Counting Crows
Counting Crows are an American rock band originating from Berkeley, Califor… Read Full Bio ↴Counting Crows are an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained fame in 1993 following the release of their debut album, titled 'August and Everything After', when track "Mr. Jones" became a big hit. Known for their melancholic yet melodic songwriting, the band started when singer Adam Duritz (previously of The Himalayans and Sordid Humor) teamed up with guitarist David Bryson (local producer and former member of the band Mr. Dog) in San Francisco, California in 1990. Counting Crows originally performed as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around the cities of Berkeley and San Francisco.

For the group's first album, Adam and David added bassist Matt Malley, multi-instrument talent Charlie Gillingham, and drummer Steve Bowman. David Immergluck served as the second guitarist on the first album, but he did not officially join the band until 1999. Guitarist Dan Vickery was added just as the band set out on their first tour. As stated before, 'August and Everything After' provided the band with a surprise yet very welcome success, garnering them critical praise and commercial success. Released on September 14, 1993 through Geffen Records, the album hit #2 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, showing that their tunes had tapped into something. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies in the United States. The group was nominated at the 1994 Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" for Round Here and for "Best New Artist." They would see many more nominations and wins at various different award shows such as the American Music Awards, Juno Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards. Their follow-up album, Recovering the Satellites, reached #1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, with all but one of their subsequent albums reaching the top 10 of this list.

Counting Crows, with their intimate and confessional yet smooth, often catchy musical approach, achieved a large fan base among melodic rock fans over the years. Their live performances have also been praised, being extremely energetic and passionate. They often alter the arrangements and lyrics of their songs when they're performed live, which can be heard on their various live albums. Their 90s acclaim reflected that a significant music scene looked for something different from the raging guitars of the Seattle-based grunge movement as well as from either boilerplate pop music or the budding electronic music subgenres. The group kept on releasing new songs into the new millennium.

The band's more recent successes include the 2004 hit song "Accidentally In Love", which was featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack (that has sold over 1,000,000 copies). That song has also garnered nominations for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. They also saw success with their cover of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi. That same year, the band released their first ever best of set, which they titled 'Films about Ghosts'. That album features songs from every phase of the Counting Crows' recording career. To date, the band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Billboard has ranked them as the 8th greatest Adult Alternative Artist of all time.

The group made the news when 'Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings' was released on March 25th, 2008. In addition, on January 16, 2008, the band released a digital EP as a free download on their official web site, consisting of the songs "1492" and "When I Dream Of Michelangelo". The lead single from the album was "You Can't Count On Me", which was released for radio play on February 4, 2008.

The album itself is thematically and stylistically divided into two parts: the first, more rock-influenced Saturday Nights, and the second, more country-influenced Sunday Mornings. Theme changes along with style; in the Sunday Mornings portion of the album, songs become more reflective. The iTunes release contains several bonus tracks, including a track-by-track interview with Duritz.

Since then, the band has put out a cover album, 2012's Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation), 2014's studio album Somewhere Under Wonderland, and an EP, 2021's Butter Miracle: Suite One. Butter Miracle is expected be expanded into a full album. Alongside these studio efforts, the band has also released two more live albums, 2011's August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall and 2013's Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow.

Members of the band:
Adam Duritz - lead vocals, piano, wurlitzer, tamborine
David Bryson - guitars, dobro, vocals
Charles Gillingham - piano, organ, accordion, mellotron, vocals
Dan Vickery - guitars, sitar, banjo, vocals
David Immergluck - guitars, bass, electric sitar, mandolin, vocals
Jim Bogios - drums, percussion loops, vocals
Millard Powers - bass guitar, upright bass, piano, vocals

Ex-members of the band:
Matt Malley - guitars, double bass, vocals
Ben Mize - drums, percussion, tambourine, bulbs, vocals
Steve Bowman - drums, vocals
Ben Ulrich - drums
Marty Jones - bass guitar
Lydia Holly - keyboards
Toby Hawkins - drums

Albums
August And Everything After - (September 14, 1993)
Recovering The Satellites - (October 14, 1996)
Across a Wire - Live in New York City - (1998)
This Desert Life - (November 1, 1999)
Hard Candy - (July 8, 2002)
Films About Ghosts: The Best Of - (November 25, 2003)
*New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall - (June 19, 2006)
August And Everything After, Deluxe Edition - (Fall 2007)
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings - (March 25, 2008)
iTunes: Live from SoHo - (July 22, 2008)
August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall - (August 29, 2011)
Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation) - (April 10, 2012)
Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow - (April 8, 2013)
Somewhere Under Wonderland - (September 2, 2014)
Butter Miracle: Suite One (May 21, 2021)
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Counting Crows Lyrics


01-Round Here Step out the front door like a ghost Into the fog…
05-All My Friends Thought I might get a rocket ride When I was a…
06.Time and Time Again I wanted so badly Somebody other than me Staring back at me …
08_08 A Long December A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this yea…
1 Blue morning Blue morning Wrapped in strands of fist and bon…
1492 I'm a Russian Jew American Impersonating African Jamaican Wh…
3 Mr Jones Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la Mmm Uh huh I was down at the New Amst…
4 White Stallions She had four white stallions coming up around the bend Four…
40 Years I was born in the jungle With the sickening smell of…
5 Anna Begins My friend assures me "It's all or nothing" I am not…
6. High Life All my friends got flowers in their eyes But I got…
6. Rain King When I think of heaven Deliver me in a black-winged…
7. Raining in Baltimore This circus is falling down on its knees The big top…


9. Another HorseDreamer Margery's dreaming of the middle of the day Tiyuri to win …
99 Days She said, "I wanna be the rain. I am a red…
A good year for the roses I can hardly stand the sight of lipstick, On the cigarettes…
A Long December A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this yea…
A Murder Of One Blue morning, blue morning Wrapped in strands of fist and bo…
Accidentally in Love So she said, "What's the problem, baby?" What's the problem?…
Accidentally in Love. So she said what's the problem baby What's the problem I…
accidentaly in love So she said, "What's the problem, baby?" What's the problem?…
Accidently In Love So she said what's the problem baby What's the problem I…
All My Failures Addressing a prayer into the air In the shadows of satellite…
All My Friends Thought I might get a rocket ride When I was a…
All My Friends 120299 Thought I might get a rocket ride When I was a…
All Through the Night Exit 8 Small cafe Georgia moonlight It's three a.m. I've bee…
American Girls She comes out on Fridays every time Stands out in a…
Amie I can see why you think you belong to me, I…
Amy Hit The Atmosphere If I could make it rain today And wash away this…
Angel of 14th Street Broadway traffic streaming light She came from California Ru…
Angels of Silence Well I guess you left me with some feathers in…
Anna Begins My friend assures me "It's all or nothing" I am not…
Another Horsedreamer Margery's dreaming of the middle of the day Tiyuri to win Pe…
Anyone But You I'm always thinking Of someone new I'm never sitting OK w…
Atlantic City Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last…
August And Everything After They're waking up Maria 'Cause everybody else has got somepl…
Baby Blue Guess I got what I deserve, Kept you waiting there too…
Baby I'm A Big Star Now Gonna get out on the road tonight 'Cause I got a…
Baby Im a Big Star Now Gonna get out on the road tonight Cause, I got a…
Baby, I'm a Big Star Now Gonna get out on the road tonight I got a…
Bad Time I'm in love with a girl, I'm talking about, I'm in…
Ballad Of El Goodo Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh And I've…
Barely Out of Tuesday I woke up Tuesday morning staring at the ceiling, Hoping fo…
Barely Out of Tuesday 12/'96 Woke up Tuesday morning staring at the ceiling hoping for de…
Big Yellow Taxi They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink…
Black And Blue Fading everything to black and blue You look a lot…
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain In the twilight glow I see, Blue eyes crying in the…
Blues Run the Game Catch a boat to England baby Maybe to Spain Wherever I have…
Bobby and the Rat-Kings I′m an elevator kid pushing buttons when I wanna go…
Borderline There's something in your eyes that won't let me be I…
Boxcars Lovers cloaked in darkness caught between Kisses dipped in s…
Bulldog Hey now bulldog, Don't you rush in, with your eyes wild, H…
Butterfly In Reverse Mary-Ann You're better than the world They took a lot of tim…
Caravan And the caravan is on its way I can hear the…
Carriage If anything it should have been a better thing, From underne…
Catapult All of the sudden she disappears Just yesterday she was here…
Chelsea I never go to New York City these days Something about…
Children and Bloom Children in bloom cooking in the sun Waiting for a room…
Children in Bloom 12/'96 Children in bloom cooking in the sun Waiting for a room…
Cigarettes and Alcohol Is it my imagination or have I finally found something…
Circle Of Friends Well how the times have changed Looking back, it seems so…
Closer To You Well come a little closer if you can, And just forget…
Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain Cocaine cannot kill my pain, Like a freight train through my…
Color Blind I am colorblind Coffee black and egg white Pull me out from…
Come Around Have you seen the little pieces of the people we…
Come Pick Me Up When they call your name, Will you walk right up, With a…
Coming Around Never see you coming around They know they got their heads…
Cover Up The Sun Colorado passes by like writing on a wall Headed Eastward d…
Cowboys Cowboys on the road tonight Crying in their sleep If I was…
Crazy for You Swaying along as the music starts, Strangers making the mos…
Crossing Muddy Waters Baby's gone and I don't know why, She let out this…
Dancing Days Dancing days are here again, As the summer evenings grow, I …
Daylight Fading Waiting for the moon to come and light me up…
Diamonds Babies & Cars My turn this time," he says. "Never get better than this, we…
Dislocation I was an alien in utero Somehow missed New Mexico Fell to…
Earthquake Driver I was born again a little north of Disneyland Somewhere unde…
Einstein on the Beach Albert's always sincere, he's a sensitive type His intention…
Einstein on the Beach ... Albert's always sincere; he's a sensitive type His intention…
Elevator Boots Bobby was a kid from round the town Kicks pumped up…
Elvis Went To Hollywood November promises, it seems, Are broken February dreams th…
Floating Over You Getting dressed and bunker bound Shuffling through the heat…
For the Sake of the Song Why does she sing, her sad songs for me, I'm not…
Four Days All I want is something good It gets harder every time She…
Four White Stallions She had four white stallions coming up around the bend Four…
Friday I'm in Love Well I don't care if Monday's blue, Tuesday's grey and Wedn…
Friend Of The Devil I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds Didn't…
Ghost I took the cannonball down to the ocean Across the desert…
Ghost in You A man in my shoes runs a lier, and all…
Ghost Train I took the cannonball down to the ocean Across the desert…
Girl From the North Country If you're travelin' in the north country fair, The winds th…
God Of Ocean Tides Close the door on a short night Lift the lid on…
Goin Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won't close Railings fr…
Goin' Down to New York Town Well I feel just like a freight train baby, Runnin' out…
Good Luck Larry's in Vegas, With some chick from LA, The best things…
Good Night LA I said goodnight L.A. 'Cause I'm awake in my room I've been…
Good Time The gentleman caller in the blue suede shoes He don't know…
Goodnight I said, "Goodnight L.A." Cause I'm awake in my room I been…
Goodnight Elisabeth I was wasted in the afternoon, waiting on a train I…
Goodnight Elizabeth i was wasted in the afternoon waiting on a train i woke…
Goodnight L.A I said, "Goodnight L.A." Cause I'm awake in my room I been…
Goodnight La I said goodnight L.A. 'Cause I'm awake in my room I've been…
Hangin' Around She sat right down on the sofa I said, "Where have…
Hanging Around She sat right down on the sofa And said, "Where have…
Hanging Tree She brings her friends so we wont have to be…
Hard Candy On certain Sundays in November When the weather bothers me I…
Have You Seen Me Lately Get away from me This isn't gonna be easy But I don't…
Hazy When you disapear on me it's like parades in the…
Here Comes Your Man Outside there's a box car waiting, Outside the family stew,…
High Life All my friends got flowers in their eyes But I got…
Holiday In Spain Got no place to go But there's a girl waiting…
Holiday In Spain / Big Yellow Taxi Got no place to go But there's a girl waiting…
Hospital Hospital bound, so you know there will be treatment Hey alri…
how can i live without you You can still come and make me coffee in the…
I Blue morning, blue morning Wrapped in strands of fist and bo…
I Wanna Be Sedated Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go, I wanna be sedated, …
I Wish I Was A Girl The devil's in the dreaming He tells you I'm not sleeping…
I'm Not Sleeping She comes to me at night when I'm sleeping She comes…
If I Could Change It All Got a message in my head That the papers had all…
If I Could Give All My Love-or-Richard Manuel Is Dead Got a message in my head That the papers had all…
If I Could Give All My Love_Or_Richard Manuel Is Dead Got a message in my head That the papers had all…
If Icould give all my love Got a message in my head That the papers had all…
Im Not Sleeping She comes to me at night when I'm sleeping She comes…
Insignificant Can you see me up on a building From down on…
Introduction To Perfect Blue Buildings Just down the street from your hotel, baby I stay at…
Introduction to Sullivan Street Take the way home that leads back to Sullivan St. Cross…
Jaded Happy birthday baby What's it gonna be? Monday morning wit…
John Appleseed I stepped out the front door into winter and the…
Jumpin Jesus Jumping Jesus, my oh my He's got a great big bottle…
Jumping Jesus Jumping Jesus my oh my He's got a great big bottle…
Kid Things What's there that makes you want to be lonely? What's there…
Le Ballet d Wasted time running scared, when all of love needs is…
Lightning It's crazy but often clear, often clear, We shimmer and dis…
Like Teenage Gravity You're the kind of thing those sweetheart boys just talk…
Live Forever 6/'00 I said maybe, I don't really wanna know, How your garden…
Live Forever/A Long December A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this yea…
Los Angeles Dancing like the nights are down in Nashville But I seem…
Love So she said, "What's the problem, baby?" What's the problem?…
Love & Addiction Put on your bad self get out your party dress and fix…
Love Song If tonight's the night then today's my day That I should…
love with you She was only seventeen and I was twenty-one Chasing dreams w…
Low Sometimes I wanna take you down, Sometimes I wanna get you…
Maggie May Wake up, Maggie, I think I got something to say…
Margery In the still water she lies down Shaking through the press…
Mean Jumper Blues I feel like jumping through the keyhole in your door, I…
Meet On The Ledge We used to say that come the day, We'd all be…
Mercury She is trapped inside a month of grey And they take…
Mercy I got a feeling Of unrighteousness Bitter cold Hollow bitter…
Miami I guess I think I feel alright You come circling…
Miller Miller's angels in black and white Welcome everyone in Child…
Monkey All dressed up No place to go Hey monkey, when you gonna…
Mr Jones Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la Mmm Uh, huh I was down at the New Ams…
Mrs Potter's Lullaby Well I woke up in mid-afternoon cause that's when it…
Murder of One Blue morning Blue morning Wrapped in strands of fist and bon…
My Love my love lives out at the end of the road takes what…
My Winding Wheel Well night time let her through, Yeah I am talking to…
New Frontier (come on children, mind the gap) Miracle people with marvel…
Night Moves I was a little too tall, could've used a few…
Nothing but a Child Sun upon me walking on the ocean Sun upon me walking…
Oceanside Did you ever hover in the distance? Did you ever swoop…
Oh My Sweet Carolina I went down to Houston and I stopped in San…
Ohh La La Poor old granddad, I laughed at all his words I thought…
Omaha Start tearing the old man down Run past the heather and…
Omaha (acoust Start tearing the old man down, Run past the heather and…
On A Tuesday In Amsterdam Long Ago A picture of Amsterdam Bare trees under glass Framed in the …
On Almost Any Sunday Morning Take a message to your head Just stay beside her in…
Ooh La La Poor old granddad, I laughed at all his words I thought…
Open All Night Is everybody happy now? Is everybody clear? We could drive…
Outside Chance You can try to please me, But it won't be easy, Stone…
Pale Blue Eyes Sometimes I feel so happy, Sometimes I feel so sad, Someti…
Palisades Park Somebody screamed and all of Jim Jeffries dreams Explode aga…
Perfect Blue Building Just down the street from your hotel, baby I stay at…
Possibility Days It was a cold 3AM at JFK I guess you stayed…
Rain King When I think of heaven Deliver me in a black-winged…
Raining In Baltimore This circus is falling down on its knees The big top…
Recovering of the Satellites Gonna get back to basics Guess I'll start it up again I'm…
Return of the Grievous Angel Won't you scratch my itch sweet Annie Rich And welcome me…
Richard Manuel Is Dead Got a message in my head that the papers had all…
Richest Man If I had a dollar for every time you broke my heart, messed…
River Shannon Oh Shannon, I might be dreaming The stars fell down on…
Round Here Step out the front door like a ghost Into a fog…
Saint Robinson and His Cadillac Dream Staring out of his window as the world rushes by Arthur…
Scarecrow Mary steers clear of the men from space Back alley kid…
Shake some action I will find a way To get to you some day Oh,…
Shallow Days Mary Jane says, it's all right She's just around the corner…
She Doesn't Exist Anymore I used to ring you and put down the phone Once…
She Don't Want Nobody Near She don't want nobody near But you can't get away from…
She's Like The Weather Life is simple. Life is sweet. Oh, so saddle up and…
Sister Golden Hair Tried to make it Sunday, That I got so damn depressed, Tha…
Someday Something going on around here, I could not crawl back if…
Spaceman In Tulsa You're a spaceman in Tulsa So you cover it up in…
Speedway I get so nervous I'm shaking Gets so I got no…
St Robinson In His Cadallac Dream Staring out of his window as the world rushes by Arthur…
St. Robinson and His Cadillac Dream Staring out of his window as the world rushes by Arthur…
St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream Staring out of his window as the world rushes by Arthur…
St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream / Kid Things Staring out of his window as the world rushes by Arthur…
Start Again I don't know if you can hear me I'm feeling down…
Suffocate Good morning baby, Guess you wanna touch me now, You wanna…
Sullivan Street Take the way home that leads back to Sullivan St. Cross…
Sundays Colored rubbers and a bedroom set I wouldn't know it if…
Supersonic I need to be myself, I can't be no one else, I'm…
Sweet Home Alabama (Original by Lynyrd Skynard) Big wheels keep on turning car…
The Angel Of 14th Street Broadway traffic streaming light She came from California Ru…
The Ballad of El Goodo Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh And I've…
The Ghost In You A man in my shoes runs a light All the papers…
The Greening Of America She's closing all the shades she finds the daylight just a…
The Tall Grass "Come outside," she said to me As if I knew just…
These Days Well I've been out walking, And I don't do that much…
Thirteen Won't you let me walk you home from school, Won't you…
This Land Is Your Land Well I roll down that ribbon of highway, I saw above…
Thunder Road Well the screen door slams, Mary's dress waves, And like a…
Time and Time Again I wanted so badly Somebody other than me Staring back at me …
Tuesday In Amsterdam A picture of Amsterdam Bare trees under glass Framed in the …
Under The Aurora Here we go again Good morning, radio Believers, if you′re li…
Unsatisfied Look me in the eye, And tell me, that I'm satisfied, Was…
Untitled If tonight's the night then today's my day That I…
Up All Night Exit 8 Small cafe Georgia moonlight It's three a.m. I've bee…
Up All Night (Frankie Miller Goes to Hollywood) Is everybody happy now? Is everybody clear? We could drive o…
Useless Stuff I'm so fucking sick I'm the king of the world, I'm…
Virginia Through The Rain You can hear the hotel humming She grabs her shoes and…
Walkaways Gotta rush away she said I've been to boston before Anyway, …
Washington Square I sold my piano It couldn't come with me I locked up…
We're Only Love Who built the ball that is this earth? Gave me life…
When I Dream Of Michaelangelo You know I don't like you But you want to be…
When I Dream Of Michelangelo You know I don't like you But you want to be…
Why Should You Come When I Call It's 1:30 in the morning That's alright by me You just waiti…
Wise Blood I'm an outcast that no one can save anymore and the…
Wiseblood I'm an outcast that no one can save anymore And the…
With Love From A-Z I was trying to swim through an ocean of rain I…
You Ain Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won't close Railings…
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won't close Railings fr…
You Can Anythings hard to change But hey I got you down on…
You Can't Count On Me Anythings hard to change But hey I got you down on…
[silence] Well I guess you left me with some feathers in…


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