Músicas dos dias que correm

 

Músicas dos dias que correm

Sou grande fã da Adele. E deste vídeo muito em particular. Porque tudo nele é profundamente bonito. Do look so 60's da intérprete à sua voz modulada e quente, do maravilhoso cenário do Royal Albert Hall aos vários planos no decurso da homenagem à Amy Winehouse (uma das suas músicas preferidas, como diz Adele), da qualidade do vídeo à descontracção da cantora (tão refrescante, tão total e completamente anti-star), da beleza e sentimento das letras (a primeira de Bonnie Raitt, a segunda de Bob Dylan) à emoção provocada na assistência...  deve ter sido um grande, grande concerto. Gostava imenso de lá ter estado. Espero que gostem. 

pcp

Deixa-me rir...

Caros audiophiles, after lots of recent nostalgia it is time to propose a relatively new performer, the English singer/songwriter Adele.

First appearing in 2008, aged 19, with an album 19, she was championed by critics and by the public. An antidote to reality tv pop. Her voice was compared to Duffy. Although she did not have Duffy's marketable pop look, both had immediate success. To me, Duffy has the voice of a strangled cat, and "mercy"-fully her success has recently proved ephemeral.

Adele has a richer more soulful voice, with more personality. Less hardcore and vivacious than Amy Whitehouse. And truthfully, her lyrics, so far, do not have Amy W's painfully raw honesty and wicked sense of humour. Adele does not try to be a "pop"-star. It is all about the music. It is her down-to-earth charm and her powerful voice that appeals. She reminds me of Alison Moyet from the 1980s.

Now Adele, aged 21, has released her second CD 21, and suddenly the slow burn of her popularity has ignited, exploded. Currently number 1 in the USA and UK, and many other countries, she is everywhere, riding the crest of a wave. She deserves her success.

make you feel my love

rolling in the deep

someone like you

A proxima.

PO