Taking y'all back to Counting Crows - Mr. Jones & what its about...

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Taking y'all back to Counting Crows - Mr. Jones & what its about...
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[@shanegooding4839]

The New Amsterdam was a bar in San Francisco. The singer had a pal named Marty Jones who was in a band with him called the Himalayas. Marty's dad was a flamenco guitarist who lived in Spain. When they went out to watch him they would see bigger musicians and imagine how different their lives would be if they were famous.

[@jimholmes692]

You beat me to it... They weren't performing that night. They were just hanging out at the bar. The line about how when everybody loves you, you'll never be lonely was in reference to the fact that Chris Isaak's drummer came in with 3 girls. Chris Isaak was big at the time and the Counting Crows had not had a hit yet. So they were envious of the drummer

[@Ydnic7481]

Thanks ☺️ I knew there was a story, it's just been a few years, thanks

[@twistedpixel756]

Fun Fact: New York City, when founded by the Dutch, was named New Amsterdam.

[@marlew6629]

spot on

[@asdband888]

They Might be Giants made a song about it. (And Constantinople, lol) ​@@twistedpixel756

[@scottie141805]

This is by far the most underrated band of the 90s... so many hits... not to date myself, but I listened to their album "August and Everything After" on cassette until it didn't work...lol thanks for the trip down memory lane bro!!

[@chrisg8767]

Same. This and Recovering the Satellites I burned through multiple copies.

[@scottie141805]

@chrisg8767 I wish there was music like this today.... although I do love going back and thinking about the good and bad times that brought me here when I hear these songs...

[@marlew6629]

One of the best albums in the last 25 years. Adam duritz the singer and writer is a poet.

[@scottie141805]

@@marlew6629 100% Facts

[@payleighsteele1540]

Saw them play The Greek at Berkeley back then and it was very much spoken word style.

[@terrycullen3302]

I believe the colours reference Picasso's "The Old Guitarist", which is painted in shades of blue and grey.

[@tpatt525_Tiff_]

During Picasso's blue period

[@derelictdiva]

And the guitarist himself is painted fully in grey-so grey is his favourite colour because he wants to be that, he wants to get there-an old man still playing his guitar, still loving music, still known as the guitarist.

[@jas137]

This is also one of the most ironic songs ever, in that it was about wanting to be famous, and it actually DID propel them into a level of fame he couldn't foresee or understand, and he felt it necessary to take about a year off and go back to bartending to try to escape the sudden, terrifying fame! Their follow up album is powerful and unique.

[@hibhibb5429]

"ROUND HERE" Official Video by The Counting Crows is a MUST to listen to. Also "A LONG DECEMBER", "ANNA BEGINS", "HANGINROUND", "BIG YELLOW TAXI", "COLORBLIND". Adam Duritz, the lead singer and writer, is such a Lyrical Poetic Genius!!! He writes all of their songs. The version of the songs will change too. Adam sings "Freestyle" when performing and he'll just sing what comes to him/what he feels, at any given time. He is a True Artist!! He has such an "Aura" about him. He is such a Vibe! Love these guys!! This song Never gets old. It's a Timeless Classic!!

[@iamsquatty]

Round here is an AMAZING song 💜

[@BarelyEinstein]

Round Here is straight up poetry, 100% need a reaction.

[@IvIidnight]

"'Round Here," also by The Counting Crows, is an amazingly written song! Please consider reacting to that one as well, fam. Also, Congratulations! I hope everything went well yesterday. 🐱💙🙏🏻👊🏻🌚

[@amyaeschbach3581]

Round here. Is so personal and moving! Definitely one of the best! Long December is my favorite!

[@IvIidnight]

@@amyaeschbach3581 Long December and Color Blind are both great songs! Them as well as Mr. Jones and Round Here take turns being my favorite. Just depends on my mood and/or which one comes on.

[@tpatt525_Tiff_]

I was trying to remember the name of that song! Thank you! Definitely react to that one, BP!

[@amyaeschbach3581]

Also I remember during Covid lockdowns, Adam Duritz played A Long December live from home just on piano on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Hit was so appropriate and emotion. It was already a fave, but this moment was pure.

[@kathrynkissane5144]

YES!!!!!!

[@AngieCurl]

Their album, August and Everything After, has been a staple in my playlist rotation since it released in 1993. Their other albums are great, too.. but that album will always have a special place in my heart. ❤

[@Everything_is_Fine217]

Omaha, rain king, round here... Counting crows are just all around fantastic!

[@Barely_Out_Of_Tuesday]

"Its really a song about all the dreams and all the things that make you go into whatever it is that seizes your heart… whether its being a rock star, or being a doctor...Its also kina cautionary, cause its about how misguided you can be about some of those things and how hollow they can be too. This is a song about my dreams" - AD

[@johneicher7914]

One of my all time favorite songs. The "believe" line does hit hard. "A long December" is my next favorite . "A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last"....

[@traceythompson1092]

Me love Long December....❤😢

[@squarebarrel]

The one song I’ll never get tired of listening to. It’s so good.

[@1145ontop]

DUDE! You as a lyricist will lose your mind if you really get into their music! I think Adam is the greatest writer of our time! It's the way he describes things instead of saying them out right... for instance he has a line that says " if dreams are like movies then films are like memories about ghost" or "I rode a ladder that climbed across the nation" instead of just saying I rode on a train. His imagery is unrivaled!!!

[@thechunkyson]

It was until I was much older that I realized how sad this song is. Round Here, is another one of my favorite songs.

[@kerricrawley6864]

This was my very first cassette that I bought with my yard work money. This song will be always in my mind. Thank you for being 40

[@razorbackfan2011]

You comment is listed as you posted it 3 weeks ago... this video just uploaded.... weirdest thing ever.

[@the-traveling-lens]

If I remember the story correctly, Adam Duritz (lead singer of Counting Crows) and his friend (who's father was a Flamenco guitar player) went to a bar and they saw the drummer for Chris Isaac come in and he had some women with him and clearly was benefitting from being a noted musician of his caliber. The fame, the money, the women, etc. And they sat there basically envisioning their lives and what it would be like to be in that same position. So the song is about wanting fame (for a number of reasons) and how when you get it, your going to be happy because, how could not be when everybody loves you and your getting all of that attention, women and money.

[@simontemplar3359]

This whole album (August and Everything After) absolutely holds up. Raining in Baltimore will hit you in the feels!

[@wow_horac4663]

The album August and Everything After is an amazing atmospheric and mood altering listen. Well worth an hour of your time.

[@allenelliott4964]

The song is basically the view of an artist trying to "make it". At that point, he thinks that if he's popular, then everyone will love him and things will be geat. Interestingly, about 5 years after Mr. Jones, Counting Crows did a live album called "Across A Wire". Now, a very popular band, Adam Duritz seemed to have also experienced the other side of fame as he changed the ending of Mr. Jones to : "When everyone loves you ,sometimes that's just about as f*cked up as you can be. Can't you hear me, cause I'm screaming, but I did not go outside yesterday. Oh, don't wake me, cause I was dreaming and I might stay inside again today. Cause Mr. Jones and me, we don't see each other much any more."

[@jamiewilson9280]

I absolutely adore Counting Crows!

[@jamiewilson9280]

Or magpies!

[@macho7268]

Its about that small gig experience and struggling / new artists with dreams of making it big. That fight against giving up and holding on to your dreams. Mr. Jones was the father of the bassist and a Flamenco guitarist.

[@BilboBagginsWPG]

I always took grey as indecisive, 'help me believe in anything, because I want to be someone who believes'.

[@chrisg8767]

The striking thing about Counting Crows catalogue is you have this song which is all about that yearning to make it big and be famous, and then so much of their following material deals with lamenting that astronomical rise to stardom.

[@billrowe443]

New Amsterdam was what New York City was originally called when the Dutch settled what’s now Manhattan in the 17th century

[@Enochulator]

this album has no misses on it. recovering the satellites, this desert life, and hard candy are also pretty great.

[@Kikatebn639]

OMG sun is shinning its touching everyone’s bare skin,beer and burgers then this blasts out of the stage speakers of a festival and gets everyone’s attention. Up dancing.. Rock those socks off.. Brilliance.. Yes Isle of Wight Festival 90,000 all enjoying.. Think you need to listen to The Proclaimers 500 Miles.. Please..❤❤❤

[@danieldeanmasterfinisher4715]

Love it that your taking time to analyze and interpret the lyrics along with reaction. This is what the reaction channel should be about.❤ keep it up bro!

[@joemckinley754]

Mr. Jones was a big radio hit and honestly it wore on me. But the one that I connected with was Long December. Really enjoy your work.

[@jdavila9902]

Yes, you should listen to this whole album. It is a masterpiece.

[@waltwasntfrozen]

This song, and round here, changed my life. I started painting.

[@AngB517]

I love this whole album. I had theirs, Soul Asylum, Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms... my collections are weird. Counting Crows' *Round Here* is amazing!!! I watched a documentary, and Adam (the lead singer) actually sought out a Bartending job at The Viper Room just to get away from the 'fame' because at the time it was selective entrance.

[@3YearsApart1613]

Saw them in concert in the late 90's and they were fantastic. The lead singer is so engaging with the crowd. It was a lot of fun.

[@Jessedog11]

"Round Here" is real deep.

[@johnrushton7794]

round here was the best i think

[@Thegrahamgalsreact]

This is the first song that I ever sang in front of people! Love Counting Crows!!!

[@iamsquatty]

This whole album.... is amazing. One of my all time favorites, the nostalgia just gives me warm and fuzzies. Love it! 🥹💜💜

[@katttmandoo]

This song takes me back INSTANTLY to jr high and high school!!!

[@bradleytravis9957]

Round here, A long December, - is a song I listen to every year around December when I was single it would help me feel my lonliness more and more and really relate to it. Big yellow taxi, Hanginaround, color blind all good

[@RumRaspberryMocha]

Amazing! The entire album is FIRE you really should do some songs from “August and Everything After”. Literally any song.

[@Iam_lamb]

YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS! I LOVE THE COUNTING CROWS👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@squarebarrel]

One of the best albums of the 90’s. Long December is a song I never get sick of listening to all these years. If you ever been to one of their shows ever so often he’ll tell the story of the song. Adam is a phenomenal songwriter. Other songs to checkout Around Here and Mrs Potter’s Lullaby.

[@thegothfolk]

August and Everything After is an amazing album. Omaha is a gorgeous song. For the most perfect live performance, check out them on the Howard Stern Show playing 'Around Here' where Adam is wearing a bunny suit. Seriously, the most beautiful thing you've ever seen/heard.

[@MexicanHeadbanger95]

Round Here is a great song

[@timmoser3526]

In the end no matter what’s on the outside, you’re still the same inside.

[@as7326]

Round Here is great too💜💜💜

[@sodcapula]

That whole album is a masterpiece!

[@keithetherington4824]

Sometimes you don't have to understand all the lyrics. Loving the music and knowing the lyrics is more important to me than knowing the meaning behind the song. You learn the meaning as you learn the song. You do a great job trying to understand the lyrics right away. Because you only have a limited amount of time to understand the song and the artist. 😊

[@ponfed]

Oh really! You're going *all* over the place. Rock, pop, alternative, country, old, new.. you rock dude!!!

[@tanyaweathersby9393]

August and everything after❤

[@ericlepage8191]

Anna begins is awesome by counting crows cheers

[@karlweir3198]

Love this song 💝

[@jonathan.m.phillips]

Dude, I got so lost in the song that I legit forgot I was watching a reaction video. Great band.

[@douglasg.9271]

What a great song. Tremendous.

[@tiacalhoun3841]

It’s about musicians in a bar (New Amsterdam) and they are dreaming of being stars

[@vladtheinhaler6647]

This lifts my spirits like no other song comes close to for some reason. I just find it the most joyous song ever and i always will.

[@georgewarner7210]

Picasso painted a picture called “man with the grey guitar” or something along those lines and it’s a reference to that…but I don’t know anything else as far as context about that part of the song….

[@payleighsteele1540]

This was a HUGE hit.

[@chelseahaley8350]

Love Counting Crows!! They have so many great songs!! Round here, A long December, Big yellow taxi, and Hanginaround are just a few of their bigger hits! Someone else u should check out is The Black Crows! They are just as amazing, and their catalog is just as deep, if not deeper! She talks to angels, Remedy, Hard to handle, & Twice as hard are just a few of my favorites!

[@grateful1609]

The Band and The Staples, The Weight, (The Last Waltz).🙏🏼❤

[@drunkenpixiarts4907]

I and my daughters probably have the entire album this is on memorized. So many good songs. Murder of One i think is my favorite.

[@Storyraymond]

Blue, red, black and yellow is the colors u use in printing and u can create any colors with those. Maybe his color palettes isn’t perfect or messed up, since it’s swapped for gray.

[@vizzini589]

Great song and a seriously underrated Band.

[@Mangomus2011]

FINALLY!!!! I have been waiting for such a long time for you to get to them. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a reaction to a live version of Round Here. One of their greatest songs ❤️❤️❤️

[@joshlansdown2810]

🤘 Great reaction man and band/song choice! A few more great ones you'd probably enjoy -Round Here -A Long December -Hangin' Around

[@aura81295]

Counting Crows as well as Hootie and the Blowfish were among my favorites on the radio during that time period also. There were a couple others. But music changed so much. Music was such an integral part of my life. I always said I was never gonna be one of "those" that stayed stuck in the past. Well I turned into one of "those" until recently. Access to all the new independent content brought me back to an appreciation for fresh music that can now bypass the gatekeepers in a cookie cutter industry that too often robs artists of their creativity.

[@donalucino7401]

BP: personally, I'm a bigger fan of these deep dives than the blind reactions. keep doin' you.

[@karenkenney6021]

Love the Counting Crows! Saw them a few times at small clubs in San Francisco, they were awesome! One show was the Counting Crows and Chris Isaak, great show!

[@D3ADPO3TRY]

Honestly. Perhaps one of if not the greatest song of the 90s. And I consider myself a metalhead these days.

[@Gov.audits]

So the chick, the dancers on stage, look at them... "she's looking at you..na,na"....those looks are as though they are in stereo. Its like she loves him in the moment. He speaks third person with "believe in me" her words in his head. In that club, "everybody loves you " and it feels great.

[@sarahsloot2290]

I’ve seen them live a few times, Crows are my exes favorite band and they always toured with great musicians. Excellent live shows, that would either be multi band jam sessions or separate sets. They’re not a top top for me, but I have fond memories of their live shows. Excellent band and I probably underrate them. Thank you for the nostalgia!

[@victorfettig4291]

New Amsterdam is New York, although I think he is referring to a club they were in

[@MastinoNapoletano420]

This band was something else...this song, Long December, but my favorite track by them is Colorblind...what a beautiful song.

[@brandyforsythe1882]

In high school by far the coolest teacher was our art teacher, Mr. Jones. He always let us listen to music in class and when this came on it was a whole vibe! Great memories!

[@korybeavers6528]

Mr. Jones Is a character in a Bob Dylan song titled Ballad of a Thin Man

[@shanegooding4839]

The song is about the singer and his pal Marty Jones who was in the band Himalayas with him and going out and imagining how different their lives would be if they were rock stars.

[@victorfettig4291]

It is, but this song is about his old bass player who's last name is jones

[@mikemurphy1700]

@@victorfettig4291 I believe he is drawing a line between his friend and The Ballad of a Thin Man....in particular the line " but there's something going on but you don't know what it is, do you ? Mr. Jones !!!.

[@christina9841]

Pausing at 8:53... I can remember in high school, thinking "some day I'm going to be a rockstar.. no one will know me, but they will love me".. that's what I craved at the time, because I felt so horrible about myself, but of course, everyone wants to be loved... I didn't want anyone to know me. So I get those words... "I want to be someone who believes"... I feel like in the nineties, there were a lot of songs with a spiritual yearning to them, which is why it hit me so hard back then and resonated with me so much..... Mr. Jones is such a great song. The lead singer for Counting Crows sings back up for the Wallflowers in "5th Avenue Heartache", takes a good song and pushes it over the top to make it really something special, imo.

[@heartwork8318]

I love this song! I had such a crush on Adam! This song is definitely on my forever playlist ❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@bryanreitmeyer3402]

Great album.

[@randyhochstein8455]

Fantastic album!! My personal favorite was Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby. This album is a lyrical masterpiece. ✌🏼😎🇺🇸

[@cent-kz2ti]

This band has some great songs. I like their slow, moody stuff

[@mkmstillstackin]

I'm so with you on Adam Duritz's voice. One of the few performers/live bands that I can just sit there, listen to them live, not know a single song, and still be completely captivated by the tone and mood of their music, driven in large part by Duritz's voice. But thankfully, I'm also quite familiar with a number of their songs too. And as someone else here suggested, "A Long December" would be the next one of their songs that I'd highly recommend.

[@librarylady13]

❤❤❤ Love this song, it makes me bounce!

[@OgreProgrammer]

In painting and visual media, grey is not dull, it is complementary with a huge variety of other colours, and it takes on an aspect and/or contrast with those. If he wants to be a "grey musician" he wants to work and be proficient with all sorts of music and other musicians.

[@tomward6689]

Yes, you should listen to the whole album August and Everything After

[@johndavis4347]

💯👍Thanks for covering this Heard this jam 10k tie But never knew story.

[@georgeancil1854]

their first two albums are great front to back

[@karlfahrt344]

As an 'educational ' side note ;-), New York was founded as New Amsterdam (Nieuw - Amsterdam) by the Dutch and renamed to New York after the Brits took over. Love your content, you're output is amazing. I know about 90% the songs you're reacting to (Country excluded), some of them long forgotten. Nice you're pulling them up again.

[@thevicdunnband]

I just saw these guys in concert. We stood in the rain for the whole show plus 3 encores. It was great!!! Mardi Gras, Mobile AL 2024

[@Blaque_Frost]

Black Pegasus, I love how you are going down this rock road with a bunch of us who knew these all the way. Would you consider a separate series of introducing people to the hip hop classics, the golden era hits, all the greats that we should know from your realm?

[@tua.sum.nova.praeda]

Mr Jones is from Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a thin man". Bobbey Seale of the Black Panthers recounts in his book "Seize the day" how Huey P. Newton (RIPower) was playing the song over and over because he was so intrigued by the message. You should hear Ballad of a thin man, just for the lyrics.

[@1145ontop]

There is not one of his songs that won't challenge you to want to write great lyrics! Guys I used to play with we would sit and study the lyrics of every song he wrote because there was so much to discover!! ❤❤❤ LOVE LOVE LOVE that you are taking the time to really understand what he's saying!

[@Noelle0026]

The whole album is 🔥🔥. I saw them open for The Rolling Stones back in the 90s. It wasn’t good. Unfortunately,Adam couldn’t remember the words to the songs. Was so disappointed. This album got me through writing my dissertation.

[@tillmanjared1115]

I’ve seen Counting Crows 3 times in crowds smaller than 300. They used to do “Secret Shows” at a dive bar here in New Orleans every year for Jazz Fest. Been a huge fan since High School in the 90’s. Pretty sure he told the story one of those nights that the song is basically a fictional story based off the night hearing his buddy’s dad’s band play where Mr. Jones is the Bartender at a bar “The New Amsterdam” in this story and he’s singing about shooting the Bull and chatting with the Bartender about “Tall Tales” we all tell bellied up to the Bar (especially with the “Beautiful ladies” around) and being inspired to become a musician.

[@joshuastickley2796]

Great song and another great reaction Black Pegasus!!

[@chrischreative2245]

This song is deeper than you think

[@RockinMamaT]

Our lady peace 4am is a must my friend. Peace out ✌️ ☮️

[@dcg4mn]

Flamenco is both a guitar/music genre and serious dance from Spain. I like the story provided below that his friend Jones’ dad was a flamenco guitarist and they’d go see him perform, so yeah: very straightforward - also very natural our young thoughts and hopes for our futures. An “Everyman” perspective of our early 20s. GREAT track. GREAT singer hella performance, a huge smash for obvious reasons. Not only a great song but he just seems like someone who’d be fun and cool and relaxed to hit bars with 😄 Doesn’t “I wish I was beautiful” just mean “I wish I was as attractive as this beautiful woman then I might have a chance”?😉 As with any smash success that virtually everyone loves, the singer apparently (and of course undeservedly) experienced some pretty vicious backlash - we all know there are forever bitter trolls who love nothing more than to try to take good people down. It hit hard, but he shook it off and still performs -toured just last year ✊🏽😎

[@jameslong3752]

Adam Duritz was the Pete Davidson (with talent) of his day with the ladys. Check out Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby, one of my favorite Counting Crows songs. Adam wrote it after watching a Monica Potter in a movie, and then later ended up dating her for a time.

[@mrsainsburys1]

Thanks BP, really enjoyed that 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍

[@MrMooose2010]

One of the best songs from the time period. Man these guys were Fya! Adam has an amazing voice, You should look at some more of the stuff from these guys.. Or Hell you mentioned them. Hootie and the Blowfish! 90's-Early 00's shit was tight

[@ronnydowdy7432]

😮 I have never heard of them but this was great. ❤❤❤

[@ShaunHensley]

August and Everything After is a phenomenal album

[@nicebutnotinasandbox668]

Fun Fact: Adam was a bartender at the Viper Room bar at the height of his career. This is where River Phoenix died in West Hollywood.

[@user-ju9pj5zp4g]

MUSIC 90 MAGIC ❤❤❤🔥🔥🤘🤘