Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla (lyrics)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- I couldn't find a lyric vid to this on youtube, so I made one. Enjoy.
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I wrote this song in 1993......Thanks for still listening :)
you are a legend sir....
thank you for making wonderful songs...
Thank you for this.
Hello 16 ~~ I will always love this song ! This band and Ja The vocalist , are the great unsung Heroes of the grunge era :)
I love this song(:
Yes, love this song and thank you for writing! Just found out my band is covering this song, I'm a happy camper!!
My son was 7 and in the hospital for six months being treated for Leukemia when this song would play on the radio. He is almost 30 years old now. Thankful, he is my warrior 🙏
Hallelujah
OMG is he ok
#blessed
LOVE HEARING THINGS LIKE THIS 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
All the Glory is for GOD 🙏
I have such fond memories of this song. I truly miss this group and the 90's.
Thanks for still listening Mark!
I really love this song....it brings me back to my troubled adult life. This has been my comfort song. Thanks Dishwalla.
Thank you for listening Erma :)
Did it occur to you that the person who wrote this song, replied to your comment? That's pretty cool
Such a beautiful and optimistic song. I was in jail and on my way to court on a cold January day. I'd been up since 3:30 am and exhausted. I was transported in a van with other people and I lucked out and got to sit shotgun with the deputy and this song came on the radio. I knew I'd get released and I did in just hearing this and feeling like maybe my higher power was giving me a thumbs up. After all this, I completely turned my life around. So thank you JR from the bottom of my heart ❤❤❤❤❤
Wow! What a story!! thank you for sharing and hope you are well :)
@@JRRichardsOfficialso are you saying that God is a woman?
I love this song regardless... Sending you mad love From Newark Brick City NJ.. stay safe out there and God bless you and your family..✌️
Beautifully nuanced, deeply yet simply meaningful, iconic.
Thanks WIll!
@@JRRichardsOfficial you're welcome... my pleasure, and so is great music.
@@JRRichardsOfficial sometimes a song will get stuck in your head and it can be so annoying. This is the third day Counting Blue Cars has been on a loop in my head, I'm in no hurry for it to stop.
Thinking about this song on this early morning, I really thought it was (Match box 20) who sang this. Been a long time since I heard this song. I still enjoy listening to it.
I temember listening to this with my best friend in the early 90's hanging at the marina . We were both going through some shit at the time... We would light one up and play this sonv and escaped for a while. To this day we still talk about this song and the times we had at the marina 30 years ago. I love this guy like a brother and has always been there for me . Thanks for being one of songs i'll listen to forever.
Thanks for sharing my man!
One of the best '90s alternative rock songs ever.
Wow! Thank you 🙏🎵
I heard this song first on the radio in the mid 90’s while developing negatives in a dark room of New England school of photography and it stayed with me ever since.
Thank you for still listening!
i miss the 90s
I miss the 90s too
me too
You and me both dude
Me too, however back then I never thought I'd miss them. It just shows what the current decades long downward spiral can do to have you re-prioritize.
Luis Ramirez me too
Reminds me of the 90s when I was in my twenties. Great times.
Those were good times :)
A most excellent job. I'm 63 and still listen to this great composition by Dishwalla. This song caught my ear years ago when God was referred to as "her". I love a different point of view and I love the music to this.
Thank you for the kind words Rebecca :)
Too bad God isn't a "her" He's wrong about that in this song too! It's God the Father, which is obviously a guy, not a female so nice try!!
Man, this song takes me back to my first job, summer 1996, Mohawk gas station in Calgary, AB, Canada. Everytime I hear it, even now, it brings me back to those simple days of minimum wage and free fountain drinks!
Dan P Dalhousie station?
Amen currently living that life now 😂
Same, 1990 Stop n Go, best job of my life
zipdoa No, 14th Street NW. It’s not there anymore unfortunately
Summer 1996 wow amazing!
I simply love the image of a woman holding her arms open to a pretty sky scape and unleashing an apparent tornado of love, indicated by all the hearts. I would love a poster of this.
That would make an awesome poster!
Tornado of Love .... just gives chills thinking of the possibilities. 🤘😔🎸
Good song coming from a hip hop lover👍✌️🙂
HA! I am honored 🙏🎵
Just heard this song for the first time on the radio, instantly one of my favorites.
That is so cool to hear Juan!1 :)
If you had said tell me all your thoughts about God because I'd really like to meet him I would have no problem with this song you wrote
Now that I’m a father this song shed the whole new meaning to me.
I love this song, and im non-religious i grew up listening to this song and my dad showed me this song and it means alot to him. He says he thinks of me when he hears this song. Which adds value to this song for me.
That is so awesome to hear :) thank you for sharing!
Simply Spectacular, The Letter "Tell me all your thoughts on God" is still in my Head 🙏🇻🇪
Thank you! 🙏🎵
SHE WALKED WITH A PURPOSE OF GOD
my childhood brought me here. loved this song when i was in grade school :) good times then
Yes they were absolutely good times :) thank you!
I am 13 and I LOVE this song! Thank you dad for showing me this!
How is life now that ur in ur 20s. Crazy seeing a 9 year old comment
Saw you J.R. opening for Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Del Mar Sound in July of 2024. You still got it! You knocked it out of the park. My wife said your voice is beyond awesome, I agree. Thanks for the opener it was great.
I'm a preachers kid and I used to be a waiter. I once waited on the table of a priest who taught at a seminary. He randomly asked me if I knew what the Trinity was. I said, " Yeah, The Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit" He said, do you know thar men represent The Father, women represent The Holy Spirit, and the baby they have together represents The Son. I'm 33 now and I was maybe 22 when I was told this. I like this interpretation. I looked up Holy Spirit in the dictionary and it means Spirit Of God.
R U the boxer
Luv this ...timeless
Thank you :)
It is refreshingly beautiful that this song approaches GOD in the form of an open ended question, not a well defined and declarative proclamation. And by using the word "she" it challenges the conventional viewpoint that is usually presented by the most vocal proponents of every organized religion on the planet. Well done.
Your first two sentences cannot exist with each other logically. Your third does fine.
Perhaps it's the conventional viewpoint because it is the most logical. Why did men naturally come to dominate every culture in history? Maybe one sex has a true leadership quality....
Wow I am totally blown away from what I always imagined now since I just mentioned it I'm immediately thought dude calls his child's mother God or whoever woman in his life is. I love this. Reminds me my dad's humor. I miss his smile and his love for life.
The Catholic Church teaches that God is neither male nor female. He is pure spirit and not confined to human biology. God merely chooses to reveal himself as male.
@@chicalagata , remove the word he and replace with God. Thank you for sharing that info
God is good. She cares and wants to help. Love the hard-driving guitars on this song. Perfect timing.
One of my favorite 90s tunes. VERY well engineered 👌
Thank you!!
I was born in 1991 love this song always heard it on the radio on my way to school thank you
Sometimes a song will get stuck on replay in your head and it can be so annoying. I'm on the third day of Counting Blue Cars playing on a loop in my head, I'm in no hurry for it to stop.
Still love this song in 2021
Awesome to hear Kathleen! Thank you for still listening :)
Thank you for this video! I lost my son to cancer this year. You brought a smile to my face & so many images of wonderful memories with each verse. Not sure what brought me here, but whatever it was - thank you so much!
Still sounds fresh
Thanks Eric!
When it comes to live music, I am old as dirt. But I am a newbie to You Tube. I read the lyrics perfectly and their timing was spot on. 10 on a scale of 10.
JR Richards wrote one of the best songs ever recorded! Beautiful interpretation! Or better, unequaled interpretation! Unique! Thank you!
To me, this amazing song is about how there is purpose to our lives ... that we're NOT here randomly -- but that we will never find that purpose unless we actively wonder about it. And as we move through life, we feel an increasing drive to learn our specific, individualized lessons and gain wisdom, especially as we realize that our time is running short (e.g., going from "mid- to -late-afternoon."). Unlike other shoes, "sneakers" do not "make hard noises," and therefore suggest that he is especially sensitive to all the insensitivity all around him. He's asking about deeper meaning and purpose in a world that might otherwise seem so random and purposeless. I've always loved this song. Thanks for posting it.
Allan Chino - I love your interpretation of this! Thanks for sharing that. I am at this point in my early 40s where I feel like I am nearing rush hour "picked up the pace" ... it is just such excellent epic poetry. LOVE IT ... I will love this into my 80s.
This one of the most amazing songs I have ever heard!!! It is absolutely beautiful and touching!
Thank you :)
12 years ago i played in a cover band that did this tune. I'd forgotten how good it was until now,
timeless classic.
Cheers Kevin!
This song reminds me of when my husband John passed away. Right before he died, he talked about God. and I listen to this song.
I remember this being my favorite song in my junior year of high school, back when it first came out.
Ever since the first time I heard this one, I believed God is a woman.
This song Mark's such a great time in my younger years,thank you,Dishwalla!
Thanks for listening Chris!
My favorite song
Wow! Awesome to hear Susan :)
I heard this on the radio this morning; had to find it. I must admit it was a great way to wake up. I'm so glad i found it :) it is such an amazing song!
Lithium
I was actually counting blue cars today and it reminded me so I had to hear it again 10 times ha
December 27.... RIP🌹 Grandma Grace Jackson.
Beautiful song, omg... Thank you for this wonderful gift of magic.... Amen... †
Thank you for listening Leslie! :)
Thank jr Richard's such a cool song! Legend man!
Cheers Ray :)
Amazing song I haven't heard in too long. I woke up singing it in my head, so I think I heard it in a dream (something that happens to me a lot). Had to look it up. Good start to the day.
Thanks for still listening Robert!
Back in the day when I was in a metal band we would actually play this song...... Loved it then still love it now ....
Awesome! I'd love to have heard that version!🤘
The 80s get all the love (rightfully) but the early to mid 90s were excellent as well. The last of the great music ended in the late 90s.
I so miss the 90's
Ditto :)
I ALREADY MET MYSELF AND I AM EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENALLY PERFECT
When i was young i loved this song im 15 and remebered it and it still makes me feel diffrent for some odd reason
Thank you for still listening :)
Had this stuck in my head this morning so thanks for having a lyric video for it
Sorry for your loss. Whatever brings you to a place than can place a good memory in your heart, or make you smile after such a tragic loss...than i'd call that a blessing. One day at a time...
I absolutely love this song
Enjoyed this quite a bit, any representation of this song is deserving of a million views at a minimum- not many songs moved me in life-this did-and will
Still jammin november 2019..
Still jammin' in October, 2180. You're dead now and can't read this. So sad.
Awesome! Thanks Alvin :)
This song hits such an intense vibe with me I have to say it's one of the best songs of the 90s or pop era for that matter. And as far as god is concerned, she did give birth to the universe.
I love this song. The child's prospective.
Thank Nancy!
I always loved this song
Awesome to hear :)
I've always loved this song.
Hits me where it hurts in a good way
Omg i havent heard this in 20 years
Same
Thanks for still listening!
1996 what a time mid to late 90's seemed amazing wish I was my age now back then
It was an awesome time :)
Great song bro, they don't make great music like this anymore Mr. Richards.... thank you...
Thanks for the kind words Joel!
Still listening in 2024 JR!!
Awesome! Thank you :)
AMAZING VIBRATION.
90s at its best!
I miss the 90's too
I grew up with this song.... Sweet innocence
It's nice to hear songs publicly announce the Lord
Im quite sure its in refrence to the universal concept of "god". Nice try though. Thanks for coming out👍
I'm actually here because of TopGolf radio. I work there so I hear this song a lot and wanted to know the lyrics better. It's such a great song, and now even better that I know what he's really saying. ^^
Love it. Just like God will be in this sinners life forever this song also stands the test of time for me also. Saaaweet
Thanks Dr. X for recommending this song. Or should I say Lily!!
love the lyrics
Thank you Sandra!
Dr. X's sweet underground radio show brought me here.
Awesome! :)
Beautiful song. And it's refreshing to hear someone refer to God as She once in a while. Where are the gutsy musicians like this, these days?
Being oppressed currently by "Political correctness". Kinda sad.
No kidding. I'll admit I'm probably biased, but art and entertainment in the 90s was so much more alive. So much more expressive. These days, there are too many corporations cashing in.
*****
I'm pretty sure that no artist has been restricted by political correctness as far as the ability to publish their work. But I get your meaning.
I think it just boils down to music becoming stagnant and recycled. Earlier periods had so much diversity.
Perhaps not restricted actively but certainly restricted passively and behind the scenes in the form of attitudes ranging from ambivalence to derision for artistic expressions that deviate from the status quo, as well as the music industry's growing complacency and cowardly fear to step outside of the ever shrinking bubble of "safe" and "uncontroversial" music. Often the most dangerous forms of oppression are not conscious decisions.
Which is why, Chase, referring to God interchangeably as female/male should be a non-issue. But that's not what happens. Where I live most people get all uptight like they're gonna crap a diamond when I suggest god could as much be female as male. Personally, I think god is both but none at the same time. But in my culture only the masculine aspect is recognized, and it's shoved down my throat practically every day.
My little nephew was only 4 years old when he went on hes way to see god, he fought cancer til the end but god decided to give an end to hes pain, he said he was seeing him when he took hes last breaths..he was a gorgeous little boy ..LEO we always miss you but one day we get to meet again..te amamos mucho!!
Always GREAT to hear!!!!
Still asking this question...and having children has made me rethink a lot of my beliefs! ❤❤❤Their little minds are so open to all possibilities!
This song is too beautiful. Thanks for the post, man.
Great song. Being a cool while that ive listen to it till they played on the radio tonight driving back home from buying some thai food. My thoughts took me back on the time when they would play it a lot. Good memories 😌 3/2022
GOD IS SO PHENOMENAL ...love
this songs makes me cry every time I hear it, which is bad because I hear it at the grocery story all the time. if you see some girl sobbing while mouthing "tell me all your thoughts on God" at Stop and Shop... that's me
i bet if he would have referred to god as he this song would have done better. no hate, it's a good song.
What a great song I play bass guitar and it’s just as much fun playing it ❤
Awesome! Scotts bass part is uber cool 🎵
I'm not a musician but there is a lovely melancholy feel to this song ...it reminds me more of something coming out of the seventies...wondering if it's written in minor chords? The lyrics give it universal appeal.
The verse is Bminor, Amajor6, Gmajor7, (so its has that minor feeling :)Thank you for listening! - JR
How I Met Your Mother brought me here... Great song!
A good song lasts forever
Excellent song.
Thank you!!
I just found this album today in one of mom's old CD stacks. It brought a tear to my eye. Beautiful song, and you did an amazing job with the lyrics video. Well done all around :)
Mike and the mechanics, the living years
Great song 👍
I like songs like this: It leaves everything up to ambiguity. "Gee, what is this song about?" Lyrics are like a snapshot, almost, from one instantaneous scenario, a segment out of someone's thoughts. My "interpretation" of the "I'd like to meet her," almost hints at suicide. I was listening to Fire Escape recently, I heard this song, and I thought it was the same song. Strange.
I imagine an illness on it's way, an unknown tragedy perhaps_man has found peace and knows life will do the opposite for noticing..
'Because I'm on my way to see him' just doesn't sound as good. It's not that deep.
Sounds like cancer to me
First Rate, Beautifully Realized Number.
It Kills!
One Of My All Time.
Thanks.
Awesome to hear Mark!
I love the hell out of this song.
Wonderful song legend.
Thank you! 🙏🎵
Still listening 2022
Such a Amazing Song!
Awesome to hear Tammy!
@@vinceniederman Thanks Vince!!
Walk,drive,fly with purpose: )