Behind the Scenes on "Someone Like You"

Yesterday my brother Steven and I posted a cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" on Youtube. And, in the same fashion as "Payphone," a Maroon 5 cover we did a couple months ago, we put an electronic twist to the arrangement, in good ol' Cerulean Jade style.

Several months ago we considered doing a cover of this song, but changed our minds. In all honesty the song is super depressive. It's a song about a girl who can't move on and is lamenting over a failed romance. Of course, as a girl I understand the sentiment; us women are expert at over analyzing relationships, much to our detriment. And so, when Steven and I were originally working on "Someone Like You" we switched to a more upbeat song. Of course the romantic lamenting is ever present in "Payphone" as well, only it's a little more happy about it.

One day I was talking to my Mom, and she recommended doing a cover of "Someone Like You." After some thought I realized a second go was in order.

From our "Payphone" experience, Steven decided to start working on an electronic track for the arrangement instead of focusing on the piano. The tone automatically changed. Then, as I was working on the characterization, I realized that by singing it differently the song took on a new meaning.

Instead of this song being "I still love you! Notice me!!" it becomes "Yeah, you gave me up. Who says this fling of yours will last." I wanted:

"I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over."

To not mean the girl is desperate, but instead shows up to taunt. "For me, it isn't over" means "life, for me, will continue to go on. This isn't the end."

"Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead"


Turns into "Don't forget me, remember what you lost. You'll end up hurting, not me."

I hope you all have given the new cover a listen, and that you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for more music!

Sarah



Cerulean Jade's latest Cover Song "Someone Like You" is now online!

After much ado, and a whole lot of patients, Adele's "Someone Like You" is now online!  I'm going to talk more about it tomorrow.  Hope you like it :0)

C-Jade Update: 09-07-2012

C-Jade, aka Cerulean Jade, is a fun shorten version of our name.  I don't know if it will stick professionaly, but on this blog I'll use this shorten version from time to time.

Ah!  So I know what I've said in regards to what Steven and I are working on, and we still are working on those things, but we're also working on a new cover that's taken over.  Adele's "Someone Like You."  It was a special request from a friend of mine, and it's a song we talked about doing before, so we started working on it.  The sounds Steven's coming up with for the arrangement is really cool.

The Studio is progressing nicely, and I can't wait for it to be finished!  My brothers and I will be having a whole lot of fun, and we have so many things planned, in and out of music.  We're geeks.  Expect geeky things:0)

And I know I reported earlier that Steven and I will be releasing an online graphic novel before my youngest brother returns from his mission, but we decided to include Robbie in more of the process.  I've changed so many things, so many characters, and plot lines, that I want him to be okay with what I've been developing before it becomes Cannon.  I hope he likes what I've done, because I'm having so much fun creating these people, places, systems, culture, plots, etc.  And Steven wants more time developing the art and style of the place.  We decided its best to push back when we're releasing the graphic novel in order to have a more solid, deep, interesting World.

I'm not going to release dates.  Anything's possible.  Instead I'm going to do more of a show and tell approach with pictures and so forth on the Cerulean Jade Facebook fan page.  That will work better.  I'm still learning.

Have a great day!
Sarah