Allie Sherlock has just released her take on one of Adele’s most streamed songs, and “Easy On Me” is the kind of track that demands nothing but a voice and total honesty. Her channel now carries this fresh interpretation of a modern piano ballad classic, a song that still fills arenas and playlists years after its release. Watch the full performance below, then read on for the story behind the song.
About This Performance
“Easy On Me” strips a performer down to almost nothing: a piano or guitar, a steady tempo, and a vocal that has to carry every ounce of the song’s regret. That bare setup plays directly to Allie’s strengths, since she has always connected with listeners through plain, unguarded delivery rather than vocal runs or theatrics.
About the Song
Adele released “Easy On Me” as the lead single from her fourth studio album, 30, on October 15, 2021. She wrote the song with producer Greg Kurstin, and together they built a piano forward ballad about asking for grace during a painful transition. The song topped the charts in thirty territories, became Adele’s longest running number one in both the UK and the US, and won the 2022 Brit Award for Song of the Year. Xavier Dolan directed the accompanying music video, which ties back visually to Adele’s earlier hit “Hello.” That blend of massive commercial success and deeply personal songwriting explains why singers keep returning to it.
Why Allie’s Version Stands Out
The strongest covers of a song like this do not chase reinvention, they chase sincerity. Allie built her following busking on the streets of Dublin precisely because she can take a song everyone already knows and make it sound like she is singing it directly to one person. A ballad built on quiet confession suits that skill perfectly, and it explains why her stripped back approach to a huge pop anthem tends to land so well with listeners.
Who Is Allie Sherlock?
Allie Sherlock is an Irish singer and guitarist from Douglas, Cork, born on April 7, 2005. She rose to fame busking on Dublin’s Grafton Street and went viral in 2017 with her cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Supermarket Flowers.” Today her YouTube channel holds over six million subscribers, and she has grown from street performances into original music and headline touring across Europe.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a cover. The original was written by Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos and released by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros in January 2010.
The song was written by Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and it was released as the second single from the album Up from Below.
She built her name busking on Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland, shares performances on her YouTube channel, and tours live across Europe.
She was born on April 7, 2005, in Cork, Ireland.
She uploaded it to her official YouTube channel in July 31,2026.
