adele

One of my strange idiosyncracies is that even though I'm not a big fan of secular music, I do like to watch the Grammy's and Country Music awards. My nieces introduced me to a British singer named Adele last year. While I'm not overly crazy about heartbreak songs, I love her voice.

If you watched the Grammys, you probably noticed this, but British singers sing. They don't go for the big props, elaborate costuming, pornagraphic dance numbers, or fireworks. They sing. And they do well.  There were quite a few British singers, past and present, at the Grammys.  It's almost as if our super-sized nation has so much bling around it that we forget what really matters...the song itself.

So while mulling on that, I left the news on the next morning a little longer than usual, and this just made me laugh.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7398460n&tag=re1.galleries

She doesn't call anyone out by name, but she hits the nail on the head. I would much rather my nieces listen to someone like her than "I'm Sexy And I Know It" (WHAT were my sisters thinking to let impressionable girls listen to a song with an "Explicit label" on it by a group whose name is SO vulgar that they have to use the acronym for it in order to place it on their records? Yes, I'm still upset by some things I learned over Christmas.) Adele may not be a Christ-follower, but is a breath of fresh air. She dresses simply and modestly, though elegantly, and her songs are neither vulgar nor prevocative. She says her new album will not be about heartbreak but something else, and I look forward to seeing what it entails.  I wish this 23 year old the best, and I hope she keeps her head on straight as she continues her music career.