Lionel Richie holds brief telephone conversation with Adele in the most predictable video mashup of the year

There was never any doubt that this would happen.

As Adele released new single, Hello, plenty of people spotted the similarity between its opening and a Lionel Richie classic of the same name.

Within hours, the most predictable but childishly amusing music mash up of the year had been created, making it look as if the pair were involved in a phone call.