Ooh! Sade's album was huge when it was released. I put Smooth Operator in my Top Ten that year! Sorry you couldn't connect with it. I actually think the song is much more sophisticated than you give it credit for here. The lyrics are far from a nursery rhyme! It sounded like nothing else on the radio at the time. Otherwise, love your exploration through this list!
Thanks Dan! I think this might be an example of me making a too-fast judgment of an album. I've found a few cases of this as I go along, and I'm keeping a list of albums to revisit in a few months. I've learned that sometimes I'm in a mood to be less receptive to certain music - I'll go deeper on Sade again in the future and report back!
Yeah, I find that’s true with most albums. I’m just as guilty of dismissing an album after a single listen though! Sade was very big at the time and I was in the right place for her music. That might not be the case for everyone.
Ooh! Sade's album was huge when it was released. I put Smooth Operator in my Top Ten that year! Sorry you couldn't connect with it. I actually think the song is much more sophisticated than you give it credit for here. The lyrics are far from a nursery rhyme! It sounded like nothing else on the radio at the time. Otherwise, love your exploration through this list!
Thanks Dan! I think this might be an example of me making a too-fast judgment of an album. I've found a few cases of this as I go along, and I'm keeping a list of albums to revisit in a few months. I've learned that sometimes I'm in a mood to be less receptive to certain music - I'll go deeper on Sade again in the future and report back!
Yeah, I find that’s true with most albums. I’m just as guilty of dismissing an album after a single listen though! Sade was very big at the time and I was in the right place for her music. That might not be the case for everyone.