Lionel Richie to Adele: “Uh, Hello?”

I’m sure I’m not the only one who upon hearing Adele’s new single for the very first time wondered if it was a cover of Lionel Richie’s “Hello.”

Here’s Adele. Pay attention to the first 30 seconds or so of the song.

Now here’s Lionel Richie’s 1983 hit.

And here’s what took less than 24 hours to wash up from the Internet.