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Rolling In the Deep

I've just recently started listening to contemporary music (and by that, I mean pretty much anything after 1940) and I've been surprised at how much of it I have come to like.  Just a year ago I hadn't heard of very popular names such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Michael Buble, and Katy Perry.  I have shocked many of my friends by informing them of this lack of knowledge, and I actually took pride in that (as silly as it sounds).

At any rate, I heard a song the other day while out dancing with some friends and it sounded like a fun beat.  I think it's one of my new favorite songs now.


This is a very beautiful song, speaking strong emotions of the heart.  Since I have read (and nearly memorized) the lyrics of this song, I am increasingly perplexed at why I like this song.  It's so poetic and such a powerful display of the emotion inside, but it's an emotion that I've never felt before.  I have never been betrayed in love (or at all, for that matter).  I have never had my heart broken (and, as far as I know, I have never broken anyone else's heart either).  So, I can't relate to the feeling the song describes, but for some reason I still like it.  I have sympathy for so many of my friends who have gone through rather painful and unpleasant breakups.  I can imagine the grief and the anger that might be felt in such a situation, and I think Adele does a good job of portraying that here.

I can relate to her determination and resolve in this song--as portrayed in phrases such as "Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare" and "Don't underestimate the things that I will do".  She explains that she will stop at nothing to accomplish her purpose, which is a feeling that I have felt in my own life. I tend to be quite passionate about things once I've set my mind to them.  When I feel strongly about something, I feel it with my whole being.  Perhaps that's the thing I can relate to in this song--not necessarily the betrayal, the bitterness, or the need for revenge, but the staunch dedication to her purpose.

Of course, it's also quite possible, with how out of touch I am with modern language, that I may have no clue what she's really singing about.

Comments

  1. the island guy7/18/11, 9:39 PM

    Another great post!
    I wish I had a dancing samurai in my house haha

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  2. KP7/18/11, 10:03 PM

    I know, right? I think I'll hire a samurai to dance in my house when I'm filthy rich. And another person to fill up my living room with glasses of water. ;)

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  3. the island guy7/18/11, 10:04 PM

    That spin move at 0:59 is classic. I might break my back though if I attempt it LOL

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  4. KP7/18/11, 10:24 PM

    She is in serious need of a gay guy to redecorate her home, though.

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  5. the island guy7/18/11, 11:48 PM

    LOL :)

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  6. Joey7/19/11, 3:35 AM

    Her current album, 21, is full of songs she wrote based on her life. It is easy to say she has had a myriad of emotions to sort through thus far. 21 is one of the best albums I have heard in quite some time. The emotion is incredible!

    Actually buying tickets this week to go see Adele in concert in Durham, NC on October 8. If you and Conrad would like to join us, let me know ASAP and I will get you guys tickets. Right now there are 8 of us going, and the more the merrier!

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