Music
Adele: 'Someone Like You' sums up my album
Published Friday, Jan 28 2011, 14:20 GMT | By Nick Levine
Adele has revealed that the lyrical content of her new album is encapsulated by its final song.
According to the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 'Someone Like You' "sums up" the now defunct relationship that "the entire record is about".
Discussing the song's genesis, she explained: "I can imagine being about 40 and looking for him again, only to turn up and find that he's settled with a beautiful wife and beautiful kids and he's completely happy… and I'm still on my own. The song's about that and I'm scared at the thought of that."
Adele - who is on course to top this Sunday's albums chart with her 21 LP - also revealed that she was struggling emotionally when she wrote the song.
"When I was writing it I was feeling pretty miserable and pretty lonely, which I guess kind of contradicts [lead single] 'Rolling In The Deep'. Whereas that was about me saying, 'I'm going to be fine without you', this is me on my knees really," she recalled.
Press 'play' below to watch Adele's full commentary on 'Someone Like You'.
According to the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 'Someone Like You' "sums up" the now defunct relationship that "the entire record is about".
Discussing the song's genesis, she explained: "I can imagine being about 40 and looking for him again, only to turn up and find that he's settled with a beautiful wife and beautiful kids and he's completely happy… and I'm still on my own. The song's about that and I'm scared at the thought of that."
Adele - who is on course to top this Sunday's albums chart with her 21 LP - also revealed that she was struggling emotionally when she wrote the song.
"When I was writing it I was feeling pretty miserable and pretty lonely, which I guess kind of contradicts [lead single] 'Rolling In The Deep'. Whereas that was about me saying, 'I'm going to be fine without you', this is me on my knees really," she recalled.
Press 'play' below to watch Adele's full commentary on 'Someone Like You'.
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