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Adele unites the world…
Written by Jimmy
So I’m in Shanghai. Jet lag. Get up at 530AM. Here’s the view:
Channel 27. China Voice. “Judges” all turnaround for a performance of Someone Like You.
We have trade wars. We’re worried about China militarisation. I am sitting in the last communist country, with Channel 1 opening at 5AM with songs praising Chairman Mao.
Am I worried? Hell no.
They have The Voice and are their youngsters are covering Someone Like You. Like us, they’ll be too glued to their TV sets, growing fat and stupid on their couches to stir up much trouble. I leave for Beijing with much more optimistism. I left the box set of Downton Abby Seasons 1 and 2 in my hotel room. When that goes virile I assume world peace will break out everywhere…
I think we should refer to this, forevermore, as the Adele Test. Any nation that has the Voice and chooses a contestant who covers Someone Like You will be peaceful and ultimately freedom loving. They will grow fat and comfortable on their couches and resist all efforts to be overly bothered by anything else. Rather than sending viruses to stop the computers in their enrichment plants, I believe we should be sending Adele to Iran. Sorted.
Jimmy
(Shanghai)