letterman has had many, many of the greats on his show but i've never seen him react this strongly. that gutteral "yeah" says it all.

"Comeback anytime" an open invitation form mr Dave himself self. He has been doing this for 30+years. He really don't care anymore about people. But I've never seen him react sol impressed before to a performer. Good job adele. Love you!

All of her live performances are flawless. She is an amazing talent. We are all so lucky that she was discovered and we get to listen to her.

Basically when Dave says "come back any time" he means it. It means you've sealed it in his mind you're worthy any time on your show.

I'm a 45 y/o life long \m/ METAL \m/ head, I can say without bias that this is truly one of the greatest songs I've EVER heard!! I didn't realize she had that soulfulness to her. Just BEAUTIFUL!!

@retailthread

10 жыл бұрын

Agree. Sometimes there are performances where it's just all on - the singer, the back up singers, the musicians - they're all on their A game. This was one of those times. I've watched this Letterman performance many times and it is just bang on, smoking hot good. Damn did they nail it.

@josebejarano574

8 жыл бұрын

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@kotaac.

2 жыл бұрын

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This is the best live performance of RITD she has ever done! All the musicians are outstanding and that simple bass line at 3:13 kicks so much ass!

I think Dave liked the performance. He was super impressed. The open invitation "anytime" says it all. It was a "FANTASTIC" performance.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO COVERS THIS SONG. noone will ever sing it like adele or close to how amazing she sings it. this woman is god.

Her voice resembles heartbreak anyone could relate to. Adele you've created something so rare in music today. raw emotion. thank you.

She is a breath of fresh air. As mentioned, no backup dancers, gimmicks or fluff. Just a pure, effortless voice. She's stunning.

this is the song that brought me out of a dead sleep with goosebumps all over my body! Wow what a powerful performance!!

Adele proves that you don't need to be a size zero bag of bones to be beautiful. She looks so beautiful here and she sounds absolutely stunning as always.

when you can sing like this you don't need to shake your ass to sell records. by far the best studio and live performer on the planet.

Each live of this song is even better than the studio version :) She's fantabulous on stage!

Adele: she demands respect without the command, and she does this because she is not your typical music model.. she is raw talent, she is quirky, her personality and humour oozes out making us want to sit with her hoping she might like us too, her voice is exceptional, and she is beautiful. Beautiful in the way that makes you think the saying "everyone is beautiful in their own way" truly rings true for her. Beautiful, not the classical type that is all over our billboards, but one of a kind.

@shealynnhamilton8809

Жыл бұрын

lol

Best female singer of all time. I'm not exaggerating either.

It would be enough for her to just have this incredible voice but she also writes her own songs and is amazingly beautiful and kind.How is she even real?

as a metal fan myself its awesome to see someone with real talent be popular in today's music industry

every generation gap has a difference in music most 70s and 90s music lovers will love the next ten years... I see the change developing right in front of us! a lot of good up and coming acts. Mumford and Sons is great as well!

Dave's a big music guy. A huge fan so I've seen him geek out before but nothing like this.

@jgcaesar4

7 жыл бұрын

Only other time I've seen him like this was with Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Adele is AMAZING. she WILL be taking the US by storm :)

This right here is the music of the highest quality. Who composed the music? Magnificent!.

Thrilling! Every time I hear it! My girl, Adele!!

Adele is great, but God, back singers are amazing, I love this song because of them.

WOW!! she is like the only singer that i heard that actually knows how to sing in live!

Even those backup singers are awesome

Shivers! So easy. No unnecessary vocal tricks. Pure SOUL!

She is sooo inspirational. She's also humble, I like that.

She reminds a bit of Mama Cass of the Mamas of The Papas, a bit of Aretha Franklin, a bit of Celine Dion, and a bit of Ella Fitzgerald and lastly a bit of Janice Joplin. Adele is just pure raw talent who sings with range and power and writes songs from her soul and brings it to the stage to be a unbelievable performer. WOW~~~!!!!

Excellent performance, sounds as good live as on cd. Perfect timing, the day before 21 went on sale.

Thoose background singers, deserves some credit aswell. i freaking love this song

So refreshing to hear a talented singer. Awesome....You could tell Dave and Paul were truly impressed. Probably thought she was another "gernerated" industry one hit wonder..

one dream : to meet the lovely wonderful adele !!

AMAZING!!!AND I DONT NEED THUMBS UP.IM JUST MESMERIZED WITH HER VOICE!!!

i used to be a little monster, a katycat, but now, i found the true talent! i'm so in love with adele. xoxo hehehe

She's so damn amazing. Her voice gives me goosebumps.

this should win best song of the year

I think the best singer in the world at the moment, without a doubt.

Adele is THE REAL THING. So authentic a a PRO

Glorious. There are no words for how good she is. I could listen to her sing all day.

Such exquisite talent! Like most singer/songwriters, Adele can infuse her performances with an amazing level of emotion because she is singing her own inspired words. Thanks to the US AFCent band Sidewinder and their lead singer Angie Johnson, who covered this song, I have discovered a precious gift - Adele and her music! Cannot wait to see what Adele brings to my world in the future!

@shealynnhamilton8809

Жыл бұрын

lol 😀

@shealynnhamilton8809

Жыл бұрын

lol you car no shealynn you angie johnnson thnks you

@PhysicsMomsPrayer the back up singers smile and applauded her for that performance was truly special, Adele sang it to perfection live on national TV in the old Ed Sullivan theater that the Beatles performed on decades ago. The back singers would know more than just about anyone else when a special show happens and brings them to smile and applaud with the audience.

You know your good when you can rock a old geezer like Letterman

"Come back anytime" was such a nod to Johnny Carson, and yet Letterman meant it as well after being blown away with Adele's performance. So many layers in all of this...In a single moment, Dave fully understood the magnitude of her once in a generation talent, fully understood his power as the King of Late Night Television at that point, and fully understood the gravity of the moment. Incredible.

I'm obsessed with this video.

SHE IS MY INSPIRATION! She is wat i hope to be! I hope that one day if i make it in this music buissnes that i can perform with such passion and command without having to conform to the world today! Plz Adele keep doing wat ur doing!

Greatest female artist of the last decade.

perfect quality, thanks

I love Letterman's reaction.

Amazing!

A pure voice, no gimmicks, crazy costumes.....how refreshing...she knows who she is and we love her for that!

she is simply BEAUTIFUL the way she is.

OUTSTANDING

If nothing really amazing happens the rest of 2011, I think this song has a REALLY good chance to be "song of the year". It has everything you could ask for.

Pur perfection!!!!!!!!!!

OMGGGGG adele is amazing and i love this song!

Perfection

God! I love her!

Effortlessly amazing. Love Adele

You know you're good when Letterman puts aside the sarcasm and is genuinely blown away by your performance.

this was amazing...i love her

she's amazing

Adele nominated for 6 Grammy, that speaks of his great talent !!

she's absolutely beautiful and is a perfect example of a superb and talented person. she definitely gives confidence to others who have curves. ladies...WORK IT :)

never get tired of this song...just awesome

amazing i love this song and Adele's new album 21 is stellar!!!!

amazing!!!

she is AMAZING!!!

Adele is amazing and so is her new album 21 and this performance was great, im glad she is reaching great success in the US now congrats to her!!!

Fantastic

shes perfect. love you adele!

Letterman loves great singers / music. It's obvious Adele blew him away. This is one of the great ones that will be around for years to come.

Excellent.

god i loooove her i get to see her in san fran! i cant wait!!!

goose bumps while listening.. incredible voice 2 thumbs up ADELE , definitely buying your CD

This is one incredible song!

My fav song

Omg I love her!! She's such an amazing singer.

Nine weeks at No.1 with 21 :D YES!!! GET IN THERE!!!!!!!! Let's make it a year?

Love Adele Great! Truely Talent

yes, real music back on the charts!

Just a perfect arrangement. It is flawless. Better then on the CD or itunes. I have watched this video serval times and it still is WOW!!! I can not wait to see her perform live!!!

INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE!

First time hearing or seeing her and love it! Also, love that Dave has the vinyl. (Wish I did.)

Just toooo good

She's Awesome, Fantastic!!!!

I think the Adeles, Kate Nashes and Ingrid Michaelsons of the world are the true stars of the musicians of the industry.

I am just absolutely in love with this song!! Adele will go far, I love her voice and she is so beautiful!!

She is amazing

To put it simply, she is IT, she has it ALL. She makes me feel alive when she Sings.

I love this song and she did an awesome job...

NOW ADELE IS MY 2nd FAVORITE ARTIST! SHE'S AWESOME!

Lyrically, this song is brilliant.

she sings it so effortlessly, she's amazing!

Best live version of this song! Stellar!

I love that alot of the artist coming out now actually sing and are able to sing live!!!

One of the few artists out there today that still doesnt need computers to sound good

She's brilliant, what a voice!

I have been watching and listening to Adele's music and interviews for the past 2 hours; I can't get enough of this amazing, talented, and gorgeous woman. God bless such a talented woman. (:

she is absolutly amazing !!! she is an angel :)