Counting Crows - Baby, I'm A Big Star Now [HQ]

[@alterrush5930]

The Bear keeps on using absolute bangers, so glad I discovered this

[@Mar-Kiss]

Shout out to “The Bear” for showing me this song I’ve never heard from one of my favorites.

[@Mar-Kiss]

I got goosies on this bad boi

[@connorissexy4209]

Ayyyy 🐻

[@prettyliz3]

🐻

[@mydreamquest]

like I've always said, the greatest song Counting Crows pretended never existed.

[@AuditoryStorytelling]

I'm so disappointed they recorded and FORGOT about this gem. I've looked for years for a set where they played it live... it doesn't exist. It's the worst thing Adam's ever done to me.

[@damienhunt4264]

Agree with that

[@samberg8181]

Have you never seen the movie Rounders? This was the perfect finale to that movie. Great movie.

[@zenvagabond]

^ This.

[@kevincampbell5785]

@@samberg8181 Stayed behind in theater as credits rolled just to listen to this song, 21 years ago!

[@bsilv464]

This is why KZbin is the best. Just found this gem of a song and can’t get it out of my head from the Bear S2, Ep2. Can’t believe I’ve never heard this before, immediately Top 3 CC song.

[@jonnybravvo]

"The Bear" S02E03 brought me here....loving this song!

[@red19dh]

I was watching Rounders today. I left the credits rolling and it caught my attention. Great track

[@MichaelPorter-j2x]

Rounders yes good flick found this song. Four stars

[@jesterman1302]

That's how I discovered it as well...i don't know if it's just me but there's so much sadness in this song

[@chetcol]

This song is the cherry on top of a great movie!!!

[@kevincampbell5785]

I know, in the theater when the credits started rolling this song was quite the finale after experiencing such a great film

[@brucewayne3602]

yeah - a few of them !!!

[@bubkasaurus]

One of the greatest songs ever recorded. And you can’t get it anywhere...not for love nor money. It makes no sense at all. Thanks for posting. Incredible tune!!

[@sarahhannahs3029]

eBay has a few copies.

[@mrdanjeremiah]

You can pay $1,000 for This Desert Life on vinyl 😁

[@alansonoda]

Teddy KGB and Worm would approve!!

[@kevincampbell5785]

Something tells me Gramma would not.

[@jakobsuriani6463]

How am I hearing this just now..2023, I’m dissatisfied in myself

[@timo5838]

I'm a huge Counting Crows fan...How in the world have I never heard this song until now? This is among their best. It is a shame it was never put on an album. I guess I need to watch "Rounders" now.

[@joerestuccia6274]

Find a EU copy of Saturday nights/Sunday mornings its on there, ebay has it!✌

[@BunnyChik]

I've been a Counting Crows fan for over 20 years and just heard this on the movie Rounders with Matt Damon. I recognized Adam's voice so I asked Google and found this song! It brings me back to seeing him and Dave Matthews in concert!

[@raeighnisha428]

"Some people will cut you till your bleeding, I just want do it myself" God Damn, that line is so accurate & profound.

[@TheGFellows]

Leaving out the "to" makes that sound very ominous.

[@eyeoftheleopardleopard8829]

Here because of “Rounders,” this is good shit yo.

[@joeb3949]

Why isn’t this song available on stream anywhere? It’s one of their best. What a bummer.

[@TarunSharma-ll8ge]

Give me 3 stacks of high society.

[@deceaseddead1380]

Ripley burlesque...!

[@kevincampbell5785]

Mike McDermott: "First prize at the world series of poker is one million dollars. Does it have my name on it? I'm going to find out." And then this excellent piece of music STARTS... Perfect ending to a great film.

[@Rican_Gal]

Just heard this for the first time on “The Bear”.

[@kellywatkins6409]

Love that nasty old school organ sound. Now im gonna be listening for another hour.

[@TheAlmightyErnst]

Fucking love this song... nearly crapped myself when it came on in the credits of Rounders!

[@gabrielblakeproductions8537]

That’s why I’m here

[@probablytrippy]

Have been a super fan of CC for nearly 30 years…. And I’ve never heard this song before

[@seymouro]

It popped up on "The Bear", season two, episode two. awesome.

[@probablytrippy]

There was a CC song in season one too! This makes me so excited for season 2!

[@klausrain111]

Rounders brought me here. These guys are my favorite 90s band, only the Offspring come close.

[@caoilinoconnor82]

Oh my god, this song is amazing!!!!

[@reallyhaley1056]

10 years later still playing this on repeat

[@MrTonyCola]

The only concert I was able to take my Daughter too. Counting Crows in Phila, one of the best times of my life.

[@luciac.419]

& they played this song? I have never seen them but wonder if they will play my favorites if I go see them the next time they are around...

[@dustythe2nd188]

Philly baby!

[@4GWCNY]

I was at that concert. They went on first before the warm-up band.

[@elizlee8374]

omg. just listened to this for the 4th time in a row. i'm just gettin' started.

[@brittanywhite1555]

Hi i love the crows

[@williamsmith8041]

I used to do the same thing with time and time again from August and everything after

[@richardgriffin8984]

I’m on like 50 n a row

[@shea65]

It’s the best part of Rounders!

[@lindav1b]

I was playing a LOT of poker when Rounders was released and fell in love with this song then. "Hit the ground hard running down the highway line" while driving to the casino.

[@moralesjourneyman]

Poker is like a drug. On top of the world one moment, in Hell the next. I hope you only play for fun, though.

[@derekmedeiros]

Forgot about this song since watching Rounders at that time ago. But I’m back again after watching Season 2 of The Bear. Great song - needs a full release! Maybe on The Bear soundtrack?

[@timo5838]

They just released it as part of the Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings album.

[@carolsteverson1982]

Was an important time in my life!! Happy times!! Bought it lost it and now have found it again. YEAH!!!! SMILES! !!!

[@johnlevalley521]

Great song. I always felt that Rounders had the same gritty underworld vibe that the original Rocky had.

[@1029zsz]

How brave to say something so controversial yet so true 🤔

[@ohwhatacutup]

"even the best years leave a lot to be desired and then they pass you by..."

[@btsdancestudio5691]

That's the power of great music. A B-Side? Wow!

[@sandmanmac]

Straight up....So damn good! Throw back vibe , with a modern groove

[@dennismurtha6627]

One of my favorite songs of all time

[@PhilRockwell]

The Bear S2 E2 had me searching for this gem.

[@dw298]

What a fantastic song! Hard to understand why this is not appreciated more as one of their greatest.

[@josephviteri2859]

ROUNDERS

[@TonyBeazley]

Thank you Rounders! 👍

[@Bigsbyz]

the best show ever

[@ohwhatacutup]

remember buying this single cd of hanginaround just for this song.

[@prettyliz3]

the bear ❤ 🐻

[@peterohewitt]

This is a hidden gem. keep up the good vibes boys.

[@HurricaneUpdate]

I've got a lot of nostalgia attached to this song. Hugely underrated

[@milehighswap1]

I wasn't really a Counting Crows fan until I heard this song. Why don't they do this live? I it is easily their best song ever! Like one other post here, I too listened to the end of Rounders over and over.

[@metamorphicorder]

Umm, the lead singer has sort of a odd or at least seemingly odd view of his own fame and success. Its kinda hard to grasp or at least seems a little inconsitent too because they have some songs that have been insanely successful and played all the time on the radio that they still play. Mr jones, round here long december, hangin around etc, and he loves them. But a song like this and einstein on the beach he cant stand because as he says i heard them on the radio too much or they are too "poppy". But i just caught the end of rounders and heard this song and knew the voice but was sure i hadnt heard the song before and ive listened to A LOT of counting crows and even have owned some really obscure bootlegs that were made. And baby im a big star now as a title sounded familiar as a title or lyric but i hadnt heard the song. Kinda like i guess that the first album was august and everything after they didnt release that as a song for well over a decade after that.

[@sharonlee8552]

Me too!👍

[@dedricthere]

Tremendous song.

[@bigben618]

Rounders !!!!

[@stacyroberts5133]

One of their best songs!

[@btsdancestudio5691]

The best movies have great songs!

[@m.l.5230]

You know rarely are there songs in life that one can truly say they are singing about YOU. That you can connect on a certain special level. I can say that with this one.

[@reallyhaley1056]

Despite not being a big star, same. I feel that way about every Counting Crows song though tbf

[@jjmax3778]

Not familiar with the CC but after hearing this song at the end of the movie rounders', I am a fan now. This song is amazing and it actually gave me Goosebumps, now if I can only find it to download it!!!!

[@bobjamer8956]

jess medrano Any luck so far??? I'm trying to find it too :(

[@jjmax3778]

Sorry man can't find it

[@bobjamer8956]

jess medrano Oh well

[@Fluffybubblesrox]

It's a hidden track on the UK version of the Counting Crows album Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings. Good luck.

[@jjmax3778]

Thanks

[@jimmyjoejollies3]

UK-only bonus track! Heard it on a promotional CD I found at a used record store in 1999 that contained tunes from Geffen records and several other labels. This definitely will show up on a future "best of" package. It's a banger. I really think this is their very best song.

[@ACIDICcitric]

Top of of the crows catalog IMHO FANTASTIC tune

[@stevecie4235]

What an awesome song, not available anywhere, how can be??? Great Movir, great song!!

[@siamogranieri6869]

So insanely great.

[@zenvagabond]

Such a brilliant song - astounded it was never properly released ....

[@luciac.419]

just lost someone I love needed some good music to heal me thru...

[@electricslideshow]

Lucia Carosella Sorry about your friend. Maybe that person directed you to this song or blew the song your way for that healing- feeling they know you needed.

[@JoaoNetas]

FANTASTIC tune !!!

[@larrysettles9324]

Serious tune yo....

[@trickysmom]

I first noticed this song on the movie Rounders and have loved it ever since. I have seen CC's several times and they have never played this live. What a waste.

[@sharonlee8552]

GREAT SONG!!!

[@happypapi1903]

This is like the perfect song for Live at Daryl's House. Adam Duritz and Darryl Hall trading off and the band being flanked by Hall's wrecking crew and they just jam out the end for like 20 minutes. Make it happen!

[@pedroluce726]

Oh my god yes, the best comment. I’ve read on any social media site for a long time holy shit that would rule.

[@BunnyChik]

That's a GREAT idea!! That would be awesome!

[@bluebuilding]

This band is so good, they have great songs they distance themselves from...any a generic band this would be their signature song

[@andyjgrace2461]

Eddie Vedder so true, a luxury they have. Awesome songwriting.

[@angelabdreams]

Love this song!! Look up crows covering good year for the roses and ghost in you too. Phenomenal! Exquisite! ♥♥

[@AnnonRhi]

Yes, Ghost in You,was on the Clueless soundtrack. Love it.

[@ngurahhartawan131]

Gonna get out on the road tonight Cause, I got a hollow in my head Checking it up Baby, one more time for you Checking it up Until the pot hits the sky It's like I think I'm sick of cocaine Got a feeling like It's running in my veins Checking it up Baby, one more time for you Checking it up Until the pot hits the sky Even the best years Leave a lot to be desired When they pass you by All these seasons All this time Spinning round Until they leave you Far behind Lay me down in the circle Where the spotlight shines All this pleasure gets me high Some people will cut you Until you're bleeding But not me I just want to do it to myself Checking it up Baby, one more time for you Checking it up Until the pot hits the sky Even the best years Are a waste of time But, Baby, I'm a big star now All these seasons All this time Spinning round Until they leave you Far behind Lay me down in the circle Where the spotlight shines All this pleasure gets me high All these seasons All this time Spinning round Until they leave you Far behind Lay me down in the circle Where the spotlight shines Turn your back back on the people Who draw the line Put your faith in the answers That you can find Hit the Ground hard running down That highway line Say a prayer for the ones You have left behind All this pleasure gets them high I don't want to give it back...

[@countingcrows123]

it is also on the UK version of "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings" as a bonus track!

[@SpeechCheck]

Great record! Superb.

[@Brig344]

ROUNDERS ☝

[@SpeechCheck]

Why is this record impossible to find anywhere else?

[@teacherman3234]

Hello from the future. Just listened to The Bill Simmons Podcast he had Duritz on as a guest and they talked about this. Here's the story: Adam was asked to record a song for the movie by the director he said, "Hell yeah!" But, he had just given away the song colorblind for the movie Cruel Intentions. He was worried about having the album they were working on "This Desert Life" having songs that were on all these different soundtracks as well. So he told the director of rounders that he could have the song, but it couldn't go on the soundtrack and the director agreed. Then when it came time to start putting all the tracks for the "This Desert Life" album together Duritz didn't feel like the song fit on the album. So it ended up getting cut for a future release. When it came time to put "Baby, I'm a Big Star Now" on a new album he contacted the record label to get it and they didn't get back to him. Eventually he found out that they lost it, he thinks they lost it in the Universal fire en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Universal_Studios_fire, but he isn't sure. So there you go, by the way good luck getting through 2020-2021 you're going to need it.

[@countingcrows123]

@@teacherman3234 I listened to that podcast today but the only thing is - they put "Baby I'm a Big Star Now" as a bonus track on the UK version of "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings" in 2008. So it definitely wasn't lost.. I'm surprised Adam forgot this haha

[@teacherman3234]

@@countingcrows123 Good info, surprised it hasn't found its way to Spotify.

[@chetcol]

I always thought the song during credits was “Hanginaround” They must be similar ! I can’t find this song! Should have known UTube..... Thank god for UTube!!!

[@donaldeife851]

Best lyrics written in the 90s

[@johnlevalley521]

For a soundtrack song.

[@praisethelove]

should have been included on the album

[@bttwgtw]

i believe it's also on my vinyl copy of This Desert Life

[@ja8ames]

One of my absolute favorite CC songs ever, and arguably better than anything on the This Desert Life album itself. I also bought the (import?) Hanginaround single back in the day, just to get this song. Such a fantastic record.

[@JWill951]

So is that import still available b/c besides this song being on YT, I can't find this song anywhere. I want to download it legally but I can't even find anywhere to download this song illegally. this is a great song and I would love to have it on my iPod.

[@lesbianwatcher12345]

Jarrad Williams I downloaded this song on mp3skull.com, I believe.

[@MikeWood919]

Jarrad Williams Looks like it's for sale on the Amazon UK site: www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-Im-Big-Star-Now/dp/B001KTTNLM

[@JWill951]

Mike Wood sorry for the late response. I think I'll have to buy the physical copy because since I stay in the U.S., for some reason it won't allow you to download songs from the U.K. which sucks b/c I want it on my phone or iTouch.

[@chetcol]

They forgot to put the best song they ever wrote on an album:)

[@sarahhannahs3029]

Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings is album title, this is hidden track.

[@sdbruns]

Some of their best stuff never made an album: Baby, I'm a big star now, Einstein on the beach...

[@BunnyChik]

It's on their Hanginaround album

[@TrueBlueSue49]

Counting Crows-Baby, I'm A Big Star Now

[@dsroaddogg]

I need the B-side on an album ala August, though I'm a huge fan

[@dondeez21]

Great song. Wish I could find a mp3 download of it.

[@eyemalien]

search vid to mp3.... you can turn this youtube video into an mp3 sound file and download it

[@bttwgtw]

it's on one of the hanginaround singles.. or look at imported copies of this desert life.. i think it's on the japanese version

[@rexcochran2781]

I heard that the reason no one can find this as a recording to purchase is bc CC made this song for MAtt Damon and Rounders exclusively so I heard. Too bad, their best in my O

[@richmarlow5680]

I just tried to add it to my Spotify library and it doesn't come up, brutal.

[@tainshabinnez9679]

Not on Tidal or Amazon Music, either

[@stephanweber1610]

It's on Spotify now! Couldn't believe it.

[@kelliqueen1012]

I don’t wanna give it back. No. Way. No how. Never gonna happen.

[@instylefurnitureinc.4931]

Aces full, Mike.

[@russellcatley4227]

Yes in UK definitely on release here. Try find UK version on eBay?

[@spsawyer22]

My favorite B-side, maybe of all time (though I'm a huge fan of Radiohead's Faithless the Wonder Boy). Lyrics really hit home. Some people WILL cut you til you're bleeding, but likely I don't like doing it to myself.

[@77tv35]

I like song 🎵 everyone good luck 👍 😉

[@paytonboyd3119]

Shots fired

[@antero15051984]

keep doing it.

[@Dybo24]

Hey. u can use JDownloader to download what u wish from YT. Cheers

[@hopebenson3342]

love

[@ailaodao]

好听！忘记是哪个电影的歌曲了

[@gabrielblakeproductions8537]

Rounders anyone

[@derrickburton1]

Who else is here bc of The Bear? 😏

[@Claudio-dl6ug]

Strange enough their best song is a b side.

[@russellcatley4227]

It's on the album Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings

[@mattc8510]

+Russell Catley Are you in another country? I have SNASM here in the US and it does not have this song.

[@kellywatkins6409]

Russell Catley on the UK release not on the US release.

[@Storm88000]

Are you sure? This came out in 1999, Saturday nights came out in 2008. That's quite awhile to throw on a random song. If it is on there, what track number is it ?

[@MaryVonO]

Great find. The guitar solo sounds very different to me than any other crows song, right?

[@woodnewf3847]

I'm definitely not a CC fan but this tune is awesome. Raw and melodic.