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Adele Vs Duffy - The Battle Of The British Divas | ‘Hometown Glory’ & ‘Stepping Stone’

by Dave Parrack on August 13th, 2008

I remember a time not so long ago when there was such a dearth of British female singers that Annie Lennox was almost guaranteed a Brit award every year. Now times have changed somewhat, and not only do we have Amy Winehouse doing her thing (drugs, booze, music, more drugs and booze), we have people such as Kate Nash, Lily Allen, Duffy, and Adele flying the flag around the world.

Adele and Duffy have come through at exactly the same time, and their singles seem to have coincided with each other quite a lot. I don’t know whether that’s an intentional ploy from the record companies, but it has set up a kind of battle of the divas.

Both artists have quite a bit in common: have been compared to Amy Winehouse, have unconventional looks but are still sexy in their own way, have voices to die for. But I do declare that you can only like one or the other, or at least have to pick your favourite.

The pair have already gone head to head with two sets of singles. First we had Duffy’s Mercy against Adele’s Chasing Pavements. I’d have to go with Adele as that song was just so damn catchy. Then we had Adele with Cold Shoulder against Duffy with Warwick Avenue. That makes it 1-1 as Warwick Avenue is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I have ever heard.

And so we come to their current releases. Duffy has Stepping Stone out at the moment, while Adele has re-released Hometown Glory. Here are the live versions of both singles for you to make up your mind.

They are both brilliant songs, and both girls can sing live exceedingly well. But if I had to choose the winner of this round, I’d have to go with Adele. Hometown Glory is a sumptuous record, and brings the absolute best out of Adele’s voice. Stepping Stone is also top class, and both songs deserve to do well.

So what have we proved? Absolutely nothing, but we have highlighted two of the new stars of British music, both of whom are likely to become world class divas before too long. British female singers are definitely back, and these two prove they have a future.

[Photo Sources: Duffy - Amazon.co.uk / Adele - Amazon.co.uk]

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