Sadeness

Comment by NatureJunkie on January 25, 2009 at 3:00pm

This is gorgeous, JD. I'm not religious, but cathedrals represent for me one of the pinnacles of human-made beauty. It might be contrary to your intention, but this doesn't make me sad at all--quite the opposite.

Comment by JD on January 25, 2009 at 3:19pm

"Sadeness" was written by Michael Cretu (under the pseudonym Curly M.C.), Frank Peterson (under the pseudonym F. Gregorian), and David Fairstein. The lyrics are in Latin and French; the Latin text includes a quotation from Psalm 24:7-8.
The song was named "Sadeness (Part I)" on its single release in Germany, and "Sadness Part I" on its single release in the United Kingdom and Japan. It is a sensual track with an insistent beat based around "questioning" the sexual desires of Marquis de Sade, hence the German release name of "Sadeness", as opposed to the English word of Sadness. ~Wikipedia

Lyrics:

Let us go forth in peace
In the name of Christ, So be it
We shall find the faithful in the
company of angels and children
Lift up ye heads o ye glorious gates,
and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors,
and the king of glory shall come in.
Who is the king of glory?
Shall we proceed in peace
in the name of Christ, Amen

Sade tell me
what is it that you seek?
The rightness of wrong
The virtue of vice
Sade tell me why the Gospel of evil ?
What is your religion? Where are your faithful?
If you are against God, you are against man

Sade tell me why blood for pleasure?
Pleasure without love?
Is there no longer any feeling in man's Faith?
Sade are you diabolical or divine?

Comment by spacemonkey1310 on January 25, 2009 at 5:00pm

Not heard this song for a very long time. I used to have it on a chillout CD. Thanks for the memories JD. Cool video.

Comment by photo2010 on January 25, 2009 at 6:10pm

Beautiful. Reminded me of when I stayed in a youth hostel with a view of Chartes Cathedral. Never heard this music before, nicely put together!

Comment by flophousepoodle on January 25, 2009 at 8:46pm

Beautiful. I've never really read about Sade but loved the movie Quills.

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