"King of Sorrow" is a song by English band Sade from their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000).
Yet, the music gives a sense of overwhelming soulful bliss that takes away the blues feeling of the song.
"[1] A reviewer from People Magazine noted that "even such sad songs", as “King of Sorrow”, "attest to the adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Whether it's to memorialize romantic pain or to recover from it, the act of aggrandizement is easily forgiven.
The video was inspired by the 1960 French-Italian film Two Women, starring Sophia Loren.