This song has some mystical power in it that I can’t quite capture. All I know is it strikes a chord in me that makes me misty-eyed each time I hear it.
I find myself listening to ‘Adeles’ 21 at least twice a day. She makes me feel music the way I want people to feel when I sing.
Regardless of the genre or packaging, every artist has their place and many times they can inspire each other across radio channels.
Ironically, I listen to the saddest of the sad music before I get up to play a pop show. It draws from a different depth and also sets me free from anything I’ve been going through so I can bring my light to the stage.
Admittedly, I wasn’t into Adele’s 19 record when it first hit airwaves because I thought – “oh, another white british soul singer (read: Amy W., Lilly Allen, et al). Clearly, they are the only ones allowed to come out with REAL soul music anymore and have commercial success.”
But 21, and more specifically songs like, ‘Dont You Remember Me?’ & ‘Turning Tables” prove that good music is just that – good music. (…and no, I haven’t forgotten the genius that was ‘Chasing Pavements’ from 19)
That being said, I am a full Adele convert.
I just hope that she – as I did – can leave the skin-deep analyses to Billboard or Rolling Stone, for we artists (especially women) have to stick together.
Nonetheless…
The beat, the dress, the tits or the ass… don’t matter. It’s about whether or not the people feel you when you stand up there to sing. So Bring IT!
And thanks Adele for being one of many artists who inspires me to perform each night.
