VIDEO: Adele – ‘Someone Like You’

I would imagine a lot of people were expecting a big-budget video, with a dramatic story line when contemplating the visuals for arguably one of the most beautiful and heart wrenching ballads of the past year (or more). It would be understandable then if you were a little disappointed when watching Adele’s latest video.

…But under appreciated this video should not be – it’s simplistic film Noir theme and beautiful portrayal of a woman isolated (yet comforted) in her loneliness is the perfect representation of a song that needs nothing more. The genius behind Adele’s song writing means ‘Someone Like You’ vividly paints it’s own picture – an accompanying video is just a bonus. I thought Adele’s performance was graceful and in parts stunning (the part at 01:13 where she looks at the camera – piercing) and found the long one-take at the beginning captivating.

In any case, I wasn’t expecting (or needing) a video for this song, for more reasons than one – but I’m glad we got one that looks like this.