Adele's 2021 song "I Drink Wine" from her self-proclaimed "divorce" album 30 gives fans a taste of their feelings (and wine cabinets), but those emotions were actually produced by a surprisingly famous friend brought. During James Corden's final Carpool Karaoke session, Adele cried while revealing that the first verse of "I Drink Wine" was inspired by the 44-year-old comedian actor, and called it "one of the best things I've ever written, even if I say so myself."
Before belting out "I Drink Wine," Adele reflected on a "six-hour conversation" they had while driving home from a family vacation in January 2020. "This was the first time I felt like I had to take responsibility for my actions as an adult, and the year before, I'd left Simon," she said, referring to her 2019 relationship with Simon Konecki Konecki, who is divorced and has 10-year-old son Angelo with Simon Konecki, Adele revealed that Corden and his family are "unable to be happy" after her split from Angelo. or lack thereof," adding that she was shocked when Corden admitted to not feeling strong.
"I remember saying to you on the way home, 'What's wrong?' "You looked upset, but you just poured it all out to me," recalled Adele, 34. "It made me Start thinking, when you feel insecure, I feel very insecure because you've always been that [person]...you, you've always been like this since I was 21. I went into the studio a few weeks later, wrote the poem, sang it on my phone and sent it to you, and I remember you saying, 'This is exactly how I feel. '"
"That's how I felt that day," Corden agreed. "It blows my mind how you can put everything I feel about myself and my life into one poem. It's my greatest honor that you've created such a candid conversation between two friends." Something that blows my mind." Now, Adele says, "every time I sing this song in Vegas," she thinks of Corden, considering she just extended her weekend residency with Adele. , which will be a lot.
The first sentence of "I Drink" is as follows:
How can one be so bound by the choices made by others?
Why have we all become someone we don’t like?
We love this world deeply, but this world only wants to disappoint us
Putting ideas into our heads that corrupt our souls in some way
When I was a child, everything could shock me
Soaking is all about fun, but now I just soak wine
They say play hard, work hard and find balance in sacrifice
But I don't know anyone who's really satisfied
Adele and Corden have been close friends since the early 2010s, even before they became mega-celebrities in their own right. In January 2016, their first Carpool Karaoke segment, filmed in their native UK, broke records for late-night viral videos, thanks in part to Adele's cover of Nicki Minaj's rap song "Monster" 》.
After heading to Broadway to belt out "Don't Rain On My Parade" from Barbra Streisand's " Funny Girl," the pair performed at the finale The carpool karaoke session ended with a final tearful exchange, singing Adele's "Hometown Glory." A tribute to Corden, returning to their shared hometown of London. "It blows my mind what you've done for me," he told her. "We have the best time here and our friendship and family friendship has nothing to do with distance and time." Adele responded by calling him "one of my best friends in the world," admitting, "I Just not ready to come back, otherwise I would come back with you."
