Sade - 'Sweetest Taboo' Reaction! When Your Desires are Forbidden and Yet Irresistible!

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    The song "The Sweetest Taboo" is a classic by English singer Sade, released in 1985 as the lead single from her second studio album, "Promise. "The Sweetest Taboo" is about the intensity and allure of a taboo love. The lyrics suggest a forbidden or unconventional romance that is irresistible despite societal norms or personal reservations.
    The title itself plays on the idea of something forbidden yet irresistible, akin to a "taboo" that is simultaneously enticing and off-limits. The chorus includes the lines "If I tell you, if I tell you now / Will you keep on, will you keep on loving me?" which reflect the uncertainty and risk associated with the relationship portrayed in the song.
    The song features Sade's distinctive vocals accompanied by smooth instrumentation typical of the band's style, including jazz-inspired saxophone solos and a prominent bassline.
    - **Production**: The production is characterized by its polished and atmospheric sound, with a focus on creating a lush, intimate listening experience.
    The Sweetest Taboo" was a commercial success, reaching the top ten in multiple countries including the US, UK, and Canada. The song received positive reviews for its sophisticated production, Sade's soulful vocals, and its evocative lyrics that resonate with listeners.
    Sade's music, including "The Sweetest Taboo," has had a lasting influence on the sophisti-pop genre and on contemporary R&B and soul music. The song remains a staple of Sade's repertoire and is often cited as one of her signature tracks, contributing to her enduring popularity.
    Overall, "The Sweetest Taboo" is celebrated for its smooth and seductive sound, poignant lyrics, and Sade's soulful delivery, making it a standout track in both her career and the broader music landscape of the 1980s.

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  • @GrimrDirge
    @GrimrDirge Місяць тому +88

    Sade isn't slow, she's smooth. She is the essence of smooth, classy beauty. We need more classy singers.

  • @zzaretube
    @zzaretube Місяць тому +136

    In the 80s boys were into Madonna and men were into Sade.

    • @TheRetroManRandySavage
      @TheRetroManRandySavage Місяць тому +9

      For me, it was, Susanna Hoffs & Kim Wilde.
      I don't remember any of my buddies having a crush on Madonna.
      Great performer, but not exactly a hottie.

    • @shanedesselle2590
      @shanedesselle2590 Місяць тому +3

      Not the brightest comment. Loved them both, as did many others. The two stars were very different types of performers, etc.

    • @zzaretube
      @zzaretube Місяць тому +11

      @@shanedesselle2590 You obviously didnt understand what I meant by "into", so let me rephrase myself.
      Madonna and similar pop stars were marketing themselves to young audience in both appearance and lyrics (Like a virgin, Papa don't preach...), while Sade was simply being her elegant self singing velvety smooth quiet storm music which apealed more to expeienced and cultured public.
      But hey, you could have gotten this from my first simple sentence.

    • @thisisitreactions
      @thisisitreactions  Місяць тому +5

      LOL

    • @Kickinthescience
      @Kickinthescience Місяць тому +6

      @@zzaretube it’s like Peggy Bundy vs Claire Huxtable

  • @MRoyClark
    @MRoyClark Місяць тому +53

    I'm y'all's age. I *was* into Sade in the third grade, actually. Sade, Simply Red, Level 42, Swingout Sister, The Blow Monkeys, ABC, Spandau Ballet, Everything But the Girl, George Michael, and all jazzy those other Sophisti-Pop and Post-New Wave crossover artists who did well on US radio at the time.

  • @maryreilly5092
    @maryreilly5092 Місяць тому +48

    She is the most beautiful singer of all.

    • @zimmy4868
      @zimmy4868 18 днів тому +1

      No argument from me. For my money, there is no other voice that is as soothing as hers.

  • @mikedignum1868
    @mikedignum1868 Місяць тому +44

    Her concerts are amazing...She's still got it.

    • @kathymurguia6881
      @kathymurguia6881 Місяць тому

      I am sooo greatful to attend her concert in 2011 I wished I could see her in 2001 but I was 13

  • @doubledeerussell4005
    @doubledeerussell4005 Місяць тому +12

    As a teenager in the 80's, I gravitated towards the hard rock/heavy metal, but I would always stop for my girl Sade when she was on. She is amazing and I ain't too proud to admit it.

  • @janewatkins9801
    @janewatkins9801 Місяць тому +23

    Watch Sade singing 'Is it a Crime?' live at the Live Aid concert, Wembley, London. Mesmerizing ❤😊

    • @liz6965
      @liz6965 Місяць тому +3

      And that moment she turned away from the audience arms out in that white backless top!! Wow!! 🔥

    • @stewpot6998
      @stewpot6998 Місяць тому +2

      Awesome.

    • @jeffreyg607
      @jeffreyg607 Місяць тому +2

      I was right down front and flew in for the USA, even my Live Aid London T-shirts still fit :) My fave band stole the show, and Sade was pure eye candy!

    • @AckeeandSaltfish
      @AckeeandSaltfish Місяць тому

      Lorddd that shit was mesmerizing

  • @noelsavory4983
    @noelsavory4983 Місяць тому +28

    Actually, 'Your Love is King' is the follow up to 'Smoothe Operator' from her first album,'Diamond Life'.
    Sweetest Taboo is from her second album, 'Promise'.
    If you watch the music video for 'Is it A Crime' next, the video follows directly after Sweetest Taboo as it has connected 'characters' in a loose storyline.

    • @fraymond3
      @fraymond3 Місяць тому +1

      Is It A Crime is such a great song....

    • @noelsavory4983
      @noelsavory4983 Місяць тому +1

      @@fraymond3 It is.

  • @PerryWalker-nc4ul
    @PerryWalker-nc4ul Місяць тому +11

    My best advice to everyone is to watch as many live performances she has on the Internet.

  • @de-nz4jp
    @de-nz4jp Місяць тому +27

    Sade is an instant time warp back to the 80s.. use to put her tape into the car stereo on long road trips.. hypnotizing haunting cruising music esp when it's snowing on the desert road.. 🕊NZ

  • @gerhardbraatz6305
    @gerhardbraatz6305 Місяць тому +9

    I'm 68 and love everything Sade has put out.

  • @cyndianderson7056
    @cyndianderson7056 Місяць тому +17

    She is STILL stunning. I love her music.

  • @mollymcsunshine
    @mollymcsunshine Місяць тому +16

    "No Ordinary Love" is my favorite.❤

  • @dianaprobst3157
    @dianaprobst3157 Місяць тому +7

    You can't go wrong with Sade. Smooth, sensual, classy...timeless.

  • @christinewaide5249
    @christinewaide5249 Місяць тому +1

    That voice. It’s so smooth. And that beautiful face.

  • @fg1977
    @fg1977 Місяць тому +6

    I saw her live at The Staple Center in Los Angeles 2011. It was breathtaking & sold out 3 shows. Please listen to her live, "Is it a crime" 2001🎶.

  • @kathyrizzi8754
    @kathyrizzi8754 Місяць тому +20

    She’s so beautiful.👍👏👏👏♥️🌹

  • @cristyrawks6325
    @cristyrawks6325 Місяць тому

    My favorite singer of this genre; smooth Jazz.

  • @laudanum669
    @laudanum669 Місяць тому +5

    Here's a little advice for the young fella's out there. The next time you bring home a lady pour a couple glasses of wine, turn down the lights and put this Sade album (Promise) on. That combination has been working for me for almost 40 years.

  • @ian8241
    @ian8241 Місяць тому +7

    Smooth Operator is such a classic by Sade..

  • @GS-xt8fu
    @GS-xt8fu Місяць тому

    My favorite female singer of all time. Hands down. Give me Sade and Stevie nicks

  • @j.t.3798
    @j.t.3798 Місяць тому +2

    Beautiful on so many levels!

  • @cccs800
    @cccs800 Місяць тому +3

    I'm a straight woman who has always crushed on everything about Sade & her music. She is so uniquely beautiful, tastefully fashionable & classy. Her voice is as smooth as butter & her music is soooo sensual. She is the epitome of sensuality! Her music always transports me to some tropical paradise...speaking of which,
    Paradise and No Ordinary Love are two of my favorite songs of hers. Her 1993 Live From San Diego concert and her 2011 Bring Me Home concert are also two outstanding concerts, must sees and available to view here on UA-cam!
    Cheers!

  • @sethioustani5546
    @sethioustani5546 Місяць тому +1

    Bonjour, j'adore Sade je l'écoute depuis ses débuts.

  • @kimberleymonari3560
    @kimberleymonari3560 Місяць тому +4

    *****NIGERIAN-BRITISH Stunner! NOBODY has Sounded Like Her BEFORE or SINCE!

  • @zigman63
    @zigman63 Місяць тому +4

    My 21st birthday in 1984,went to see her with 2 of my mates in Manchester UK, I still remember one of the band lit a big ass spliff on stage in-between his playing his trumpet. Still have the ticket stub.

  • @kikivon3501
    @kikivon3501 Місяць тому +7

    Sade is sophisticated, talented, classy and gorgeous.

  • @ibdam1
    @ibdam1 Місяць тому

    I’ve been to 5 of her concerts. She is AMAZING live. 🫡👏🏾

  • @VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer
    @VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer Місяць тому

    Mesmerizing. Can't look away.

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta Місяць тому +4

    Everything by her is great! “
    Is It A Crime?” live and video are both FABULOUS. And she leads her band like she’s Ellington. Just incredible.
    She’s British- Nigerian. ❤❤❤. Timeless.

  • @jeffreyg607
    @jeffreyg607 Місяць тому

    She was (and is) stunning and sultry. I saw her back in the front row at Live Aid London in 1985, having flown over again from the USA to see my favorite band dominate! Great guys offstage, too! FBJR 👍
    Gorgeous woman!

  • @AmiHoss66
    @AmiHoss66 Місяць тому +2

    this is a 40 year old song .. 40 years and still sounds current

  • @hog7203
    @hog7203 Місяць тому

    Y'all would enjoy the live 2011 concert performance of Sade. One of my favorite bands to watch. These guys are tight. And she's definitely fun to watch.

  • @jamesjohnston9225
    @jamesjohnston9225 Місяць тому +1

    Dang! So smooth and sultry, you might as well quit counting how many panties were slipped off to this tune. Great voice!

  • @kathyrizzi8754
    @kathyrizzi8754 Місяць тому +9

    Oh boy, I love Sade, especially her songs in the 80’s, including this one!👍♥️♥️♥️. ♥️🌺🌹

  • @harlee2191
    @harlee2191 Місяць тому

    Yes, we did see her live. Great show. Even though I was young. We went just to see her and the ;band.

  • @GS-xt8fu
    @GS-xt8fu Місяць тому +1

    I’m telling you guys play is it a crime in San Diego? It’s 20 years after this and she is way more beautiful than she ever was that is one beautiful lady and a beautiful, beautiful singer. Her voice got better and better each year. Please play that one live in San Diego it’s a live video there’s no autotune and what a great group. Some of those guys are still with her.

  • @cindydegraaff5083
    @cindydegraaff5083 Місяць тому

    She is such an amazing singer!

  • @ChronicExcessiveManliness
    @ChronicExcessiveManliness Місяць тому +2

    Sade is like...a smooth breeze flowing over a gentle river. Fine, fine, fine.

  • @RedSinter
    @RedSinter Місяць тому +1

    ANYTHING Sade does Is 🔥...

  • @patriciadavis5939
    @patriciadavis5939 Місяць тому +1

    I’m in my 70s but was still young in the 80s. You’d have lots of generations at her concert.😉😉😉

  • @victorestebansanchezmadrig6846
    @victorestebansanchezmadrig6846 28 днів тому

    I love sade great singer amazing woman

  • @edwardcapobianco2975
    @edwardcapobianco2975 Місяць тому

    This woman is smooth as silk, her bands are loaded with great musicians and people were on the Madonna bandwagon in this time frame but Madonna can’t touch Sade not a chance in hell..She incorporates elements of jazz, soul, R&B and lots more. A fusion of all the best elements of what music has to offer..I saw her at MSG sometime in the late 90s or early 2000s . She doesn’t tour a lot , so if u get a chance to see her, Jump on it! She’s dynamite live and her band is always top shelf players!

  • @renelpatat
    @renelpatat Місяць тому +11

    Loved, loved her music! I was in the clubs then, dancing and singing to these two and man, did that get me some attention!!!

    • @ChrisEchoes
      @ChrisEchoes Місяць тому

      Small correction: it is not HER music but THEIR music. Sade is actually a band, and the line-up hasn't changed since their debut, of which Sade Adu is the lead singer. Songs are written by various band members including Sade Adu.

  • @ChrisEchoes
    @ChrisEchoes Місяць тому

    Amazing fact: Sade is actually a band, and the line-up hasn't changed since their debut, of which Sade Adu is the lead singer. Songs are written by various band members including Sade Adu.

  • @warriorpitbull1170
    @warriorpitbull1170 Місяць тому +4

    I've been in love with Sade and the music since I was a teenager the '80s. Her music has gotten me through tough times, especially the 'best of' album with tracks like 'Jezabel' and 'Pearls'.

  • @damionjwilliams
    @damionjwilliams 19 днів тому

    My first contact with Sade was in the late 80s when VH1 was just a music channel and their song "Paradise" came on and I fell in love and been a fan ever since then..I was 10 years old

  • @frasercathygartside1356
    @frasercathygartside1356 Місяць тому

    timeless... so sad that there are many folks who've yet to discover the music of Sade

  • @glennburch1081
    @glennburch1081 Місяць тому +3

    She stopped making records in 2011.......... THAT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL! Thanks for reacting.

  • @hervehightower2364
    @hervehightower2364 Місяць тому +4

    have been a fan of sade since 1985 when heard and saw her she blew my mind and sound of the music got right away this one my favorites of hers i never got to see in concert .

  • @christinageha-sf2zg
    @christinageha-sf2zg Місяць тому +9

    Love her she Sixty she’s amazing

  • @uwescholer8791
    @uwescholer8791 Місяць тому

    God give it to her with both hands….the voice, the look and the body…..pure perfection ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @patriciawilliams3735
    @patriciawilliams3735 Місяць тому

    Some of her lyrics are also so beautiful (kiss of life) love Sade

  • @katestewart1984
    @katestewart1984 Місяць тому

    best concert ever, fugees opened, amazing!

  • @floepiejane
    @floepiejane Місяць тому

    I was 13 in 1985, and I loved Sade. I'm sad I never saw her live, except on TV for Live Aid.

  • @Noelle0026
    @Noelle0026 Місяць тому

    There are some great videos on here of Sade singing live. Amazing! Your Love is King is my other favorite Sade song.

  • @nancy9891
    @nancy9891 Місяць тому

    My husband loved her voice, probably her looks too. But she is a treasure. Thanks for the banger guys!

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney Місяць тому

    Elegant and dignified,and one of our own,a London girl.

  • @dcanmore
    @dcanmore Місяць тому +2

    Sade is the band's name, derived from the singer's full name Helen Folasade Adu aka Sade Adu. They have toured globally during their career and she has given interviews although not many.

  • @tomcurtis8431
    @tomcurtis8431 Місяць тому

    In 1985 I was 30 and was digging Sade and Anita Baker too. Sade is sultry. Her music is baby making music.

  • @GryLi
    @GryLi 17 днів тому

    Beautiful woman and voice

  • @willinghamsctt
    @willinghamsctt Місяць тому

    Watch her live stuff. One of the tightest bands I've seen live and her stage presence is incredible

  • @rainerader1182
    @rainerader1182 Місяць тому

    I was into Sade when she came out I was 17. Saw her in concert 6 times.

    • @rainerader1182
      @rainerader1182 Місяць тому

      My father was a jazz guitarist and blues, so as kids we heard a lot of Jazz and R & B, Soul, Blues

  • @anitahargreaves9526
    @anitahargreaves9526 Місяць тому

    I remember being in a jazz club in London first time hearing Sade, what a wonderful time to live in? imo. Please don't say this isn't the brightest comment by you know who! 😂👵🇬🇧

  • @renelpatat
    @renelpatat Місяць тому +5

    Gotta do Smooth Operator!!!
    I never understood why she didn’t reach greater heights! She’s was phenomenal!

    • @JenSell1626
      @JenSell1626 Місяць тому

      She was ubiquitous?

    • @SirHilaryManfat
      @SirHilaryManfat Місяць тому +1

      To be fair, she did reach greater heights. She's one of the best selling artists of all time, who's sold more albums than Prince, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Bligh to name a few. Also she's continually renowned as one of the greatest soul singers of all time. Not really sure why so many people think she never achieved greatness, when she did.

  • @monicarichards1473
    @monicarichards1473 Місяць тому +1

    Sade's album back in 1985.The reason why you noticed the connection between smooth operator and sweetest taboo is that she wrote it like a book
    So each song is like a chapter in the book from beginning to end. That was when most artist wrote albums in a story way. It was done so that people would want to listen from beginning to end a dying album art form we don't really see to much anymore today.

  • @Phillphine
    @Phillphine Місяць тому

    She wrote "Temor". There's another song they do, part in English, part in a language called Esperanto, I think. The song is "Azure" (also a really nice song). The songs are like connected, like a storyline, but that's about as much as I know about it.
    Edit: bad memory. The song is "Fear".

  • @tonitemperance9960
    @tonitemperance9960 22 дні тому

    80's girl here, I would have killed to look like her back then, nevermind the amazing talent ❤ Stunning all around i.e. Goddess!

  • @navajoredpilled6028
    @navajoredpilled6028 Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤ classy, smooth Sade.

  • @anthonywilson7681
    @anthonywilson7681 Місяць тому

    there are live performance videos here on youtube.... you just have to do a search. according to her website, she just performed live oct 2023 in Baltimore MD

  • @terryking8984
    @terryking8984 Місяць тому

    Allman brothers live- 1970- “whipping post” best vocals ever-

  • @michaeltveten8458
    @michaeltveten8458 Місяць тому +1

    Sade was a breath of fresh air in the 80’s……‘Specially around midnight in a candle-lit room….Some wine….And your lady.

  • @mledbetter
    @mledbetter Місяць тому

    The third video in this story is “Is It A Crime.” My absolute favorite song of hers because it showcases her range.

  • @shortstroke5667
    @shortstroke5667 Місяць тому +2

    You need to check out Sade live in concert footage, plenty of legendary performances on UA-cam.

  • @Deepbluecat
    @Deepbluecat Місяць тому +1

    Timeless music from a timeless beauty

  • @newfiemom8696
    @newfiemom8696 Місяць тому

    I still own this Vinyl Album from the 80’s ❤

  • @revaflowers3115
    @revaflowers3115 Місяць тому

    I love her song "Your Love Is King".

  • @tiffanyspencer2782
    @tiffanyspencer2782 Місяць тому

    Sade was in the studio w/in the past year or so. It may have been during covid. Brad Pitt told Sade he has a house in France w/a studio. They recorded some of it there.Sade rarely does interviews, but her shows/tours are crazy. Check out Live Aid in 1985. They performed a couple of songs. Her shows are phenomenal!!

  • @bstallion510
    @bstallion510 Місяць тому +2

    "Cherish the Day" is my favorite Sade track

  • @jaquettajones
    @jaquettajones Місяць тому

    I am one Lucky B to have seen her LIVE at The Greek back in the day :-D

  • @wentibbetts7833
    @wentibbetts7833 Місяць тому

    Goddess, beautiful inside/out.
    Her vocals are hauntingly beautiful, her backing band completes her.
    Fashion model turned singer.
    I've seen her multiple times, last I heard 2022 she was recording in France, but this group will groom an album for a decade before release.
    Quality music takes time and I adore her for sticking to it and doing it her way, not by label demands.
    Saw her last when she released Soldier of Love in 2011.
    If they release, highly recommend buying tickets.
    Queen of Sultry period.

  • @JeffPhillips-dn2fg
    @JeffPhillips-dn2fg Місяць тому

    Guys you are hilarious! Sade are you real lol! Love your reaction gents.

  • @nathabrat
    @nathabrat Місяць тому

    ❤Queen of sultry soul

  • @Dt.1.KENOBI
    @Dt.1.KENOBI 17 днів тому

    Sade
    Vanity
    Apollonia
    Irene Cara
    😍😍😍
    My childhood crushes

  • @lucky-boots
    @lucky-boots Місяць тому

    Sade is one of my favorite singers. She had a sound like no one else in the 80’s. Cherish the Day and Hang on to Your Love are especially exceptional. 🏄‍♂️

  • @michaeltaylor8835
    @michaeltaylor8835 Місяць тому

    Her last concert was Baltimore Oct 2023

  • @alexakl6445
    @alexakl6445 Місяць тому

    Always loved this song and this video because her band is really enjoying themselves - love the beat, her smooth, smooth voice - it's the best. Plus, it takes me back to my young years (I think i was 21 when this came out - I'm 60 now) - and it's hard not to miss those days.

  • @bluecalix
    @bluecalix Місяць тому

    Sade is a whole other level

  • @tomschmitz-dj1fg
    @tomschmitz-dj1fg Місяць тому

    PLEASE PLEASE SADE RETURN TO US!!

  • @damionjwilliams
    @damionjwilliams 19 днів тому

    She's always valued privacy so she did limited interviews...their music spoke for itself..they've toured for 4 decades..6 albums in...they are solidified

  • @tomcollens4621
    @tomcollens4621 Місяць тому

    Awesome music!

  • @jeffreykeith6494
    @jeffreykeith6494 Місяць тому

    She brings back the eighties.
    So beautiful.
    Inside and out.

  • @bstallion510
    @bstallion510 Місяць тому

    Classic

  • @timvoyles9698
    @timvoyles9698 Місяць тому

    Perfection

  • @Deam7666
    @Deam7666 Місяць тому

    I remember flipping through the channels late one night when I was in jr high (48 now😳) and found a Sade concert on PBS and I was completely mesmerized. And my Dad has always been a fan of jazz and what not so I was familiar w her before I stumbled across that concert so I have two reasons why it resonates with me and I’m grateful for the experiences🥰🖤

  • @Brian_S_1971
    @Brian_S_1971 Місяць тому

    You should check out this live performance Cherish the Day (Live 2011)

  • @grendelz
    @grendelz Місяць тому +1

    There is nobody like Sade. Shes her own genre.

  • @128626364z
    @128626364z Місяць тому

    I still am in love with her.

  • @Jude_196
    @Jude_196 Місяць тому

    oooooo - LOVE ME SOME SADE!!! YA'LL ENJOY, FELLAS!!! :) That VOICE: OH, MY!!! If you like her, you MAY also like Anita Baker or Toni Braxton....ALL very STRONG and WONDERFUL VOCALISTS from a little after this time period. SO GOOD!!! HUGS!

  • @mikeplott4817
    @mikeplott4817 Місяць тому

    Great Reaction 🙏👍😎💯