mr. jones was named for marty jones of the himalayans in the counting crows song.
who is mr. jones named for in the counting crows song?
marty jones of the himalayans
the song is about struggling musicians (duritz and bassist marty jones of the himalayans) who "want to be big stars," believing that "when everybody loves me, i will never be lonely." duritz would later recant these values; and in some later concert appearances, "mr. jones" was played in a subdued acoustic style, if at all. on the live cd duritz changes the lyrics ""we all wanna be big, big stars, but we got different reasons for that" " to ""we all wanna be big, big stars, but then we get second thoughts about that""; he also changed the lyrics ""when everybody loves you, sometimes that's just about as funky as you can be"" to ""when everybody loves you, sometimes that's just about as fucked up as you can be.""
mr. jones (counting crows song)
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"mr. jones" is a song by american alternative rock band counting crows. it was released in december 1993 as the lead single and third track from their debut album, "august and everything after" (1993). it was the band's first radio hit and has been described as a "breakout" single. "mr. jones" reached number seven in france, number five in the united states, and number one in canada.





























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mr. jones (counting crows song)