Adele-Conventions Of Pop

Question 1

What is “someone like you”by Adele inspired by?

Answer 1

Coming to terms with a broken heart

Question 2

Who did Adele collaborate with on “someone like you”

Answer 2

Dan Wilson, collaborating on the melody and harmony

Dan Wilson plays the piano in the recording

Question 3

Melody and Instrumentation of someone like you:

Answer 3

• small phrases: in the verse descend
• opening phrases in first five bars are repetitive and similar to rhythm and descend from E to A
• a pop-ballad written for solo female voice
• accompaniment plays broken chords throughout most of the song