ADELE

I LOVE all of her songs, especially Someone Like You. We've all heard it on the radio. I found this live version I had to share. It's slow, close, and indulgent. You can tell she's more comfortable higher in her range, when she's really belting, but the whole thing is just great.

This cover of Someone Like You is just so amazing. I already posted it to Facebook, but I'm still kind of obsessed with it (can you be "kind of" obsessed with something?) so I thought I'd post it here for safe-keeping. They also do a pretty inventive cover of Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. You can download both on iTunes.

Since we're on the subject of Adele covers, here's John Legend doing Rolling in the Deep -- he has such a good voice and makes this song feel almost like a spiritual. (I still like Adele's better, though. :)

Anyway, she's amazing, and she's inspiring others to create amazing stuff as well.

This Song

Since You've Been Around by Rosie Thomas

I heard this song at the end of a particularly romantic Criminal Minds episode, so I looked it up and downloaded it. It was a cozy, rainy kind of day, and the song fit my mood perfectly. Now it's a cornerstone of my "chill" playlist, and I often find myself hitting repeat again and again.

Apropos of nothing, this artist's wikipedia page says she's a singer/songwriter/stand-up comedienne. What a range. :)