February 26th, 2011 
James Shotwell 
Though we’re still unsure why it exists, an MP3 of Mike Posner putting his own spin on Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” arrived in our inbox today and we just had to share it with you! Stream the track below and, if you feel so moved, download a copy for yourself! Posner’s debut, 31 Minutes To Takeoff, is available now, but we recommend buying Adele’s 21 instead.
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Call me crazy becuase I haven’t heard of this guy before now, so I may be biased. However, I feel like he could not deliver the raw emotion that Adele did for two reasons
1. OK, lets be honest, he is BARELY singing, and in actuality, unless the volume is turned up, it sounds like he is simply breathing or just whispering.
2. Adele sang the song with her vocals in a way which made you feel like getting revenge on that one ex- whatever that did you wrong in the past. Mike Posner sounds like he is trying to BED a woman with this song, which feels like complete opposition of what the song is about. He doesn’t seem (and I say seem because I havent heard all of his work) like he has much depth and his vocals suggest that he was only trying to sound cool, and the track does not deliver on that, either. If he actually put EFFORT into SINGING it and not whispering it, I might have a different opinion. Sure, plenty of people all over Youtube cover it, but they have a style that helps deliver the message of the song. Mike Posner just…doesn’t. I cannot speak for everyone, but I saw a comment on the video on youtube that someone uploaded with Mike’s cover, and several comments said: “HIS VOICE IS SEX!”
The song is NOT about SEX!
he liked the song, and decided to sing it. give the guy a break. if you dont like it go listen to adele.