The Best Cover Of An Adele Song By A Middle-Aged Stand-Up Comic

Paul F. Tompkins (a regular on those VH1 “I Love The 80s” shows)may be dressed like the proprietor of an old timey ice cream parlor and he may rock one of the best examples of a pornstache in modern times but he sings the heck out of Adele’s “Skyfall”. Brava, funnyman! Continue reading The Best Cover Of An Adele Song By A Middle-Aged Stand-Up Comic

Shuffling On My iPod: Adele – Skyfall

Being Global James Bond Day it was just fitting that Adele’s title tune for the upcoming Bond film Skyfall would be released today. And unsurprisingly this tune is amazing. This may be the first modern Bond theme that can proudly take its place beside the classic Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones highly dramatic tunes. I don’t think a marriage of current pop star and movie theme fits together any better than Adele and the Bond franchise. Adele – Skyfall Continue reading Shuffling On My iPod: Adele – Skyfall

Cover Me Monday

2011 has been the year of the Adele cover with Rolling in the Deep being covered by anyone with a camera phone, a YouTube account and no shame. So I figured it would be fitting to have the inaugural edition of Cover Me Monday feature Adele covering someone else. There were a few songs to choose from like her cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” or Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” but I chose to go with her cover of UK pop star Cheryl Cole‘s “Promise This”.

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