Over 16 years Sade released five albums. With each album her lyrics and melodies and the band's sound and production got tighter. She is one of the few artist who's last work was much better than her first. But her best single came off of her second album Promise. "The Sweetest Taboo" is infectious with it's beat and rhythm and her smooth voice flows over this background with a hypnotic effect. I don't believe I have ever heard this song and not found myself moving to the sound and getting lost in her voice. That's saying a lot for a 23 year old song which sounds just as good today as it did back in 1985.
One other thing I love about this song is it works for any mood. If you're sad, the song is sad. If your happy the song is happy. If your angry, well you get it. There aren't many songs that work like that.
Here are the lyrics from Seeklyrics.com
If I tell you
If I tell you now
Will you keep on
Will you keep on loving me
If I tell you
If I tell you how I feel
Will you keep bringing out the best in me
You give me, you give me the sweetest taboo
You give me, you're giving me the sweetest taboo
Too good for me
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm
That is you
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt this hot before
Giving me something that's taboo
(Sometimes I think you're just too good for me)
You give me the sweetest taboo
That's why I'm in love with you (with you)
You give me the sweetest taboo
Too good for me
(Sometimes I think you're just too good for me)
I'd do anything for you, I'd stand out in the rain
Anything you want me to do, don't let it slip away
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm
I think it's you
There's a quiet storm
And I never felt this hot before
Giving me something that's taboo
You give me the (you give me, you give me the)
Sweetest taboo
That's why I'm in love with you (with you)
You give me, keep giving me the sweetest taboo
Too good for me
You've got the biggest heart
Sometimes I think you're just too good for me
Every day is Christmas, and every night is new year's Eve
Will you keep on loving me
Will you keep on, will you keep on
Bringing out the best in me
