Watch this video to hear the background story & to hear her sing it live.
Now that you're bawling, onto the point of this post.
In the last week, 2 hugely popular shows incorporated this very song into their respective plotlines. Below you will find a recap & video.
"Glee"
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Much like the rest of America, "Glee" has moved from appointment television to I'll-catch-it-if-I'm-home-television. The ratings have dipped drastically this season, largely due to the overuse of showtunes, guest stars, and - oh yeah - horribly glaring stereotypes portrayed by some of it's once endearing characters.
Allegedly Ryan Murphy, the show's creator, is going to steer the show back to its roots for the back half of season 3. In retrospect, I'm not sure I'm convinced those "roots" were that great to begin with, but it may be too late anyway. These "kids" are 27.
Anyway, I'm not here to jump on "Glee"'s hater wagon. Instead, I want to give the show props for arguably the best mash-up those kooky-kids have ever done. Emotionally charged. Lyrically pretty stellar. And damn they can dance.
"SNL"
As with all seasons of SNL (since 1988 anyway), the sketches tend to be hit or miss. This past weekend, pleasedon'tdoanythingstupidbecauseIreallylikeyou (aka Emma Stone), hosted for the second time. She gave it her all, despite the fact that the material didn't quite do her justice.
Either way, the 2nd to last skit also featured Adele's instant classic ballad. The insight they tapped into (one that I've discussed with MANY friends prior to airing of this show), gives me hope that the writers over there are paying attention (and that Kristen Wiig doesn't have to lead every skit for it to have a chance of being funny). Watch it here (before NBC pulls it down):
You're welcome.
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