SADE ADU - FEEL NO PAIN

FEEL NO PAIN

SADE ADU

SONGWRITERS: ANDREW HALE; SADE ADU & STUART MATTHEWMAN

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: LOVE LUXE

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: SOUL

YEAR: 1992

 

          Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/shah-DAY) are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop.

         The band's debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. The album was also a hit internationally, reaching number one in several countries and the top ten in the United States, where it has sold four million copies to date. In late 1985, the band released their second studio effort Promise, which peaked at number one in both the United Kingdom and the US. It was certified double platinum in the UK and quadruple platinum in the US. In 1986 Sade won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000), won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Their sixth studio album, Soldier of Love (2010), peaked at number four in the UK and number one in the US. In 2011, the band won their fourth Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

              Sade's US certified sales so far stand at 23.5 million units according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and have sold more than 75 million records worldwide to date. The band were ranked at No. 50 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

         Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by English band Sade. It was released in the United States on 26 October 1992 and in the United Kingdom on 1 November 1992 by Epic Records.

Mama been laid off

Papa been laid off

My brother's been laid off

For more than two years now

Ooh can't get a job

Billy can't get a job

Ooh they gotta listen to the blues

 

Help them to strive

Help them to move on

Help them to have some future

Help them to live long

Help them to live life

Help them to smile

Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

 

Mama been laid off

Papa been laid off

Billy can't get a job

For too long too long

Don't let them lose

We gotta give them a chance

It's gonna come back on everyone

If you don't make them dance

Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

 

There's nothing sacred (why, why, why)

Breathing hatred

We have to face it (why, why, why)

No one can take it

And feel no pain

 

Mama been laid off

Papa been laid off

My brother's been laid off

For more than two years now

Ooh can't get a job

Billy can't get a job

Ooh they gotta listen to the blues

 

Help them to strive

Help them to move on

Help them to have some future

Help them to live long

Help them to live life

Help them to smile

Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues

 

One day we're gonna wake up

And the ghetto's all around

All over my friend

Have you ever seen a man break down

 

Do you know how that feels

To walk the street with your head held high

Why, why, why

Oh lord have mercy

Did you ever see a man break down

 

There's nothing sacred

Breathing hatred

We have to face it

No-one can take it (how can they take that much)

And feel no pain

Oh, did you ever see a man break down.