#70: Sade 'Stronger Than Pride'


When Sade debuted in 1984 with their instant classic Diamond Life, theirs was a sound and look that was unlike anything in the musical landscape at that time. They were instantly labeled a jazz band, but it many have been the ethereal beauty and otherworldly voice of its frontwoman
Helen Folasade Adu (or Sade for short) that made this band have such crossover appeal. Prior to "Stronger Than Pride" from their 1988 album of the same name, their biggest hit was "Sweetest Taboo." Back in these days, eons of time did not have to pass in between Sade albums, so when "Stronger Than Pride" dropped, it was the balm that the people, after being victimized by the "Me Decade" and Reganomics so desperately needed. If you had never experienced falling in love prior to hearing this song, it did not diminish your liking of it. It only meant that once you had experienced the tribulation of loving and had lost, your understanding of the words "I can't hate you/ Though I have tried/ I still really, really love you/ Love is stronger than pride" mean that much more. Sade went on a four-year hiatus before giving us Love Deluxe, but thankfully they gave us this song as well as others on Stronger Than Pride to provide the music for all those times when we loved, lost, and yearned for more.  

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