text: The last we heard from British singer-songwriter Adele, she was pining away for a clueless but maybe (hopefully!) deserving guy in "Chasing Pavements." Well, Adele's follow-up album, 21, was released yesterday, and it sounds like that whole "Chasing" situation didn't end so well. As in, Adele got her heart broken, big-time. The very chatty singer has made no secret of the fact that 21 is a breakup album, written entirely about one heartless ex-boyfriend, and that got us thinking: How does Adele's effort stack up against the other great call-out songs in music history? Who else has made it explicitly clear what their ex did that got them called out in song? No vague "he/she broke my heart" stuff — we wanted details! Herewith, the most deserved musical shamings, as explained in the song by the person doing the shaming, rated by the level of revenge achieved. Bring on the very public hate! ||||| Adele Bares Her Soul on '21' to Get 'Cheap Therapy' 
   
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   As Adele tells our colleagues at Spinner, the soulful songstress' second album '21' is the deeply personal by-product of drunken diary entries, through which the London born singer-songwriter comes to terms with her own flaws. Inspired by her relationship and the aftermath of a painful breakup with a former lover, the undeniable emotion in Adele's performance stands on its own. Admitting that some of the songs from the new album will simply be too painful for her to perform in the future, the 22-year-old bares her soul in bluesy tunes like 'Someone Like You' and 'Rolling in the Deep.' 
   
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   In Adele's own humble eyes, the new album serves as "cheap therapy" for the artist herself, but will hopefully also give hope to her fans suffering from heartbreak and love hangovers. With a voice that will knock you off your feet and a candidness that will bring you to tears, this girl needs no bells and whistles, her talent speaks for itself.Adele also talks about the new inspiration she has recently found across the pond in American musical traditions like country and bluegrass, which she plans to study up on going forward with her musical career -- an unexpected career that the singer describes as an "out-of-body experience."
target: – British singer-songwriter Adele is getting tons of acclaim for her second album, 21, which is entirely about one person: the guy who broke her heart. In her honor, New York lists 13 of the most deserving exes famously called out in song: Nick Jonas: In Miley Cyrus’s “7 Things,” she recounts all the teenage-y wrongs he did her, like being vain and liking other girls. John Mayer: Taylor Swift’s “Dear John” is about him, but it didn’t really enact too much vengeance, considering Mayer is probably jazzed Swift penned a song about him. Amber Rose: Kanye West’s “Blame Game,” in which he complains about a lover who, among other things, let her brother buy cocaine with his money, is likely about the model. Anna Gordy: Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife got a whole album named for her—Here, My Dear—after she was awarded a chunk of his royalties in the divorce agreement. But he got the last laugh—the album is considered a landmark. Britney Spears: She cheated, Justin Timberlake wrote “Cry Me a River,” and we all know who won in the end: Timberlake, who is starring in Oscar-nominated movies while Spears is still trying to live down that head-shaving incident. Click for the complete list, or check out more on Adele’s album.