The Sweetest Taboo Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If I tell you, if I tell you now
Will you keep on, will you keep on loving me?
If I tell you, if I tell you how I feel
Will you keep bringing out the best in me?


[Chorus]
You give me, you give me the sweetest taboo
You give me, you're giving me the sweetest taboo
Too good for me


[Verse 2]
There's a quiet storm and it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm that is you
There's a quiet storm and it never felt this hot before
Giving me something that's taboo
(Sometimes I think you're just too good for me)

[Chorus]
You give me the sweetest taboo
That's why I'm in love with you (with you)
You give me the sweetest taboo
Too good for me

(Sometimes I think you're just too good for me)

[Verse 3]
I'd do anything for you, I'd stand out in the rain
Anything you want me to do, don't let it slip away
There's a quiet storm and it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm, I think it's you
There's a quiet storm and I never felt this hot before
Giving me something that's taboo
[Chorus]
You give me the (you give me, you give me the) sweetest taboo
That's why I'm in love with you (with you)
You give me, keep giving me the sweetest taboo
Too good for me

[Outro]
You've got the biggest heart
Sometimes I think you're just too good for me
Every day is Christmas, and every night is New Year's Eve
Will you keep on loving me
Will you keep on, will you keep on
Bringing out the best in me

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Genius Annotation

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 Quiet Storm radio format, which is filled with baby-making music like this song. The song is the lead single from Sade’s 2nd LP Promise.

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What did Sade say about "The Sweetest Taboo"?
Genius Answer

“Taboo” certainly has a sort of Spanish-y feel to it, it’s very hot.

Basically, the song is about a passionate relationship. It’s about first being in love.

Sade Adu

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Recorded At
The Power Plant (London)
Release Date
October 12, 1985
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