@ex.libris42: Sadeness was the most famous song by enigma from the 90s , The song was previously popular for combining Gregorian chant with modern music to reflect a contemporary moral dilemma , It portrays a figure who has always been taboo , the Marquis de Sade, a corrupt French aristocrat who spent most of his life in prison, wrote passionately about vice, and was the first to boast that he was "the author of the most obscene novel in history" which even led Napoleon to order his books to be burned , Some consider him a hopeless and depraved man, while others see him as a philosopher who rebelled against an era that sought to stifle him , Today, it's widely used by the internet community, particularly in memes , People recognize it from edits like the Ryan Gosling reaction, and some consider it to express peace and indifference, with a Buddhist undertone , which I found personally so hilarious, because I’ve been listening to sadeness - and all enigma songs- far too long before this trend became a thing, and tbh I was surprised by how ignorant people were of the song's original essence , It shows you how the present is reshaping the past into a new form, but either way, sadeness still one of the most beautiful songs from the 90s #ryangosling #sadeness #History #foryou

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