"Mr. Jones" is the debut single of American #rock band #CountingCrows. It was released in December 1993 by #Geffen as the #leadSingle from the band's debut album, #AugustAndEverythingAfter (1993). The song was the band's first radio hit and has been described as their breakout single. "Mr. Jones" reached number five on the #BillboardHot100Airplay charts. Internationally, the song peaked at number one in Canada and number seven in France. In April 2022. https://youtu.be/YSO_wvnLhtY
"This time when kindness falls like rain
It washes me away and Anna begins to change my mind
She's talking in her sleep
It's keeping me awake and Anna begins to toss and turn
And every word is nonsense but I understand and
Oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
Her kindness bangs a gong
It's moving me along and Anna begins to fade away
It's chasing me away
She disappears and
Oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing"
Anna Begins has been a breakup song for me since my first really serious girlfriend introduced me to August and Everything After. Counting Crows were one of the first "soft" bands I learned to appreciate thanks to her influence, along with The Cranberries.
I serenaded my wife with Anna Begins while we were courting, so singing it is a good acid test of how well my broken heart is healing. Today I only cried a little, maybe more out of sentimentality than heartbreak. Progress!
Over on the old place that /u/spez destroyed I was pretty regularly getting comments asking me for my copy of this song -- It's nothing special but an mp3 that is not all that common as it was never released on a US album....
I've learned that when it's approaching the encore to post up near the front because the security parts and they allow the crowd to get close. I'm regularly right up front at that point if I wasn't lucky enough to buy those tickets in the first place!
There are three local murders - the Frightened 4 (easily chased away by other birds), the Noisy 9 (constant noise when in the area), and this group I refer to as the Fearless 5 who stand their ground regardless, including my dog’s running up to them. Yes they are separate groups, I’ve seen all 18 at once before.
