My wife took her own life on December 22nd. I have always enjoyed Counting Crows. This song has helped me through. I suppose that’s what art does. I think there is reason to believe that this year will be better than the last
I’m very sorry. I hope you find peace in the music and that it helps you hold memories close. This year will be better than the last. Sending love to you.
@@SummerDream3r I absolutely agree 100%! That album holds a memory from every season of my life. It is who I was and who I am and who I will be. Absolutely timeless and lovely. Adam Duritz singing 'Rain King" acoustically will forever be the balm to my heart. 🖤
@@SummerDream3r There just wasn't a miss on that entire album. It is one that can be played from start to finish without feeling the desire to skip a single song. I didn't know Rain King was based on a piece of literature. I'm definitely going to have to find my own copy. I love those little opportunities that allow you to get a glimpse of an artist's inspiration. Also, any excuse to buy more books is a good excuse, imo. ;) Thank you!
@@SummerDream3r Oh, yeah! Maria McKee’s voice is in there. You know...Show Me Heaven from Days of Thunder. A stunning artist in her own right, and another firm favourite. I love Counting Crows.
Anyone notice something that makes his performance even more nostalgic? Adam is wearing the exact same jacket he wears in the music video for Mr. Jones. Pretty awesome nod to the 90's.
"I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself, to hold on to these moments as they pass." That line gets more and more profound and true the older I get. Such a wonderful song.
I so had that when I was with someone.... and I knew deep down inside that it would not last... and i told myself I need to remember this moment because one day I would want this memory....
Adam Duritz is one of the best song writers to happen in the world. My favorite song is still Petfect Blue Buildings. It reminds me of getting easy from it all on vacation at the Outer Banks of NC. That place is my Oblivion from the re DDT t of the world.
Small town Texas girl here,still waiting for December to end, nearly 30 years later. The whole album has been my go to comfort spot throughout all the changes
Well played Mr Duritz. Nostalgic of my teenage years, listening to this on “Across a Wire”. Thank you for allowing me to momentarily re-live those cherished years. 😊👍🏻
The lyrics, the music, the soul behind Adam and the Counting Crows has resonated with me since I heard them debut on the radio. Their lyrics got me through some tough times back then and I've taken every opportunity to see them perform. It makes me so happy to say that their music invokes the same feeling and response now as it did then. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the music.
Obviously this was recorded in Adams apartment in NYC through the pandemic. Imagine being the neighbours and hearing this coming through the walls. Incredible!!!
I miss Adam's dreads. But DAMN... How we've grown! I LOVE this version of the song. I hope Adam is happy and doing well. Thanks for the sound track to my life Adam. 💚🙏
This song takes me back to 6th grade when I first got really into music and listening to all the CDs my brother. I would just lay in my bed with my first dog, for hours finding joy in amazing music I was hearing for the first time. I can’t believe that was 17 years ago. I miss those days and I miss my childhood dog.
I love this version of Long December, just with Adam signing and playing it on the Piano . Adam you are loving it (You can see it in your facial expression towards the end) . In 2026 (30 years anniversary of the album Recovering the Satellites) you guys should record and release a version of this on the album just with Adam. Great job man (Makes me cry every damn time) .
Ironically I was on Vacation in Nags Head NC in 2017 and 2019. It had been 14 years since my last visit in 2003. Everytime I heard this song i would agree and think i really need to get back down there. my first time down there was May 1994. Back when August and Everything Else was huge. The tape was a big part of the 8 hour road trip down. Perfect Blue Buildings however is the song I associate most when down there on the Outet Banks.
I hear this song every night lay down on my bed looking up to the roof and just thinking on the things. Thanks man, i appreciate so much... (Actually the whole album)
I was born in the 70’s and grew up in the 80’s which made me a teen in the 90’s. I don’t thinks there was a better scenario out there. Fortunately I dismissed Counter Crows and background noise. Now late in my 40’s I revisit A long December as it was always my favorite. It transcends time and space to place in smack in the middle of my hopes and dreams Unpacking this band beyond that makes me wonder how jealous Counting Crows fans are that I am just hearing some of their songs for the first time and discovering them. This man is so clean and earthy that I fell a resonating to his persona. As an artist myself, I feel like I wish I lived in a community of artists that resembles the era of Picasso, Dali, Pollock, and Freida. that this group could be found on a beach somewhere as one paints, one writes and one plays the music at the sun in to dusk. That something of a camaraderie rather than a fanboy I would be. Should this ever become I know I would fit in with my collapsible easel and a box of cheap wine. I live in SoCal so I am close enough to to have this become. Let the universe deliver it. Even if I have to wait until the nurse wheels me out on one of those chairs built for sand.
Never knew I could relate so much to a song the way this hits and the way colorblind hits I can’t describe. CCs will be here in a month I will get tickets for sure.
The Counting Crows were a band that alluded my radar for years , in respect to seeking them live. I’m 53 and I dropped a months income so my kids and I could sit nearly front row and experience the emotional impact that a world class band and its poet laureate of a front man, Adam D. delivers. It was their second gig on this current run with Carlos Santana and Co. in Tampa circa , 6-16-and definitely hit right where their Daddy hoped and figured it would, dead center in the heart. It was the very first Fathers Day I’d ever been with all three kids and they are 17 and 20 respectively. I drove hard to make Florida, 15 hours as a matter of fact.Money well spent, as no price is to high when it comes to the human condition and the reason anyone ever strums a string or pens a line…These cats are the tops in my humble opinion.
What a beautiful performance by a very talented artist. I like how he so easily conveys the emotion of the song to the listener. Some songs just grab you, and wrap you up in them. This is one of them. Well done!👏👍
One of my favorite songwriters ever! A true poet with an unforgettable, fragile yet powerful voice! Very unique and his phrasing and timing are just perfect!
Love this song so much. Love Counting. THANK YOU Adam for your words, your music and all the passion. PD: I was 16 when I loved this song for the very first time.
My wife took her own life on December 22nd. I have always enjoyed Counting Crows. This song has helped me through. I suppose that’s what art does. I think there is reason to believe that this year will be better than the last
Im so sorry for your loss. Sending love and healing energy your way 💙💙💙
Goddamn dude, I'm sorry
@@hamburgerfan2890 thanks man. So am I.
I'm so sorry that you went through that experience. I wish you peace.
I’m very sorry. I hope you find peace in the music and that it helps you hold memories close. This year will be better than the last. Sending love to you.
One of the most beautiful and underrated voices of my generation. 🖤
@@SummerDream3r I absolutely agree 100%! That album holds a memory from every season of my life. It is who I was and who I am and who I will be. Absolutely timeless and lovely. Adam Duritz singing 'Rain King" acoustically will forever be the balm to my heart. 🖤
@@SummerDream3r There just wasn't a miss on that entire album. It is one that can be played from start to finish without feeling the desire to skip a single song. I didn't know Rain King was based on a piece of literature. I'm definitely going to have to find my own copy. I love those little opportunities that allow you to get a glimpse of an artist's inspiration. Also, any excuse to buy more books is a good excuse, imo. ;) Thank you!
@@faithfullyfaded That is as well written a comment as just about any song i have ever heard. Grazi.
I've found my tribe 🙂
@@SummerDream3r Oh, yeah! Maria McKee’s voice is in there. You know...Show Me Heaven from Days of Thunder. A stunning artist in her own right, and another firm favourite. I love Counting Crows.
Anyone notice something that makes his performance even more nostalgic? Adam is wearing the exact same jacket he wears in the music video for Mr. Jones. Pretty awesome nod to the 90's.
Good catch.
Yup,,,, too sweet !
; )
it's a different one, no white "fur" lining inside of the neckliner
Just a slightly larger size. But aren't we all?
Also his piano hasn’t been tuned since that same video
We gen xers love you. No better voice than yours
When it comes to writing lyrics, Adam Duritz and Eddie Vedder sit at the top of my list.
💯
You may be forgetting Chris Cornell cheers buddy
@@michaelhorning48Bob Dylan jst entered the chat.
"I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself, to hold on to these moments as they pass." That line gets more and more profound and true the older I get. Such a wonderful song.
I so had that when I was with someone.... and I knew deep down inside that it would not last... and i told myself I need to remember this moment because one day I would want this memory....
A true poet. How can someone write this beautifully?
What a song. Reminds me of growing up in the 90s. Greatest decade ever.
love you Adam since 1994. I believe you are wearing the same jacket, as in your music video Mr. Jones 1994
It gives me chills. So many years later it seems prescient.
He is a genius and their songs got me through high school and keep me going through life
me too.
Adam Duritz is one of the best song writers to happen in the world. My favorite song is still Petfect Blue Buildings. It reminds me of getting easy from it all on vacation at the Outer Banks of NC. That place is my Oblivion from the re DDT t of the world.
My fave is Anna Begins. Lyrics are unbelievable.
Small town Texas girl here,still waiting for December to end, nearly 30 years later. The whole album has been my go to comfort spot throughout all the changes
Same... sighs ❤
Well played Mr Duritz. Nostalgic of my teenage years, listening to this on “Across a Wire”. Thank you for allowing me to momentarily re-live those cherished years. 😊👍🏻
i just want to thank my dad for introducing me to his music, he is such an underrated musician
It’s been so long Adam ...
Great to see you on Jimmy.
Duritz's ability to pull this song off so fully by himself is damn impressive, no doubt.
The lyrics, the music, the soul behind Adam and the Counting Crows has resonated with me since I heard them debut on the radio. Their lyrics got me through some tough times back then and I've taken every opportunity to see them perform. It makes me so happy to say that their music invokes the same feeling and response now as it did then. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the music.
Goose bumps! Perfect.
The days sure do go by so fast.
Obviously this was recorded in Adams apartment in NYC through the pandemic.
Imagine being the neighbours and hearing this coming through the walls. Incredible!!!
I miss Adam's dreads. But DAMN... How we've grown! I LOVE this version of the song. I hope Adam is happy and doing well. Thanks for the sound track to my life Adam. 💚🙏
Still one of my favorite songs :o)
Forever✌️
Been listening to CC a lot lately. Always grounds me to what is real and what really matters. This was a nice treat.
💪🏻🇺🇸💙✌️
This song takes me back to 6th grade when I first got really into music and listening to all the CDs my brother. I would just lay in my bed with my first dog, for hours finding joy in amazing music I was hearing for the first time. I can’t believe that was 17 years ago. I miss those days and I miss my childhood dog.
Best songwriters and musicians alive today. Only band I'd compare to The Beatles.
Nobody hate on me please 😂
F@ck, here I’m... 2 a.m listening to this, hoping this year will better then the last 🎶
Was it?
@@Aritul Yeah
Such a beautiful song
In tears as I listen everytime 🥲😢
Well played Adam, I’ll hope to see u one day at Concert at sea❤️🌞
I love this version of Long December, just with Adam signing and playing it on the Piano . Adam you are loving it (You can see it in your facial expression towards the end) . In 2026 (30 years anniversary of the album Recovering the Satellites) you guys should record and release a version of this on the album just with Adam.
Great job man (Makes me cry every damn time) .
Its the one song he never gets tired of singing every concert
Adam is an awesome songwriter and great vocalist !
It's been a long time since I saw the ocean too, Adam.
And it's been a long time since I saw Adam
Ironically I was on Vacation in Nags Head NC in 2017 and 2019. It had been 14 years since my last visit in 2003. Everytime I heard this song i would agree and think i really need to get back down there. my first time down there was May 1994. Back when August and Everything Else was huge. The tape was a big part of the 8 hour road trip down. Perfect Blue Buildings however is the song I associate most when down there on the Outet Banks.
I hear this song every night lay down on my bed looking up to the roof and just thinking on the things. Thanks man, i appreciate so much... (Actually the whole album)
I was born in the 70’s and grew up in the 80’s which made me a teen in the 90’s. I don’t thinks there was a better scenario out there. Fortunately I dismissed Counter Crows and background noise. Now late in my 40’s I revisit A long December as it was always my favorite. It transcends time and space to place in smack in the middle of my hopes and dreams Unpacking this band beyond that makes me wonder how jealous Counting Crows fans are that I am just hearing some of their songs for the first time and discovering them. This man is so clean and earthy that I fell a resonating to his persona. As an artist myself, I feel like I wish I lived in a community of artists that resembles the era of Picasso, Dali, Pollock, and Freida. that this group could be found on a beach somewhere as one paints, one writes and one plays the music at the sun in to dusk. That something of a camaraderie rather than a fanboy I would be. Should this ever become I know I would fit in with my collapsible easel and a box of cheap wine. I live in SoCal so I am close enough to to have this become. Let the universe deliver it. Even if I have to wait until the nurse wheels me out on one of those chairs built for sand.
Never knew I could relate so much to a song the way this hits and the way colorblind hits I can’t describe. CCs will be here in a month I will get tickets for sure.
What a talented poet!
And you are so pretty ☺️
timeless masterpiece!
Thank you-AD is a beautiful gift
So Heartfelt brings me back to my youth!!
Amazing!
a poet & brilliant songwriter
Beautiful! New album please!!
Absolutely Love the Counting Crows one of my all time favorites Definitely on my playlist Adam always nailed it on the Vocals
The Counting Crows were a band that alluded my radar for years , in respect to seeking them live. I’m 53 and I dropped a months income so my kids and I could sit nearly front row and experience the emotional impact that a world class band and its poet laureate of a front man, Adam D. delivers. It was their second gig on this current run with Carlos Santana and Co. in Tampa circa , 6-16-and definitely hit right where their Daddy hoped and figured it would, dead center in the heart. It was the very first Fathers Day I’d ever been with all three kids and they are 17 and 20 respectively. I drove hard to make Florida, 15 hours as a matter of fact.Money well spent, as no price is to high when it comes to the human condition and the reason anyone ever strums a string or pens a line…These cats are the tops in my humble opinion.
Simply ..beautiful !!!
It's been 7 years. DYING for a new album!
You got your wish! Comes out 5/21!
@@dianakinney3598 Right! Crazy I just posted that yesterday. So excited.
Elevator Boots. Give it a listen to hold you over!!!!!
Love you, Adam ❤
He still got it!!!! A blessing to hear him singing
Adam Richmond form Man Vs Food is not only an great food critic but also an amazing singer !
What a beautiful performance by a very talented artist. I like how he so easily conveys the emotion of the song to the listener. Some songs just grab you, and wrap you up in them. This is one of them. Well done!👏👍
As a child of the 90's this is what i needed. Thankyou long
LIfe-long fan here and I'm here now because my 14 year old son is has discovered the quality of these damn fine songs.
I think this is my favorite song from Adam. But there`s so many good ones so it`s tough to pick an absolute favorite.
Maybe this year will be better than the last...
Oasis and couting crowes my two all time favorite bands
Amazing performance. Super underrated group.
oh ... how often did I listen to that song ... THANK YOU ...
So Beautiful,What an Amazing Voice You Have,Keep Rockin 🤘🖤🙏
I know this jacket, kkkkk! I love Couting Crows!💚💛💙🤍 Brazil
Am I wrong or that's an original Mr Jones jacket?
His voice is incredible here!!!
I will always love this song! 👏🎶💕
I wish I can see you guys live. Good old memories. With love. From South Africa.
Meu velho , como o tempo passa . Isso é para todos , não existe uma exceção. Ótima música.
We are so lucky to have Adam!
Loved this song when it came out
And same it’s still awesome
Thanks for the music Adam (and the cooking tips)
música maravilhosa.
I owe this man everything and i am so blessed Thank you xx
Wow!!! Fantastic!! Nothing else needs to be said.
Lyrics written by a young man and sung by that same man but older are always more beautiful somehow
That was great! Thank you.
Wow still great!
Sensacional Adam!! Perfeito!
One of my favorite songwriters ever! A true poet with an unforgettable, fragile yet powerful voice! Very unique and his phrasing and timing are just perfect!
Awesome always!!
SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN !!! Love from Paris France ! enjoyed your gigs, come to see us in Paris soon please ! :-)
one of those effortlessly cool voices
I love him so much
Love this song so much. Love Counting. THANK YOU Adam for your words, your music and all the passion.
PD: I was 16 when I loved this song for the very first time.
I would like to see him always young so I will always see him 😢
Beautiful piano too!
❤ thank you
Here we are, in December again. And long it is, but this song makes the longing tolerable.
Love that you cut your hair. Now we can see all the emotions in your face when you sing. Brings me closer. Great face to.......not gay.
Thank for almost singing it like you do on the album, adam. I appreciate it being close at least
Holy shit, he looks DIFFERENT! if not for the voice I wouldn't have believed it was Adam
Still sounds perfect
The original song was done in the studio on one take, thats fairly amazing.
I remembering walking around like a zombie listening to the cd after my parents got divorced back in 96
Such great talent!
My ❤️
Waar is je haar? Wat zing je nog steeds en áltijd prachtig!
beautiful
awesome
Bravo bravo bravo!!!
wow!
Awesome!!!
Mientras este cuervo cante....el mundo es mejor
i needed this