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Comments 133 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Sade is bringing her soulful soft rock to Vancouver this Saturday with a concert at Rogers Arena on Saturday. A hit in the 80’s with Smooth Operator this UK group (fronted by Sade Adu) has had staying power over the last two decades. Ordinary Love topped the charts in the 90’s and in 2002 they won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Last year they released their sixth studio album, Soldier of Love, and once again took over smooth jazz countdown charts and earned a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group in 2011. Ranked at #50 in VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” you can grab tickets to see Sade with guest John Legend from Live Nation for $49.50, $99.50 and $149.50.

I also have a pair of front row tickets to give away, here’s how you can enter to win:

  • Leave a comment on this post naming a Sade song (1 entry)
  • Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
    • I entered to win front row tickets to see #Sade from @LiveNationWest & @Miss604 http://ow.ly/60Xrf

    Since the concert is just a few days away, I will draw one winner tomorrow morning, Friday August 12, 2011, at 9:00am.

    Update The winner is Natasha!

    133 Comments  —  Comments Are Closed

    1. oanaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:04am PDT

      Soldier of Love, of course!!

    2. LesleyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:05am PDT

      Smooth operator!

    3. MisharThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:08am PDT

      By Your Side! <3

    4. AlexThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:08am PDT

      I would listen to Smooth Operator coming down from e when going to raves in the 90s

    5. RyanThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:09am PDT

      By Your Side

    6. ChristineThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:11am PDT

      Smooth Operator 🙂

    7. LauraThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:11am PDT

      By Your Side

    8. DaphneThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:12am PDT

      Smooth Operator is such a classic!

    9. EllieThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:13am PDT

      “Love is stronger than pride”

    10. Ginger GervaisThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:14am PDT

      Love is stronger than pride!!!

    11. vickyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:16am PDT

      best song ever…By your side <3

    12. debkalaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:17am PDT

      I have no option but to enter the contest by naming the song Smooth Operator.

      [nice cool beat on the background]

      Smooth operator, smoooooooth operator…

    13. AlessaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:18am PDT

      No Ordinary Love – her best song!!

    14. Tasha EThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:20am PDT

      Feel no pain

    15. BethThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:20am PDT

      Your Love is King

    16. AlexaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:21am PDT

      Lovers Rock!

    17. Lois PattersonThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:22am PDT

      Flow

    18. Creative CouplesThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:22am PDT

      By your side! SO lovely!

    19. LeeThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:23am PDT

      By Your Side

    20. JaimeThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:25am PDT

      By Your Side

    21. Ian C.Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:26am PDT

      “Babyfather”

    22. Jenny L.Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:28am PDT

      By Your Side

    23. RavThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:29am PDT

      Smooth Operator

    24. soniaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:29am PDT

      smooth operator

    25. RonThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:29am PDT

      Somebody Already Broke My Heart

    26. TalyaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:33am PDT

      By Your Side – common answer but one of her best for sure!

    27. MarkThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:46am PDT

      Smooth operator

    28. AlakittenThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:47am PDT

      Frankies First Affair

    29. KimThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:52am PDT

      I’m a Smooth Operator, therefore I’d love to win me some tickets 🙂

    30. SteveThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:13pm PDT

      Soldier of Love!!!!!!!!

    31. TomarraThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:13pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love – My favourite!!

    32. TaraThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:54pm PDT

      The Sweetest Taboo

    33. DenThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 12:57pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love. Tickets would make my hubby so happy!

    34. ClaraThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:03pm PDT

      Nothing can come between us

      plz~!!!!

    35. DeidreThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:12pm PDT

      Smooth Operator!

    36. LauraBThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:46pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    37. DinaGThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 1:51pm PDT

      BY YOUR SIDE

    38. LeslieThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:08pm PDT

      Smooth Operator!

    39. RodThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:33pm PDT

      the sweetest gift…love Sade’s smooth and silky voice. Thanks Miss 604.

    40. Michael KushnirThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:37pm PDT

      Hang On To Your Love!

      Thank you!

    41. Chris BurdgeThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:37pm PDT

      Hey Rebecca, I have to go with “Jezebel”…

    42. Peter Chow-WhiteThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:37pm PDT

      The Sweetest Taboo – My wants to go to this concert sooooo bad!

    43. Peter Chow-WhiteThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:39pm PDT

      I meant: The Sweetest Taboo – My wife wants to go to this concert sooooo bad! 🙂

    44. cherylThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:40pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    45. BrandyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:40pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    46. Lori DavisThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:40pm PDT

      Memories – By Your Side, No Ordinary Love
      Gr8 Contest. TY Miss 604. Guud luck everyone.

    47. AllisonThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:41pm PDT

      Pick me! Please!

    48. RayThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:42pm PDT

      smooth operator… classic!

    49. CharleneThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:45pm PDT

      Somebody already broke my heart and Lover’s Rock…swoon!

    50. ColinThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:46pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    51. David D.Thursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:51pm PDT

      By Your Side.

      🙂

    52. SandyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 2:55pm PDT

      Never as Good as the First Time.

    53. LeahThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:01pm PDT

      LOVE Sade!!!!

    54. AmrikThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:02pm PDT

      I will pick Smooth Operator, but I love a lot of her songs. I have not seen her live since an Anti-Apartheid concert in south London in the mid 80s when I was living there. Would absolutely LOVE to see her after all that time!

    55. Sandra PapageorgiouThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:05pm PDT

      smooth operator!

    56. Christine SchmidtThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:05pm PDT

      Sweetest Taboo ::

      My husband is going away this weekend, and I’d love to win these tickets and take my bestie!!

    57. allysonThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:14pm PDT

      By Your side

    58. YasmineThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:15pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    59. BeckyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:24pm PDT

      By your side. Has been a fav of mine since 1st year university

    60. AmyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:34pm PDT

      by your side

    61. RayThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:39pm PDT

      Cherry Pie

    62. GabrielleThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:41pm PDT

      Smooth Operator baby!

    63. TiffanyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 3:42pm PDT

      Smooth Operator. But I have to admit that I’m more interested in John Legend.

    64. LionelThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 4:08pm PDT

      Mermaid.

    65. RoryThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 4:28pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    66. AndrewThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 4:35pm PDT

      Smooth Operator 🙂

    67. ValenThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:18pm PDT

      Somebody Already Broke My Heart =)

    68. FungpiewThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:22pm PDT

      Sweetest Taboo, Smooth Operator. Two of the defining soulful sound signature of the illustrious SAde!

    69. AlisonThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:26pm PDT

      By Your Side

    70. KenyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:32pm PDT

      By your side!

    71. CamThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:33pm PDT

      “Sweetest Taboo”. Front Row – Wow!

    72. JordanThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 5:42pm PDT

      Kiss of Life

    73. graceThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 6:33pm PDT

      By Your Side – best slow dance song ever!

    74. StevenThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 6:51pm PDT

      By your side!

    75. VeronicaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:07pm PDT

      Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am not joking, it would be the perfect gift for a poor student! 🙂

    76. VeronicaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:08pm PDT

      By your side! Forgot to put it….
      Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am not joking, it would be the perfect gift for a poor student! 🙂

    77. DorieThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:33pm PDT

      Nothing Can Come Between Us

    78. DimetriThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 7:35pm PDT

      Your Love Is King

    79. ShannonThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:19pm PDT

      Lovers Rock is one of my favorite Sade songs!

    80. DilaraThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:27pm PDT

      I’m going to go with By Your Side – it’s the song hubby & I chose for our first dance when we got married in Mexico last November <3

    81. Alisa LochThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:35pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    82. AbirThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:36pm PDT

      Pick me!

    83. JoanneThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 8:54pm PDT

      ‘Always had a soft spot for “King of Sorrow” (and would simply love to see her enchanting live performance!).

    84. Dianne ChowThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:00pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    85. mariaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:06pm PDT

      No Ordinary Love

    86. Samantha ClarkThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:33pm PDT

      I HAVE TO WIN SOMETHING!

    87. Aileen RThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:43pm PDT

      The sweetest gift

    88. natoyaistaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 9:56pm PDT

      ” No Ordinary Love”

    89. E. TangThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 10:03pm PDT

      Kiss of Life (the first dance song at my wedding)

    90. RachaelThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 10:04pm PDT

      I grew up listening to Smooth Operator.

    91. C.A.HadikinThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:08pm PDT

      I think her first big hit was “Smooth Operatot”

    92. Cheryl KnottThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:12pm PDT

      Your Love is King

    93. AshleyThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:16pm PDT

      Cherish the day – Sade <3

    94. natalieThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:46pm PDT

      smooth operator !!!

    95. PriscillaThursday, August 11th, 2011 — 11:51pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    96. KellyFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 3:54am PDT

      By your side

    97. Elle BastenFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 6:52am PDT

      By Your Side. Like a deep sigh for my romantic self xo

    98. Mike pFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:13am PDT

      -by your side…

    99. RonFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:32am PDT

      Kiss of life!

    100. PeterFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:36am PDT

      Smooth Operator … front row eh?

    101. StevenFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:42am PDT

      Soldier of love!

    102. Chris BFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:42am PDT

      Smooth Operator

    103. Ian yFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:43am PDT

      By your side

    104. SHERFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:44am PDT

      smooth operator. the smoothest song ever made

    105. GraceFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:44am PDT

      Smooth Operator! Woo woo!!

    106. JackieFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:51am PDT

      No Ordinary Love! I’m singing it right now! 🙂

    107. NatashaFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:54am PDT

      Like A Tattoo!!!

    108. Jacqueline HeereFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:57am PDT

      No ordinary love. Very profound and a song with a personal touch, Oh, and it’s my birthday tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be great to celebrate it in style with Sade

    109. JoniFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 8:58am PDT

      Your Love is King

    110. CameliaFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:01am PDT

      No ordinary love

    111. AmritaFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:02am PDT

      Smooth Operator.

    112. BettyFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:02am PDT

      Smooth operator

    113. Kimberly BrettFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:02am PDT

      No Ordinary Love! definate favourite.

    114. tracyFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:04am PDT

      no ordinary love!

    115. T KingFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:08am PDT

      By Your Side…my favourite!

    116. Eileen H.Friday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:15am PDT

      Smooth Operator (definitely)

    117. MSFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:16am PDT

      smooth operator!

    118. Nicole PFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:17am PDT

      Your Love is King <3

    119. Nicole PFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:19am PDT

      Let’s not forget John Legend is coming too 😉

    120. MeenaFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:19am PDT

      There is no artists quite like Sade, real name Helen Folasade Adu. Best way to describe her music, Strong, soulful and amazing!!!

      (By Your Side, my fav!)

    121. GemmaFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 9:36am PDT

      Smooth Operator … classic!

    122. JeremyFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 10:30am PDT

      Lovers Rock

    123. David LFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:03am PDT

      Soldier of Love!

    124. Lindsay DFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:20am PDT

      Your Love is King

    125. taniaFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:21am PDT

      smooth operator

    126. rinoFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:21am PDT

      smooth operator

    127. Amelia LFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 11:58am PDT

      I love “By your side”

    128. KarynFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 2:16pm PDT

      Jezebel

    129. CliffFriday, August 12th, 2011 — 4:47pm PDT

      Maureen!

    130. TracySaturday, August 13th, 2011 — 8:55am PDT

      by your side

    131. TamaraTuesday, August 16th, 2011 — 6:07am PDT

      smooth operator

    132. TeresaWednesday, August 17th, 2011 — 4:19pm PDT

      Smooth Operator

    133. lizTuesday, December 31st, 2013 — 4:00pm PST

      Definitely Smooth Operator

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