Enigma - Sadeness Part I (Radio Edit)

One of my favorite songs of 1991 was this track from the German musical project called Enigma, which uses Gregorian chants sampled from "Procedamus in pace!" by the German choir Capella Antiqua München that was overlaid with a slow dance beat, then set to relaxing flutes and percussion with dialogue from musings of the Marquis de Sade. I remember when this first came out, and it was unlike any other song on the charts at the time, which made it a hit. "Sadeness" went to #1 in 14 countries, among them the UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. In the USA, the single went to #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and became a #1 song on the Dance charts.
original version on the album MCMXC a.D.
written by Michael Cretu, Fabrice Cuitad, and Frank Peterson
© copyright 1990 Virgin Records Ltd, Sweet 'N' Sour Songs Ltd, Virgin Music. All rights reserved.

[@fainafaina2167]

Спасибо большое за весточку из прошлого! Можно слушать музыку часами,включить для фона и делать дела.Еще раз спасибо.

[@bigguys45s29]

Cool tune! Love this one

[@marcofalzone6469]

So strange that we danced to Gregorian Chant with a beat in the 90s. Not to mention we didn't even know the lyrics.

[@bigguys45s29]

Ever heard of, “Milord” by Bobby Darin and, “Look of Love” by Leslie Gore? And, “Something To Grab For” by Ric Ocasek?

[@3decades963]

Bobby Darin's version was ok, but I heard the English versions first by Teresa Brewer and Cher. The single version of Leslie Gore's "Look of Love" was remixed and added sleigh bells, which was much better than the original album version. I didn't like that Ric Ocasek song, which was hard to distinguish from songs by his group The Cars--they sounded mostly the same.