♪ What do you want from me? ♪
It's by me, I released that song, me.
Hi, it's Adam Lambert and I am here to redeem myself
in round two of Song Association with Elle.
I'm gonna be given a word, and I'm gonna have 10 seconds
to use that word in a song.
And this time my brain is turned on.
And before we get started, I'd just like to remind you guys
that I have a brand new covers album called High Drama.
It is available for pre-save and pre-order today.
And my version of Ordinary World is out as well.
Last time I did terribly so I think this time is gonna,
I think anything compared to last time will be better.
I was just firing blanks.
It just wasn't happening.
I feel good, I'm gonna redeem myself.
♪ A vocal warm-up, yeah. ♪
(Adam giggles)
Fun.
This is a hard game for me.
I'm really (beep) at this.
Oh yeah, uh,
♪ Girls, they wanna have fun. ♪
(bell dings)
♪ Oh girls wanna have fun. ♪
That is by Cindy Lauper.
Night.
♪ Tonight... ♪
(bell dings)
♪ We are young. ♪
By Fun.
Heart.
♪ Unbreak my heart, ♪
(bell dings)
♪ say you love me again. ♪
Toni Braxton.
♪ Undo this hurt that you caused ♪
♪ when you walk out the door, ♪
♪ walked out my life. ♪
Down.
Um, wow, that is hard.
♪ Downtown. ♪
(bell dings)
♪ Everything's great when you're downtown. ♪
Downtown by Petula Clark.
Don't.
♪ Don't stop ♪
(bell dings)
♪ believing. ♪
By Journey.
(vocalizing indistinctly)
♪ Don't stop. ♪
Stop.
Like, all that pops into my head
are these like old-ass songs, but it's like,
I wanna, you know, show that
I listen to more of than that.
♪ Stop! ♪
(bell dings)
♪ In the name of love, ♪
♪ before you break my heart. ♪
♪ Think it oh-oh-ver. ♪
Diana Ross and The Supremes, yes.
Me.
♪ What do you want from me? ♪
(bell dings)
♪ What do you want from me? ♪
It's by me, I released that song, me.
It's been a crazy decade plus
it's been like, what 12 years?
It's been wild.
I mean, I feel like I've gotten to travel a lot.
I've gotten to experiment
with a lot of different types of music
in the stuff that I've put out.
You know, each of my albums kind of has its own vibe.
I've challenged myself with it.
The business itself and the adventure of
being a recording artist is not always simple.
And that's been a good challenge to sort of learn from.
Being on the road with Queen over the past 10 years
has been a great learning experience as well.
You know, I think all of us are like this.
You just gotta keep growing.
You gotta keep learning.
You can't get ever get too settled or too comfortable.
So I think with where I'm at now, I just feel like
I'm more comfortable in my skin than I've ever been.
I know who I am more than I have ever known who I am.
And I feel like that's coming out in my work,
in my vocals, in the choices I'm making, in my writing.
And I'm really excited about that.
Midnight.
♪ The Midnight Sky ♪
(bell dings)
♪ is the road we're taking. ♪
♪ Nah nah nah in the cloud. ♪
♪ I was born run. ♪
It's Miley.
♪ Oh no devil na, na, na... ♪
♪ Oh yeah. ♪
♪ Needed to be loved by you. ♪
That's a recent pop song!
Wow, I actually know a few.
Always.
I keep thinking Always and Forever
but I don't know how it goes.
Oh duh, yeah.
♪ Will always love you. ♪
(bell dings)
♪ Ooh, and I ♪
♪ will always... ♪
♪ love, love, hm. ♪
Ordinary.
Hm, yes.
I put.. yes.
♪ As I try to make my way to the ordinary world. ♪
(bell dings)
Ordinary World by Duran Duran.
And now there's a version by me.
So today is the day where we are announcing
the pre-order and pre-save of my brand new
covers album called High Drama.
This is an album of songs that I just love
by artists I love.
All of them are a bit high drama, obviously.
I've been known to be a bit high drama
in my performance style.
So we thought, yeah, let's like, let's go for it.
These are big songs where we've taken the original
and twisted it around, kind of turned it on its head
and I've done my take on them and
I'm really proud of this album.
I had so much fun putting it together.
Today, Ordinary World is coming out,
that is a Duran Duran song.
and we've turned it into a
very introspective kind of ballad.
Hopefully it makes you hear the words a different way.
And I've already released Mad About the Boy
a little while back and yeah,
I'm just so excited for you guys to hear everything.
Chain.
♪ Chain, chain, chain. ♪
(bell dings)
♪ Chain of fool. ♪
It's like all Motown in my head somehow.
It's crazy.
Aretha.
Bad.
♪ You know I'm bad, ♪
(bell dings)
♪ I'm bad, you know it. ♪
♪ You know I'm bad. ♪
Michael Jackson.
Really, really bad.
Christmas.
♪ All I want for Christmas ♪
(bell dings)
♪ is you. ♪
Maria Carey.
Want.
Uh.
♪ I want it ♪
(bell dings)
♪ that way. ♪
Backstreet Boys
♪ Tell me why. ♪
Man.
♪ Ain't no other man ♪
(bell dings)
♪ can't stand up next to you. ♪
♪Ain't no other man on the planet ♪
♪ know what to do. ♪
Christina Aguilera.
Forget.
♪ Unforgettable ♪
(bell dings)
♪ in every way. ♪
♪ I keep forgetting who ♪
♪ sings the song that way. ♪
That's Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole, I know that.
Somebody.
Oh, um.
♪ Can anybody find me somebody ♪
(bell dings)
♪ to love? ♪
That's by Queen, I know that one.
You know, I've been asked what my favorite Queen song is
so many times and it really depends on the day.
You know, Bites the Dust is one of my favorite Queen records
and it's so fun to sing 'cause it's aggressive
and kind of funky and Somebody to Love, you know,
for years I really related to the lyrics in that
and luckily I have found somebody now
but, there was a long time of searching and being like,
I just want a partner.
Who Wants to Live Forever is really touching
and really stunning.
I think everyone can relate to it.
If you've lost a loved one.
Show must go on is great, I mean, there's a big list.
♪ There's no time for us. ♪
♪ There's no place for us. ♪
♪ What is this thing that builds our dreams? ♪
♪ Yet it slips away from us. ♪
Boy.
♪ I'm mad about the boy. ♪
(bell dings)
♪ I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy. ♪
It's an old standard.
Noel Coward wrote it and I just did a version of it.
So yeah, classic song.
Dust.
♪ Another one bites the dust, ♪
(bell dings)
♪ and another one gone, and another one gone, ♪
♪ another one bites the dust. ♪
(two vocal clicks, on beat)
♪ Hey, I'm gonna get you too, another one bites the dust. ♪
That's by Queen.
Finally.
♪ Finally, ♪
(bell dings)
♪ it has happened to me ♪
♪ right in front of my face ♪
♪ my two lips cannot hide it. ♪
That is by CC Peniston, yes.
I definitely did better than last time.
I redeemed myself.
I don't know if my song selection was that interesting,
but you know, I feel like we all grow up
with all those Motown songs
and they are drilled into my head.
So a lot of these, the first thing that comes to my mind
are these classics which is a testament to great music.
Guys, that was so much fun.
I feel a relief that I represented myself
much better this time and that I actually do know songs.
As a singer, that's probably important.
So thank you so much Elle
and hopefully the next time I come back I do even better.
I accept the challenge.
(upbeat music)