I was browsing through youtube and found my way to a vlogger's page. ItsKingsleyBitch is a vlogger that rants about everything. The way he talks is hilarious and he makes simple things funny. I've been his subscriber for a few months now. One of my favorite things about him is his discussion on "overexposed" things. Last December, as a year ender for his vlog he discussed ten overexposed things of 2010. His number one was Justing Bieber and if you want to have a good laugh, you should definitely watch it here.
Its been quite awhile now that I've visited his page. I browse through his videos and found out he discussed about Adele's Rolling in the Deep as "overexposed". At the beginning of the video, he acknowledge Adele's talent and well, you should just watch the video yourself.
Its true, Adele has been in the industry since 2008 and is only gaining international prominence now that she decided to go in Hollywood. I know her song Chasing Pavements hit the charts and did well on radio plays, but it was a long due fame. Chasing Pavement started making wave early last year. And though I've always love good music, it is only last year that I've truly appreciated Chasing Pavement.
At that time, I didn't know much about Adele and I honestly thought she was an African-American. Call it stereotyping, but Soul music has always been with the black community (Aretha Franklin, anyone?). It was only 'till I've watched Adele live that I realized what a beautiful singer she is.
I am truly lucky that the first time I fell in love with Adele, it was during a heartfelt performance. She sang Someone Like You in the Brit Awards with so much emotions, it almost made me cry. It didn't help that the man introducing her had so many great words for her. Just from that one song, I knew that 21, her album, was beautiful. I didn't waste anytime and stole some music (lol).
Ever since then, there's not a week that I don't listen to her song. During the first week of listening to 21, I played it everyday, nonstop, no kidding. I've almost memorized all her songs. I also have her 19 album, the one where Chasing Pavement is from.
Unlike other artists, Adele brings broken and pain to a whole new level. Its not just the lyrics that makes it so sad, its the way she put all her emotions when she's singing. She sings so beautifully, you'll be captivated and be lost for awhile. And she's one of the few singers who sings better when live, because you get to see all her emotions. Like that from the Brit Awards, you can see her tearing up after singing the song.
My favorite songs from her 21 album are Turning Tables, Someone Like You and Don't You Remember. But all of her songs are truly amazing. Her debut album, 19, was great too. My ultimate favorite song from Adele is from that album, First Love. Other favorites include Melt My Heart to Stone and Make You Feel My Love
First Love is a favorite because of the irony of the song. The title itself makes you think its about falling in love. The tune and the melody of the song is so happy, you wouldn't think its a very sad song if you weren't listening closely. First Love is about falling out of love. The arrangement, the lyrics, the voice and even the happy tune is perfect for the song.
There's nothing more to say, because Adele's music speak for itself. If you haven't listened to her yet, then you're missing real and good music, something that is rare in this era.
Here's the lyrics to First Love.
Here's the lyrics to First Love.
2 comments:
I love Adele so much that I attempted to make a cover out of her rolling in the deep song. Haha. But t'was bitin. I don't want people to despise me for not giving justice to her song. Haha!
haha. i heard it man deb. i read your blogs on Adele.
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