Plan A often pales next to Plan B. Adam Levine (guitar/vocals), Jesse Carmichael (guitar), Mickey Madden (bass guitar) and Ryan Dasik (drums) learned this first hand, breaking the mass with their first appearance on the big stage admiring reviews. Now the guys have shot a second time as neo-soul rock band Maroon 5. Thanks to the success of their songs "Harder to breathe" and "This love", the story of the California band Maroon 5 can be called "The Tale of Cinderella 2005".
The single "Harder to breathe", released in the summer of 2002, reached number 4 on the "Top 40" radio chart seventeen months later. Over 500 live performances, including tribute concerts for John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Train and the Counting Crows, and the band's own performances help pinpoint the reasons why debut album Maroon 5 "Songs about Jane" has already sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and why the guys became regulars on famous TV shows - twice "Tonight Show", "The Today Show", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn". The next single "This love" was on the first line of "TOP 40" MTV and VH1 at the same time. This was the first song ever to be officially certified as an "Internet Platinum Record".
But perhaps we are getting ahead of ourselves. What about Plan A?
Known as Kara's Flowers, Levine, Carmichael and Madden were the pride of their West LA school (Dasik, who had known Levine since one was 9 and the other 7, had successfully graduated from school by that time). And now - The 17 year olds started recording a CD with legendary producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch) Life was great.
But a little good. Disappointment followed immediately after the debut - the label refused to subsidize the album "The Fourth World". Plan A failed miserably, leaving the quartet alone with their thoughts. "We thought - OK, what do we do now?" Levine says. "To get over it, we went to college." Leaving Madden and Dasik at UCLA, Levine and Carmichael traveled to New York University, where they began developing Plan B.
"Everything was different there - gospel music was playing in large halls and people were listening to music that I hadn't paid attention to before - Biggie Smalls, Missy Elliot and Jay-Z. Then Aliya's album came out, and it just us When I think about songwriting, I think about The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel - I grew up on them. But then I thought: "I want to do the same." When Stevie Wonder came into my life, I found a way to do it," says Levine.
"I started singing differently," he told VH1, "and Jesse started playing keyboards; that's all that has changed." When the duo reunited with Madden and Dasik in Los Angeles, they were re-energized with a desire to work and renew their music, adding R'n'B and electronic tones to their energetic rock'n'roll. Along with the new unusual music came the new name Maroon 5 and a new member of the band - guitarist James Valentine. "James came in just as we were deciding what to name the band," says Levine. "We absolutely did not want to be Kara" s Flowers anymore after the arrival of James and a new approach to music. Besides, if you named a band at the age of 15, it is very doubtful that at 23 you will like this name."
Fortified with a new attitude, sound and name, Maroon 5 was quickly able to capture the attention of labels. Octone Records, a new independent label based in New York (Octone is a marketing partner of J Records/RCA Music Group), spotted the group, and in 2001 Maroon 5 went into the studio with producer Matt Wallace (The Replacements, Faith no more , Blues Traveller). "I was determined to do some mix of hardcore, funk and R'n'B," Levine recalls. "I want to give credit to the people at Octone because they really tried to help us make it. Matt Wallace thought we had so much rock 'n' roll drive that it would be foolish to lose sight of that. We went back to the studio and then finished writing drums, and were a little surprised that our music had more rock than we wanted, but that's what made the album special."
The resulting LP "Songs about Jane" was released in June 2002. Funky rhythms and classic soul melodies are combined with searing guitar rock riffs. In addition to this, Levine's unusual and emotional voice tells stories about his ex-girlfriend from song to song. Can you guess what her name is?
"Harder to breathe" is an incredible guitar work, it's actually not a song about Jane at all. "There was a lot of tension and a desire to write," says Levine. "It's just that I want to make music when I feel like I can do it. And when I feel that power in me, it's just kind of a breakdown. I mean, I don't regret it much when I see what the album turned into It's the best thing I could do, because while I was writing "This love" and "Harder o breathe" - the first two songs on the album - I was just tearing up.
Plan b? Who said you can't make a first impression on a second try?
We continue to replenish our "Listening" section with new hits and reveal their meaning to you. This time, we bring to your attention a video clip of Maroon 5! The American pop rock band featured him on the single Cold released a couple of weeks ago. In the video, the lead singer of the band Adam Levine with a fresh haircut gets to a party where, after drinking something wrong, he ends up in parallel world vivid visions and hallucinations. Where are we going with you. Let's go!
But first, a little amazing facts about the group.
Maroon 5 facts
- The band's frontman is a vegetarian. He has been into yoga for over 10 years and it helped him recover from a broken collarbone. He recommends her to everyone, saying: “Sex will become much better!”.
- Adam and his wife Behati Prinsloo met on Twitter. The model was supposed to participate in the filming of the group's video, so Levin decided to write to her. As a result, another girl was chosen for the video, and the model and the rocker started dating. "Behadam", as the fans call the couple, got married in the summer of 2012, and on September 21, 2016 they had a daughter. The girl was named Dusty Rose.
- The musicians have repeatedly admitted that their work was influenced by Prince and Michael Jackson.
- Adam Levine officially joined dozens of stars whose names are immortalized on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame - the musician also received a personalized star, and came to the ceremony with his wife and four-month-old daughter. By the way, the star of Adam Levine became the 2601st in a row. By the way, Adam starred in such films as Fun Mom Dinner, Pop Star: Don't Stop, Don't Stop, Clown Forever, For Once in Your Life, in episodes of the American Horror Story series and voiced himself in the Family Guy cartoon series (Family Guy).
- Levin has a unique feature: he can write with both hands.
- On March 22, 2011, Maroon 5 and Coca-Cola staged a joint musical promotion 24hr Session. Its essence was as follows: within 24 hours, the group came up with and recorded the song Is Anybody Out There. Everyone could observe and directly participate in the process of creating the track online.
- The band members went to the same high school in Los Angeles. All of them were fond of rock music and in the mid-90s created the Kara's Flowers group, with which they gave their first concert. They wrote indie rock songs and dreamed of fame, but later changed their name. As Adam Levin explained: "If you're 15 and you're coming up with a name for your band, be sure: you'll grow up and realize that it's stupid."
- Adam Levine successfully combines his band work with his solo career. He has duets with Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Rihanna, Gwen Stefani and many others. By the way, among the former girlfriends of Levin are such celebrities as Jessica Simpson (Jessica Simpson), Anna Valyatsyna, Maria Sharapova and Cameron Diaz (Cameron Diaz).
- Today, Maroon 5 has five multi-platinum albums and three Grammys. Adam has a music label and an annual income of $35 million. He became "The Sexiest Man of 2014" (according to People) and starred in "American Horror Story" and the melodrama "For Once in a Lifetime".
- The singer's body is covered with tattoos. The most recent is a full-back mermaid. At concerts, Adam likes to take off his T-shirt and show off.
- Obviously, Adam Levine is not indifferent to Russian girls: at different times he had relationships with tennis player Maria Sharapova and supermodel Anna Vyalitsyna. Anna even starred in the Maroon 5 video for the song Never Gonna Leave This Bed. Now Adam shoots in clips new sweetheart Behati Prinsloo. Also, in the video, which is presented in this article, the wife of the Ukrainian professional boxer Taras Shelestyuk, Alina Shelestyuk, starred. We pay attention to the scene in the pool (4:53).
- Levin's father coached a children's basketball team. Adam was the weakest link until one day he threw the ball, which brought the team victory. He believed in himself and decided to become a superstar.
So! Check out the new video with almost 25 million views! Enjoy!
Cold video clip
Maroon 5 - Cold ft. Future
You are so cold that it chills me to the bone
to me
With every breath you take
I see something is happening
I don't understand why you are so cold
Are we taking time or a time out?
I can't take the in between
Asking me for space here in my house
You know how to fuck with me
After everything that we've been through
Sleeping up under the covers
Are we spending time together or are we on break?
I can't take anything in between
Asking me for space in my house
you know how to play with me
Acting like we're not together
After all that we've been through
Distant when we're kissing
Feels so different
Distant when we kiss
Feelings are completely different
Cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
It feels like I don't know you anymore
With every breath you take
I see something is happening
I don't understand why you are so cold
What are you holdin" on, holdin" on for?
If you wanna leave just leave
Why do you wanna bite your tongue for?
The silence is killing me
Acting like we're not together
If you don't want this, then what's the use?
Sleeping up under the covers
How am I so far away from you?
Why do you keep, keep doing this?
If you want to leave, just leave
Why are you holding yourself back?
This silence is killing me
Acting like we're not together
If you don't want anything, then what's the point?
When we sleep with you under the covers
Why do I feel so far away from you?
Woah yeah
Woah yeah
I don't understand why you're so cold
Ooh yes
Ooh yes
I don't understand why you are so cold
Distant (oh) when we're kissing (yeah)
Feel so different (yeah)
Baby tell me how did you get so...
Distant when we kiss
Feelings are completely different
Baby tell me how did you get so...
Cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
Cold, the kind that chills me to the bone
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you are so cold to me
With every breath you take
I see something is happening
Woah yeah
Woah yeah
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
I don't understand why you're so cold
Ooh yes
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
I don't understand why you are so cold
Never thought that you were like this
I took the tag off of major prices
I just spent half a million a chandelier
Now you tryna cut me off like a light switch, yeah
Trying to stay, and I leave
Saying that you need some time to breathe
Thinking that I'm sleeping on the four letter word
But the four letter word don't sleep
We goin' two separate ways
You ain't been actin' the same
You gotta go, but the way your ass used to be
You gold dig every day
I switched the four doors to the two doors
"Cause I can" t let my driver hear what you say
Girl I tried to give you space
Baby tell me how did you get so
Never thought you were like this
I tore off the price tag with the main prices
Just spent half a lemon on a chandelier
And now you're trying to knock me out like a breaker
Trying to stay, I'm leaving
Saying you need time to catch your breath
Telling myself that I don't care about sex
But these four letters haunt me
We disperse in different sides
You don't act like you used to
You must leave and return to the old
court them for money every day
I changed my car to a two door
So that the driver does not hear what you are talking about.
Baby I tried to give you space
Baby tell me how did you get like this
Cold enough to chill my bones
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you're so cold to me
With every breath you breathe
I see there's something going on
I don't understand why you're so cold
Cold, the kind that chills me to the bone
It feels like I don't know you anymore
I don't understand why you are so cold to me
With every breath you take
I see something is happening
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
I don't understand why you're so cold, yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
Woah yeah
So cold it's colder
I don't understand why you're so cold
Colder than ever
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
I don't understand why you're so cold, oh yeah
Colder than ever
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
Ooh yes
Colder than ever
I don't understand why you are so cold
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I miss the taste of a sweeter life
I miss the conversation
I'm searching for a song tonight
I'm changing all of the stations
I like to think that we had it all
We drew a map to a better place
But on that road I took a fall
Oh baby why did you run away?
I was there for you
In your darkest times
I was there for you
In your darkest nights
But I wonder where were you
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
So I wonder where were you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following following following
I hear your voice in my sleep at night
Hard to resist temptation
Cause something strange has come over me
And now I can't get over you
No I just can't get over you
I was there for you
In your darkest times
I was there for you
In your darkest nights
But I wonder where were you
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
so wonder where you were
When all the roads you took came back to me
So I "m following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following following following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Ya ya ya Ah ah ah
Oh I was there for you
Oh in your darkest time
Oh I was there for you
Oh in your darkest night
Oh I was there for you
Oh in your darkest time
Oh I was there for you
Oh in your darkest night
But I wonder where were you
When I was at my worst
Down on my knees
And you said you had my back
so wonder where you were
When all the roads you took came back to me
So I "m following the map that leads to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following following following to you
The map that leads to you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following following following
Translation: Cards
I miss that sweet life
I miss talking.
Tonight I'm looking for a song
I switch all stations.
I like to think we had it all
We drew a map to the best place.
But somewhere on that road I fell.
Baby why did you run away?
I was with you
In the hardest times.
I was with you
On the darkest nights.
When I was having a hard time
When I was on my knees
And I wonder where you've been
A map that leads to you.
I can not do anything.
A map that leads to you.
I go, I go, I go to you
A map that leads to you.
I can not do anything.
The map that leads to you
I go, I go, I go...
I was with you
In the hardest times.
I was with you
On the darkest nights.
But I wonder where you've been
When I was having a hard time
When I was on my knees
But you said you'd cover for me.
And I wonder where you've been
If I walked along the roads that led only to me?
So I walk the map that leads to you
A map that leads to you.
I can not do anything.
A map that leads to you.
I go, I go, I go to you
A map that leads to you.
I can not do anything.
A map that leads to you.
I was with you
In the hardest times.
I was with you
On the darkest nights.
I was with you
In the hardest times.
I was with you
On the darkest nights.
But I wonder where you've been
When I was having a hard time
When I was on my knees
But you said you'd cover for me.
And I wonder where you've been
If I walked along the roads that led only to me?
So I walk the map that leads to you
A map that leads to you.
I can not do anything.
A map that leads to you.
I go, I go, I go to you
A map that leads to you.
I can not do anything.
The map that leads to you
I go, I go, I go...
I have been searching for your touch
Unlike any touch I've ever known
And I never thought about you much
Till I'm broken down and all alone
Though I don't understand the meaning of love
I'm asking for your help
I am going through hell
You cut out all the noise
But how?
But how?
I can feel it in my guts
What's going on with him now
And don't patronize me with lies
I "m a man, be a woman now
I have been bind by the shackles of love
And I don't mind if I die tied up
Took it for granted when you lifted me up
I'm asking for your help
I am going through hell
Afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice
You cut out all the noise
And now that I can see mistakes so clearly now
I "d kill if I could take you back
But how?
But how?
Why must we be so ugly?
And please don't think hell of me
Why does the one you love
Become the one who makes you want to cry?
Why?
(And how?
how?)
But I don't understand the meaning of love
I don't mind if I die trying
Translation
I was looking for your touch
Unlike any touch I've ever known
And I never thought about you much
Until I'm broke and all alone
Even though I don't understand what love is
I ask for your help
I'm going through hell
You cut out all the noise
But how to do that?
But how to do that?
I feel it in my guts
What is happening to him now
And don't patronize me with lies
I'm a man, be a woman now
I bind by the shackles of love
And I don't mind if I die tied up
Took it for granted when you lifted me up
I ask for your help
I'm going through hell
Afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice
You cut out all the noise
And now that I see the mistakes so clearly now
I would kill if I could take you back
But how to do that?
But how to do that?
Why do we have to be so ugly?
And please don't think the hell out of me
Why is the one you love
Become the one who makes you want to cry?
Why?
(But how?
How?)
But I don't understand what love is
I don't mind if I die trying
A few days before the release of the sixth LP by the California band Maroon 5, the song "Wait", which is part of the album's tracklist, was presented to the audience. It happened on October 30, 2017, and two and a half months later, the team launched the clip into rotation. The video differs in that it was filmed on a smartphone. And the video sequence is “illustrated” using the Snapchat application, which helps to create cool images . The video has no plot: the soloist simply sings a song and makes faces in accordance with which mask or accessory he wears. this moment the program "put on" him.
The translation of the song “Wait” will tell the admirers of the work of the Maroon 5 group that in this work the hero is desperately trying to regain his former location, which he lost due to his stupidity. Like a spell, the word “wait” sounds in every chorus, because only by stopping the chosen one of your heart you can have time to say the cherished words to her.
Translation and lyrics of the song "Wait"
| Wait | Wait |
| First verse | Maroon 5: |
| Your mother's disapproving looks... | Dirty looks from your mother |
| Never seen you in that color dress, no | Never seen you in a dress that color, no |
| This is a special case. | It's a special occasion |
| I wasn't invited, but I'm glad I did it. | Not invited but I'm glad I made it |
| *** | *** |
| chant: | |
| Oh, let me apologize. | Oh, let me apologize |
| I'll make amends, make amends, make amends for the old days. | I'll make up, make up, make up, make up for all those times |
| *** | *** |
| Chorus: | |
| Wait, can you turn around? Can you turn around? | Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? |
| Well wait, can we work this out? Can we work it out? | Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? |
| Wait, can you call me? I beg! Because I want to be with you! | Just wait, can you call me please? 'Cause I wanna be with you |
| *** | *** |
| Second verse | Maroon 5: |
| Can we talk? | Can we talk for a moment? |
| I have feelings I'm tired of clinging to. | Got these feelings that I'm tired of holding on |
| I did not want to get drunk in the trash, | Wasn't tryna get wasted |
| It took me more than three or four shots to say this... | I needed more than three or four to say this |
| *** | *** |
| chant: | |
| Oh let me apologize (yeah) | Oh, let me apologize (yea) |
| I'll make amends, make amends, make amends for the old days (the old times) | I'll make up, make up, make up, make up for all those times (all those times) |
| I don't want to lose your love. | Your love, I don't wanna lose |
| I'm begging, I'm begging, I'm begging, I'm begging you... | I'm beggin', beggin', beginn', beggin', I'm begging you |
| *** | *** |
| Chorus: | |
| Wait, can you turn around? Can you turn around? | Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? |
| Well wait, can we work this out? Can we work it out? | Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? |
| Wait, can you call me? I beg! Because I want to be with you! | Just wait, can you call me please? 'Cause I wanna be with you |
| Wait, can you turn around? Can you turn around? | Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? |
| Well wait, can we work this out? Can we work it out? | Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? |
| Wait, can you call me? I beg! Because I want to be with you! | Just wait, can you call me please? 'Cause I wanna be with you |
| *** | *** |
| Transition: | |
| You say you're just another bastard | You say I'm just another bad guy |
| You say I've done a lot of things that can't be fixed. | You say I've done a lot of things I can't undo |
| Before you turned to me for the last time | Before you tell me for the last time |
| I beg, I beg, I beg you... | I'm beggin', beggin', beggin', beggin' you |
| *** | *** |
| Chorus: | |
| Wait, can you turn around? Can you turn around? | Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? |
| Well wait, can we work this out? Can we work it out? | Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? |
| Wait, can you call me? I beg! Because I want to be with you! | Just wait, can you call me please? 'Cause I wanna be with you |
| Wait, can you turn around? Can you turn around? | Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? |
| Well wait, can we work this out? Can we work it out? | Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? |
| Wait, can you call me? I beg! Because I want to be with you! | Just wait, can you call me please? 'Cause I wanna be with you |
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