Adele - Rumor Has It

Before I get into this song, I'd like to say how thrilled I am about Carly Rae Jepsen breaking out into the States. She's always been such an amazing singer and "Call Me Maybe" deserves all the success it's getting. I just heard on talking with Ryan Seacrest and Justin Bieber. I think we'll be hearing a lot more of her soon.

Anyways, onto Adele. Adele is just amazing, right, you can't go wrong with her, right? Well, "Rumor Has It" is something that went wrong. It's just such a let down. We heard true power whether it was anger in "Rolling the Deep," pain in "Someone Like You" or a little of both in "Set Fire to the Rain." But there's none of that in "Rumor Has It." It's sad to say, but Adele needs to sing about painful break-ups if she wants to keep the style that's been keeping her so success.

So, it's not the most emotionally powerful song, but it can still be a good song, right? Apparently not. It is nearly painful to listen to. It's just her repeating the title line over and over and over again. There's no catchy tune to it or anything. It's just that pounding line over and over and over again. I would expect this kind of thing from Rihanna, but Adele...she's the superstar who's always put such meaning into her words. "Rumor Has It" doesn't even have any meaning to it. And if it did it would be killed after the fifth time you hear her repeat the same line. Really, Adele, this is such a disappointment.

So, it's not an emotional ballad and it's not a dance track. Analysis: It's not what people want. It doesn't have the same sort of message that Adele is famous for, and it'll either leave you scratching your head thinking, "What happened?" or "We get it, the 'Rumor has it.'" I mean, I can understand why she would want to try something different, but this is not the right choice.

So you're choices are it's boring, it's painful, or even if you're a big fan of Adele then it's a disappointment. It could still be a big song since Adele is just riding off the momentum of her previous smashes, but I expect the success will be much less than what she's used to. I've got my fingers crossed that she'll realize her mistake and release "Turning Tables" next.