"Hello," by Adele

  Hello, it’s me… Haylee COMING AT YOU WITH ONE OF THE LAST POSTS WHOOO! To wrap us up, I decided to show off the song that really introduced me to one of my favorite artists, “Hello” by Adele. Holy crap, can you believe it has been six years since it was released? SIX YEARS?! This is a song I can remember singing in the car and talking about with all my friends. It is such a dramatic song, I love it. It gives serious movie vibes and is one of the real causes as to why I have been such a main character since I was young. Also, this song is one of the first that I can remember becoming a “meme.” This was when I started getting introduced to the internet and seeing it everywhere kept me invested.

I love thinking of her song as a voicemail. Each “hello” signifies a new voicemail, a new scenario. Her lyrics “but when I call you never seem to be home” just go to show. She says “hello from the other side” of the phone my guy. Can you guys tell that I am so glad to almost be done with this blog? I feel like I just spend these blogs rambling, I mean most of the time I do them I’m sleep deprived and probably just spent three + hours doing homework. It is a good song though, one of the first ones to already be on my playlist before this class. 

Anyways, I hope you readers have a great finals week and an even better winter break. If you need comment ideas, tell me about your favorite song so I can add some good ones to my playlists. I need some new music and I only got a few good ones out of this class.

Comments

  1. Jamie PerryDecember 6, 2021 at 8:04 AM

    First off 6 years INSANE! It feels like this just came out now I feel old lol. But I like how you talked about a voicemail for each time she says Hello, that makes a lot of sense. I never thought of it like that but that is super cool. I too am excited to be done with these blogs. Super good job though:)

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  2. Grace ParkeDecember 6, 2021 at 5:34 PM

    Wow! I never thought about each "hello" being a new voicemail, totally changes the song for me. What a great observation! My current favorite song is "Stress Relief" by Late Night Drive Home, if you like indie pop you might like it :)

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  3. Ashlyn TwissDecember 7, 2021 at 3:47 PM

    I seriously can't believe that "Hello" came out six years ago! Where did the time go? It feels like it was just playing on the radio yesterday. I think it is interesting what you had to say about it being a voicemail because you can totally see that it could be the case because of the lyrics.

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