Speaking of James Bond theme songs, here's a track that could have easily been one.
I'd always wondered why Sade seemed so fond of western Maine. The region wasn't apparent in the suave video.
The answer: she wasn't.
I had misheard the lyrics to Sade's "Smooth Operator", oh for the last thirty-some years.
FYI, the lyric in question: "Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male".
So I'll also ignore the fact that Chicago is not located on the coast.
Nitpicking aside, the video for "Smooth Operator" oozed sophistication to my then 15-year old ears and eyes, presenting a cosmopolitan alternative to the never-ending gyrations of the Madonna and Cyndi Lauper at the time.
Plus it had a great sax riff.
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