 Genius Meanings
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Sade – Jezebel
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[Verse] / Jezebel, wasn't born / With a silver spoon in her mouth / She prob'ly had / Less than every one of us / But when she knew how to walk, she knew / How to bring the house
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Tupac & Sade (Ft. Sade) – Jezebel
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[Intro] / Young mothers (that's right) / I feel ya (hey) / I know how it is / Mama's just a little girl (just a little girl) / Don't nobody understand / I feel ya / [Verse 1: 2Pac
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Sade – Jezebel (Live 2001)
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[Verse 1] / Jezebel wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth / She probably had less than every one of us / But when she knew how to walk she knew / How to bring the house down
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Sade – Jezebel (Live 2011)
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[Verse 1] / Jezebel wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth / She probably had less than every one of us / But when she knew how to walk she knew / How to bring the house down
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Sade – Jezebel Samples
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See all of “Jezebel” by Sade’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Acid Bath – Jezebel
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The fifth track on When the Kite String Pops, “Jezebel” is a song about the abusing and killing of a prostitute.
In the Old Testament, Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab of Israel
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Seanh2k11 – Silver Spoon
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[Verse One -MF DOOM] / Mary, you make me wanna eat you / Everytime I see you, it's like the first time I meet you / Fragrance like a flower, subtle and sweet too / Seductive and
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Sade – Is It a Crime?
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Is It a Crime? peaked at #49 on the U.K. Singles chart and #55 on Billboard’s R&B chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks in 1985.
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J. Cole – Daddy's Little Girl
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“Daddy’s Little Girl” is the 18th track on J. Cole’s debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story.
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Strandz & tn_490 – Jezebel
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Sade, Strandz, tn_490, ayrtn: / Haha this some plus four shit (4) / Jezebel wasn’t born (Party in South, yeah it's cool) / With a silver spoon in her mouth (what's the word, what's
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SAFE – Feel
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The second song from mysterious OVO affiliate and rapper SAFE, “Feel” details a relationship between SAFE and a female that he has been yearning for.
The song samples the song
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The Rasmus – Jezebel
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[Verse 1] / Midnight, it's time to put your face on / Game set, a killer shark in heels / I'm just the first shot on your hit list / High kicks, a predator on wheels / Woke up with
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Sade – Fear
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[Chorus] / Blue is the color of the red sky / Will he—? Will he come home tonight? / Blue is the color that she feels inside / Matador, I can't hide my fear anymore / Azul es el
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Sade – Maureen
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“Maureen” is the uptempo closing track of Sade’s Promise album. Sade Adu told the New York Times about the song on November 27, 1985:
“‘Maureen’ is personally my favorite song on
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Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
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The “Sweetest Taboo” is the height of sexual pleasure, and Sade sings lovingly about a man who gets her there in this song. The line “There’s a quiet storm” is a reference to the
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Sade – Tar Baby
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The “Tar-Baby” is an integral part of one of Joel Harris' well known tales of “Uncle Remus,” specifically in http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug97/remus/tar-baby.html .
In the tale
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Sade – You’re Not the Man
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[Verse 1] / You're not the man who gave me everything / I've ever wanted / You're not the man / Who stepped inside my life / And haunted every, every day / You're not the man / Who
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TREFUEGO – Miss Me
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[Chorus] / She lie to your face, I really don't get it / She say what you want her to say / At the end of the day, I'm still getting money regardless / I'm still getting paid / She
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Sade (Ft. JAY-Z) – The Moon and the Sky (Remix)
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Produced by Noah “40” Shebib, this is the official remix of British band Sade’s 2010 single “The Moon and The Sky,” which was featured as the opening track of their critically and
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Sade – Mr. Wrong
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[Verse] / He don't care / Where he's been playing / He doesn't hear / A word she's saying / She's a fancy girl / So why's she staying / Hanging on for Mr. Wrong / He doesn't show
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Hardy Caprio – Jezebel
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Verse 1: / Look i'm not the paranoid type / But on the other hand, trust me, i'm not easily taken / I'd rather be patient, you know / Girls nowadays play games like us / 2013 i was
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Sade – All About Our Love (Live 2011)
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[Verse 1] / It's all about our love / So shall it be forever, never ending / [Refrain] / After all this time / After all is said and done / [Verse 2] / We have seen some suffering
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Sade – I Would Never Have Guessed
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[Verse] / I know that the damage is already done / There's no going back / I would have never guessed we'd come to this / [Chorus] / I know that it hurt to turn you away / And I
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Chris Travis – Yellow Diamonds
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Chris Travis throws in another Diamonds track off his latest mixtape “Hidden In The Mist”
Chris is a Sade fan and samples “Jezebel”.
Chris stated on his twitter that a music
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Sade – Never As Good As the First Time
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“Never As Good as the First Time” peaked at a low #89 on the U.K. Singles chart, but fared better in the U.S., peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on Billboard’s Adult
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Sade – Still in Love with You
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From Sade’s forthcoming greatest hits album – her voice is still sexy and breathy, but this song is nowhere near the sexual anthem that was “The Sweetest Taboo”
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10,000 Maniacs – Jezebel
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[Verse 1] / To think of my task is chilling / To know i was carefully building the mask i was wearing / For two years swearing I'd tear it off / [Verse 2] / I've sat in the dark
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Sade – Love is Found
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[Chorus] / I know my eyes already like you, baby, you / I know that love, love is found / Love is found / [Verse] / I cut the radio on / I know it won’t be long / I can hear you
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Sade – King of Sorrow (Live 2001) (Borders Bonus Track)
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[Verse 1] / I'm crying everyone's tears / And there inside our private war / I died the night before / And all of these remnants of joy and disaster / What am I suppose to do / I
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Sade – By Your Side (Neptunes Remix)
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The Neptunes Remix of “By Your Side” does away with all the identifying musical themes in the original version of the song. It opens with a new, more rhythmic guitar motif, before
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Sade – In Another Time (Live 2011)
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[Verse 1] / You'd be surprised, girl / Soon they'll mean nothing to you / They'll fall into their brew / And take down some of the boys with them too / There's nothing / Nothing
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Sade – War of the Hearts
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[Verse 1] / I could aim / But I could not fire / Got a bullet to spare / To kill my desire / [Refrain] / Who's calling the shots? / One of us must make the peace / To have or to
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Sade – Love is Found (Live 2011)
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[Intro] / I know my eyes already like you / Baby you, I know that love, love is found / Love is found / [Verse 1] / I cut the radio on, I know there won't be long / I can hear you
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Sade – Please Send Me Someone To Love
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Heaven please send to all mankind / Understanding and peace of mind / But, if it's not asking too much / Please send me someone to love / Show the world how to get along / Peace
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Sade – Is It a Crime (Live 2001)
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This may come, this may come as some surprise / But I miss you / I could see through all of your lies / But still I miss you / He takes her love, but it doesn't feel like mine / He
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Sade – By Your Side (Live 2001)
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[Verse 1] / You think I'd leave your side, baby / You know me better than that / You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees / I wouldn't do that / I'll tell you
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Sade – The Moon and the Sky (Live 2011)
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[Verse 1] / I was the one / I who could / Pull in all the stars above / Lay them on your feet / And I gave you my love / [Pre-Chorus] / You are the one that got me started / You
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Big Lenbo – Strange Days
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[Intro: Sade] / "You're acting strange, what's going on?" / "Reach for the top / And the sun is gonna shine" / What up Lenny? / [Verse 1: Big Lenbo] / Tell 'em make room for
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Sade – Cherry Pie (Live 2001) (Best Buy Bonus Track)
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[Intro] / Got to find out what I meant to you / You're the one who broke my heart / Got to find out what I'm meant to do / You're the one who broke my heart / [Verse 1] / When I
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Sade – No Ordinary Love (Live 2001)
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[Verse 1] / I gave you all the love I got / I gave you more than I could give / I gave you love / I gave you all that I have inside / And you took my love / You took my love / Didn
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Sade – Morning Bird (Live 2011)
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[Verse] / How could you / You are the river / Pour out of this life / How could you / You are the morning bird / Who sang me into life every day / Fly away / [Outro] / You are the
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Sade – Kiss of Life (Live 2011)
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[Verse 1] / There must have been an angel by my side / Something heavenly led me to you / Look at the sky / It's the color of love / There must have been an angel by my side
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Sade – Kiss of Life (Live 2001)
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[Spoken Intro] / I don't know what's happening outside but it feels like sunshine up here / You give me the kiss of life / [Verse 1] / There must have been an angel by my side
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Sade – Paradise / Nothing Can Come Between Us (Live 2011)
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[Paradise] / [Verse 1] / I'd wash the sand off the shore / Give you the world if it was mine / Blow you right to my door / Feels fine / [Chorus] / Feels like / You're mine / Feels
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