Hello...... This week I want to talk about the song, Someone Like You by Adele. This song by the English singer-songwriter was written by herself and Dan Wilson for her album, 21. This was her second single of the album. It was released on January 24th, 2011 in the United Kingdom and August 9th here in the United States. Someone Like You became Adele's first number one single in the UK after her performance of the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards. This song stayed at the top of the UK charts for five weeks! It also topped charts in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Farnce, and so many more! Adele performed Someone Like You in many awards shows and talk shows including the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The music video of this song was recorded in Paris. Here it is below:
Someone Like You was inspired by Adele's break-up with a 30 year old man that she dated for 18 months. She really believed that they were going to get married. He was engaged to someone else a few months after they split. "We were so intense I thought we would get married. But that was something he never wanted ...So when I found out he does want that with someone else, it was just the horrible-est feeling ever. But after I wrote it, I felt more at peace. It set me free ... I didn't think it would resonate ... with the world! I'm never gonna write a song like that again. I think that's the song I'll be known for." Another thing she said about the inspiration of the song was: "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."
I think this is a very sad song with a really, really deep meaning but its an amazing song that you should listen to! Thank you for reading! -Johanne(:
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