5260 2 жыл бұрын
Great shout, still listen to it a few times a week.
@KarimElHayawan 2 жыл бұрын
same
@davidashley4386 2 жыл бұрын
I with you there !
@b.c.slumber3694 2 жыл бұрын
THE BEST.
@Severinate 2 жыл бұрын
Stunning woman, stunning artist. Class act.
@g.banderas1242 Жыл бұрын
For sure 💖
@Edigrieg 2 жыл бұрын
I remember buying Diamond Life and my classmates making fun of me. After a while everybody came to me asking for borrowing, but I never gave the album away. I had to listen to it at least one time a week. One of just a handful of albums I have a really personal relation to it. Greetings from Germany :)
@Chillnote 2 жыл бұрын
These albums are incredible
@CodeBleu724 Жыл бұрын
Your Love Is King, Hang On To Your Love. Never As Good As The First Time...wow!
@TheGermanObserver Жыл бұрын
Yes, Diamond Life is a really great album. Greetings from Germany (NRW) to Germany.
@theartgoose Жыл бұрын
my parents bought the vinyl for „Diamond Life“ and I‘m so grateful for them for introducing me to her music (as well as kate bush and many other greats!) Greeting from Bavaria 🫶🏻
@grumblekin Жыл бұрын
As an 80s child, she helped define that era in my mind. I loved her then and still do!
@g.banderas1242 Жыл бұрын
Agreed 💖🌞
@fonzireyes Жыл бұрын
I have travelled the world and, at 56, I have found Sade fans everywhere; from young sommeliers in Portugal, to old Jazz lovers in Japan. She is loved everywhere.
@AndySmallbone 2 жыл бұрын
Sade even now is utterly amazing. The old albums are still so fresh and nothing like it to this day. I will never tire of hearing safes amazing voice
@g.banderas1242 Жыл бұрын
Me either 😯🌞💖
@michelhv 2 жыл бұрын
If you’d never said it, I would have never noticed their music was much less technically sophisticated than it sounds like. Goes to show how impeccable taste and efficiency they had in the use of their means. I’ll take a perfect Sade mood for every ten overly complicated jazz noodling.
@guillep2k Жыл бұрын
Good taste IMHO plays a major role in musical impact. You can be the best of players, the best of musicians, and yet be boring. Sade has impecable taste.
@bochiecole 11 ай бұрын
Agreed, when I heard that statement I was like "WOW", how could they be better than they were already :)
@bluecalix 2 жыл бұрын
Sade is an absolute treasure. Brilliance.
@deanjelofrizell3023 2 жыл бұрын
If I can only pick one song, Jezebel would be it. The brilliance of Sade was that she is able to write dark, complex and melancholic music, and somehow pulled it off without being a run of mill pop act, nor having to be an Edgelord metal, or punk band.
@rumblefish9 2 жыл бұрын
Especially the live version from the 2011 live album... it really showcases both Sade's voice but Stuart Matthewman's excellent sax
@urmamasmamasmama 2 жыл бұрын
Yes 💜💜💜
@wildflowersun8795 Жыл бұрын
That song always made me, cry. But, in a therapeutic way. So, yes it's brilliant! Point of music... Make ya feel...
@tashaonasiqueira7006 Жыл бұрын
Jezebel was something outta this world … it took me a little bit to take to it … but the lyrics the vibe … Lord music speaks from the soul 🌺🍷
@italosblogtalkradio4279 Жыл бұрын
Awesome song 🎧 I’d totally forgotten about
@hankscorpio1x1 2 жыл бұрын
I remember, here in the states, listening to Sade on the “quiet storm” station. Every time I heard her, I couldn’t turn it off. As good as any soul from the US.
@nagichampa9866 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I think if someone doesn't like Sade, they don't like music!
@berke2336 2 жыл бұрын
You could honestly argue Sade also helped kickstart the vaporwave movement - she is sampled/straight up ripped more than any other artist
@akshaybhagwat8841 Жыл бұрын
I had never heard Sade and when I first heard her here I immediately thought “This sounds like the music sampled for vaporwave!” I guess you could say that for a lot of soft jazz but I think you have something here.
@da3musceteers 4 ай бұрын
Actually it's Diana Ross who inspired vaporwave.
@sonnysumo8172 2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this video. Sade was and continues to be a slick act. Their influence on contemporary R&B, soul, and I would also say trip hop is absolutely astounding. I hope to give their catalogue a deep dive one day. It’s an act that deserves to canonizes on the same level of 80’s British legends like Joy Division, the Cure, and Duran Duran.
@DavidProductions 8 ай бұрын
Joy Division doesn't deserve to be listen anywhere, they were obsessed with Nazis even rebranding as New Order. White supremacist music and Sade in the same sentence no thank you
@curtisgile6616 2 жыл бұрын
Best concert of my life....September 14, 2001 in Denver.....3 days after 9/11. It was a weird vibe, but at that moment in time we all needed her quiet cool, calm and sophistication. Always been a huge fan.
@arroncuellar9347 2 жыл бұрын
She’s absolutely adorable. There will never be another Sade. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@sassulusmagnus 2 жыл бұрын
Starting at 12:53 there's an interesting insight into the mentality of the UK music press and the enduring influence of the old class system in public attitudes. It apparently wasn't acceptable for Sade to simply have a different sound and look; people seemed to have had a need to slot the band into a particular place in the class system. Very strange behaviour when viewed from abroad.
@toomuchinformation 2 жыл бұрын
But very understandable when in the country.
@EclecticoIconoclasta 2 жыл бұрын
It seems that in the UK the music press read her as "smooth" and jazzy and so they thought of her as singing anthems for yuppies to drink their cocktails to. In the US context it seems they appreciated her more as a soul artist, a lot by black americans as the influence the video reports there, who had also socially concious moments and perhaps they could read "smooth operator" also as social critique and not so superficially as mere praise of playboys or "When_Am_I_Going_to_Make_a_Living" as working class or precarious youth existentialism and not so superficially as seeing it as yuppies coming to make their fortunes
@ericchanningbrewer975 2 жыл бұрын
I just realized the significance of this classification when watching an episode of "This is Pop" recently on the UK BritPOP music scene and how rivalries between Oasis and Blur were pushed by the press within the context of class.
@SavedByGrace_CitizenEmperor 2 жыл бұрын
Seems that people love to think in not only musical categories. Makes life easier and less complex. Instead of being happy that a band has a different sound, the publicity tried to squeeze Sade into some mainstream genre. I feel the music press and most professional critics only exists for those who don't care too much about media, those who don't go deeper and those who like to think in simple categories. It's easier when someone else explains you what you should like, listen, read or watch.
@mysticrising1403 2 жыл бұрын
“Cherish the day” is just so beautiful and therapeutic to sing 🎤
@brazenlilhussy5975 2 жыл бұрын
Sing it! I find it therapeutic to listen to! Keep well.
@mysticrising1403 2 жыл бұрын
@@brazenlilhussy5975 it is , isn’t it ? You keep well too 😊
@brazenlilhussy5975 2 жыл бұрын
@@mysticrising1403 I certainly will try.
@spikelindsey 2 жыл бұрын
I can't name a favorite Sade song. They are one of the few artists/bands who truly do not have a bad or mediocre song. Every song/album is just a different flavor of Sade. Do you want pure beauty? Is It a Crime. Something to dance to? Nothing Can Come Between Us. Wanna cry? Feel No Pain. Going to war? Soldier of Love. Every Sade song is their best song just in a different way. If you've never heard them. Do yourself a favor and listen. They may change your life.
@mx2698 7 ай бұрын
When it comes to tears, for me that would be Pearls hands down. I had my Sade moment a cpl years ago where I dived in to all the albums, and never heard that song. But when I did, omg, the water kept streaming down my face. That song breaks my heart.
@spikelindsey 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful song, I agree!@@mx2698
@markwrenn5965 2 жыл бұрын
Smooth Operator is one of my all time favorite songs ever. Her voice can bring a man to tears. 🤌
@grinja73 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes it can, watch some of those music videos as well…it’s hard not to fall in love with her.
@laurisaarinen1126 2 жыл бұрын
I got into Sade after i heard Chino from Deftones naming her as an influence, and hearing their Sade cover. My favorite song from her is probably "Love is Stronger than Pride" but best album is Promise, hands down.
@urmamasmamasmama 2 жыл бұрын
💜 Deftones,💜 Sade
@brunovieira4630 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up loving Sade and Deftones are my favorite band for 24 years now, when i first listened to the cover i was so happy. I can also feel Sade's vibe in the chorus of "the spell of mathematics".
@cheese-js1tv 2 жыл бұрын
Bro same
@LoveLindqvist 2 жыл бұрын
King of Sorrow is my favourite Sade track, Lovers Rock was released just after my mother died when I was 3 and it's the first memory of music that I have, their sound has shaped me as a person and I know they'll always be around
@cloudbloom 2 жыл бұрын
The band themselves are great musicians and her voice just elevates the vibe
@RockyScorcese 2 жыл бұрын
their 1996 eponymous album Sweetback is amazing!
@kensmechanicalaffair 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@h.a.s.42 2 жыл бұрын
I saw them in Prague. It was the best experience ever.
@forgoogletotrack7181 9 ай бұрын
They are truly a phenomenal act on their own. One of them had a hand in Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, one of the best neo-soul albums ever made and I'm sure that they wrote and performed with many other famous musicians.
@cloudbloom 9 ай бұрын
@@forgoogletotrack7181 I'll have to check out that album thanks!
@rubendurango667 2 жыл бұрын
‘Love Deluxe’ is a phenomenal album.
@ginacleveland7995 2 жыл бұрын
They outdid themselves with that one!!
@rfrolicarts 2 жыл бұрын
"When Am I Gonna Make a Living?" Is an underrated song/video, but The Sweetest Taboo is my favorite. I've probably played it over 1000 times and I'm not tired of it. I have her greatest hits CD in my car to lower my blood pressure in bad traffic (seriously).
@rfrolicarts 2 жыл бұрын
Drove two hours through white out conditions on Minnesota roads listening to her greatest hits CD lol. Thanks, Sade. 👍
@pacotoyful 2 жыл бұрын
My gawd…Sade….is…phucking amazing and nothing compares to her!
@lemonaid2216 2 жыл бұрын
Sade always wore the iconic 80s tight black leather gloves and red lipstick for her performances. Very alluring and sensual!
@dont.think.feel. 2 жыл бұрын
Jezebel is my favourite, lovely chorus tone on the guitar playing.
@tacohombre3648 2 жыл бұрын
Great ears listen alike 💯
@jacklund9366 Жыл бұрын
Sade showed up on the scene, looking and sounding like nothing else. That's why they've had success through the years
@jessop- 2 жыл бұрын
Growing up I think my mum owned two albums, Fleetwood mac rumours & Sade Dimond life. I still unashamedly love both.
@distantcomets 2 жыл бұрын
Man do I love Sade. The funny thing is, even though I know it's a british act (and a band!), you rightly point out that we Black Americans were the ones to really embrace Sade as our own in the early days. Universally adored by generations of listeners on this side of the pond. As for a favorite, I genuinely dig the entire catalog more or less, but let's go with Stronger Than Pride for the purposes of this comment...
@kensmechanicalaffair 2 жыл бұрын
Finally, my people. Lol
@davidmundowyahoo7839 Жыл бұрын
Cultural appropriation!
@mictv2010 2 жыл бұрын
What I love about SADE is the fact that she NEVER tried to hide her BRITISH-NESS in her music…I still love to listen to her as I read a novel.❤️😍💪🏽👋🏽
@aquaticborealis4877 Жыл бұрын
Sade. One of a kind. Absolutely the most gorgeously executed pop-jazz-soul performers I’ve heard. Always emotional, often smooth, but also raw and lovely. The lyrics are always evocative and often moving. They rarely made a misstep. Love everything she has done, and that’s a feat.
@vannjunkin8041 2 жыл бұрын
So it took THIS side of the pond to propel Sade properly 🤔. She did rule the fm radio.. I remember well. The song Paradise is an absolute beautiful time machine for my mind.
@erocrush 2 жыл бұрын
I love their deep dives into dub and trip hop (Slave Song, Flow, Feel No Pain)...it speaks to how gifted and thoughtful the band are...and there is not a better live act on earth.
@mrrodriguezHLP 2 жыл бұрын
Just when I think your powers have reached their peak, you further outdo yourself. Incredible and comprehensive. I always loved Sade, but never knew the context of her achievement, makes me appreciate her even more. Now do SLAYER!!! and how Rick Rubin went from LL Cool J, Run DMC, and Beastie Boys to producing the seminal thrash metal album Reign in Blood.
@treehousekohtao 2 жыл бұрын
If you hadn't noticed already, trash theory is all British or at least artists big in Britain.
@mrrodriguezHLP 2 жыл бұрын
@@treehousekohtao I didn't realize Husker Du and the Replacements were going to be knighted by the Queen.
@treehousekohtao 2 жыл бұрын
@@mrrodriguezHLP Hüsker Du were undoubtedly great but the point of the essay is the alt rock they inspired including pulp, U2, New order, buzzcocks even Robert palmer. If it's a competition(let's be very clear, it isn't), for every American band covered by trash theory, I can name a hundred brits.
@EclecticoIconoclasta 2 жыл бұрын
Nah. Don´t do it Thrash theory. Metal sucks.
@mothertothemoon7 2 жыл бұрын
I have very fond memories of Sade blasting through the house during my childhood. My parents, especially my dad who has a beautiful and diverse collection of music, is a massive fan and definitely turned myself and siblings on to her. It’s nice to see some of the history in this format. The Sweetest Taboo is my favorite!
@made.fresh.daily. 2 жыл бұрын
SAME.
@Lily-to8ph 2 жыл бұрын
same here, my mom introduced me to her when I was small
@davidsouza7871 2 жыл бұрын
There's no way i could pick a favorite track. Her music goes deep into many areas of my heart. Ive spent long hours on long distance cycling with Sade's sound pushing my efforts further. I fall back on her songs now to press forward with my physical disciplines, her music gives me strength. Many thanks to Sade and her band. Peace and love
@FoxNewsChannelSux 2 жыл бұрын
"Keep Looking" is by far my favorite Sade track. I'm surprised people don't talk about it more.
@ginacleveland7995 2 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@jameshitt3263 2 жыл бұрын
I love the stripped down arrangement, and that percussion pattern. And the lyrics are the very best kind of simple and relatable and inspiring.
@laidback93 Жыл бұрын
Keep Looking is such a banger! One of my favorite Sade tracks and I love them all. I'm still trying to find a copy of "Stronger Than Pride" on vinyl that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I was lucky to find Diamond Life and Promise in the dollar bin right before the vinyl resurgence. Miss those days.
@FoxNewsChannelSux Жыл бұрын
@@laidback93 Yeah, I'm lucky I still have the vinyl my mother bought back in like '88.
@timmmahhhh Жыл бұрын
Yes in the 80s many called it baby making music.
@rick.d 2 жыл бұрын
Have ALWAYS loved her voice and those bass lines...
@brianricker1703 2 жыл бұрын
I just love her. Such a pure artist, full stop.
@MrWongnawa 2 жыл бұрын
Growing up as a 90s kid, I always see their mv on music channels but never understood why they are popular in the 80s. But as I grew older in my 30s I suddenly just love their music. Listen to sweetest taboo everyday!
@GarnetRodLady 2 жыл бұрын
No Ordinary Love is my favorite song, but I adore Like a Tattoo, I Never Thought I'd See the Day, and King of Sorrow (the last one got me into the band!)
@ronnywilson2112 2 жыл бұрын
I love Sade's music especially the albums "Stronger Than Pride" (1988), "Love Deluxe" (1992) and "Diamond Life" (1984).
@ivoreiis 2 жыл бұрын
Sade is just simply phenomenal and really underrated, i love her
@DS-nq1dg 2 жыл бұрын
Every 10 years or so I look forward to a Sade album! She makes smooth and sexy seem effortless.
@llpBR 2 жыл бұрын
I love "Love is Stronger Than Pride"'s mood. The song is soft, sad and brings beauty at the same time.
@made.fresh.daily. 2 жыл бұрын
When she hums at the end of the verses?!?!?!?! Like there are whole albums that dont compare to those subtle hums lol
@made.fresh.daily. 2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the lyrics themselves are just outstanding
@llpBR 2 жыл бұрын
@@made.fresh.daily. Yes... Those hums and even the keyboard humming gives me shivers!
@kensmechanicalaffair 2 жыл бұрын
@@made.fresh.daily. Definitely!
@ginacleveland7995 2 жыл бұрын
I have always loved this song! It sounds like someone's heartbeating. Prince loved it, too. 🥰
@dominique9217 Жыл бұрын
One of the few singers to not be vocally trained but has a natural voice and beautiful tone 💜which flows out effortlessly
@TheWRETRO Жыл бұрын
As a massive Sade fan with my first ever vinyl album being from Sade in the 80s, I was privileged to have VIP tickets to her last tour in UK at Londons O2. So beautiful her songs herself being a beauty to behold, her and the bands sound will be forever ingrained in my being. Favourite track? Hmm this is very difficult but has to be "Cherish the day" ❤ thank you for a great life of music Sade.
@khrashingphantom9632 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is CRIMINALLY underrated! This was amazing! (As usual) and incredibly fun to watch. Sade is legendary and content about her music feels surprisingly rare. Thanks for posting. Millennials especially owe Sade a huge debt of gratitude, since a LOT of us were created because of her music. 😉.
@yy-hj4br 2 жыл бұрын
What you said in the start of the video made me realize a lot of the people watching the video were probably concieved to a Sade song.
@PabloAfroSamurai 2 жыл бұрын
The music equivalent of a warm bath. Holy crap what a perfect metaphor
@rickknight1810 2 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh out loud when I heard the band talking about how they really aren't "good musicians." I've watched their live performances and thought they were one of the most amazingly talented and tight bands I've ever seen. Their 2011 concert tour videos are just amazing (Soldier of Love, etc). I guess that says something profound about what real talent is. It also helps explain why they stayed together so long. Perfection.
@TheMirolab 2 жыл бұрын
Well after that first album they toured a lot and BECAME much better musicians!
@caro_lam 2 жыл бұрын
i can't believe i'm just learning they were the only female-fronted band to perform at live aid! it's like learning about skunk anansie headlining glastonbury, had no idea until your video on them, these curious facts just casually brushed under the carpet
@theDavidChannel1 2 жыл бұрын
Sade is my single favorite musical act of all time. No other musicians work puts me in a good mood like Sade. And the fact that she's in her own lane and does things at her own pace just adds to the greatness.
@Mike-B. 2 жыл бұрын
First three albums are worth listening to completely.
@FelicityGemini 2 жыл бұрын
"by your side" is always near and dear to my heart. my mom use to play this record often when I was young, I was always by her side... then when she passed, whenever I hear it I would just break down , in the grocery store, at the gym. I always felt like she was by my side now after passing. I love you and I miss you, my dear mother. you beautiful soul, you. the tenderest and most loving parts of me came from you. rest in heaven 11-04-1966 💞 03-23-2003 💔
@austintayeshus1 2 жыл бұрын
The mini collage at the end chronicling the "Hotline Bling" connection was like traveling through a musical wormhole. Outstanding work, friend!💙
@munkholt 2 жыл бұрын
Saw them in Copenhagen in 2010. Amazing performance. Love that the band has stayed together.
@munkholt 2 жыл бұрын
Also, yeah, probably By Your Side.
@mothertothemoon7 2 жыл бұрын
Ugh, I’m so jealous! What awesome experience that must have been!!
@britanyhayes85 2 жыл бұрын
I have loved Sade since I was about 10. The kids at my school would laugh at me. There were only a couple of black kids at my school and I can remember singing her. I was also love with George Benson. So much my teacher add On Broadway to our spring concert. Lol. This was 1995 the year of the Spice Girls and Rock Jock cds in PE class. But to answer your question hands down favorite song "By Your Side!" That was supposed to be my first dance. My hubby forgot sent in another one. We told the DJ and he still screwed it up. I had that planned since the first time I heard it at 10. 5 years later I still play it and my hubby and I dance to it. Random fact her last tour was with John Legend. I had a date but he backed out. Tell me why my grown ass cried. Still salty. Love your channel. New subscriber. Keep up the great work.
@ArtaArias 2 жыл бұрын
for two decades 'No Ordinary Love' was my favorite track. Today and in my third decade of life, I've put it out of the mold of ranking and tagging. It's too precious to grade. With that being said, I'll rank my favs as 'Haunt Me' at 1 and 'Like a Tattoo' at 2; Assuming 'No Ordinary Love' is the light that enables us to read the rankings!
@SunsetGraves 2 жыл бұрын
You’re mini documentaries are peerless my friend. Love your work, please keep them coming.
@seanbirch2118 2 жыл бұрын
This series is helping explore my taste for British music. The way you break these songs down is quite immaculate!
@michaelproctor6122 2 жыл бұрын
Bullet Proof Soul & Cherish the Day are standout tracks for me but have been a fan from day 1 and still am
@nicolaminotti6692 2 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, my favourite Sade tracks are "Is it a crime?" and "Never as good as the first time."
@Bradley_Lute 2 жыл бұрын
They do fit in nicely with the sophisti-pop movement. The Style Council, Everything But The Girl and Prefab Sprout are great. Sure electronics is a great sound of the 80s, but traditional instruments still had a lot of life in them.
@SavedByGrace_CitizenEmperor 2 жыл бұрын
I only know EBTG of those you mentioned but will give them a listen. When watching this video, I also had to think of EBTG. Probably never as hyped as Sade, but also a quality group with similiar styles but also very different sounding stuff.
@DerekPower 2 жыл бұрын
“Tar Baby” was the basis for the first track off of Macintosh Plus’s Floral Shoppe “ブート” [Boot]
@char-les9196 2 жыл бұрын
"Like a Tattoo" is my favorite Sade song. What is even better than that is the live version of that song.
@paulweis9797 2 жыл бұрын
Extremely difficult to pick one but for me it'll be Cherish the day. She really left a mark in my youth!
@phrayzar 2 жыл бұрын
I never really liked Sade stuff when it came out, mostly because of over exposure, especially on radio one. But in the last 10 years I have very much come to love it. They were always unique, iconoclastic and did it all their own way without flogging a dead horse. Even the love deluxe album was all class. She is a British national treasure.
@NPGLAMB 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song from them is “love is stronger than pride”
@ginacleveland7995 2 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@timmmahhhh Жыл бұрын
It's not my favorite of hers but I love it and it brings back wonderful memories of this US college student visiting London in May 1988 when Stronger Than Pride album was released and poster ads announcing its release were everywhere and Capitol One Radio played it frequently.
@LAJP97 2 жыл бұрын
‘lovers rock’ is one of my favourite sade songs that I think doesn’t get talked about enough
@ericgiova1663 2 жыл бұрын
I just fell in love with her the first time she appeared on TV in France in the 80s, I managed to pass on my love for her music to my daughters, and I continue to listen to her with the same wonder as when she started. It would be hard to find a single bad song in her catalog. She is a fantastic songwriter. And her music (their music to be honest) is unique, a totally personal vibe. Good content, congratulations.
@paradigm5084 2 жыл бұрын
Sade is a legend and her music fills me with heart and joy every time I listen to it ❤️🙏🏽
@felipenachmanowicz9393 2 жыл бұрын
I was born in 86, my parents loved her. It's an essential part of my early childhood's soundtrack. So glad you made this video
@RockyScorcese 2 жыл бұрын
So you’re saying you were conceived to Sade?
@felipenachmanowicz9393 2 жыл бұрын
@@RockyScorcese Lol never thought about that, but probably!
@assist_me 8 ай бұрын
All of them. She is and will remain my favorite artist male or female - PERIOD!
@richardc1792 8 ай бұрын
One of THE greatest 80's acts, no doubt about it.
@Jayfive276 2 жыл бұрын
13:25 - lemme just stop you there. “Sophisti-pop” wasn’t a name that appeared for this stuff until the 2010s. It was just pop back then.
@katherynemero4118 2 жыл бұрын
The first Sade song I ever heard was "Your Love is King." It was on a cassette tape I bought at a truck stop, between Cheap Trick's "The Flame" and Bad English's "When I See You Smile." I didn't know any of these song at the time, but I loved all of them right away. Soon after that, "No Ordinary Love" came out. This is still true: when I listen to that song, it's like all of my emotional stuff just stops; everything in the world goes away and I just hear Sade. It's magic.
@dannymachado1 Жыл бұрын
Love her. real natural talent. the band simplistic perfection.
@unclegumbald989 2 жыл бұрын
“Is It A Crime?” is an absolute EPIC... The SEXIEST voice I've ever heard.
@donnaflanagan4146 2 жыл бұрын
Love all her stuff but “Haunt me” probably my fav also “No Ordinary Love” is an extraordinary song. Thanks so much for this edition of the Canon.
@bobleglob162 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know how, but she's able to establish a huge stage presence with understated movements and a very non-flashy performance style.
@kensmechanicalaffair 2 жыл бұрын
Shes a real woman, ascension.
@tiffanywatson8316 2 жыл бұрын
Great documentary about one of the best bands in all time. Saw her in concert on the last tour, phenomenal!! 🤩🤩 No big tricks and theatrics, just a fantastic experience. Kiss of Life is my favorite song, but any of them could be, Stonger than pride, Is it a crime, No ordinary love, etc. I especially love the naked emotion in her songs like Jezebel and Pearls. You hear the loneliness, tension, the desire. Perfection!🥰
@lorrainepalmer8932 Жыл бұрын
Cherish the day and paradise are on repeat. Timeless, clean and groovy. 🙌🏾🥳💚
@GlennDavey 2 жыл бұрын
When I was old enough to start listening to modern music in the mid-90's, "Smooth Operator" was still being played (albeit usually late night) on commercial pop stations, unironically. And then when "Missing" by Everything But The Girl came out, everyone still had all the context we needed to love it and make it a hit, because it basically tapped into a similar vibe, just in a minor key.
@ronalddelrosario7405 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Sade. Their music is somehow both soothing and moving. Though I love many of their songs, my favorite is Bullet Proof Soul...
@doubled3962 Жыл бұрын
1984-1985 was a Magic 🪄 organic mixing bowl of New music Talent , the perfect storm for music artistry , this kind of thing happens once in a hundred years .. I’m so very glad , I was there to experience first hand . As this music lit my sole for the rest of my life ☀️🥰 Sade was my match flame .
@bobdobalina838 Жыл бұрын
Bought Diamond life when it came out. I was going to University in Alabama. played it that whole summer. Now that I look back it defined that summer for me and a great time in my life, such a wonderful album. thank you Sade and band.
@ericanderson7059 2 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of seeing her live a few years ago and when she let out the hallelujah in Pearls , need I say more . Thank you Ms.Adu .
@graceallan5841 2 жыл бұрын
I never knew that Sade was a band! Thank you once again for enlightening me! I can't wait to dive deeper into their discography. I replayed my mum's copy of their greatest hits album countless times. Their songs are so smooth and sublime. It depends on my mood, of course, but my favourite for the moment would have to be "Love is Stronger Than Pride". Her lyrics ring so true, especially on that track. Given that you mentioned one of my favourite bands, please could you make a video on Prefab Sprout? I would love to hear your take on them.
@TheJoergenDK 2 жыл бұрын
I think that was a beautiful, warm and also enlightening presentation!
@nateboytwo 9 ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting.her and her band .. seriously so kind and easy to talk too .. love her energy 💛
@JWard5 2 жыл бұрын
I have loved Sade's music ever since it was first being released back in the 80's. This timeless collection of material is consistently good from their first album to their last and I still get a thrill every time I listen to them. My biggest stand out tracks are "love is stronger than pride", "no ordinary love" and "is it a crime?". Great video btw. I'd love it if you could do a comprehensive UK music family tree o how one genre influenced another and the key artist and tracks that drove the changes and crossovers. Also....could you do a feature on Cardiacs
@marjoe32 2 жыл бұрын
As a Hip-hop Head I'd say my favorite is SadeVillain the Sade MF DOOM remix. It warms your soul and exercises your mind.
@deltavee2 Жыл бұрын
Sade Adu is smooth incarnate. Loved her forever.
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