American Reacts to The Effortless Quiet Storm Cool of Sade!

This is Trash Theory’s exploration of Sade and the timeless elegance of Smooth Operator. They're diving into the artistry, emotion, and cultural impact of Sade’s music and how it defined the Quiet Storm genre. Let's uncover what makes Sade’s sound so iconic and why it continues to captivate audiences worldwide!
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[@Connnor]

Hey JJLA, I really do think you have the best reaction channel, I don't comment that often but I never miss a video. You have it sussed, you learn, we learn and we also get all your insights. Don't ever change ❤️!

[@zinnia2980]

Sade has just returned to release an amazing and very emotional song about her son called Young Lion ❤

[@sc3pt1c4L]

Never heard of Prefab Sprout?!! Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque!

[@VeritySnatch]

those were dark days indeed

[@orbojunglist]

King of rock n roll is a true 80's guilty pleasure, Cars and Girls is just a pleasure.

[@tonyjohnson1405]

Great band

[@tonyjohnson1405]

Her look was beguiling

[@bab5panky]

When love breaks down. Classic.

[@rikmoran3963]

Diamond Life is one of the greatest albums I have ever owned. It was cool knowing that I grew up in Clacton at the same time as her. She was in the year above my brother at school. I only ever saw her once in Clacton, after she had become famous. I have to say she was even more stunning in real life!

[@carolineskipper6976]

Northern Soul was still going strong in the '70's and '80's. I gave you a round of applause btw when you worked out that Clacton was the scene of one of the Mods and Rockers debacles! It's great to see someone putting together bits of information they have gleaned previously with new stuff! I remember Sade singles from the 1980's very fondly. They just oozed class.

[@vloghogdj]

sade is timeless.....fantastic and still sounds great 40 years later...i saw them live...brilliant

[@grantdmc]

Northern Soul was in the early to mid seventies. It re-emerged in the early 80s on the back of the mod revival moment and has resurfaced again in recent years. It still has plenty of followers.

[@chrisBrown58]

Dusty Springfield had her own show on TV in the 60's and was the 1st to showcase Motown to the UK

[@LalaDepala_00]

Sade is the Queen ❤

[@delithnutkins6017]

Yes Northern Soul started in Manchester and Wigan. It was basically obscure American soul music usually flip sides to more well known songs but with a good dance beat. Peppered with a few good Four Seasons songs . It was fabulous Oh those days 🎉🎉

[@KC-gy5xw]

#KTF fam!!

[@snowfirma5423]

JJLA Your The best reactor. I watch most of your posts. Your added comments and laughter in some the videos make my day.

[@taffygeek]

Prefab sprout are worth a listen

[@martyjones1413]

She is simply a goddess.

[@milton1969able]

You need to watch a video on Northern Soul. Just try and find a good quality one that has high viewing numbers.

[@philjones45]

Sade was at art school in London with my girlfriend in the eighties. She said she was quiet but stylish. She wrote her final dissertation about elephants apparently. Not sure if she finished the course. I was at a different art school.

[@alandyas7929]

You need to check out , Northern Soul 1977, the Wigan Casino . All nighters are legendary.

[@scotmax8426]

I've loved Sade since they appeared. No ordinary love is a beautiful track that if you haven't heard mibi give a wee look to.

[@carlosdeferrer3585]

Great choices with the trash theory docs. Many thanks JJ.

[@avidpix]

What a great review, it was more than a reaction, certainly good seeing what I would call a long form review 👍 I was a Sade fan back in the 80’s, and have remained so ever since

[@taffygeek]

Northern soul was mostly 70s based in nothern England around Wigan & Manchester. It celebrated obscure US soul.

[@saranissen6210]

In Denmark we had a pirat radio station as well from 1958 to 1963, because danish radio was stricked too about what music to play; mainly classic and jazz, and the young people wanted pop and rock music more, so there was also send a boat into international waters to broadcast radio from financed a lot by radio adverticing and the radio station was called Radio Mercur(Mercury in english), the government tried hard to shut it down, and in 1963 the danish radio broadcast got it shut down and made their own popular music channel P3(program 3) to cater to the younger demografic. I love Sade, she has such a soulful voice and my favorite of her/their songs is No Ordinary Love.

[@duncanny5848]

Love Sade's independence. And of course her music.

[@laylasean-u3n]

Sade was still squatting in Brixton, without a toilet or hot water, when she was first on Top of the Pops...

[@tonyjohnson1405]

I was squatting in Brixton amongst other south London properties.. I always had a toilet though 😂

[@laylasean-u3n]

@@tonyjohnson1405 I was squatting in Brighton, and Oxford, although never London, I was and am too lightweight...I always had a toilet...and hot water mostly...and once or twice a telephone. Possibly not having those amenities was a special skill...in 'The Way We Wore' Robert Elms' says "we literally didn't have a pot to piss in..."

[@tonyjohnson1405]

@ The most extreme was living in mid wales on my own on top of remote hill near Welshpool..no car no electricity no running water had to collect from a well which was up another hill…the house was haunted by an 19 th century parlour maid who committed suicide in the house and I whose presence had driven everyone else away.. would bathe when it rained in all weather..I had to find work so worked on a local farm where only Welsh was spoken. I lost the art of communication ..he paid me 50 p an hour I worked from 6 am often till 10 at night in the summer…I was like Tarzan.. don’t think I’ve ever been happier..returning to London was horrendous..oh and the rent for this five bedroom house £10 a month..this was 1974

[@christopherhazelwood777]

Timeless & so effortlessly romantic ❤️

[@adamaalto-mccarthy6984]

Look up Paul Weller, The Jam, Style Council & Solo Stuff. Genius.

[@bab5panky]

My favourite Weller incarnation is The Style Council

[@adamaalto-mccarthy6984]

@@bab5panky Its the early Jam for me

[@alunchurcher7060]

Sade was a great band playing fantastic music that was sweet to listen too. The sound was a pleasure to the years even for a rock rock rock listener as myself.

[@gymjunke1]

Sade always one of my favourites!!

[@Ayns.L14A]

Hey JJ , don't forget you can drive from the northernmost tip of the UK, (John o'groats) to the southernmost tip of cornwall (Land's End) in 14 hours

[@Spiklething]

Northern most tip of the UK is Dunnets Head which is 2.5 miles further north than John O'Groats

[@Ayns.L14A]

@@Spiklething and he's really gonna know that lol how long is the drive 5 mins??

[@twigletz7384]

I think Sade is one of the most beautiful women to ever grace a stage. Not only that, she has a voice like melted chocolate. She still looks and sounds good today. Timeless.

[@rolon-will3362]

You have 100% heard of Prefab Sprout - everyone knows King Of Rock ‘n Roll.

[@Kelly-MarieLott]

Sade and The Cure should have both been higher uo that list. My mates uncle reckons he got off with her at a party in East London lol

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Just to correct you, JJ, Northern Soul started in the late '60s at it's height in the early to mid '70s, but still remained popular in the late '70s and '80s, it had a resurgence in the late '90s throughout the 2000s and is still popular today, it's always been a underground movement in the U.K. I knew Sade in the early '80s as I was friends with a lot of people who went to, St Martin's School of Art in London a lot of music came out of there throughout the '80s.

[@kildogery]

@@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. I went to random Northern Soul nights in the early 2000s in my home town. People keep the faith ✊

[@shaunm3206]

Vanilla Broadway sounds as though it should have its own section in a record store.

[@nemoschimp]

This kind of vibe will always be replayable and enjoyable!🐵🙈🙉🙊

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

Having been in an aspiring band in the late 70s, I know what it's like to be a victim of the "reverse snobbery" of the British music press. They're a ghastly bunch. (PS Love your Michael MacDonald)

[@DevaneDevane]

The Band without Sade Adu is called Sweetback. The track "Softly Softly (feat. Maxwell)" is worth checking out. Robin Thicke did a song called "I Need Love", sounded a lot like Sade.

[@asicdathens]

You cannot believe how successful Sade was in Greece during the 80's. When "Smooth Operator" was released every bar by the sea in practically every island played Sade. And we heard her voice on the radio very regularly. So, reading about the band's struggles to enter the US market I found it very strange. I was one of the very few people that rented her concerts from the video rental place

[@TheMontyman007]

I grew up loving their songs. My fav track would be - Cherish the day.

[@paulholmes6910]

Top work sir, best!

[@sharonsnail2954]

Sade's "Cry Me A River" on this video calls to mind Julie London's version from 1955 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXSqf4yAhNeYmKM My favourite is "No Ordinary Love"

[@peterkarlsson1825]

Prefab Sprout is a must.

[@marktubeie07]

I do wish people would pronounce saxophonist correctly - it's _'sax-off-in-ist'_ - sorry just a pet peeve of mine JJ 😊

[@AlexByth]

Ah, but IS it, really? Are they playing Saxoffens?

[@kildogery]

Haha, the way you segued into "...he's dead now." While talking about MJ made me spit out my tea.

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

Ohhh... Prefab Sprout... Oh boy.

[@stevenbarton7474]

I knew sade when she lived in Clacton, she was cool then and still is. You could also look into the cool voice of Alison Moyet who comes from the same part of the UK.

[@Spiklething]

That thing you recognised on the pier is called a helter-skelter which, I am led to believe is not a common thing in the US. This is where the name of the Beatles song came from

[@amandanash8464]

Always loved Sade

[@MrGrahawk]

Diamond Life is such a great album. Not my usual thing but class will out.

[@Cordie-is5dg]

I got into Sade as the band hit the ground. My brother 10 yrs older than me would play her songs and it felt like golden virgin honey being poured into my ears. Until this day I also appreciate Doug E Fresh and old school hip hop. Lol I was only in single digits, but my brothers taste in music, my father and mother's taste in music has sent me on the eclectic appreciation of so many genre's. The only music I don't like is Lovers Rock... as I've commented before my prick of a sister likes that music. SUCH A PRICK.

[@DA-hw5gp]

Sade is a Queen! I lived by Turnpike Lane for years, I know how she felt 😂

[@philjones45]

I think she's 65 now.

[@paladin5163]

Radio Caroline. Happy days.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I thought it was her name too.

[@lordleonusa]

It's pronounced "SAX-OFF-E-NIST" in the UK, my last gf, before I got married was a Saxophone player/teacher, and she was superb.

[@JohnOConnell]

Excellent video. Her best single was 'Is It A Crime' ... her live versions can last 8 minutes. She's an icon. Still.

[@davidjohns4745]

You made me laugh again !

[@nigelturner3251]

Been a fan since the very beginning. New single released - Young Lion. Maybe more to come.

[@VeritySnatch]

it was all a bit cocktail bar for my liking but she did have a good voice. almost effortless clarity

[@Ingens_Scherz]

13:59 John Cusack sure got around in the mid-80s.

[@FL-by9xz]

Not quibbling with the soul label, but I think Sade also falls in to the 'sophisti-pop' genre with bands like The Blue Nile, and Prefab Sprout... maybe even Deacon Blue and Talk Talk. They were all more interested in forging their own path, around great songs, rather than following the crowd.

[@thefowlyetti2]

You should react to 'Synth Britannia'.. its a great doc that goes through the rise of Synth pop in the UK from late 70's to 80s

[@marksanders2784]

Cool, so South Essex has TOWIE, those of us in the North of Essex have Sade and Blur, I'll take that. Easier to jump on the train for London, you can be in London Liverpool Street in less than an hour, sod driving there.

[@rolyons]

Niche travel comment - love it! 😅

[@firstsurname7099]

@@rolyons well not really niche, only lazy selfish eejits (and 'mericans coz they've no choice in their land) are gonna drive in(to) London

[@NotYourKindOfPeople-z6m]

Americans only hearing one or two songs from, primarily British, bands is simply down to US radio stations then, probably still, when they would only ever play one (or two), and play them to death, over and over.

[@Chris-c7i8d]

she studied fashion at st martins college

[@spursgog835]

It was Mods and Rockers not Teddy Boys. Love Sade despite being a rock music fan 👏👏👏

[@cazziefores2183]

Love Sade... JJ Please please can you do some reactions to Angelina Jordan.. She is the best vocalist I have ever heard.. She's also got a fantastic fan base... Love and light from across the pond xxx 🎷🎵🎶🎙️😘😘😘

[@KC-gy5xw]

The other singer in the band Pride that she played in before she went solo was a superior singer for me (and her RANGE!! Wow!!), however that singer's boyfriend wasn't Bob Elms... Sade is nice enough, but I've always found her voice a tad boring after 2 minutes.... Good for her for making it big time though, and Stuart Matthewman writes brilliant songs, he was the real superstar for me.

[@viperswhip]

It is 2 hours now, there were crap roads in the 80s lol

[@taffygeek]

The most 80s thing in that video is the bass players with the bass up under his chin 😂

[@stuartemmans8060]

Where’s the ‘H’ in sugar? 😉

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I also thought she had the most amazing look , classy and timeless. Sadly, I’ve never been able to get away with a red lip. 😢😅

[@Flo-mh3pz]

The whole Drake thing and his auto tuned attempts are an abominable insult to her legacy...

[@MrJohnnyMel]

We don’t pronounce “mouth” like mouth in your face! So Bournemouth or Plymouth are “Bornmuth” and “Plimuth”

[@philiprowney]

Yuppies are the children of Boomers man! A 20 year-old in 1984 was a Yuppie! _"A boomer, or baby boomer, is a person born between 1946 and 1964, during the post-World War II baby boom. The term can also refer to an older person in general. "_ My older bro was an 80's yuppie and me a 90's yuppie. [ I effed around before landing the Software job ]

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

The narrator is not entirely right, Sade was immediately a huge hit in London and wasn’t associated with yuppies at all. Lots of people dressed in all black in the 80s, more than dressed like New Romantics ffs. If you attended any London clubs you knew about Sade. Everyone had that album, just everyone.

[@runswithcows]

Clacton no.

[@Swedishpolymath]

Goldbridge Djurgården HJK 5th December. Are you interested. I’ll be there with two friends of mine. The trip is paid by US government. Also football clubs are our blood and soil.

[@fishtigua]

I lost my virginity to this album. I was 17, she was a saucy 24 yo waitress.

[@peterwooldridge7285]

Is it really Soul or some type of Jazz?

[@lordleonusa]

I'm British and I had no idea that Sade was British, whatever, she is perfection

[@titanium_di2402]

😳

[@bab5panky]

I saw Sade at the Royal Albert Hall back in the day, music was good but lord what a boring gig.

[@gallowayeuan]

Clacton is not a nice place. Maybe 40-60 years ago it was ok

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

I saw her performing at Live Aid in 1985 and she sang off key for most of her short set.

[@firstsurname7099]

OMG, let's so weird, coz she says the same about you...

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

@@firstsurname7099 I doubt it. I was born with perfect, or absolute pitch (according to the British definition, not the American one. Look it up), so when I sang I sang in perfect pitch.

[@firstsurname7099]

@@gigmcsweeney8566 well Sade is always going on about how she could hear you singing out of tune at that gig, even over all the crowd coz it was sooooo bad. She never stops banging on about it. You'll probably find her bringing it up in interviews coz seriously she cant stop telling people. Look it up. Nah don't bother sure you're far too busy recording with Beyonce and singing at Glynebourne and shit.

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

@@firstsurname7099 Very droll. You must be a big fan. To be honest, I wasn't putting her down. It must've been a very hard gig to do, with no chance of a sound check, and not great sound quality and almost impossible to hear yourself on stage, with or without monitors - the delay between the speakers at the back of the stadium to the front was huge. When I arrived it was just as Ultravox was starting their set and the stadium was still half empty, and the reverb near the entrance made it sound like there was two bands playing simultaneous, though slightly out of time. Anyway, If Sade heard me sing she'd have been a very lucky girl and would've remarked on my ability to recall a note perfectly. Toodlepip!

[@firstsurname7099]

@@gigmcsweeney8566 oh dear oh dear oh dear, suffice it to say its painful enough having to see whatcha writing on t'internet without anyone having to hear you sing or blather on like a self important dullard IRL, petal. I'm sure you've been advised of this in the past but a wee bit of self awareness and humility go a long way.

[@alexmctear5420]

I found this item on Sade a bit irritating, your constant interruptions did not help, hope you listen to Smooth Operator in it's entirety to understand how good her music was.

[@johnallsopp6324]

Not sure you understand what a reaction video is.

[@tonyjohnson1405]

Hated both Simply Red and even worse Style Council..Weller really sold out for that period..yuck

[@bab5panky]

Oh haha The Style Council is my favourite Weller period.

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

Clacton's current MP is, unfortunately, the ghastly Nigel Farage who, given half a chance, would have deported Sade's mother back to Nigeria

[@bab5panky]

That is absolute rubbish.

[@thegroovetube3247]

You cleary aren't capable of understanding the difference between legal and illegal immigration, bless you.

[@tonyjohnson1405]

Clacton is now unfortunately famous for a particular politician...😏