Just think the immense pressure the guy on the piano has to deal with. A stadium filled with 90,000 odd thousand people relying on you. Adele relying on you. A entire nation relying on you. Just one slip of the finger and that's it. Everything is ruined. This one goes out to you piano guy. Crazy amount respect to you.
@Mikael B and 7 years later, the woke police shows up. God forbid someone recognize talent on a RU-vid video and comment on it without looking up the persons name and reading their life's work.
INSANE how she was only 23 here. That’s so young. She sings so maturely, not to mention her lyrics are incredibly deep for someone who hasn’t lived that long
23 isn't very young depending on what life you've lived and upbringing but I know what you mean, must be scary either way to sing in front of that many people and pull it off like she did ❤
Still remember watching it. The room fell silent. Doesn't matter what your musical tastes are, you have to appreciate raw, powerful, controlled talent like that. She blew the doors clean off that night. The world stood up and noticed.
This was the performance that completely changed the trajectory of her career and life forever. She completely blew up overnight and this song's popularity just flew through the stratosphere. I remember it so vividly, literally everyone at school/work was talking about this performance and singing the song. Then every talent show performer, every busker on the street, it just got bigger and bigger. Such a special moment in music history. Adele should feel so proud of this song!
@@kingthorin8119 "shes always been around" she's been around since this performance... which was 11 years ago... not saying she wasn't successful before this but she definitely blew up around this time
I still come back to this version of the song because I think the emotion of it is better than the studio version and it's so much more raw and vulnerable. This is when Adele became Adele
@@alexandrajade5866 Absolutely have to agree with that. I always think the reason she cry’s is that she knows she absolutely nailed this and this is likely one of the best performances of her life😊
The ending when her voice starts to crack… And then she starts to cry… How much life she gave to that performance! A truly singer, a star. One of my favorites of all time! Come back queen! We love you!
@@isururangana4468 Yes me too! I didn’t have a chance once she never came to my country. But when she does I will see her live. I love her and her music.
She's a more polished artist now, but this performance is mesmerising because the passion and meaning shines through her completely. You feel everything in your heart. I remember seeing this the first time ever, as it went out live.Couldn't believe what I was witnessing. Majestic.
I was in that audience!. Her performance was breathtaking !! I could relate to that song so much at the time as I went through the first heartbreak with my first love. Never forgot the.feeling
I would not just say she had her Heart broken as almost every one has been Broken Hearted once in its Life. Her ability to write her experience is, at least, as much important as any experience she can be through.
I could just listen to hear her talent forever, in fact, when they put me in the ground, im going have all her music put onto a double sided tape, then have a sony walkman wired to a car battery and then put the best headphones on my head so that i can listen to her into the hereafter.
I'd be honored if some Adele fans who appreciate 80s/90s classics would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my YT channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest vocalist-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
never forget cause it just made me win the fucking freak show from an so called SMART narsissist doctor i knew more about then she her self sadly..just paie atention sweety oops ..
@ekim andersom Do you know when the person leaves you and you're kind of at a loss as to what to do next because you were used to having that person with you? Such a thought is part of the process of overcoming I think
Upon this songs release In 2008, I couldn't believe that Adele (someone I'd obviously never met) was able to write my life, write my love & write my pain, so specifically & so, so well, as if she'd plucked it right from my own mind & heart. Her ability to do this for millions of us world wide is absolutely incredible & her huge talent is totally incomparable. For years I used to cry while singing to this, but now I am just genuinely moved & playing the music on my piano feels like such a precious gift. Adele is (IMPO) a true, generational, British icon. A woman history will be listening to for decades & centuries to come. As long as there are humans, there will be love & so we'll always be touched by such creative writing, together with truly beautifully written & played music.
No matter how many times I hear this, the line “Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste” sends me over the edge. A heartbreakingly beautiful song.
I've been around as a musician, and I experienced the 60s with Dylan and The Beatles. I love jazz and classical, Big Band and Hank Williams, but for my tastes Adele is simply the best popular singer I've ever heard. Add the fact she writes her own songs and they are excellent. Her vocal tone is incredible, with that 'catch,' in her voice. But more so it's the raw emotion she sings with, which goes directly to my heart. Ultimately, that's what I want, I want to f.e.e.l. when I hear a song. Adele has that ability. She's a singer that wasn't a creation of producers and managers. She's authentic and un-produced, and she deserves all her massive acclaim.
THE pain of loss in the cracked voice and eloquent words.... I cannot imagine. Thank God, I was lucky in love. Loved only once, and for a lifetime. .....
@@TulipaBigDipa OH... his stroke when I was 30 (I am 63 now) kills me every single waking moment of every single day... he is still alive... but the pain..... Oh, I KNOW that very well.
Not a big fan of her genre of music, but this song is amazing. I can count the number of songs that give me goosebumps on one hand, and this is definitely one of them.
Ditto. This performance is in my top. Unchained Melody live is number 1 Disturbed's version in Conan number 2 and this at 3. That's the performance that changed her career.
I am 62 and for the last 25 years I have turned my nose up at just about every new artist that has come along...it's like yeah yeah heard it all before , nothing new there move along.....then came Adele....I am buying music CD's for the first time in years..!! She is amazing !
I'm 62 years of age and I've listened to just about everything you can throw at me. But this is probably the most emotional, brilliant performance I have ever witnessed. FFS....what a superb thing this is......I can't believe it.
Kudos for your and that audience’s reaction. Contrast that with the seemingly unfeeling commentator and audience in this video: An artist bares her soul and the audience just cheers - no wonder many artists have psychological problems.
I was there at the o2 this night and saw this live. Truly was the moment she transcended into superstardom! I remember vividly watch all the celebs at the tables just mesmerised by this performance. What a night!
When this song went to #1 in Australia, the official video hadn’t been released yet, so Channel V (Australia’s main music channel) made this the de facto video and aired it on high rotation
Maybe not the best choice of word. Juggernaut: a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path... a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable.
I remember watching this. It was like the world stopped and listened. This definitely launched her into superstardom. She's always been great, but this performance was on a whole different level - for her and for the show.
RuReady115 yes, it very funny that many people was not aware of that. when she got bigger in USA for examples , they were shock she had success with first ablum 19 in uk/europe.
I'm a 58 year old grandad, been happy, been sad but when when I hear this girl sing this song LIKE THIS I always shed a year. Beautiful beautiful beautiful
“You can have all the backup dancers and pyrotechnics you want but when you sound like that you don’t need any of it” truer words have never been spoken
So grateful to have been here and seen this live. Won a competition at work and got to go. Easily one of the highlights of my life. I wasn't in a dark place then but I have been since and am now and the power of this song brings me back all those years later. Loneliness is real and it hurts. Her vulnerability is beautiful. For anyone struggling right now, you're not alone.
I have so much respect for this lady, not just because she has a lovely personality and an incredible voice and song writing skills. But this is a lady that pulled back from her career while it was at an all time high to raise her child away from the public eye. She gave her career up for nearly 5 years to be a mom to her child, and then you look at most stars these days that cannot wait to chuck there child down a runway and on the cover of magazines yet she walked away from it all and still will not allow a magazine to publish a photo of her child. A true music icon and not just a money making puppet. On that note I'm so happy with the surprise teaser she's just realised for her new album. You have been missed Adele, welcome back.
+Mark Tripton Most women do that, no matter the career women have to chuck it in to have a child. Whereas men just chuck out their spawn and expect the woman to take care of it, complain of the cost and whine if they can't see the chucked out spawn when they want to. And blame their Mother when it all goes wrong.
+BlogBitch completely disagree! Most women do eventually leave work to return once there child has been born and raised to a certain age, the post I made was regarding woman in Hollywood that jump straight back into work after giving birth due to it giving them extra publicity. In regards to men, I understand your point to an extent, not all fathers are the same. I still stand by the saying it doesn't take a mother or a father to raise a child, it takes a parent regardless of there gender.
+Mark Tripton Unless you know her personally, I don't know how you come to that assumption. She is well documented to have performance anxiety issues and is just as likely to have semi-retired after banking 50 million.
The fact that she is almost in tears after her own performance speaks volumes. This is hands down one of the most elegant and touching live performances ive ever seen.
BJ Baratti Wow you certainly have a way with words. But why so philosophical? This is just a website where you come to watch videos and maybe post a passing funny comment. You’re boring the hell out of everybody BJ. This is the internet, no one cares about what you think, write or just you generally. Fuck outta here with that BS
Lol... your right, never heard of James Corden until his show here in the U.S. He's effin' brilliant though! Love Adele too. Tired of all that auto-tuned b.s. that's polluting our airwaves.
Im 50 this year and will say this performance by this absolutely beautiful lady was utter perfection ...ive cried at funerals loosing friends to young !! ..My sister and i had a tough time through the divorce of our parents when we young and i found i bottled up all my feelings and emotions for all those years... ..played this with my mum and we both cried hard ....A pain/feeling was released from my heart...Thank you Adele XXXXXXX
+Xenia Jessica You've never heard me sing. After about a minute there will be streams of tears rolling down your face...as you try to stuff your fingers in your ears and beg me to stop.
Pure goosebumps. Smh. I never had a break up til my husband died 12 years ago. Age 51 then. Never bothered looking for anyone else. No one could ever match our love of 33 yrs. Its no fun alone I must say. I would always know there is no match for what we had. I can't imagine a break up and him still running around out there. We are musicians and I can hardly get thru a full song he wrote. I should shop them around. We played such beautiful musical along the classic rock genre. I miss him dearly. Especially when you hear songs like this. I can feel her pain. Much love to ya Adele.💓
@@williamjohansen515 I'm ok now. Still miss the hell out of him tho. Its been 12 years now. I've learned to deal with it..the pain never goes away I just handle it bertter. Hard to play certain songs without him.. We played a lot he was the lyricist and We are both guitarist with perfect harmony. Hard to find what we had...i miss him dearly. Thanks William for stopping in. Have a beautiful day🎵🎸🌹
two years ago we'were the happiest persons in the world, today everything is falling apart and w're sad, never been this sad in my life, it's crazy how a person can enter in your life and makes you the happiest person and some time later everythings changes
This gives me goosebumps and tears in my eyes every time, no matter how long it's been since I heard/watched it. I hope Adele knows how amazing she is, gorgeous woman, talented through and through, and a belting singer.
She is truly great. Her lyrics have meaning, her songs tell stories & provoke physical & emotional responses, from goosebumps to tears. And this is not my typical genre of music but I can't help it, she's too good & so beautiful.
She was so shy towards the end, you could feel her nerves through her voice but she made it through and to think about the kind of artist she has evolved into today. It is so amazing to see artists evolve the way they do throughout their careers. It just reminds you how much we all change as we age. Oh life.
Very accurate and astute. I’m guessing all artists are similar to be writing these songs without emotion and keep it all in check and put on a concert. That takes a while to learn
I'd imagine it's harder for artist who put their heart and soul on display like that. To me in looked like she was feeling what she sang, reliving emotions and putting them into her performance.
@@hosekichan that's a great way to look at it. I can totally view it that way too now. Isn't it so interesting to see how differently we all perceive the same things??
imo in this case it seemed her deeply felt the lyrics that she was going through a heart break i can tell she was about to cry here. and of course since 19 era, she told so many times she always nervous even it was hard for her to doing a huge concert with stadium crowd.
I didn’t ‘get’ Adele when she released her first album; promoted as a ‘Soul Artist’ confused the heck out of me. THEN I saw this performance and I totally ‘got’ her; there was so much soul in her voice and performance, that she won me over in a heartbeat. Real music.
I was 13. I remember every moment of that performance, every emotion I felt when I saw her sing this song. And I fell in love instantly. Adele you are one of a kind. I've taken you with me since I was a teenager.❤️
''There is nothing quite like the feeling when you are listening to a song written by someone you don`t know or you`ve never met, who somehow manages to describe exactly how you felt at a particular moment in your life. This next artist is able to do that time after time. If you`ve ever had a broken heart, you`re about to remember it now.'' Am i the only one who dead-right loves James cordon`s intro speech?
I really loved what he said afterwards!" Wow, wasn't that amazing? You can have all the dancers, the pyrotechnics, all the lasershows you want... But if you sound like that... All you need is a piano! Incredible."
It was exactly here, exactly 13 years ago, that Adele began to be part of my life. From my pre-teen years until now in my adulthood. Thank you Adele! I love you! ♥
