MetaFilter posts tagged with adele

I've drowned and dreamt this moment

Potomac Avenue — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:07:21 -0800

You may love Paul F. Tompkins (previously) for his stand up comedy, or his character acting, or his internet hilarity across many media or his startlingly good style, but did you know you can love him in a different way? Namely for his ability to cover Adeles "Skyfall"? (previously) Now you do.

When it crumbles

sparklemotion — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:38:09 -0800

The new James Bond outing Skyfall, has been discussed on the blue before. Today, on Global James Bond Day, the 50th Anniversary of the release of Dr. No, the theme song sung by current sensation Adele has been released. It's being hailed as a return to the classic James Bond themes in the style of Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever. Does the success of the theme song really predict the quality of the movie?

Wait Until You See Her Make Cookies!

cjorgensen — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:48:24 -0800

See Melati Suryodarmo's EXERGIE - butter dance. See butter dance set to Adele's song "Someone Like You."

Anatomy of a Tear-Jerker

Fizz — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:20 -0800

The science of why Adele's "Someone Like You" makes people cry. [WSJ.COM]

"I really love to discover other people."

iamkimiam — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:50:08 -0800

Zapatou is a video editor who likes to make audio-visual mashups, such as World Covers of Adele's Rolling in the Deep, a a 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial in pictures, quad-screen HD eye-candy of the Fast and the Furious, and Mellencamp's Hurt So Good, lip-synched by the Ice Age 3 crew.

Give Me Dynamite Love

beaucoupkevin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:15:37 -0800

GonZo Presents Disco's Payback: The Reboots is an 11-track album featuring modern pop records mashed up with disco classics.

Deeply Crazy

Rhaomi — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:53:48 -0800

One's a spine-tingling howl of alienation gleaned from a spaghetti western. One's a bluesy transatlantic barnstormer that turned a young British singer into an icon of soul. Both feature powerful voices in unconventional styles mulling over intense feeling. And together, thanks to mash-up artist Divide & Kreate, they make for one of the best remixes out there [.mp3]. There's a similar mix with Cee Lo if you're so inclined, or check out the dueling cover by Upstart to hear the vocals beautifully intertwine. Mash-ups previously on MeFi.

unfortunately, i don't know what else to do with my life

desjardins — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:03:36 -0800

Incredibly smooth-voiced singer/songwriter Jay Brannan covers Adele's Someone Like You on acoustic guitar. (The post title is from his website.)

and they even included Robyn!

troika — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:11:56 -0800

Using album & digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards and critics' ratings, Rolling Stone compares sixteen female artists to name the Queen of Pop. Don't agree with the way they did things? Popdust defends Rolling Stone's methodology.

British Soul

beisny — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:50:50 -0800

How Soul Music Became "Soul Music." A writer takes the occasion of the release of Adele's new album, 21, to explore the popularity and implications of the young British soul singers. "Because if we're truly living in an age that defies stereotypes and explodes clichés, where distances of all kinds have been virtually obliterated, then everything—timbre, blue notes, pronunciation, timing, diction—is available as stylistic options." Examples of the Genre (I tried to pick live versions): Duffy Syrup and Honey Warwick Avenue Amy Winehouse Valerie Tears Dry On Their Own Joss Stone The Chokin' Kind Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin/Carol King cover) Adele Rolling In The Deep Someone Like You Dusty Springfield (the original) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Son Of A Preacher Man

"Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones!"

chuckdarwin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:46:20 -0800