Adele - If it Hadn't Been for Love (Royal Albert Hall) (Extended)

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  • @daafrothoafro8338
    @daafrothoafro8338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    Will truly never understand how Adele goes from that normal British accent to what is quite literally one of the most electrifying and beautiful singing voices on the planet.

    • @angelawilliams4827
      @angelawilliams4827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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      Why Do Some People Seem To Lose Their Accents When They’re Singing?
      If you’ve ever been confused when you heard a musical artist talking during an interview, this article is for you.
      BY THOMAS MOORE DEVLIN
      August 1, 2022
      Why Do Some People Seem To Lose Their Accents When They’re Singing?
      Singing and speaking seem like they should be pretty similar activities. Both involve forming sounds with your mouth and vocal cords. Sure, you don’t randomly start singing in the middle of a conversation - unless you’re very into musical theater - but still, they overlap in many ways. If that’s the case, then, it doesn’t explain why people’s singing and speaking voices can differ so widely. More specifically, why do some people seem to lose their accent when singing?
      Take Adele. She grew up in Tottenham, London, and her speaking voice is distinctively British. Many people say it’s a Cockney accent, though she isn’t technically from the area associated with that way of speaking. If you hear her sing, though, you’d be hard-pressed to guess where she’s from.
      There are a few different things going on here. To understand why a person sounds so different when they sing, you have to look at both the physical act of singing and the cultural forces shaping the music industry. But first, we have to discuss what it means to “lose” your accent when singing.
      Are People Losing Their Accents When Singing?
      The first thing to know is that it is impossible to speak without an accent. At its most basic, an accent is simply the way we pronounce certain words. No matter who you are and what you sound like, you’re using an accent, or you wouldn’t be able to form sounds at all.
      When we say someone is “losing” their accent, what it really means is that they’re speaking in a way that we consider more neutral. In many cases, that means taking on an accent called General American. Often associated with newscasters, General American is defined not for what it sounds like but for what it doesn’t sound like. It doesn’t have the r-lessness of a Boston or British accent, it doesn’t have a U.S. southern twang and it gives you absolutely no information as to where the speaker might be from. Because of how General American evolved, it’s also very white, very male and associated with “authority” in the United States.
      Returning to the original question of this article, we can rephrase it from “Why do people lose their accents when singing?” to “Why do people tend to sound like they’re using a General American accent when singing?” With this new question in mind, we have to look at two big factors.
      Singing’s Effect On Accents
      Your accent comprises all of the specific ways you pronounce words in your language. When we talk about accents, we usually focus on the most noticeable aspects, like the difference between to-may-to and to-mah-to. Really, though, there are countless features in an accent, from how long you sustain vowels in a word to the tone you use when you’re saying them. All of these add up to your distinct voice, and all of these are subject to change when you’re singing instead of speaking.
      The biggest explanation for a singer’s accent change, then, is that many accent features vanish because of the nature of singing itself. An article in Mental Floss cites linguist David Crystal’s explanation, which is that, “a song’s melody cancels out the intonations of speech, followed by the beat of the music canceling out the rhythm of speech.” Thus, many of the features that give away your speaking accent are not possible to reproduce when you’re singing.
      Why, though, would it sound like a General American accent instead of something else entirely? As mentioned above, the General American accent is defined by the lack of distinct features, instead of the presence of any in particular. While singers might not be doing a General American accent exactly, when their singing voices make certain features vanish, it so happens that the result would be closer to General American.
      Even with that in mind, though, it doesn’t entirely explain the phenomenon that’s happening. For one thing, there are plenty of musical artists who clearly have an accent when singing. Many country music artists in the United States show off their southern accent in their songs, to use but one example. To understand the use of General American in music, then, we must turn to the cultural side of things.
      The Cultural Reasons For Accent “Loss”
      Throughout the 20th century, the United States came into its role as a massive cultural exporter. It was the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll and its music spread far and wide, whether other countries really wanted it or not. One option for a non-American musical artist who wanted to catch the wave of “American cool” would be to imitate the sound, and many did. Even if singing with an American accent is not a conscious decision - some up-and-comers are naturally influenced by more established voices, which happen to be American - it’s had a wide impact in music history.
      To use an example of a band that has had its music dissected completely over the decades, we look to the Beatles. Admittedly, if you listen to their entire archive of music, you know that their British-ness (and specifically Liverpool-ness) stands out, particular in their later songs. Yet in a thorough examination of their accents in their music on the blog Ace Linguist, the writer found some clear examples of American accent features being used. In a song called “Another Girl,” they start the song by clearly pronouncing the “r” in “another” like an American would, but by the end of the song they’re pronouncing it as the more Liverpudlian “another.” In another song, “Till There Was You,” singer Paul McCartney over-corrects for his r-lessness by pronouncing “I never saw them winging” like “I never sar them winging,” placing an “r” where one wouldn’t otherwise be. Both of these point to the singers trying to sound slightly more American in their music.
      While this can start to sound conspiratorial if you keep digging for clues, there are also artists who openly admit to trying to sound more American in their singing. British boy band One Direction once said their record company told them they sounded “too English,” and so they had to tweak their accents in their music. On the flipside of the matter, there are singers who reject the American way of singing to show off their accents, like artists in the British grime scene. As American cultural hegemony has lessened over the years, there has been a greater diversity of voices in the music industry.
      The way we sing, like the way we talk, is shaped by countless forces around us. While some of it is entirely out of our control, the way we sing can convey our individuality or it can align us with a group we’re longing to be part of. Accents are another way that music has allowed us to express ourselves since the earliest days of human society.
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      Thomas Moore Devlin
      Thomas grew up in suburban Massachusetts, and moved to New York City for college. He studied English literature and linguistics at New York University, but spent most of his time in college working for the student paper. Because of this, he has really hard opinions about AP Style. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and getting angry about things on Twitter. He's spent a lot of time trying to learn Spanish, and has learned a little German.
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    • @jimclawley9117
      @jimclawley9117 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or they just grew up listening to certain acts and mimicked them.

    • @kevinprzy4539
      @kevinprzy4539 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angelawilliams4827 educational comment, ironically showing their accent in Grime is ironic because Grime imo is absolute trash

    • @gamingbrotherstech883
      @gamingbrotherstech883 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is witch😂

    • @anyz6308
      @anyz6308 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me encanta su Inglés tan británico ❤❤❤❤

  • @jtlovescodelyoko
    @jtlovescodelyoko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    2011- Adele sings a song from Chris Stapleton's band
    2021- Adele does a duet with Chris Stapleton

  • @killjoy8887
    @killjoy8887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    She needs to make a duet with Chris Stapleton! It would be epic for sure!

    • @franciscotoledo7398
      @franciscotoledo7398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Now in “30”

    • @nesterness
      @nesterness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Easy on Me, with Chris Stapleton! So excited!!

    • @FullmetalFury
      @FullmetalFury 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      got some news for you fam

    • @cindygraff8079
      @cindygraff8079 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Definitely does it would a powerhouse performance

  • @zona999
    @zona999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    I love Adele describing Chris Stapleton's voice as being like "caramel".

    • @juliannavarro7833
      @juliannavarro7833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Its more like a whiskey growl

    • @VirgoGreen777
      @VirgoGreen777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Crunchy Caramel

    • @stocks365
      @stocks365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A bourbon vanilla topping

    • @carsonrochelle2139
      @carsonrochelle2139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I always thought she said “handbell” not “caramel” lol

    • @lalani888ARTblue
      @lalani888ARTblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ... because it's so true! Even when the gravel, raspy happens👌 ~ It's beautiful 👍👍👍💜🎶🎶🎶💌💯

  • @klscott874
    @klscott874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Just so y'all know, Chris Stapleton is this song's co-writer, and the lead vocals of the Steeldrivers. Whose voice Adele said she loves.

    • @lifetimeofwork
      @lifetimeofwork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stapleton left the Steeldrivers in 2010, just FYI.

    • @robertasirgutz8800
      @robertasirgutz8800 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True that.

    • @lakatrina
      @lakatrina 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@functionalsolenoid5398 Yes, but the first time this song came out was when he was with the band.

    • @klscott874
      @klscott874 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @lakatrina Totally aware. Thanks though.

  • @matthewpayne411
    @matthewpayne411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I love how the line "Never would have hitch-hiked to Birmingham" still works for an english audience. The original song is referencing Birmingham, Alabama in the southern USA, not Birmingham England

    • @KKPsi-TubaDawg
      @KKPsi-TubaDawg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like that she sang the Alabama pronunciation instead of the English pronunciation.

  • @cherylpacola1310
    @cherylpacola1310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I love she is a chris Stapleton fan.

  • @Davide-qk5vv
    @Davide-qk5vv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I would never have come here to review at this masterpiece after 11 years if it hadn't been for love

  • @Lizzy514
    @Lizzy514 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love the double meaning of "at least I know she's lying still."

    • @MattG-wp8ub
      @MattG-wp8ub ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Stapleton and Henderson are geniuses. Their 2008 and 2010 albums are both perfect.

  • @sarah54471
    @sarah54471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Praise the lord for chris Stapleton for being the greatest writer and singer in the world. Blessed by Chris Stapleton.

    • @Hellwyck
      @Hellwyck 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better than Chris Difford or Glenn Tilbrook? Better than Paul Carrack, Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell, Kenny Rogers, John Lennon or Adam Dutiz? ... Behave yourself.

    • @vincentreyes6154
      @vincentreyes6154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Hellwyck He's definitely up there. Not legendary like as you said, Chris Cornell or Kenny Rogers or John Lennon (all of which I'm a fan of), but at least Chris can write a song. Most of Nashville's "best" don't know how to write a letter to their mother, yet alone moving lyrics or good music.
      Thank God for Chris Stapleton, John Moreland, Colter Wall, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Brad Paisley, Luke Combs, Aaron Watson, Aaron Lewis, Buddy Brown, Creed Fisher, Darius Rucker, and Josh Turner for still writing their own music and their own lyrics and not having PC, Corporate, or the world dictate what they should deliver to the Country Music industry.

  • @kathrynstafford7099
    @kathrynstafford7099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Some of ya'll need to not overthink the music, just sit back, close your eyes, and enjoy it.

  • @CraigT
    @CraigT ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This is genuinely superb. We need more country music from Adele

  • @rodneyrodgers9229
    @rodneyrodgers9229 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I had my doubts but she did a really nice cover...I really hope that his version of the National Anthem will bring more people to explore his music and discover The SteelDrivers...they are an outstanding bluegrass band even without him.

  • @McCoyGamingExperience
    @McCoyGamingExperience 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Always a country music fan especially Chris Stapleton. But I’ll go on to say that Adele really nailed this. Her voice, and the harmonies was mesmerizing

    • @kelleyspartiatis4776
      @kelleyspartiatis4776 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She gave me goosebumps and that's me, Chris Stapleton walks on water in my eyes!

  • @homelessmuffin2
    @homelessmuffin2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    She would kill it in the country music scene!

  • @julianpiccin2767
    @julianpiccin2767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda caught the train to Louisiana
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
    Without one dollar to my name
    If it hadn't been
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
    If it hadn't been for love
    Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
    If it hadn't been for love
    Nobody knows it better than me
    I wouldn't be wishing I was free
    If it hadn't been
    If it hadn't been for love
    Four cold walls against my will
    At least I know he's lying still
    Four cold walls without parole
    Lord have mercy on my soul
    Never woulda gone to that side of town
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda took a mind to track him down
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda loaded up a forty four
    Put myself behind a jail house door
    If it hadn't been
    If it hadn't been for love
    Four cold walls against my will
    At least I know he's lying still
    Four cold walls without parole
    Lord have mercy on my soul
    Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda caught the train to Louisiana
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda loaded up a forty four
    Put myself behind a jail house door
    If it hadn't been...
    If it hadn't been for love
    If it hadn't been...
    If it hadn't been for love
    If it hadn't been...
    If it hadn't been for love

  • @randallfrank5682
    @randallfrank5682 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a very nice song and Adele sings it well. But, I am more impressed with her going from that accent to her famous singing voice so easily. What talent!

  • @nathxdantas
    @nathxdantas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank u so much, Adele ❤🙏🏽 God bless u

  • @robertasirgutz8800
    @robertasirgutz8800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She is so adorable. Giving credit where it's due.

  • @laurenterry2506
    @laurenterry2506 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just exquisite.

  • @PocketAces2Start
    @PocketAces2Start ปีที่แล้ว +25

    When she says, "The sentiment is about killing his wife" she sure shocked the crowd into laughter. I love the tone of her voice ,especially in the beginning of the song. Perfect for this song. She is is a good singer no matter what she sings though.

  • @dillonmatthew4420
    @dillonmatthew4420 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Adele is my ultimate guilty pleasure not booze drugs or any other vice listening to hear sing this is what I'm doing 530 on a Monday evening

  • @colejohnson9331
    @colejohnson9331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well well well, we finally have a Stapleton and Adele collab!

  • @thebookofbabalon
    @thebookofbabalon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Louisianer" 😭 please sing this kind of country all the time

  • @killjoy8887
    @killjoy8887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    “I love Dolly fu@&$en Parton”. Adele is a queen. Love her.

    • @buckyoung4578
      @buckyoung4578 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being vulgar just proves you have no breeding, not that you are a "queen".

    • @crownedone200
      @crownedone200 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@buckyoung4578 it doesn’t proof that at all you’re just lame

  • @spiritosa0123
    @spiritosa0123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love Adele in these days

  • @hiwa2020
    @hiwa2020 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have the whole Royal Ablert hall concert on CD and it’s awesome!

  • @nrich5127
    @nrich5127 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So much better than the studio version .... she adds soul ....

  • @houcineabdelhak3177
    @houcineabdelhak3177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    And now, Chris Stapelton is featured on Adele’s 30!

  • @kimberlycheuvront2820
    @kimberlycheuvront2820 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Greatest concert

  • @andifebri4004
    @andifebri4004 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To this day i'm still waiting Adele makes A country Album

    • @CraigT
      @CraigT ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Needs to happen

  • @theshovster8505
    @theshovster8505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Not bad but the Steeldrivers KILL IT! Hard to compete with Chris Stapleton!

    • @emilyandrews9857
      @emilyandrews9857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Adele sings this song a lot better. And I thought that she was the original songwriter of this tune.

    • @klscott874
      @klscott874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@emilyandrews9857 Great cover by Adele, No where near as good as the song-writer's version. Chris Stapleton.

    • @user-xz2se6bj4u
      @user-xz2se6bj4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      She was way better

    • @RedneckViking
      @RedneckViking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@emilyandrews9857 Chris Stapleton wrote the song and for many other artists .

    • @emilyandrews9857
      @emilyandrews9857 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RedneckViking, I'm guessing that these many artists also sang this song like Adele?

  • @nicolasmora5118
    @nicolasmora5118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "Fo fawken showr"

  • @amyjanedoe
    @amyjanedoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2021: Adele collab’d with Chris Stapleton on her 30 Album deluxe version ✨

  • @ivancastellanos3970
    @ivancastellanos3970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice song and great voice sweet like honey... Adele great singer also

  • @julie-wp6rd
    @julie-wp6rd หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live and love Adele. Fat or skinny. She is beautiful.

  • @mm931
    @mm931 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been learning English for years and thought recently reached to the level where I can understand 60-70% of the conversations, speeches etc., or at least what kind of topic they’re talking about. But I still don’t understand what Adele talks about before her performance…

  • @ivancastellanos3970
    @ivancastellanos3970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really great song and singer

  • @chriscarr9313
    @chriscarr9313 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    She’s got such a great voice

  • @manuele.itriagom.728
    @manuele.itriagom.728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There's something about the original song that for me seems better. Don't get me wrong, this version a whole tone above, is amazing. But the Steeldrivers version is just so much more incredible to me. Yet I heard it thanks to this amazing rendition.

    • @Erenm
      @Erenm ปีที่แล้ว

      Because it’s like a white girl from the suburbs trying to cover snoop dogg. Doesn’t matter how technically talented she is, she doesn’t have the original energy or the living understanding of the culture the music she’s singing comes from.

    • @kelleyspartiatis4776
      @kelleyspartiatis4776 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, you're right but she got other people listening to Chris which is great. I will be eternally grateful for Jensen Ackles singing a mediocre version of Tennessee whiskey which made me look it up and discover Chris who is my all time favourite now

  • @FranciscoFabianoOliveirasalvia
    @FranciscoFabianoOliveirasalvia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No Brasil eu tinha uma diva desse modelo e você agora ❤

  • @texasgal3644
    @texasgal3644 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like Adele is now going country. Would love to hear a duet with Chris and her!!!

    • @MissMovements
      @MissMovements 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She has, it’s on the special edition of her new album

  • @CompleteNewbie
    @CompleteNewbie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you! That was bloody excellent.

  • @lefthandedleprechaun8702
    @lefthandedleprechaun8702 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I dont speak British, but I do speak Bluegrass and Wow!

  • @bckttn
    @bckttn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love this cover ♥️

  • @liamcroatt171
    @liamcroatt171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm surprised this is as good as it is. I've always been impressed with Adele, even if I prefer other music. I still prefer the original though :)

  • @sarabianco9866
    @sarabianco9866 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    È bellissima quando è felice!

  • @laslocurasdejack7155
    @laslocurasdejack7155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ya es de ella, que buen arreglo y sobre todo que voz 😍♥️😘 tengo 10 años enamorado de ella ♥️

  • @gingerbeardactual1249
    @gingerbeardactual1249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this song ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @deecee1759
    @deecee1759 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The besttttttttttttttttttttttttttt idgaf love her forever

  • @donnawoodhams8303
    @donnawoodhams8303 ปีที่แล้ว

    I fkn love this !

  • @anne_leblanc
    @anne_leblanc ปีที่แล้ว

    so good!

  • @paigesievers7105
    @paigesievers7105 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her laugh has not changed! She is so funny!

  • @jodiloux5397
    @jodiloux5397 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t find this song on Spotify ANYWHERE 😢

  • @LUckybones25
    @LUckybones25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Adele’s original music, but it’s hard to listen to her sing this one. 😳

  • @phowlthaseltun4613
    @phowlthaseltun4613 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Long live country music

  • @fannyangelicasoto
    @fannyangelicasoto 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Graciaaaass!! x la traducción!!, no la había encontrado completa,

  • @itsmeadamdanial8926
    @itsmeadamdanial8926 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never woulda hitch-hiked to Birmingham
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda run through the blindin' rain
    Without one dollar to my name
    If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
    If it hadn't been for love
    Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
    If it hadn't been for love
    Nobody knows it better than me
    I wouldn't be wishing I was free
    If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
    Four cold walls against my will
    At least I know he's lying still
    Four cold walls without parole
    Lord have mercy on my soul
    Never woulda gone to that side of town
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda took a mind to track him down
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda loaded up a forty-four
    And put myself behind a jailhouse door
    If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
    Four cold walls against my will
    At least I know he's lying still
    Four cold walls without parole
    Lord have mercy on my soul
    Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda caught the train to Louisian'
    If it hadn't been for love
    Never woulda loaded up a forty four
    And put myself behind a jailhouse door
    If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
    If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
    If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love

  • @dougmather3489
    @dougmather3489 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excuse my language but that was fuckin amazing

  • @paulbrooks9450
    @paulbrooks9450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome cover
    Of an Awesome Song
    By an Awesome Artist

  • @LindaLouise625
    @LindaLouise625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    omfg I LOVE Adele!

  • @dudut6243
    @dudut6243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    será se ainda vou ao show dela na minha vida?

  • @bluephoenix9
    @bluephoenix9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2019 here!!!

  • @Hellwyck
    @Hellwyck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good to she she talks like she's classy... Mockney.

  • @jer10100
    @jer10100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I miss this Adele 🥺

  • @Ava-wm6cv
    @Ava-wm6cv 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So no one else can sing her songs, according to her. But ahe can cover other people's work....makes sense

  • @polarhusky12345
    @polarhusky12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    900!

  • @TheIronpusher
    @TheIronpusher ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This live performance is leagues better than the album recording.

  • @iridion68
    @iridion68 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Like everything in life, things change, and singers, like people, change as well. In my opinion, I prefer the Adele from 15 years ago-more wild, imperfect, and less sophisticated-than the current one, who is still a wonderful performer, but I feel more distant.

  • @julissaml
    @julissaml ปีที่แล้ว

    I L O V E A D E L E

  • @GustavoErnestoAcevedo
    @GustavoErnestoAcevedo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mori' ❤

  • @jonathanchilders7865
    @jonathanchilders7865 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yee Doggies, she's gotter down patt !!!😎

  • @zackamig4446
    @zackamig4446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn she was on ti chris early

  • @elisapetiveikoso4052
    @elisapetiveikoso4052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2021 ❤️❤️

  • @eduardomoraiz8576
    @eduardomoraiz8576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2020🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @isimonsez
    @isimonsez 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never heard of this song and steeldrivers

  • @kutacaneteknik
    @kutacaneteknik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Repeat this one

  • @angelabreedlove5708
    @angelabreedlove5708 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Written by Chris Stapleton!

  • @emilyandrews9857
    @emilyandrews9857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Adele.

  • @elenamontenegro5767
    @elenamontenegro5767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I respect the original singer and song but sadly I heard this song first on Adel's lips, and I just can't go back

  • @فليطبوغرراة
    @فليطبوغرراة 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fuck the past
    Sing my heart will go on
    With fourtyne and seven .
    #WAVE

  • @mamahyperplasie
    @mamahyperplasie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is talking with so much speed like Vicky Pollard.

  • @joesalazar4654
    @joesalazar4654 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I thought this was a Chris Stapleton song?

    • @davidfarmer6590
      @davidfarmer6590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Chris Stapleton was the founder/lead for The Steeldrivers. Bluegrass/folk. Amazing talent, she represented it well.

    • @dcPOPAY
      @dcPOPAY 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not exactly, Chris was a co writer adele.wikia.com/wiki/If_It_Hadn%27t_Been_for_Love_(song)

    • @dcPOPAY
      @dcPOPAY 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      adele.wikia.com/wiki/If_It_Hadn%27t_Been_for_Love_(song)

    • @benjaminwhedbee580
      @benjaminwhedbee580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Scott Y nope, it was written by Stapleton and one of the steeldrivers, they gave it to Worely in 2004.

    • @klscott874
      @klscott874 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Scott Y You're half right.

  • @sebastianpascual3801
    @sebastianpascual3801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    adele beautiful singer but chris Stapleton is very higher level , can't drink moonshine and listinging adele

  • @tonymorgan2038
    @tonymorgan2038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Barbara Windsor laugh

  • @emilyandrews9857
    @emilyandrews9857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the couple kissing at 2:40

  • @wendel5868
    @wendel5868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adele over there showing that the funniest women are not professional comedians.

  • @DesdeOriente
    @DesdeOriente 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:11 inicia la canción

  • @kingsleymoeng3758
    @kingsleymoeng3758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She love dolly

  • @mrsmith2876
    @mrsmith2876 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She sings the song well, but it's strange the way she pronounced Birmingham and Louisiana. I know it probably a British thing but I'm used to hearing it as Birminham and Lousian aka the southern way.

  • @mikemacdt1
    @mikemacdt1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Check out AJ Lee if you really want to see this song done brilliantly.

  • @NemoNepersonne
    @NemoNepersonne ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you haven’t heard The Steeldrivers’ original version of this song, listen. It’s much better, darker, growler, meaner. I performed this last night at a bluegrass jam, soloing on dobro. But I wasn’t as good.

  • @Sirencourt
    @Sirencourt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i think i need a banjo

  • @evaunit2553
    @evaunit2553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:12

  • @CatherineSTodd
    @CatherineSTodd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Adele's got quite a shocking "potty mouth" ... never expected that, with a voice like hers. Wonder what The Royal Albert Hall thought about it?

    • @erickandrade1921
      @erickandrade1921 ปีที่แล้ว

      You dont cuss?

    • @CatherineSTodd
      @CatherineSTodd ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erickandrade1921 : Actually, I don't cuss, quit when I was 18 years old. Adele has talked about censoring her own "potty mouth" (as she called it) to protect her child, and not negatively impact her son. It wouldn't go well for him when he starts going to school and other parents would not want him to play with their own children.
      As a parent, we want to set a good example for our chlldren because we love them and don't want them to have problems in the future because they learn something negative from us.

    • @erickandrade1921
      @erickandrade1921 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@CatherineSToddYou know all those adults around cussing were once kids. That censoring from their parents worked out pretty well didnt it

  • @saramarie7617
    @saramarie7617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    who's here after adele was on with nikkietutorials

  • @Captain_DelParaiso
    @Captain_DelParaiso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feels a little bit too fast. Like they should slow down the tempo maybe 10-20%

  • @willie5958
    @willie5958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Murdered it

  • @eva-iv8zf
    @eva-iv8zf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just noticed this song's about some sort of crime lol. Adele's good

  • @herbertafonso
    @herbertafonso 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Difícil acompanhar o inglês dela, rápido dmaissss