A Long December VH1 Pop Up Video
Counting Crows
"A Long December"
Recovering The Satellites
DGC Records 1996
Director : Lawrence Carroll


Friends star Courteney Cox
Lead singer Adam Duritz and Courtney are rumored to be more than just friends.
He also dated Friend Jennifer Aniston.
At Central Perk, Courteney drinks only gourmet coffee.
The lyrics reportedly relate to Courteney and Adam's relationship last December.
This video was shot over 4 nights in and around Hollywood.
Adam and Courteney are never shown together to symbolize their loneliness.
$4 shoes
1 in 14 Americans suffers from depression.
1 in 8 Americans watches Friends every week.
Tunnel
Candles
Adam blew out the candles and ran out of the tunnel each time a car came by.
Interpretation of a painting from Picasso's blue period
Adam's blue period began after the overnight success of Counting Crows' debut album.
He decided to find a real job for a "reality check" between albums.
He bartended at Johnny Depp's Hollywood club, The Viper Room.
Map of Stars' Homes - $6
Neither Adam's nor Courteney's home is listed.
Buddy Hackett's is.
Adam scribbled poetry on the blackboards between takes.
He erased most of it before shooting began.
Nothing rhymes with Duritz.
Rowlf the Dog has played piano for the Muppets since 1963.
After high school, Courteney moved from Alabama to NY and became a Ford model.
The last successful Ford model was the Edsel.
Courteney's video debut was Bruce Springsteen's 1984 Dancing in the Dark.
2% of all photos are out of focus.
The average wedding spends $1,208 on photography.
2% of $1,208 is $24.16
Actual letter Adam wrote to Courteney
Adam has suffered from bouts of insomnia.
Crows sleep 10 hours a day in December.
Counting Crows unplugged
130 birch branches were "planted" for this shot.
December 21 is the shortest day of the year.
Plastic snow, 10 lb. bag - $44
It hasn't snowed in L.A. since January 10, 1949.
It snowed 3/10ths of an inch.
A Long December was shot in October.
The director tried to capture the contemplative mood of A Long December. Barren trees, still photographs, and winter snow were meant to evoke the sense of frozen time. Friends has been frozen at the Thurs. 8pm time slot for 2 years.