From my favorite album when I was a very troubled and confused younger man, who found resonance of his sadness and comfort for his soul in this beautiful music.. should.. 30 years later (how time flies) all is balanced, time heals all wounds, and I listen to this with sweet melancholy.. Should you be troubled now, hang in there, and trust that in the end, all will be well..
@JonDunnmusician7 ай бұрын
We have traveled some of the same footsteps
@394spurdr8 жыл бұрын
this is the most beautiful song ive ever heard, and it becomes more beautiful every time I listen to it.
@draganbozilov52688 жыл бұрын
that's the point :)
@williamwalsh90558 жыл бұрын
have you heard this song on the album Amanda? live is shit, album is beautiful
@394spurdr7 жыл бұрын
william walsh actually I prefer this version. so much more feeling.
@394spurdr7 жыл бұрын
william walsh .
@favillacharlie41187 жыл бұрын
Once you truly get this song you realize how special it really is......not his best version but that's Adam
@LabNYorkie3 жыл бұрын
I was in college when this album was released. Twenty eight years gone by in what sometimes feels like a blink of an eye and other times feels like a lifetime.
@martat61110 жыл бұрын
He is brilliant! They way he evokes emotion. It's as if he is not singing but telling a story. He's so passionate! Ahh it makes me so happy
@GuyNamedSean5 жыл бұрын
I think he kinda taps into a weird headspace when performing. He has a dissociative disorder, and it really seems like he dissociates when singing and lets the music flow through him with no thoughts interfering with that process.
@chukaitao8 жыл бұрын
Discovered this song sitting in a motel parking lot on the Oregon Coast. It was night, it was pouring outside. I was reflecting on a love that wasn't meant to last. F. It gets me every time.
@indecentproposal94738 жыл бұрын
@Kingx905 жыл бұрын
They’re not meant to last sometimes my friend. Sometimes we just have to be glad they happened.
@JohnGaltShadow3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Oregon. I know those rainy nights.
@SuzanneDeniseB10 ай бұрын
❤
@rthomas342 жыл бұрын
My hands down favorite song from Counting Crows. Just magnificent writing and amazing singing.
@sickkalinowski57486 жыл бұрын
He speaks to so many of us. How he puts into words an experience many of us have had, but could not express.
@vjaywdamery4 жыл бұрын
So true. Regrettably
@calebphillips35694 жыл бұрын
Yes. Thats all i have to say
@aljimenez85747 жыл бұрын
After all these years since 1994, I still listen to this album.
@dad2ally11 жыл бұрын
I like how Adam can just go on with all his poems(songs) and the band is flawless to follow him. An amazing group :)
@jessieherrera28397 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
@rozenaxsax51333 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful interpretation of this song. Romantic and full of sensitivity. Incredible singing by Adam. Pure Artistic genius.
@Charles-dk9gh9 жыл бұрын
I have the feeling this is actually a key moment in music history. I can't think of a better performed song, even considering the biggest bands. Amazing, simply amazing.
@indecentproposal94738 жыл бұрын
the 90s were remarkable with music. And this was one of the bands
@enigmaticx3267 жыл бұрын
. Wentz CS
@saywhat44647 жыл бұрын
Adam rarely does one of his own songs the same way, and it's sometimes hit or miss. This is basically the best I've ever heard him create a new song with the same lyrics. He usually changes the lyrics and the tempo, and the phrasing only to a slight extent. This is simply a different song, every bit as good, and perhaps better than the "original." This is a well thought out reinterpretation, rather than his usual spontaneous improvisation. It was a good day in a studio with the right vibe. You couldn't do this on stage.
@elmoblatch97879 ай бұрын
@@saywhat4464 Well said, but I think it's one in the "miss" category.
@garypritchett81366 жыл бұрын
That vocal!, underrated genius. Just fills your head & heart with soul.
@susanmiltiades86423 жыл бұрын
Every time she sneezes, I think it's love.
@Carmel明慧10 ай бұрын
Lol 😂
@denniscash40728 ай бұрын
perhaps one of the most beautifly intimate lines ever written...
@AndykSuper212 жыл бұрын
My mother was dying of cancer when I frst heard this song,She was called Anne and it the line" I'm not ready for this sort of thing" was sooooo true at the time.
@etrius2411 жыл бұрын
Back when MTV actually had music. Imagine that!
@amythaa7 жыл бұрын
etrius24 seriously... 😢
@DessieFarms4 жыл бұрын
I would give anything just to watch this live, so beautiful and emphasized I can’t even comprehend how this song makes me feel. It literally blows me away. I don’t understand this society what happened to music how to you listen to pop and rap when there’s people like Adam duritz on this earth. Feckin incredible.
@SN29039 жыл бұрын
That change up he does at 4:35 gives me chills....seriously what a genius..
@sarahm.49266 жыл бұрын
Hands down, BEST version of Anna Begins live. Amazing amazing performance 🙏🏻🙌🏻
@slitherlock13 жыл бұрын
one of the most beautiful songs ever created
@1971alicat12 жыл бұрын
Dude, do you know ANYTHING about him and why we (his fans) love him so much?? It is exactly the reason that you are questioning. He can sing a song that he wrote 20 years ago and put as much emotion, maybe even more in some cases, into it today as he did the day he wrote it. He is truly a brilliant artist. One of a kind.
@brothertimothy3x8628 жыл бұрын
"her kindness bangs a gong, its moving me along".
@paulbarrett30852 жыл бұрын
Put the headphones on 30 years to listen to their debut album and have been mesmerised ever since. Will be seeing them for the 5th time at Byron Bay in Easter 2023. Wow what a performance
@SterlingRe12 жыл бұрын
IMHO this is their best album. I've grown to treasure this band. Their material is consistently good, and when they play live they give each song a whole new feel. Great stuff!!
@bretwilson84856 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this album; this track always stood out to me. Great performance!
@stephanieann46324 жыл бұрын
Bret Wilson Same here even after 20+ years
@samimcfee96002 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is the most beautiful song ever written with the perfect lyrics. Will always be my all time favorite.
@Mercedes_Bouter_LL.M4 жыл бұрын
Performances like these are once in a lifetime. I haven't witnessed this myself but this really takes me to that very moment. Outstanding in its authenticity.
@TheSatchrules8 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching it. It really is genius.
@pakmangembul6 жыл бұрын
Me too
@writethis2311 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest and most unique voices
@ProfessorChomsky Жыл бұрын
It's just a beautiful, magnificent song, been listening to it ever since it was written, a masterpiece xx
@crzyces1693 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I am not sure what is more nostalgic? The music? Those crazy baggy pants? Or mpg formats! Or as "Bowling For Soup" Said: _"Music still on MTV?"_ Or how he made mustaches like that look cool, which people now-a-days are having a really hard time with. On a serious note, this is one of the best vocal _"Show of"_ performances I've heard in a long time. He rarely bangs out all of the notes in live shows because...idk why because he obviously can. It's kinda funny because I've heard so many people try to sound like him, or just sing the songs in a similar style and they simply can't. Like the way he says _"maybe"_ at 3:28 or _"I am not worried"_ at 3:36-3:38. Those notes with that tone are just so difficult to emulate. Good grief, it's like the emotion just overflows from him, into the speakers like a tidal wave before crashing like a gentle ripple. Man he nails it.
@kpnewton18 жыл бұрын
He is amazingly beautiful. Love this album.
@tiffanyjrobinson77398 жыл бұрын
love it...such beautiful lyrics and his voice is incredible...love you Adam Duritz
@drZoloft12 жыл бұрын
Amazing Passion energized with Passion, and submission to the music.. Humble Genius!
@HeyLookAtTheMoon10 жыл бұрын
Lyrical genius
@flawed.81 Жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the best songs ever wrote 😔
@namechange49196 жыл бұрын
That CD is mine forever. I cant even get it out of the CD player
@alfredassist87534 жыл бұрын
this song saved my life, over and over...
@fullkontakt18712 жыл бұрын
this is the most amazing version of this song, this is by far the best performance I've ever seen.
@Tbor100012 жыл бұрын
Back when MTV provided us with gems like this, wtf has happened? I do thank you for the post, this album came out in my prime for sure.
@Robkinggozer8 жыл бұрын
Every word is nonsense but I understand.
@vjaywdamery4 жыл бұрын
Everyday
@aerosdan853 жыл бұрын
And oooh Lord...
@denniscash40728 ай бұрын
Perfection!
@josoz9736 ай бұрын
We all do, friend ❤
@laceynerness920210 жыл бұрын
I just found a new favorite version of one of my favorite songs. Thank you.
@richieman029 жыл бұрын
Lacey Nerness Glad to know someone other than me likes this song! :)
@zimsui15 жыл бұрын
Lacey Nerness one of the best lines in any song ever. “These seconds when I’m shaking leave me shuddering for days”
@mattrleaf4 жыл бұрын
Even 2020 can sound beautiful for 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Still one of the greatest songs of all time.
@ROBlivion2 жыл бұрын
I have always and will always love this song so much
@digamojones2 ай бұрын
Seems a lot of the newer listeners want their music & songs Macdonald style while the connoisseurs always enjoy the flair of the chef. Excellent live rendition of a timeless classic from AD & CC. Imagine hearing this song as a butchered version… impoverished listeners are so heartbreakingly sad. For all the effort, the reaching out and reaching in some stay lost in them selves. 2024 dang near thirty years hence! Thanks Adam, a light in the darkness that was my own adolescent angst. So happy you made it through too.
@keebzis133711 жыл бұрын
Nah man, he does it cause he just live improvs it. If youve ever been in just such a groove in a song that you can make it sound good in anyway possible.. its a very energetic and alive feeling to just get into it.. hes the most artistic and almost poetic lyricist ive ever heard, if not the best then top 3 all time
@JadedBelle4 жыл бұрын
Has been my all time favorite song since it released.. that's staying power. Never heard a live version I didn't love....wow I miss them.
@Laststopny274111 жыл бұрын
They are awesome live. Adam Duritz tells a differernt version of the "story'" whenever he sings a song live. Amazing song writer and performer!
@annabelle93286 жыл бұрын
This song is everything and so is this version. So full of emotion. Every time I hear it, it takes me somewhere else
@coopermccormick4 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite version. It's the only one that rivals the original, and most days I think it's better. Wish he would have continued to perform like this, instead of the mostly talking style he adapted
@MrPoeV999 жыл бұрын
He oozes emotion.
@jaineferreira54376 ай бұрын
saudades do meu irmão: Julio Cesar !! adora ouvir esse tipo de música!!! agora: eu em 2024 .... eu ouvindo!!! saudades Júlio Cesar!!!!
@Rileytp11 жыл бұрын
What's amazing about this song is it is so unconventional and so good. It doesn't follow the verse-chorus-verse thing, really.
@indecentproposal94738 жыл бұрын
that voice. thank you CC
@kinvoya7 жыл бұрын
There are about a half dozen live performances by CC that are the most perfect songs you will ever hear. This is one of them.
@michaelconway32708 жыл бұрын
it's almost a completely different song than the studio version. So good!
@williamwalsh90558 жыл бұрын
way different and lost all of the melody..terrible version just wrecked a beautiful song
@mcclausky7 жыл бұрын
william walsh I agree. He changed it completely and the result is very bad.
@joebloggs13177 жыл бұрын
His song I guess, doesn't mean you have to like it. We all would agree the original was a great song or we wouldn't be looking at it, but for me I'll take the studio version over this any day
@mcclausky7 жыл бұрын
We liked the original. It means we have to like it. Bad change.
@joebloggs13177 жыл бұрын
I've liked Counting Crows from the moment I heard Mr Jones, instant fan, have most of their albums and even now I play them in the car from time to time, I just think Adam is trying to hard to be artistic tbh and it doesn't work for me.
@gimmethunder12 жыл бұрын
I think it probably has mostly to do with the original is done in a studio where they perfect it and he's in an atmosphere that keeps his emotions in check. During live performances, he's able to really get into it and make it more about the emotions tied to the song whcih makes it sound different. It's also what makes their live performances so great to so many people, too. At least for me.
@brittonrs263 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant performance. This is my favorite interpretation of the song.
@carolannerobinson8351 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful songs that I never listen to, embarrassingly enough. I love the Counting Crows but I never heard this song before today. It’s spectacular.
@paracleteconsult8677 Жыл бұрын
You should listen to the album version as well. Silk.
@kellys14588 жыл бұрын
More beautiful every time visit !
@MichelleAOrefice12 жыл бұрын
I love this guy! Great band......great music!
@ryanenis747911 жыл бұрын
Wow. Sometimes I get deep into my own indie-hipster bullshit and forget how great the were.
@SN29039 жыл бұрын
Ryan Enis They were the best band around from 93 to 96 or 97 in my opinion. In their prime they were just unreal.
@stevenklingler93769 ай бұрын
Talk about nailing it! 😮
@langstongrandma11 жыл бұрын
This one song got me back into music after a long hiatus. Thank you.
@vjaywdamery4 жыл бұрын
Welcome back.
@KaiZweiDrei113 жыл бұрын
Thank you.I´m happy to find this video on yt because this was the moment when i fell in love with cc. somewhere in the middle of the 90´s. ...o.k. i´m not happy when i hear this song but it makes me feel so incredible sad and this is what is music sometimes for...to feel and to cry ...if you want....
@richardobrien38988 жыл бұрын
amazing. been jamming this album since day one.
@EliteTeamKiller2.07 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that there was once was a time when Adam actually sang the beautiful melodies he and the band originally wrote in a live performance, but most scholars dismiss such tales as mere flights of fancy.
@CharlesVeitch11 жыл бұрын
too good. I miss the 90s
@HELLTAV6667 жыл бұрын
Charles Veitch amen brother
@Joe-vc6bf3 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to see you here.
@turtle46144 жыл бұрын
On my 16th birthday I received my first kiss from a girl named Anna who I of course was infatuated with. That night I heard this song in a way I never knew music could affect me. It seeped into my soul and while the "love" I felt for the girl eventually faded, my love for this song deepened.
@RighteousBruce11 жыл бұрын
It's great how different performances sound like a new version of the song. its good.
@kujmous2 жыл бұрын
The vibes between this performance and 18th Floor Balcony can't be coincidence.
@SN290311 жыл бұрын
What an amazing gift he has.
@thomasrussell7958 жыл бұрын
Speechless....... Legend
@uncuttatertots13 жыл бұрын
The lyrics to this song are literally genius.....
@seankelly62007 жыл бұрын
Such an awareness of the emotional content, I mean the ability to get it accross without sticking to the studio version. Deep awareness and performance ability on the whole bands part. counting crows has always been up there with me, but I'm loving you more as we all age.
@Randothol11 жыл бұрын
A gentle grace with power. Amen x
@swj197513 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs by them and this version is nothing but incredible.
@chasewatkins55477 жыл бұрын
I just saw them love a few days ago in Bristow. Low energy but great emotion and musicianship. One of my favs
@dwholady6 жыл бұрын
soo good.. I love singing along with adam...
@cmart28nyj8 жыл бұрын
I'm seeing them tonight! I really hope they play this song!
@394spurdr8 жыл бұрын
Jay Martinson did they play it?
@johnryals2184 Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful and he sings very emotionally.
@John_John26 Жыл бұрын
gold.. Authentic ..soulfull...
@tomp7142 Жыл бұрын
What a tremendous performance. Blew me away
@saajingrey5 жыл бұрын
This is me when I've been crossfading with beer and weed and now I'm singing this shit perfectly on key because I've been doing it for decades when I'm in my cups. Duritz kinda has a seizure near the end here, but the studio version is a perfect expression of my late teens, and early adulthood with the uncertainty and awe it possessed. Life was harsh and lonely and beautiful and this song brings it all back every time.
@larryrodriguez197711 жыл бұрын
wait!!!!!! MTV AKA Music Television had music?!?! holy crap! all joking aside this is an amzing song. have the album.
@annahcrist85687 жыл бұрын
Larry Rodriguez ..
@tammylyn22 жыл бұрын
He is so talented... I love this song ..
@sarahrose4332 жыл бұрын
Great song..great album
@Haplo12313 жыл бұрын
soo awesome, glad this is back up on youtube
@JasonBBell3 ай бұрын
oh lord, oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
@LauraEsmeMusic12 жыл бұрын
this is still my favourite song of all time after all these years
@JackPepper62813 жыл бұрын
So good every time.
@purplepulpinc.850411 жыл бұрын
Such a great song. I relate to it so much!
@diegoamerezrocks11 жыл бұрын
"no description available" indeed
@AnimalSites8 жыл бұрын
@TarshishedCactus9 жыл бұрын
When his voice was in its prime
@pakmangembul6 жыл бұрын
Damn..brilliant duritz..
@chrismitchell4513 жыл бұрын
Great band.
@annamccarty9115 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite version ❤
@MS-yq2wi4 жыл бұрын
Still. One of the most powerful songs ever written.
@Sinspirations13 жыл бұрын
This is a great version of this song...I love it
@bobbauer79284 жыл бұрын
adam's melodies are like electrons operating more in clouds of probability than in discreet positions.