1.19.12 THE ELLEN SHOW

OMG .....just home and haven't watched yet. Saw this and as soon as I stop tearing up....I will get on that....so cute....

Yay! _{TM Sauli} I'm glad it's the longer version. I've got the show on right now. She just introduced Rob Lowe. Have you ever noticed how long TV shows are when you're waiting for Adam to be on?

Great performances both on Leno and on Ellen!

I liked a lot the aggressive attack to the song on Leno, the narrower voice which sounded sharp to paint the cold and bitter in the beginning, the growing groove and deliberate interpretation to underline determination of his statement, the tender a cappella part all alone to show the feeling and the cathartic elevation in last part of the song to express the joy of having got the message out emphatically ending in vocal improvisation with the heavenly and strong voice.

On the other hand his rendering on Ellen was a bit more gentle and sounded much better, the arch was rising all along the song but never got overboard. The Leno act was more desperate and maybe a bit overdramatic compared to the one on Ellen which conveyed sensitive, more narrative-like and more serene expression which actually in my opinion is more suited to the contents of the lyrics. However, I cannot forget the contrast between strong delivery and tender moment in the middle in Leno performance but I must admit that the Ellen version was more stylish and whole.

Huge thanks to all that made this possible by posting links and uploading parts fo the show! I am very grateful that I get to listen (and watch) both performances and ecperience first hand the phenomenon that I have read about, namely that Adam is a superb performer, follows his instincts and the feel from the audience delivering us a new version of the song every time. That really is a quality seldom met.

It is very good that these two show visits were featured on every site possible gaining at least a mention of his name and keeping it on the headlines. I never realised that tv-shows have that much following on the press. Thought that tv is a good media to introduce an artist to a larger audience who probably won't read the entertainment/music sections. It seems the shows give an added exposure also to those who don't watch the shows but read entertainment/music articles instead. Dissappointingly quite many reported from Ellen only Adam's comments on the Helsinki incident without any mention of the single or the upcoming album. Well, I just have to believe that some of the readers will check out his music anyway and surely there will be more promo to come which hopefully concentrates on the music.

Well belle - that's tabloid journalism for you. It infects even supposedly non-tabloid sites. They only focus on the gossipy stuff that they think the public wants. (And they're probably right). But as you said his name will get out there again & peeps will check out the music.