After a three-year hiatus, the queen of sultry low notes and earth-shattering high notes is back with another heart wrenching, thought invoking ballad. Conveniently titled “Hello”, as if announcing her presence once again, Adele takes us on a journey through a love that went from good to bad to nothing—no answered calls, no calls back, and presumably no texts either.
Along with her new single is, of course, a music video released this past Thursday, October 23rd. Whether you love her or can’t stand her, these are twenty-five thoughts we all (or maybe more so just me…) had while watching Adele’s new video for “Hello”.
- Ooh, that color scheme. Wait, did I accidentally click on something for “The Woman in Black” or some retro horror film?
- Oh nope, there she is. IS THAT A FLIP PHONE???
- Adele, please don’t walk into the creepy, empty house alone and get murdered.
- Who does her winged eyeliner?! I could never get mine that perfect. Really though, can she post a tutorial or something?
- She’s making tea, how fittingly British of her.
- Love interest appears, cute. Now waiting for the inevitable downfall.
- Conveniently lots of phone calls, I guess that makes sense with the lyrics and direction of the song…
- Of course there has to be scenes with rain and slow motion. Of course.
- Why does this song make my chest hurt?
- Still can’t get over that winged eyeliner.
- We are getting very close all up in this guy’s face.
- OMG A BRITISH TELEPHONE BOX COVERED IN VINES. That’s so symbolic; maybe I can dissect this music video for my media class.
- That fur coat though…she is killing it, let’s be honest.
- Nooooo, don’t argue. Please stay in love and stay together foreverrrrrrr.
- How is this even a real song? Who gives someone the right to make such a sad song like this? WHO HURT HER?
- Now there are tears and her perfect winged eyeliner is gonna get messed up. This is too far.
- I feel like Adele would be the friend you can call after or during a breakup and she would know all the right things to say.
- NO, DO NOT WALK AWAY LIKE THAT, NAMELESS MAN. YOU COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW AND WORK THINGS OUT.
- How is her voice so flawless and beautiful and wonderful?
- There is a pond. With flower petals. And wind. And I’m having The Notebook flashbacks.
- Adele and her ex-lover could’ve been like Noah and Allie if HE’D ONLY ANSWERED HIS DAMN PHONE.
- Okay, she’s definitely in a hurricane on account of her hair blowing around everywhere, and I think she needs to get out of there. And get an iPhone or something, maybe.
- The way she’s looking out the window is still so “The Woman in Black”, I can’t.
- He has a flip phone, too. Maybe that’s where their miscommunication is.
- Nice closing shot of the main star—that perfect eyeliner, as it should be.
Now we all have a new track that will be blasting out of our car radios and resounding from our laptops at 3 am while we watch "Girls" and eat Ben & Jerry's. Thanks, Adele.
