Top 10 Hardest Adele Songs to Sing
Nobody sings like Adele. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at Adele songs we all love to listen to and wish we could sing…. but probably can’t (at least not very well).
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00:00 Welcome to Nia's Mojo, and today we're looking at Adele songs we all love to listen to and wish we could sing, but probably can't. At least, not very well.
00:17 #10 Chasing Pavements
00:30 Adele has one of the greatest voices of her generation, and it's a voice we fell in love
00:36 with immediately upon the release of her first album, 19, in 2008. It's a voice many of us
00:50 knew right away we'd never be able to match. Just listen to Chasing Pavements, and the
01:02 way she's able to go big in the chorus, hit some beautiful high notes, and then come right
01:08 back down to earth in the verse. And speaking of high notes, Crazy For You is filled with
01:20 them, along with a slightly staccato tempo.
01:24 #9 When We Were Young
01:31 Adele has said that When We Were Young is her favourite song off of her 25 album, and
01:37 we can see why. The beautiful music and emotional lyrics about getting older and looking back
01:48 on one's life feel very personal and introspective for the artist. However, while we too love
02:04 this track, when it comes to singing it, love isn't the word we'd use. Not only does
02:10 the singer need to make the listener really feel the lyrics, but they have to do so while
02:15 also hitting the notes that don't come as easily to most people as they do to Adele.
02:23 #8 Skyfall
02:34 Whether you like them or not, James Bond-themed songs almost always go big. They are cinematic,
02:42 operatic, and by the time they're over, have you extra hyped for the movie you're
02:48 about to watch. And Adele's Skyfall, from the similarly titled 2012 film, fits that
02:59 description to a T. The problem comes when a listener decides to try to replicate that
03:06 experience on their own, whether it be the grandness or the actual high notes that Adele
03:12 lays into with perfect precision. A precision as dead on in its vocal accuracy as 007 is
03:26 in the accuracy with which he wields his Volfer PPK.
03:34 #7 Set Fire To The Rain
03:40 We're starting to think that it would probably be easier to literally set fire to the rain
03:50 than to properly sing almost any Adele song, and this one is definitely not an exception.
04:02 To quote various reviewers, Adele sounds epic here, and the song surges on the pure force
04:10 of her titanic wail. Now, we don't know about you, but no one has ever referred to
04:20 our voice as epic or claimed that we had a titanic wail. Now, if you do, then going big
04:27 in the chorus might not be an issue, but for the rest of us, yeah, it's a problem.
04:39 #6 Rolling In The Deep
04:47 Rolling In The Deep was Adele's first song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100
04:52 and has gone on to become one of the best-selling digital singles ever. We've all probably
05:04 heard the song a million times since 2010, but have you ever really tried to sing it?
05:10 If you have, then you know exactly what we're talking about.
05:22 This, like other Adele songs, has beautiful vocals in the verses, but when that chorus
05:28 kicks in, that's when our thoughts go from "maybe we can do this" to "there's no way
05:34 we can do this."
05:35 #5 Someone Like You
05:52 Most of us have been broken up with at one time or another, and therefore the pain and
05:57 struggle of the emotional aftermath is something we can all relate to. This, at least, makes
06:03 the emotion of this song something we can all get to if we try.
06:14 But getting there, and getting our voice to also hit all those notes, especially the octave
06:20 it jumps in the chorus, well, that's a little less relatable for the general population.
06:33 It will take someone like you to sing this song properly, assuming you are someone that
06:39 has a big vocal range and beautiful control over it.
06:51 #4 Turning Tables
06:57 Writing about the song Turning Tables, a highlight of Adele's second studio album, 21, one reviewer
07:03 said that it showed off the artist's "wonderful voice to its best effect."
07:14 And any song that makes Adele's beautiful voice a showcase, well, you know it sure ain't
07:19 gonna be an easy one for the rest of us normals to try and master.
07:29 The pop ballad about a domestic dispute brings forth some powerful emotions, and Adele, as
07:36 she always does so masterfully, exhibits each and every one of those emotions through her
07:42 vocals.
07:46 #3 Love in the Dark
07:57 Love in the Dark is another song that digs deep with an emotional shovel and requires
08:03 range and control over the instrument that is your voice.
08:13 This melodic torch ballad was released in 2015 as part of her third studio album, 25.
08:21 The song is written in the key of A minor, and whether that means anything to you or
08:26 not, just listen to the track and you'll feel that it gives it a touch of melancholy.
08:34 Adele's voice is able to go from quiet and contemplative to big and bold, but just because
08:46 she can do it doesn't mean we can.
08:52 #2 Hello
09:01 Smoky sound, belting, and vocal power are just some of the words critics used when discussing
09:09 Adele's voice on her 2015 hit, Hello.
09:19 Intimidating much?
09:20 Well, it should be, because this beautiful track is definitely a difficult one to replicate.
09:28 Sure, James Corden did a pretty good job of it and even got a "that was amazing" from
09:34 Adele herself, but the shock on her face when he sings just goes to show how hard it is
09:40 to hit all of those notes.
09:46 I mean, this lady knows what it takes, so those of us without a musical background can
09:53 only try to match her.
10:00 Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honourable mentions.
10:06 Rumour has it that this is easy to sing.
10:10 Those rumours are false.
10:19 All I ask.
10:20 Bruno Mars said that Adele hit notes that made a glass of water vibrate.
10:31 Hold on.
10:33 Just hold on.
10:34 And maybe one day you'll be able to hit those notes just as smoothly.
10:45 Million Years Ago.
10:47 You need an impressive range to go from the lows to the highs of this one.
10:56 My Same.
10:58 A simple range and a jazzy staccato beat make My Same quite different and difficult.
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11:27 Number 1.
11:28 To Be Loved.
11:36 When it comes to praise for Adele's vocals, there might be no other song in her catalogue
11:43 that gets the levels of acclaim that have been heaped on To Be Loved.
11:53 You don't have to be a music critic to understand why either.
11:56 You just have to listen to the track and also understand why trying to sing this one may
12:03 be a true lesson in futility.
12:06 Emotion, vocal range, controlled lengthy notes.
12:17 There's many reasons why some critics compare Adele's vocals in this song to Whitney Houston,
12:24 which is also just another reason to maybe try singing something else.
12:37 Which Adele song do you think you could nail?
12:40 Let us know in the comments!
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