Counting Crows - 1492 Lyrics

This song kicks ass.

I hate to sound like the "old" guy since I am only 42 but for you younger kids this is music. They are all extremely good musicians and after watching this go watch live concert clips and you will get the point. Now, as far as this song the lyrics are insanely raw especially the first and even more so the second verse. I mean from Motley Crue to Guns n Roses and any of the other rock bands you don't get better raw lyrics of a night of being a star like Adam Duritz and company and partying like a "rock star". He captures it perfectly and you can almost feel the excitement and then eventually that tired, regretful, and empty feeling you get when you see the sunrise after nights like that. Secondly, the guitar solo is as good as it gets period for this genre of music. These guys are highly underrated if selling millions of records and having thousands of fans can be underrated.

What year is this ?

Album came out in March 2008.

@Jason Bacon the video was released in 2007 and there was a contest where fans were given access to this track as well as I dream of Michaelangelo and video footage for a music video contest. The video itself I the fan edited winning video

mikeglazierisntfunny That’s awesome! “Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings” is so goddamn underrated.

I worked in Electronics at Target when the album came out, bought the CD the Tuesday it came out, and was blown away.

I’m a fan of all of their ‘90s output also.

This song is so good! Album is very good as well

A highly underrated song. They do it great live. Got to try to see these guys again this year.

Would it kill them to put some _passion_ into it?!

This Album is so underrated, it's one of their best in many years.

these guys need better marketing or something....they're a seriously GREAT band!! unfortunately talent isn't what sells music these days. :(

Duritz blitz

Big fan of this song and The CCs.  Adam's vocal is great on this one.

Every song is great when Adam is pissed off.

Every song is great when Adam is Adam.

i like the riff and melody, but the vocals and lyrics are a complete trainwreck. I wish they would return to their old sound, you know the one that made them famous in the first place. they followed the road set by Pearl Jam and Soundgarden

you are retarded

I guess you don't know anything about music..hahaha joke

That is not what Evolving people do. These guys were always indie at heart, so they'll keep changing sound

they each know like 12 instruments soo cool

Practice, and time, A LOT of both. As a buddy said "Dave's been playing that classic LP since it was just a LP"

Minihumbuckers, a Marshall amp, and mad skills.

Anno Domini 1492 might by asociated to the date when Columbus discovers Carribian Islands. Just saying.

I like every single Counting Crows song.... In fact, it's already in my will that Mr. Jones must be played at my funeral.

not in my books that is for sure! best band ever! round here got me through my teenage years. :)

I can't see nothing around here.

who knows how they get this guitar tone? it is awesome!

Immy is a BAMF at that guitar.

And mornings spreading out across the feathered thighs of angels

@bigcdizzle2011 XDDD

@Jsha911 The Best of the under-rated !!

Counting crows have been my favourite band for 13 years. Still great in 2012!

and This is what a music video looks like when you have nothing more you have to prove to anyone...

Counting crows still the best in 2012

Best concert I ever saw! One of the best bands EVER!

Reminds me of Bad Day by R.E.M.

@EmilioEcstacy Actually the Indian nations were constantly embroiled in warfare amongst themselves long before white men showed up. Not that it justifies what was done, but the idea that the American Indian was living peacefully before the white man showed up is malarkey. Just saying.

@assbumface2 Whoever had the land first does not justify the mindless slaughter imposed by the western world on the native americans. the red skins were living peacefully until the white man attempted force them from their homes... and that's when you saw the true warrior spirit of a race attune to it's surroundings and with a deeper spiritual understanding than you and i could ever hope to have.

I love his dreads and goatee! <3 Adam is just... awesome...

this proofs that the counting crows can still rock !

When I first heard this, I didn't really like it. But I should have known better, after all it is Counting Crows. It would randomly pop into my head and I'd need to listen to it, more and more and more. And now I can't get enough of it, I love it. Counting Crows strikes again!

@YungReezzy Ugh,why not

SURVEY: If you were guaranteed ONE wish,what would that WISH be?

Just as good as Angels of The Silences. Love the guitar solo and the hook riffs, totally awesome.

Excelente!!
Tottaly love it!!

Hope they came to mexico city!

My favorite album . . .Across A Wire, Live In New York City.

A bit from their albums. . . .acoustic and live.

You Really Rock Guys!

@damaband41 @playboylover999
True, I didn't say I don't love the album.
Cowboys on Saturday Nights and When I dream of Michelangelo on Sunday mornings are way better than 1492 ^^

@chavao666 i disagree. I can't get enough of this album and have listened to it more than any of the others. But hey, to each his own. Which is your favorite?

hey, drummer has my shoes, haha

This was the first song I got into on this album!!!! It rocks! And I think the words are fantastic. Go CC's. Go Adam

Love that KISS t-shirt Adam is sportin!

@chavao666 i'll admit it takes a second to sink in -and some songs stick better than others... give it some time n maybe it'll grow on ya

I absolutely love CC and I mean every album and song but this one just can't convince me...I really don't likeit. Cowboys is way better

Love it, love it, love it.

AWESOME. Nuff said.

ha 12th to post.

What is the communist crap? *shoot's counting crows in the face*

waka waka waka!!!! cool song!!

6th post, countings crows are amazing :D from birmingham england

third to post! and i love this song!!!

Second to post!

First to post!