Adele - Hometown Glory (Live on Late Show with David Letterman)

[ukweather84]

At 2.35 listen to her voice - I love it when it rattles like that

[CeeLDubb]

better than the studio version.. and the studio version was pretty epic!!

[winchestboyzarehot]

I don't know what it is about this song, but it ALWAYS makes me cry!

[Thin1Thin2Thin3]

@winchestboyzarehot It's about Adele getting to her hometown :)

[winchestboyzarehot]

@Thin1Thin2Thin3 Hi! Sorry. You misunderstood my statement. I do know what the song is about. I was merely stating my FEELINGS about it. Sorry for the confusion.

[wdsa8d]

camden town ain't burnin down!

[MrsDJCTown]

Love this song

[72STIER]

beautiful !!

[TheLiam62]

beautiful great voice great perfomance 

[46pedros]

fantastica!

[aleciadesouza17]

That was amazing! I fully zoned out to everything!! serious! awesome, i love her :)

[icecoldisaac86]

@millerest86 :s fanny.

[MrStrommel]

if brits, if americans, if germans. every country have good and bad singers. it´s funny how you dispute about this!!!

[theaacielo]

6 people are deaf or just densed ??

[enclosedfury]

6 people are deaf and are just upset that they aren't able to enjoy her amazing voice. I don't blame them, I'd be upset too.

[Hughes29]

Sublime!!!!!......Full stop!......

[Chentogoa]

like if u think BRITS are WAYYYYYY BETTER singers than americanss

[LetsGoFcukingMental]

@Chentogoa Lets not do this lol.

[Wellovathetoon]

This is the stuff of legend... it will become a classic :)

[LetsGoFcukingMental]

@Wellovathetoon If you mean this particular performance I agree! The nuance just makes it.

[Horsegirl29H]

Adele is probably one of the best singers so far.. she is soo amazing putting character and soul into hits 1 not all that other crap.. I look up to her..

[MyNameIsFarToLong]

03:43  WOW!:O.... <3

[TheZebrianna2]

this song always makes me burst into tears. the minute she starts singing. her other songs, have similar affects on me, but this song just strikes such a chord with me. The lyrics, the music, and of course... her voice makes this song such a masterpiece. no one can compete with Adele.

[pawel2003]

absolutely amazing....live or studio recorded...there is no difference...u dont find that in many musicians today

[TheTommyTaylor]

Got to be the signature song of London Olympics 2012!

[wdsa8d]

@TheTommyTaylor true dat

[TheZiggy207]

5 dislikes ???????



[ScottyMckenzie]

wishes someone could put up a HD version of this!

[AmyyWx]

My most played songs on iTunes (14k). By far my favourite, it always calms me when times are hard.

[TheShalia29]

she is beautyful,she is cute ,she has a adorable voice and she has her own style!!!

[BlackSoulAcid]

what i hate is....everyone who likes lady gaga, and rihanna and all those shitty artists also like her...see the only difference is that shes good and their not

[maureenOWW]

@BlackSoulAcid They only like her because she's young and popular. You won't find them listening to Ella Fitzgerald or Dusty Springfield.

[maureenOWW]

Terrible recording...audio sounds like it's in a bucket.

[ukstevey]

keep coming back to this performance - just perfect, perfect!!!!

[deeway1963]

How simply PERFECT is this great woman named simply as, "Adele"? She is a wonder in my world for sure!

[sunrisin]

Real talent don't need to show any ass and tits...

[lanaam238]

It looks like she's not even trying. Beautifully haunting.

[epicatum]

London town!

[TischnStyLe]

Shes so beautiful..♥

[TheShalia29]

amazing!!!amazing!!!amazing!!!­

[snkosi22]

this song is about london. Greatest city

[TheTommyTaylor]

You know that you've killed it when Letterman puts aside the sarcasm for once. You can tell he's actually blown away by this performance. And why shouldn't he be? He may be a celebrity but he has ears like the rest of us.

[TheTommyTaylor]

The whole performance is fucking amazing but jeez that last note. I swear it makes me feel dizzy.

[rrtyty]

favorite song off of 19. heard it and fell in love with her, adele youre a genius.

[facessx]

this is the best live one of hometown glory <3

[jayluciano]

5 people are tone def

[xxxHaleybabeyxxx]

i'm adele's biggest fan!!!

[PoloBoyPrince]

@xxxHaleybabeyxxx quit lying to yourself because i am haha

[abbasitareq]

Those brits are good singers damn it!

[Mardyfella]

@abbasitareq

Yes. I for one have the voice of an angel. (Haha)

[Maww95]

@abbasitareq yeaaaaaaaa :) I LOVE YOU ADELE.

[xSOA786]

Just shows perfectly how you don't need a fake face full of make-up, an amazing body or expensive clothes to be amazing.

[Oerni93]

@xSOA786 expensive clothes?

[SofaKingRetaDid25]

I LOVE HER!!!! XD

[SKTER1994]

she gives me shivers, holy shit....

[codymclean1]

I like when she says /'thick/ and /opaque/

[Paulinerocks1]

Oh God. *_*

[gkbscrivner]

Thank you Adele for sharing your talent with us all

[Mahsa4810]

What is this song about? Don't get it

[jesuispigro]

@Mahsa4810

leaving her home. she wrote it at 16 about leaving for university. it's about the wonder and attachment she feels for her everyday life and her hometown.

[Mardyfella]

@Mahsa4810 It's about London.

[LastCaress7]

(Speechless).

[talkingmonkey1000]

my fav song of hers =)

[talkingmonkey1000]

loooove her

[KevoDuhnigguh]

She can Sing her ass off. Congrats Adele :)

[iamhald]

Adele and me should get married. \o/ No, just kidding.

[DeeSusie]

She's a pretty big badass

[TonyKhampaTV]

WOW. she can sing her heart out

[TonyKhampaTV]

WOW.

[xxcherie09]

WOW



[xXfutureflyaXx]

her voice sends shivers up my spine.....got to this song from hometown hero...big krit...really like this original version as well. Quite Talented

[avengedtheater]

as a METAL fan..... i have to say and admit that... I cried lol

[420marct]

not as good as the jools holand one, it sounds to fast, might be bad rendering by the OP

[ukstevey]

my favourite live adele performance, perfect song, perfect mood, perfect musicians. <3 <3

[arsenalmanic]

she is incredible singer, so natural and effortless too, beautiful music

[XfuckyouX24]

I love her but she needs to stop smoking because she is gonna mess up the god given vioce of hers.

[theroots12345]

@XfuckyouX24 she said in an interview with qtv that she has quit smoking and is taking better care of her voice

[Mardyfella]

Love Dave's reaction: "You're super!"

[maureenOWW]

@Mardyfella Actually he said 'Just shoot me.'

[Mardyfella]

@maureenOWW No he didn't.

[maureenOWW]

@Mardyfella LOL yes, he clearly does, as in his lips mouth the words and the words are heard on the audio. Oh, and it's a thing he commonly says. It's not my fault you don't watch the show and are also deaf.

[Mardyfella]

@maureenOWW No need to be rude. Still not hearing it, I'm afraid. But my ears are not what they were. I assumed from your bravado that you would be an American who knows Letterman's speech, his phrases and how he says it. But, - no. You're just a rude, trolling Brit. LOL

[maureenOWW]

@Mardyfella Ah, so you appear to think that:

(a) my Youtube 'location' marker is some sort of GPS that actually knows where I am

(b) that if I am in the UK I must therefore be british

(c) that british people can't watch Letterman.

You are wrong on all counts. However, keep trying you deaf bastard.

[NaeLovessYou]

i Swear i Freaking Love Her . Her Voice Is So Pure .

[TroubleHunter23]

So effortless and timeless.

[thegayteen]

I am a die hard katy perry fan, and i love when katy does the jazzy/acoustic stuff...but adele does that stuff all the time, katy will always be my number 1, but id be stupid if i didnt admit that adele beats every mainstream artist by a mile in terms of actually live singing talent, katy is great studio or in some lives but not with the consistancy of adele...its kinda sad that gaga is the "queen" of modern pop instead of this woman who has more talent in a strand of hair than gaga

[vittiwell]

Real and beautiful singer, i'm in love with Adele !

From Brazil.

[zchbddy]

She's Beautiful, Fresh, Talented and Real...those are Qualities few singers have these days!!!!

[david2008long]

One word comes to mind when I think about how talented she is...Jealous.

[ukstevey]

i can only assume 2 people misclicked

[modelstatus347]

I her fucking voice .

[mabzy2009]

@modelstatus347 you forgot to put 'love' in that sentence lol

[TheTommyTaylor]

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (even her name is a fucking work of art) wrote this song when she was 16 years old. I mean, what can you say? Even if she wasn't the best live singer in the world you'd still have to say she's an amazing songwriter. Put the 2 talents together and you have a world beater. If I was a singer I'd look at a performance like this and think: what's the fucking point of carrying on?

[hoodmatix]

I want to know what everyone thinks in the audience if they're hearing her for the first time.

[mika03300]

This song makes me tear up.

Imagine if she would release this song with 21 and not with 19....

HUGE SUCCES !

You are amazing Adele adkins and we love you. ♥

[xxdonaldqxxx]

Is that the son of Rog from the TV show whats happening playing the piano?

[DawnFan4ever]

it trips me out that she's soooo young and already this amazing.

[mrantanas79]

amazing...

[evavale93]

evrything is beautiful, her, the music, the lyrics, just beautiful

[luvstoNed0011]

perfect!

[astrid2877]

wonders of the world ...begins with you adele..love u>333

[TheOverfiendDj]

You knows whats amazing about her? She is freaking better live than recorded.Thats very rare

[MizNKOTB]

We need more singers like Adele, not these sluts like Rihanna, GaGa etc using music as an excuse to be strippers or kids like Bieber attempting to make music which comes out sounding like a nursery rhyme instead... Sorry for my ranting, but it shits me! lol

[Mattyb88ful]

@MizNKOTB

'We need more singles like Adele, not these sluts like RIhanna, Gaga etc"

Why do you have to put other people down? We get it - you like Adele. You don't have to insult other people with dumb words like 'slut' to get your point across. And, by the way, Rihanna has a good voice. GaGa has a great voice.

[MizNKOTB]

@Mattyb88ful It's my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

[synes5]

@MizNKOTB  You did read my mind...this is real singer..not plastic rubbish!!!!

[aubrey1015]

Why is it when a white person does 50% of what a black person can do at 100% does everybody think it's the second coming of Christ? I mean I like Adele but Fantasia sings circles around this chick yet reading all the comments and looking at this video, I 'm like okay I don't see all the excitement. Yet I will say that everytime I see her perform live she sounds like the record and In my book that's talent but not the second coming of Christ.

[knobylob]

@aubrey1015 adele definitely sounds betetr than fantasia's screeching ass and this is coming from a black person.

[lolatthisgirl]

@aubrey1015 Fantasia sounds like a cat having its tail stepped on. You have got to be kidding me. Comparing Adele's talent with Fantasia's talent...there is no comparison because Adele is just on a whole other level of talent that Fantasia will never reach.

[ukstevey]

@aubrey1015 thats what fans do on youtube ;)

[thegayteen]

@aubrey1015 fantasisia sucks, did you see her on idol like 2 years ago..her voice is good but her music sucks

[MJforever127i]

This woman doesn't miss a note lool luv her!!

[fotballlee]

two words... True beauty.

[tasha13021]

I love Adele. Favorite singer. Hands down. I wish i could sing like her.

[sweepy90]

pls i need the piano sheets

[mJDRIFTS]

that last note of hers is haunting.

[betyprtll]

i just started listening to her not long ago and omg i fell in love with her music! shes the greatest singer ive ever heard...but this song reminds me of that show six feet under where sia's song breathe me starts playing in the season finale, the background music sounds kinda the same, and no im not starting a whole riot just cause of that! its just the beat made me fall in love with this song! :)

<333 her!

[aizac91]

thumbs up for Adele and London!!

[leeg2k10]

one of my all time favourite songs. proper legend! unbelievable voice. doing us brits proud! adele n amy winehouse are the only female singers in the uk that have real talent. what a gift!. and she has well n truly earned her grammys!. keep it up adele :)

[SingingAllTheTime17]

@leeg2k10 and jessie j. she's fantastic :)

[EnglishHuscarl]

@leeg2k10 You are talking out of your arse, so Leona Lewis and Sarah Brightman to name two don't have real talent?

[leeg2k10]

@EnglishHuscarl Talking out my arse!. Daft Cunt!!!. Leona is a great singer!. I never questioned that!. Sarah Brightman sings Opera!!, im not sad! old! or a posh cunt! im a typical young British lad , so i was on about the music most of the country listens too!! The music u hear the radio and TV everyday.!.Its certainly not opera!!..By the looks of your favorites you are sad anyway! so dont say am talking out my arse!!!..Stick that up ya arse n get a grip,,Prick!!!!

[EnglishHuscarl]

@leeg2k10 You said "adele n amy winehouse are the only female singers in the uk that have real talent." Now you've just admitted that Leona is a great singer, any others you can think of to contradict your statement even more you thick cunt?

[dannyyspencerr]

she looks so young here

[anthonynewsome]

I'm tearing up life like drama queens in new 9inch heels goin to d alter of their significance - like the city breathing in and breathing out the afterglow of a summers day lost to a memory of innocence & wonder - taking a walk in a cooling breez-filled nightsky towards my joy-luck-hope-peace-quite-love­ - & find U there each and every time - with time for me cradled warm-safe inside U'r arms - I not hurting there - nor lost r afraid -

[rhianalovesafro]

i get the chills every single time i listen to this song .. hands down one of the best singers i've ever heard.

[fulan1to27]

props to LONDON!!!

[MJforever127i]

i can't take it!!!! she's tooo good lool!!!

[Chyanne007]

I Feel In Love With Her 2years Ago Because of this Performance

[TheScaffno1]

wow what a fucking amazing voice PURE QUALITY

[J4CI3]

she looks so young here :')

she's so heart-breakingly beautiful, and every sound out of her mouth is so bone-shatteringly perfect, i don't think i'll ever hear music the same way again.

this woman right here ^ knows exactly how to pluck at our heartstrings, this is artistry in its most pure form.

Love Adele <3

[golfr10under]

This is talent.

[KLamArtist77]

Adele is & always has been amazing & one of a kind! Her voice is beautiful & so is she!

[twilightmanic100]

this is the best she has ever looked I think. I like when she doesn't have a lot of makeup on, like here in this video. She looks fresh.

[mysticriver007]

that's what I call talented

[shazcad]

This is fabulous. Was listening to "someone like you" and came here - glad I did...

[cute123231]

man, that gave me goosebumps.now that's what you call singing! That was beautiful.

[Nacht5]

3:31 <33



[yallipop]

Better the recorded version

[TheTommyTaylor]

To see just how amazingly fun loving Adele is just put 'Adele+Roxy+Hometown' in the search box and prepared to be charmed beyond belief (clue: a member of the crowd decides to sing the 'shit' lyric for her and what happens next is just fantastic!)

[rayssabls]

omg her voice is the best

[jamm210]

Adele is one of the few people at present that can be classified as a "real singer".

People born with the talent and then trained like dogs to master the talent. They know and feel the music and they know how exactly what their voice is capable of. They know how to sing a song based fully on feel and beat. These people are rare and are masters of their art.

Adele is among these rare talents. Keep writing and singing your own way babe and don't let others (even fans) change you!

[Oerni93]

i'm telling you this is even better than the recorded track on her cd haha

[sandydevries14]

I'm speechless,, the only thing I can say is that she's the best vocalist I've heard so far! At the end of this song I was crying she touched me in my soul with her voice,, <3

[TheTommyTaylor]

3.00-3.16 There isn't a singer alive at the moment who could sing that sequence as incredibly as Adele! In the wrong hands that sequence could be really embarrassing. Adele nails it. 100%.

PS She's even better now. Her new album '21' is coming to the US late February. It's already conquered the rest of the world (in the Netherlands it sold more in its first week than the rest of the top 100 combined). In the UK, it sold 208,000 copies, the biggest January total since Arctic Monkeys in 2006.

[superdudeo]

i think this is the best version I have heard of this song, the violins add a haunting quality and her voice is the shiz.

[superdudeo]

i think this is the best version I have heard of this song, the violens add a haunting quality and her voice is the shiz.

[OTHsmallvillefan]

this is my favourite adele song

[TheTommyTaylor]

Adele wrote this song when she was 16 years old! You people in the US really should check out her new stuff. Her new album, 21, is currently number 1 in 16 countries (it's released in the US late February and one of her guest appearances will indeed be on Letterman). If you think her voice is fantastic here, please be prepared when you hear it 2 years later. Put 'Adele+jools' into the search box, click on the first video that appears (Someone Like You) and prepare to be absolutely blown away!

[korrah1980]

It must have been electric in the studio as you can feel it at the end with the audience...there is just a vibe there. Amazing

[waterandheadphones1]

I don't know how she sings these songs without crying because I tear up everytime.

[iivy21]

pure soul

[dougyboy27]

musical viagra ............ Adele is ridiculously 2 good, AMAZING not my type of music but this girl is PURE natural talent !!!

[AaliyahDawnTEAM]

she made tears come out my eyes!

[MNOOONN]

@AaliyahDawnTEAM she does that with me as well,

she's AMAZING!