Great voice, writes her own songs, obviously very talented.

I almost liked this the first couple of times I listened, then got very bored very quickly on subsequent occasions.
Now I just want it to stop as soon as it starts.  From other RP listeners' comments I can see I'm not alone... 

What a strange song - some people absolutely love it, I can't define anything wrong with it, but it has the same effect on me as Chinese water torture!

There is no question that her voice is great but the song is a real snooze fest! A bit too formulaic.

I very rarely dislike strongly the music on RP, but this is an exception. Massively over played over here, and there's something about her voice that really makes my skin crawl...rather like the late (and unlamented, by me), Whitney Houston. Thanks for the PSD button, Bill!

das ist wirklich hammer gefühlvoll  paßt mal in meine  gefühlslage  D A N K E

 UltraNurd wrote: 
hahahaha!!  I just came here to post the same thing.    If you missed it, watch it here.

SNL did a great skit not long ago about this song, with everyone standing around and sobbing.

 lattalo wrote: 
This is probably the best pop album of 2011...it's that good! Well done Adele. Thanks Bill and Rebecca.

 rez wrote: 
close your eyes, close your ears, now close your mind, and while in that tranquil state type in PANDORA

worst song ever heard on RP

This young woman is amazing!  She writes her own music and her voice is outstanding.
I love the CD21 and I hope we hear a lot more from this young artist, I think we will! 

 esacconcia wrote: 
She has an exceptional voice not needing any electronic enhancement, and writes her own stuff. In today's world of corporate McMusic and the X Factor (more like the 'why?' factor), those are two increasingly rare attributes which stick out like diamonds in a dungheap. I for one thank RP for playing Adele because I never listen to FM stations (mostly because they give me earache and raise my blood pressure unacceptably).

 FlatCat wrote: 
Maybe it's just a thing called "style."

What I find so grating is the little splatting squeaks she puts just before each of the high notes. It's a lot like the squeaking some guitarists make with the left hand as they move from chord to chord. I find it really affected and hard to listen to. A cheap way of getting pathos into the voice. And it's a popular sound now among female singers.

She could do with putting a little sensitivity into her singing on this.
 

Chill.  It's just a song
 Art_Carnage wrote: 

There was a "Later with Jools Holand" episode this weekend that looked back on new/young acts of the past season.
He saved the best for last: Adele singing this live about a year ago.

A truly excellent performance.
Fantastic.
Probably better than the studio version.

Jools seemed proud when announcing her.

Ah, here is the video  (without the looking-back Jools).

Okay, it's been played to death on radio. Go here for a fresh and revised ( and I say, better ) version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx_wZCJ5fTg 

glad I am not the only one who thinks this sounds like chalk on a blackboard...why do people think she is so amazing?

Too schmaltzy.

I'm not going to be able to hear this one without thinking of the recent SNL skit.

I can't believe this steaming pile of shit is playing on RP.

omg, it hurts, make it stop 

 HazzeSwede wrote: 
.ogg doesn' work either....iTunes seem to be working ok

Someone who articulates well, breathes beautifully, hits the notes with meat on the bones. Oh yes.

 nevar23 wrote: 

Agree...100%.

There's a fine line between singing and shouting.. #0

i don't get the american idol references. this is just plain good singing

I didn't want to like this, but damn if it doesn't get me more every time.