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Last week’s Bonus Round: “"She Will Be Loved" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was written by frontman Adam Levine and lead guitarist James Valentine. The song was released on June 21, 2004, as the third single from Maroon 5's 2002 debut studio album, Songs About Jane. The single peaked at No. 5 in the United States and by December 2012 had sold more than 2,722,000 digital downloads.[2] It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, it reached No. 1, a position it held for five non-consecutive weeks. The single is noted for its music video starring Kelly Preston in a mother-daughter love triangle with lead singer Adam Levine.
The song proved as successful as the band's previous hits, "This Love" and "Harder to Breathe", hitting No. 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts, but it prompted many alternative radio outlets to remove Maroon 5 from their playlists, on the ground that the band's newer songs were too light for alt-rock audiences. These stations continued to play "Harder to Breathe" and "This Love", but Maroon 5's newer hits were played only on pop and adult contemporary stations. As of June 2014, the song has sold more than 3.5 million copies in the United States.[3]
Music videos
Scrapped version
The first video for "She Will Be Loved" was later scrapped to re-shoot with the new version.[clarification needed][4] In the video, Maroon 5 performed the song in a house with scenes of them rotating, similar to the band's other video for "Harder to Breathe".[5] The band themselves wearing outfits similar to the ones in the single's cover art.
Official version
The second music video for "She Will Be Loved" premiered on MTV's TRL, on July 16, 2004.[6] Directed by Sophie Muller,[7] with original sequence by Johanna Bautista (Sweetheart Massive Attack) tells a sad love story, featuring a lovelorn socialite (Kelly Preston) and her rich, deadbeat, abusive husband (John Colton), whose relationship is juxtaposed with that of their daughter's (Corinne Carrey) relationship with a young man (portrayed by Adam Levine). The younger man, however, constantly obsesses over his girlfriend's mother, understanding that, although she is constantly rejected by her husband and that her life is one of emotional anxiety, she is nonetheless beautiful and attractive, and possibly more so than his own girlfriend.
The video is often compared to the 1967 film The Graduate, as it has similarities with the storyline between the daughter, the boyfriend and the mother. Adam Levine explained about the video: "Maybe take some beautiful shots from that movie, which is one of our favorite movies of all time".[8] The music video was uploaded on the band's YouTube channel on June 16, 2009. The version of the song used in the video is the radio mix version found on the 10th anniversary edition of Songs About Jane. As of September 2022, the video has received over 667 million views.[9]
Live version
The band was invited to play the song at the request of George Lucas for his AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony. They were his daughters' favorite artists. The band was introduced by actor Jimmy Smits.[10]
Reception
Commercial performance
"She Will Be Loved" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 50 as the Hot Shot debut of the week on July 24, 2004.[11] The song rose to No. 20 on August 21, 2004, giving Maroon 5 its third consecutive Top 20 hit on the chart.[12] "She Will Be Loved" continued to gain in performance and rose to No. 9 on September 11, 2004, becoming Maroon 5's second top-ten hit from Songs About Jane after the band's previous hit "This Love".[13] The song reached its peak position at No. 5 on September 25, 2004, matching the peak position of "This Love" from earlier that year.[14] It fell to No. 6 a week later and stayed in that position for three weeks,[15] before rising back up to No. 5 on October 23, 2004, for two more consecutive weeks.[16][17] "She Will Be Loved" was certified platinum on April 18, 2011, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 3,558,083 copies in the US as of June 15, 2014.[3] It was certified four-times platinum on September 13, 2018. Outside the US, the single reached number one in Australia, Belgium, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Critical reception
"She Will Be Loved" is widely considered to be one of the band's best songs. In 2022, Billboard and American Songwriter both ranked the song number five on their lists of the 10 greatest Maroon 5 songs.[18][19]
Awards and achievements
In 2005, the song was nominated at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category.”
Credit: Wikipedia Link: She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
So straight to it today, pretty productive day in my studio yesterday, looking forward to another. Some days I look askance at just plugging in and turning on and tuning up all of that equipment, much less the actual playing and singing - I admire audio engineers and producers who get after it every day!
A little discussion of studio recording today - and I realize not everyone is into that! It’s great to just be able to play, just for yourself or jamming with friends, around the fire pit, whatever. I get it! Just as we started here a year and a half ago with the basic nomenclature of an acoustic guitar, we’ve come a long way. Music theory, the importance of lessons and a locally owned guitar shop, playing with others, playing covers of songs you like in order to get better, new techniques, then on to songwriting and recording and the oddities of “the business”.
We evolve as musicians as we do any or most or all of these things, and playing with other musicians, especially with folks playing other instruments - drums, bass, keys/piano, even horns and woodwinds - is a great way to learn as you play. Recording yourself, even if you never use those recordings for anything other than critiquing and improving your playing and vocals, is a unique and IMHO, rewarding experience. Playing with others, even if it’s remotely such as on an app like Acapella is even better, and most everyone in that community is kind and supportive.
Not surprisingly, there are a lot more of us out there now:
Really a very interesting article!: Guitar Sales Statistics
So how many non-guitarists took up piano or keyboard playing, drums, bass guitar, brass or winds, or just started singing for themselves or others over the last few years? Probably millions, many maybe looking for someone like you to join in on an Acapella video, or jam with, maybe at an open mic night or playing in a church band, or something.
Listening to, recording and playing with others is good for our musical hearts…
But how hard is it? Recording in a home studio can be expensive, not gonna lie, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelmingly so, at least to start out. A laptop (I prefer a MacBook, with Logic Pro X - a refurbished Mac can be reasonable, but Logic ProX is kinda pricey - there are alternatives - such as Audacity), an interface (a “2in/2out” -inputs and outputs - plus a USB connection) can be had pretty cheaply. I like Focusrite stuff, but it’s a Ford-Chevy thing - everyone has their favorites. Some cables - regular TR instrument cables and a couple of XLR/TRS cables - PigHogs were recommended to me by a friend who’s an audio engineer - maybe a DI box, a microphone (used Shure SM58s are great) and some used studio monitors and you’re in business, at a basic level, anyway. Reverb is the website I always go to when I look for bargains - look for sellers with the best ratings!
Here’s a good spot for the disclaimer:
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Michael Acoustic
I always liked the story of the band The Recording Company who recorded their first album in a living room, using a lot of salvaged equipment, some refrubished after rescuing it from a dumpster. You don’t have to go that far!
What I’m Listening To:
I note each one of these on a list so I don’t add the same one twice - I seem to recall maybe doing this one before, but it’s not on my “Already Did It”list….
It’s on there now, sorry if it’s a repeat, but I like all of these (especially since I’ve seen several of these artists or bands in concert):
Bonus Round: It’s American!
Cheers and keep playing!!
Michael Acoustic
Cool to speak with another guitar-obsessed person who abides in a studio. Cool.