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두 살배기 아들의 엄마가 된 아델이 오랫만에 돌아왔다. 'Adele 21'을 발표한지 3년만이다. 그 사이 아델은 아들 안젤로를 낳았다. 11월 20일 정규앨범 'Adele 25' 발매를 앞두고 싱글 'Hello'를 먼저 공개했다. 이번에도 앨범제목은 자신의 나이를 딴 '25'이다. 앞선 앨범 'Adele 21'이 ‘헤어짐’을 다뤘다면, 'Adele 25'에서는 ‘자기자신과의 화해’를 가사와 멜로디로 표현했다고 한다.
Hello When I was 7, I wanted to be 8. When I was 8, I wanted to be 12. When I turned 12 I just wanted to be 18. Then after that I stopped wanting to be older. Now I’m ticking 16-24 boxes just to see if I can blag it! I feel like I’ve spent my whole life so far wishing it away. Always wishing I was older, wishing I was somewhere else, wishing I could remember and wishing I could forget too. Wishing I hadn’t ruined so many good things because I was scared or bored. Wishing I wasn’t so matter of fact all the time. Wishing I’d gotten to know my great grandmother more, and wishing I didn’t know myself so well, because it means I always know what’s going to happen in the end. Wishing I hadn’t cut my hair off, wishing I was 5’7”. Wishing I’d waited and wishing I’d hurried up as well.
My last record was a break-up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. But I haven’t got time to hold on to the crumbs of my past like I used to. What’s done is done. Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my twenties. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully-fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I’m going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk. I miss everything about my past, the good and the bad, but only because it won’t come back. When I was in it I wanted out! So typical. I’m on about being a teenager: sitting around and chatting shit, not caring about the future because it didn’t matter then like it does now. The ability to be flippant about everything and there be no consequences. Even following and breaking rules… is better than making the rules.
25 is about getting to know who I’ve become without realising. And I’m sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened.
Love, Adele
10월 23일 금요일 아델은 자신의 공식 홈페이지(http://www.adele.com)을 통해 첫 싱글 “Hello”의 뮤직비디오를 공개했다. 첫 싱글 'Hello'는 아델과 유명 프로듀서 그렉 커스틴(Greg Kurstin)의 합작품으로 그녀의 풍부한 음색과 호소력 짙은 가사가 인상적인 트랙이다. 비디오는 캐나다 몬트리올 외곽에서 촬영되었다. 아델의 상대역으로는 드라마 '와이어(The Wire)', '90210'의 트리스탄 와일즈 (Tristan Wilds)가 열연했다. 이번 공개된 신곡 ‘Hello’는 발매일이었던 10월 23일 이후 영국과 미국을 비롯한 대부분의 나라 음원 차트에서 정상의 자리를 지키고 있다.
'Hello' 뮤직비디오는 2014년 '마미(Mommy)'로 칸영화제 최연소 심사위원상을 수상하며 세계적인 돌풍을 일으킨 젊은 감독 자비에 돌란(Xavier Dolan)의 작품이다. 그는 "아델과 작업하게 되어 대단히 영광이었다. 노래를 처음 듣자마자 머릿속에 분명한 이미지들이 그려졌다. 아델이 나의 Directing을 전적으로 신뢰해준 덕분에 훨씬 자유로운 작업이 가능했다.”며, "아델에게 연기 지도를 했던 부분도 기억에 남는다. 그녀는 아주 훌륭한 배우다. 뮤직비디오를 본다면 다들 알게 될 것이다.”라고 말했다.
Adele의 노래를 들으시려면 상단의 배경음악은 잠시 꺼주세요.
Hello, it's me I was wondering if after all these years You'd like to meet, to go over everything They say that time's supposed to heal ya But I ain't done much healing Hello, can you hear me? I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be When we were younger and free I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet There's such a difference between us And a million miles
Hello from the other side I must've called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside At least I can say that I've tried to tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
Hello, how are you? It's so typical of me to talk about myself I'm sorry, I hope that you're well Did you ever make it out of that town Where nothing ever happened? It's no secret That the both of us are running out of time
Hello from the other side I must've called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside At least I can say that I've tried to tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
Ooooohh, anymore Ooooohh, anymore Ooooohh, anymore Anymore
Hello from the other side I must've called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside At least I can say that I've tried to tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore |