I was there! This was recorded in the break room at the Billboard offices in New York. I worked two floors below, and I’d heard this song on the radio and liked it, so when I found out that Adele would be performing, I decided to go upstairs and watch. There were no more than 15 or 20 people in the room, since she was still mostly unknown in this country. She’d just arrived in the U.S., but that night she would make her American TV debut on the David Letterman show. I was so lucky to see her in person literally hours before her career would take off here. Sitting just a few feet away and hearing that voice, I was blown away.
She needs a band and someone to critique her lyrics and to find better melodies. A soaring voice is not enough, imo. Her voice is so expressive and powerful but I hate it . her songs mean nothing to me. She never approaches Neil Young, Dylan, Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, Ray Davies, Jeff Tweedy, Van Morrison, Sam Cooke, Paul Westerberg and she has a better voice then some of them by a mile but she's doesn't have cool, soul, substance or depth. She's just better than most of the lousy singer songwriters of today; I will give here that. Clap.
Julia Leonetti Can you feel the PAIN n EMOTION when she sings She was HURT baaaaaaad,that bad she put all her pain n emotions to use..... People say she's a legend To me she is an ICON anyone can sing her songs but not everyone can take you on a journey how she does..... IM HER BIGGEST FAN SHE IS MY IDOL
Watching this a few days after "Easy On Me" came out. A 6 year wait is finally over and I can't wait for the whole album to come out in November. Adele is the icon of my life, if I ever meet her I'll burst into tears.
They did share the same stage one time. But unfortunately Amy was drunk during the performance. If Amy didn't have her demons, she would still be alive and would be the "adele" of today. Both are super talented but Amy's raw vocals when she was sober were just so unique and different. She was truly from another era
@@kelliep.8514 Sadly I don't know that she truly has ever known and loved herself yet. Look out when she truly finds her true authentic self and loves herself as she deserves...can't imagine the outcome.
Everyone is allowed to grow and evolved. I think that’s what we are witnessing Adele doing. But somehow people can’t seem to accept that and want to keep her in the version they prefer or like. She is still a wonderful and authentic performer after all these years x
@@jdee4956 Would it be more authentic to not use the tools available to her thanks to her success? Should she still live above a shop.... to be "authentic"? Personally I think it is more real to do what she has done, it would be foolish not to.
You can hear a rawness to her voice here, like an untamed horse powerful and wild. She has honed her craft over the years and what we have now is the beautiful and still powerful voice but with the edges smoothed off... she’s still got plenty of grunt in the engine room when she needs it though 🤩
@@Kazberhaf I hear ya. Although, I wonder if this is just the beginnings of vocal damage. She recently stated in an interview that, after her vocal surgery, her voice was smoother. But I'm sure that years of experience at honing her craft, as you suggest, also plays a large role.
She’s still? She is! Have some compassion peeps, she went through a huge ordeal with vocal surgery. I feel like her voice sounds forced here. It sounds gorgeous and sexy but also scratchy instead of smoky and husky. I just appreciate her talent and thank god we got it. And that she got her hard earned success before her voice got worse.
i went through all of adele's acoustic performances and nobody else gives me the same pleasure in acoustic. except for billie eilish. I just discovered her acoustic performances and it's the best thing in the world. I highly recommend you listen to them. You won't be disappointed.
BEFORE MONEY!!! You know, Adele's one of those very few artists that can reach multiple generations with varying tastes in music. Like let's be real for a second. Adele is so timeless she honestly doesn't have to release new albums to stay relevant or stay wealthy. People will stream her music and buy her CDs for as long as she lives.
A talent like hers defies categorization. Her songs epitomize what is referred to as "popular" music. Popular in terms that it appeals to a broad and diverse population of people. She'll be played on the radio for decades to come and will continue to sell downloads as long as there are downloads to sell.
The most endearing thing is I can almost guarantee that she had no idea she would become the biggest pop star on Earth. She just wanted to sing and write. Amazing.
@Billie Jean "hello" had a record of fastest video on youtube to reach 1 billion views or something. adele is literally such a household name. even my grandma knows her...
rareegeminii lol to snatch someone’s edges, in the figurative sense, is to catch someone off guard, to surprise them, or to completely devastate them. Always used as a compliment to the “snatcher”.
He is just perfect for the role. He plays good, feels the song, and he is a good and trusted friend for her. God only know how you need someone like him when you are in the showbiz.
I don’t even like Adele’s music but you can’t deny her extraordinary talent and charisma she’s a celebrity that I just know I’d vibe with so well as person to person, such a star
@@099rjZ No, that's a different recording still, recorded at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. It features Steve Holness on electric piano. And Adele on a better (set up) microphone.
Did she write this song when she was a teenage? What a pure talent! Lets hope she will live so long. I cannot imagine her voice and lyrics on 50s. Great woman!
Has anyone else noticed that the guitarist makes a debut on the original music video for Chasing Pavements? Just when I thought I couldn’t love this amazing artist more; I found out she has kept him by her side at all times. Pretty sure they’re still writing songs together.
This song, this interpretation, the level that I achieved this day in this recording, I believe that there is no human being capable of repeating such beauty. I've listened to it 1000 times and I always find a new color. absolutely magnificent
You can hear a rawness to her voice here, like an untamed horse powerful and wild. She has honed her craft over the years and what we have now is the beautiful and still powerful voice but with the edges smoothed off... she’s still got plenty of grunt in the engine room when she needs it though 🤩
This is the Adele i fell in love with. I miss her doing those little things she did with her voice. Dont get me wrong i love her still. Her songs and voice go right thru me. That New York concert was so amazing. I still have chills when i think of her amazing talent.
Sometimes, when something that could be very sound good to our ears is the very same thing that is slowly destroying your vocal chords. Celine Dion, Julie Andrew and Adele to name few who had to suffered it...
You have the rest of your life! Go out there! Live! Do what you love! We're here for such a short time it's crazy. Make friends, build a family! Fame and wealth is not everything. LIFE is what we are ALL given. Equally. Make the earth proud that it allowed you to live. LIVE!
I love music when is just raw talent, and no makeup, no dresses, no choreography, no autotune, no recorded fixed crapy bullshit... Just one voice and one guitar and that's all we need
I prefer her voice before the surgery. It’s so raw and real. I like the scruffy smoking Adele who was just a normal London girl with that amazing voice.
I love the accidental switch to “sidewalks” instead of “pavements” at the end. It makes me wonder, could we have had a completely different version of the song with that word switch throughout?
Yes, it's for an American audience. Amusing how after all these years some still think it accidental. Adele replaces pavements with sidewalks every time she sings this live for an American audience.
@@LoveAroseSilverso does she sing sidewalks on her shows in Vegas? I saw another comment that said that the radiochannel made her change the lyrics because some people understood,,chasing gay men“ and that it would have been inappropriate. I thought this was hilarious 😂
Madonna Music north america has pop, but the UK's singers are more jazz and rock. (Obviously I am talking about modern jazz, a lot of classic jazz performers were american).
Chu simon I think she sounds like Amy Winehouse on this. Of course she is Adele and has her own sound but I’m reminded of Amy Winehouse. God rest her soul
WOW - that’s basically Adele, the ability to surprise in every performance. Her rhythm and feel for song are amazing, and that voice control even back then made her stand out
I love that she sings her songs differently every time, you can really feel the passion in every word she sings.Adele is a true artist and one of a kind. ♥
This performance was :
Recorded in 2008
Posted in 2011
Recommend to me in 2020
Life is so random
Rida Laamoumi same
Me, also :)
And me liking your comment 3 months later 😆
Thanks for the shitty unoriginal comment.
@@hytak18 seriously sick of these lame comments. Came believe people don't understand the concept of RUclips recommendations
I was there! This was recorded in the break room at the Billboard offices in New York. I worked two floors below, and I’d heard this song on the radio and liked it, so when I found out that Adele would be performing, I decided to go upstairs and watch. There were no more than 15 or 20 people in the room, since she was still mostly unknown in this country. She’d just arrived in the U.S., but that night she would make her American TV debut on the David Letterman show. I was so lucky to see her in person literally hours before her career would take off here. Sitting just a few feet away and hearing that voice, I was blown away.
lucky u
Chills
Cool story bro
What a flex 😩
damn, you lucky
Her voice is an instrument. It’s so beautiful. She doesn’t even need the guitar.
She needs a band and someone to critique her lyrics and to find better melodies. A soaring voice is not enough, imo. Her voice is so expressive and powerful but I hate it . her songs mean nothing to me. She never approaches Neil Young, Dylan, Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, Ray Davies, Jeff Tweedy, Van Morrison, Sam Cooke, Paul Westerberg and she has a better voice then some of them by a mile but she's doesn't have cool, soul, substance or depth. She's just better than most of the lousy singer songwriters of today; I will give here that. Clap.
Just say you can’t relate to women and go dude
@@oppothumbs1 If pretentious was a comment:
@@oppothumbs1 male manipulator vibes
@@haveanicedaze agreed I really do like her new song it's all the same
Dear Lord this is even better than the studio version! What an artist.
Felt in love with your profile pic🖤
i cant believe they didnt have color technology back in 2008. amazing archival footage from the caves.
*the shade*
Noel Vegas funny comment 🤪😂😆
Dramatic but LOLLLLL
THE FREAKING SHADE HAHAHA
No you’ve got it wrong, color didn’t exist yet
HOW IS THIS VOICE EVEN REAL
Well she starts by opening her mouth taking a breath and singing
+Mathew walentowicz lol
Mathew walentowicz ahahahahaahahahaha
Julia Leonetti The most incredible thing is SHE SMOKES LOL AND SHE SOUND LIKE THAT I BARELY HAVE A CIGAR AND CANT COME CLOSE TO THIS LOL SMH
Julia Leonetti
Can you feel the PAIN n EMOTION when she sings
She was HURT baaaaaaad,that bad she put all her pain n emotions to use.....
People say she's a legend
To me she is an ICON
anyone can sing her songs but not everyone can take you on a journey how she does.....
IM HER BIGGEST FAN
SHE IS MY IDOL
Watching this a few days after "Easy On Me" came out. A 6 year wait is finally over and I can't wait for the whole album to come out in November. Adele is the icon of my life, if I ever meet her I'll burst into tears.
Ten years later she's still showing a display of her pure talent, Easy On Me out now!
🔥🔥🔥
It's not actually out yet genius
@@blonddoll4984 It 100% is, reread my comment I said the single is out not the album.
If the single is any indication of the rest of the album, it will be a huge disappointment. Dull, uninspiring, self-indulgent pap.
@@jdee4956 shut up! i've seen ur comments multiple times just stop with the negativity
if i had this voice, i would never talk, id just sing everything lol
Ale Dows then you’ll lose your voice in no time
@Ale Does best comment 🙌
Xtian Abaro depends if you have a healthy singing technique
Bien dicho.
@@FiestaPotato even if you had a healthy singing technique you’d still lose your voice if you sing everything
Damn she has change a lot but her voice it's exactly the same. Pure talent & legend
Julia Heisenberg from small gigs to stadium fucking hell Adele 😍
STOP CALLING HER FAT. FFFAAAT.
PLIS LEIK MY COMMENT AND REPLEY
Julia Heisenberg i
She is blessed with a rare voice. By the same token, she is a fantastic person.
@@MissElisabelle no one called her fat.
Imagine her and Amy singing together …
That would be so cool!
They did share the same stage one time. But unfortunately Amy was drunk during the performance. If Amy didn't have her demons, she would still be alive and would be the "adele" of today. Both are super talented but Amy's raw vocals when she was sober were just so unique and different. She was truly from another era
@@KyuubiNemesis94 Interesting. I'll have to see if I could find their collab. Thanks for the info!
Just type in Adele and Amy winehouse.
dont make me weep.
Such a rare jewel
ya betul sekali
Absolutely! Too bad she sold her soul for fame and fortune, what a shame.
@@kelliep.8514 Sadly I don't know that she truly has ever known and loved herself yet. Look out when she truly finds her true authentic self and loves herself as she deserves...can't imagine the outcome.
These two are still together after 8 years- playing at arenas and stadiums
bellajuventina wtf... how can we believe
This video was recorded 10 years ago.
@@user-qb5hc4cv1d this comment was made 2 years ago
Oof
not anymore lol
it's 2019. thanks youtube algorithm
Yeah. Something is even weirder now.
GLORY TO THE ALGO
Algorithm*
arin on salvia What you mean?? Please reply~ Perhaps I'm daft..🙄 Thanx ahead~
mila antikaa I don’t understand? It’s an archived video from Billboard 2008. Just curious what you mean?
I cannot believe they managed to find the first ever video recording. Phenomenal.
Everyone is allowed to grow and evolved. I think that’s what we are witnessing Adele doing. But somehow people can’t seem to accept that and want to keep her in the version they prefer or like. She is still a wonderful and authentic performer after all these years x
Wonderful voice still, but no longer authentic I'm afraid.
@@jdee4956 Would it be more authentic to not use the tools available to her thanks to her success? Should she still live above a shop.... to be "authentic"? Personally I think it is more real to do what she has done, it would be foolish not to.
You can hear a rawness to her voice here, like an untamed horse powerful and wild. She has honed her craft over the years and what we have now is the beautiful and still powerful voice but with the edges smoothed off... she’s still got plenty of grunt in the engine room when she needs it though 🤩
@@Kazberhaf I hear ya. Although, I wonder if this is just the beginnings of vocal damage. She recently stated in an interview that, after her vocal surgery, her voice was smoother. But I'm sure that years of experience at honing her craft, as you suggest, also plays a large role.
She’s still? She is! Have some compassion peeps, she went through a huge ordeal with vocal surgery. I feel like her voice sounds forced here. It sounds gorgeous and sexy but also scratchy instead of smoky and husky. I just appreciate her talent and thank god we got it. And that she got her hard earned success before her voice got worse.
Just effortless.
Danni exactly. She literally put no effort into sounding decent lol
Actually it took a lot of effort to sing like that.
Too much, it seems.
@@Broadica exactly, she had to be operated because she strained far too much
@@upsl2020 yeah I try to be nice about it.... lots of people want to sing in ways that may sound cool but will harm the voice in the long run.
She also smokes or did smoke but even without that her voice couldn't sustain the technique
i miss this.
raw voice.
pure talent.
She does this for alot of her new songs as well! Search " adele acoustic" im going through them now :3 hope that hells
Helps
I miss this raw voice, too
i went through all of adele's acoustic performances and nobody else gives me the same pleasure in acoustic. except for billie eilish. I just discovered her acoustic performances and it's the best thing in the world. I highly recommend you listen to them. You won't be disappointed.
Trust this is when she was pure
Omg it's nostalgia, and 2days from now Adele will be back again with her latest single Adele 30.
Her lead single , not album lol
Oops, time warp, the hounds have been released.
@@curtisrobinson7962 yeah
@@thisfeatureisstupidxo okay
the first song that i L💓Ve from Adele, so raw, simple & beautiful
BEFORE MONEY!!! You know, Adele's one of those very few artists that can reach multiple generations with varying tastes in music. Like let's be real for a second. Adele is so timeless she honestly doesn't have to release new albums to stay relevant or stay wealthy. People will stream her music and buy her CDs for as long as she lives.
Exzaf even long after she lives
My dad likes Adele and he's 70 years old
A talent like hers defies categorization. Her songs epitomize what is referred to as "popular" music. Popular in terms that it appeals to a broad and diverse population of people. She'll be played on the radio for decades to come and will continue to sell downloads as long as there are downloads to sell.
And beyond.
Yes lol she’s my favorite and I usually listen to metal
Anyone saw this on their recommendation just NOW?
Just now
me too ((+_+))
Right now
Eu
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This woman could sing pharrel Williams 'happy' and id still be bawling 😭 THAT VOICE so proud how far she's come 😪
The most endearing thing is I can almost guarantee that she had no idea she would become the biggest pop star on Earth. She just wanted to sing and write. Amazing.
@Billie Jean she has the best selling album of the 21st century. Numbers don’t lie
not quite whitney houston level but close
@Billie Jean "hello" had a record of fastest video on youtube to reach 1 billion views or something. adele is literally such a household name. even my grandma knows her...
Baby Adele’s voice breaks are snatching the edges of my heart. bald. Traction alopecia bald.
A. she had alopecia ?
I had to look that up
rareegeminii lol to snatch someone’s edges, in the figurative sense, is to catch someone off guard, to surprise them, or to completely devastate them. Always used as a compliment to the “snatcher”.
And if you google pictures of traction alopecia, you’ll understand the adjective phrase I used here hyperbolically.
Word
she still has the same guitarist doe
Ali Azmie. Ben. has. been. with. your 👸👸👸👸👸👸 Adele. from. day. one. Career
Ali Az
Thats her best friend.
He is just perfect for the role.
He plays good, feels the song, and he is a good and trusted friend for her.
God only know how you need someone like him when you are in the showbiz.
واخيرا طلع في عازمي مثلي يسمعها ويحبها تحييه لك❤️
Chasing Pavements is sooo underrated, this performance and this voice ! just perfection.
I don’t even like Adele’s music but you can’t deny her extraordinary talent and charisma she’s a celebrity that I just know I’d vibe with so well as person to person, such a star
Why don’t you like her music ? Just being curious 🥰
@@Jadelydia just not my scene, but she’s amazingly talented no one could ever deny that
Adele in 2008 B.C. (Before Contour)
Justin Simpao i-
Haha
This masterpiece of a comment deserves more likes
😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
LOL
Not going to lie, this is a way better version by far than the studio version.
You can find this version in 19 - Deluxe Version album
@@099rjZ No, that's a different recording still, recorded at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. It features Steve Holness on electric piano. And Adele on a better (set up) microphone.
Totally
I just have to say: Thank you youtube algorithm for recommending me this masterpiece and reminding that Adele’s talent is still exactly the same.
I remember a lot of “indie” or not so popular songs from this era being so real, raw and new!! Only if I can go back and write down every song
Birdie - skinny love!
could you recommend some
how can she be so humble with that voice?
It's always the ones with talent who don't brag!!! Cuz they know damn well they GOT IT!!! Periodt😒
@@hibaadam9293
Yup!
That voice speaks for itself😉
@@cloudie8314 EXACTLY!!😔
@@hibaadam9293
🥰
Did she write this song when she was a teenage? What a pure talent! Lets hope she will live so long. I cannot imagine her voice and lyrics on 50s. Great woman!
19 is teen so... yes. :)
+Pinar Elcin Mann her album titles may be a clue
mezalong songs are written before album releases. In this video she looks 17
Pinar Elcin Mann
so teenage then.
+Pinar Elcin Mann She wrote this entire album when she was a teenager.
Has anyone else noticed that the guitarist makes a debut on the original music video for Chasing Pavements? Just when I thought I couldn’t love this amazing artist more; I found out she has kept him by her side at all times. Pretty sure they’re still writing songs together.
She really has transformed her looks she’s beautiful and that voice is one of the best.
It’s crazy how she was 20 in this video 😱
@rxp56 LOL
rxp56 dont be so rude. being horrible doesnt get you anywhere
I was just born when this was made
people used to be younger 🤯
@@steveguzman375 what? Omg.
I can't get over this performance. So raw and beautiful
This song, this interpretation, the level that I achieved this day in this recording, I believe that there is no human being capable of repeating such beauty. I've listened to it 1000 times and I always find a new color. absolutely magnificent
She had a unique voice, that why she is so good and where she is now. I love her
the way she sings “up” every time. never seems to fail to give me chills
literally she has the most unique and beautiful voice i’ve EVER HEARD
stop saying literally.
Literally
Figuratively speaking, Freddie was equally as talented.
don’t listen to these haters
What a voice ❤ what a lyrics, what a sound ❤
You can hear a rawness to her voice here, like an untamed horse powerful and wild. She has honed her craft over the years and what we have now is the beautiful and still powerful voice but with the edges smoothed off... she’s still got plenty of grunt in the engine room when she needs it though 🤩
This is the Adele i fell in love with. I miss her doing those little things she did with her voice. Dont get me wrong i love her still. Her songs and voice go right thru me. That New York concert was so amazing. I still have chills when i think of her amazing talent.
Those "little things" could be what gave her nodes.
the little things almost made her lose her voice
Taylor_got_paler damn, that sucks
Sometimes, when something that could be very sound good to our ears is the very same thing that is slowly destroying your vocal chords.
Celine Dion, Julie Andrew and Adele to name few who had to suffered it...
@@michaelnorris2522 doubt it shes not pushing her voice here just showing incredible control and musicality.
LOL
Adele at the age of 23: world-famous
Me at the age of 23: lying in bed and procrastinating
You have the rest of your life! Go out there! Live! Do what you love! We're here for such a short time it's crazy. Make friends, build a family! Fame and wealth is not everything. LIFE is what we are ALL given. Equally. Make the earth proud that it allowed you to live. LIVE!
I didn't get a solo gig until I was 46 never give up
vpaczkowski Hi what type of music do you do?
It's not about being world-famous or the money. It's about doing what you love...
You're not the only my dear
Her voice just penetrates one's soul. It gets inside you, holds on, does not let go.
I knew she was going to be big, the minute I heard her sing when she started her career years ago. Love her voice and her songs! Just magical! 🤗
I love music when is just raw talent, and no makeup, no dresses, no choreography, no autotune, no recorded fixed crapy bullshit... Just one voice and one guitar and that's all we need
No colors!!
Ditto!
With autotoons they become cartoons.
@@tombraider3586 lol 😂 sorry for my misspelling
@@yasnaynavarrete7411 no offense just being silly haha.
Look how she started and look now where she is.
Alex C she started from talent and and she is still talented as f
@Dick Fageroni and better than u in everything
@Dick Fageroni i kinda doubt that all u have as achievments lol
@Dick Fageroni fuck u .
it is right?
@Dick Fageroni and you sound like an ignorant moron.
Woman the principal you sing in this songs speaks so much emotions into accepting and adapting
I will never get tired of seeing her, she is simply sensational... I love your music Adele
This album ... I remember hearing this when i was at the airport and was blown away. Then i got the album and heard "Hometown glory" ... I was sold
This song is the reason I fell in love with Adele back in 2008. I love when artists are raw and uncut, it should stay that way.
The cuts in her voice are gorgeous 😍🔥🔥😍😍
I prefer her voice before the surgery. It’s so raw and real. I like the scruffy smoking Adele who was just a normal London girl with that amazing voice.
Who else was randomly recommended this in 2019 and has no regrets playing it 😍 a real tbt
I’ve been listening to Adele since I can remember. I grew up listening to her and this video gives me chills.
This just hit me right in the heart and soul; her voice is just so pure and soulfully undescribable. Sorry no real words from me, just in awe.
pure and soft human with angelic voice
I’ve never enjoyed random recommendations more than now.
who is here to celebrate her comeback
+des Dc She has that one god damn note she hits that goes straight into my gut and comes out my eyes.
calaragazza Well:
21: Released January/February 2011
25: Released 20 November 2015
Almost 5 years....
England x
Man her voice is just so damn amazing. I remember hearing this before she blew up and was just enthralled.
So much POWER in her voice at all times. I would give almost anything for a woman like this
She was beautiful then and is beautiful now!
Unreal. She's unbelievably great.
She been a legend😩❤
She looks so beautiful without all the makeup! So good!
These early acoustic performances are just about the best of the best!
She is the epitome of talent and hardwork.
It's great to see how far she has come.
She still sounds the same... just more and more gorgeous each year. Good going, Adele!
I love the accidental switch to “sidewalks” instead of “pavements” at the end. It makes me wonder, could we have had a completely different version of the song with that word switch throughout?
Pretty sure it was to appeal to the American audience
Yes, it's for an American audience. Amusing how after all these years some still think it accidental. Adele replaces pavements with sidewalks every time she sings this live for an American audience.
@@LoveAroseSilverso does she sing sidewalks on her shows in Vegas?
I saw another comment that said that the radiochannel made her change the lyrics because some people understood,,chasing gay men“ and that it would have been inappropriate. I thought this was hilarious 😂
@@Patricia-s2h Yes. An Urban Dictionary user (presumably someone who hates Adele) listed "chasing pavements" as British slang for "chasing gay men".
"before she was famous" playing for Billboard lol
hahahahahahahaha
One of my favorite performances 🙌🏻😍
feels like im walking into a coffee shop in NYC and theyre having an open mic night love it
Pure talent shining through! Sings better than a bird. Truly amazing woman!!
Watching the guitarist smile as she sings is so heartwarming ❤️
I'm fairly certain he still is her live guitar player. He was for awhile even after she got super famous. I love that. Ben Thomas is his name
@@justinliberti5917 thanks for the name. He must be older now
British have all the best singer. We lost Amy Winehouse, but we have adele now. Lucky..
Chu simon Whitney,Mariah and Celine were/are north-american though for example...
Madonna Music north america has pop, but the UK's singers are more jazz and rock. (Obviously I am talking about modern jazz, a lot of classic jazz performers were american).
Ed Sheeran? He is a legend
Adele and Sam Smith are the best so far...
Chu simon I think she sounds like Amy Winehouse on this. Of course she is Adele and has her own sound but I’m reminded of Amy Winehouse. God rest her soul
WOW - that’s basically Adele, the ability to surprise in every performance. Her rhythm and feel for song are amazing, and that voice control even back then made her stand out
No back up singers needed. Just a guitar and her life-giving voice. Perfection!
Who is still watching this song in 2020??
this is absolutely amazing her voice Wow you could feel all the emotions she was putting out
Adele is a extraordinary vocalist and talent. I love seeing this early version. She is a triple threat in the best way!
The best for me.
She even looks better without make up and stuff. She s pure emotion.
Ziyed Hamrouni
She’s *not* wearing makeup?!
She is wearing make up...lol
Ziyed Hamrouni theres no need to lie lol
I love that she sings her songs differently every time, you can really feel the passion in every word she sings.Adele is a true artist and one of a kind. ♥
she sure belts it,. that's why we love her. Power.
Gorgeous, beyond talented. She’s gifted and so natural 💜
Major throwback. First song I ever heard from Adele. Such a beautiful song
destined for greatness
Damn her control and her vocal ability has Improved incredibly it’s like she drank holy water
Little did she know that she would be one of the biggest artists in the world 🌎
Pure gold. Love the way she looked then , unpolished , very beautiful.
You know that feeling you get when you roll over the big hill at that start of a rollercoaster? That's how I feel listening to Adele sing. 💜
Ben Thomas has been guitarist and one of his best friend since college, props to him
The best rendition of this song, you can hear the pain in the voice! So raw and unrestrained
Her voice did infact grow smoother and more pleasant over the years...... Love it
This guitar guy must be one of her best friends.
And he looks much happier in this video, than now
You’ve either got it or you ain’t this girl has it so much it’s inspiring.
I remember hearing this song on the radio for the first. I instantly fell in love with it. It's timeless.