I agree entirely with everything said so far about Adele's going away talk. Didn't she talk about getting a studio in her house after
21 was released? I mean, honestly, it would solve a lot of her problems. She wouldn't even have to leave her house, because a lot of her co-writers (Paul, Ryan, Tobias, etc.) have developed friendships with her. She could invite them over for dinner, they could work on music, etc. It's like killing two birds with one stone. And like other people have said, Angelo will be in school and Simon will be working; she'll have plenty of time to work on new material. I expect her to live and have a life, but I can't handle more than a three-year break, and I DO NOT want her shutting us out again like she did last time. The fact that she never said anything and only tweeted links to other people's music was AWFUL, and I don't wanna go through that again.
As for the bonus tracks, here's my ranking (excluding he covers, because "Hiding My Heart" would be in my top 3 otherwise):
1. "Why Do You Love Me"
2. "Can't Let Go"
3. "I Found a Boy"
4. "Painting Pictures"
5. "Lay Me Down"
6. "Now and Then"
(I listen to "Now and Then" a lot less than the other songs, hence why it's so low, but it's a lyrical masterpiece and anyone that says otherwise is committing blasphemy. So sad it never got performed live.
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And yeah, I don't understand why she promoted songs like "All I Ask" so frequently—as much as I love it, she had no business singing it in favor of "When We Were Young" at the Grammys and on Carpool Karaoke (although my best friend and I do a duet of it when we do Carpool Karaoke and it's magic
). If they were going to include "All I Ask" in that segment, they should've included "When We Were Young" as well. And now they're considering putting it out for the general public to hear
again. It doesn't make sense for them to promote it that much and not have it be a single, and then release it as a single much later without any promotion. Honestly, they need to just do "Water Under the Bridge." It's radio-friendly enough that she just has to film a video and it will probably be a hit.
