I was asked to listen to Jim Croce - Operator (First Reaction)

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@billstev100
@billstev100 11 ай бұрын
I’ll soon be 78 years old and I can still remember every word and sing along. Jim Croce was awesome and all of his music. Thanks brother 🙏
@doctorteethomega
@doctorteethomega 7 ай бұрын
My mother loved this song, but I hadn't listened to it in 30 years. As soon as he said the first line, I sang along "You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded.."
@soniadenison1690
@soniadenison1690 11 ай бұрын
Funny story, I was in Walmart and I hear a guy with earpods on singing this song out loud while he was shopping and I recognized the song and started singing along with him! 😂😂😂
@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975
@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975 10 ай бұрын
I giggled out loud at this comment
@sunshinyday8648
@sunshinyday8648 8 ай бұрын
I'm guilty of singing the songs playing in stores like I'm on stage at a concert
@stevemcmaster4347
@stevemcmaster4347 8 ай бұрын
@@sunshinyday8648yep me too 😊
@sandymutter1929
@sandymutter1929 7 ай бұрын
LOL, I would’ve done the same!
@OsmenaAbas-gh9vo
@OsmenaAbas-gh9vo 7 ай бұрын
Jim Croce I like it folk song and super amazing introment guitar
@rhiahlMT
@rhiahlMT 11 ай бұрын
He was a master at this stuff. "I've Got a Name", "Time in a Bottle", "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "Don't Mess Around with Jim", "Working at the Car Wash Blues". All great songs. I've always wondered what else he could have done. Great stuff. Vincent is a great song. Love it.
@MrVvulf
@MrVvulf 11 ай бұрын
It breaks my heart that his son A.J. has had so much tragedy in his life. His father died when he was 2, so he has no direct memory of Jim. He was blinded from abuse by a boyfriend of his mother at age 4. Sometime later he regained sight in one eye. 5 years ago his wife died suddenly of a rare virus, leaving him to raise their two children.
@rhiahlMT
@rhiahlMT 11 ай бұрын
@@MrVvulf Yeah. AJ though has been coming out and doing some of his father's music. He's had a long journey for sure.
@anna9072
@anna9072 11 ай бұрын
“Time in a Bottle” is one of my all time favorite songs.
@rhiahlMT
@rhiahlMT 11 ай бұрын
@@anna9072 Yeah, I always loved that one. My husband passed away when that song was playing, it was one of his favorites too.
@dsusan17
@dsusan17 11 ай бұрын
Don't forget "Walking In The Alabama Rain"
@HeavyMetalBluegrass
@HeavyMetalBluegrass 11 ай бұрын
Props to Maury Muehleisen, Jim's friend and lead acoustic guitarist who at age 24 died with Jim on that fateful day in September of 1973.
@BOOMNERD51
@BOOMNERD51 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, so sad discovering that years later thanks to KZbin videos Maury Muehlheiesen played amazing acoustic guitar with Jim Croce.
@bigskyrambler
@bigskyrambler 7 ай бұрын
Crushing news. I remember it well.
@hackermusic3355
@hackermusic3355 7 ай бұрын
They actually started out with Jim backing up Maury. I don't know how often it happens that people switch roles like that but I would guess not very often, for several reasons.
@kellycate
@kellycate 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this💙
@soniadenison1690
@soniadenison1690 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce was a gem! Beautiful voice taken from us too soon!
@starhuman7
@starhuman7 10 ай бұрын
Way too soon❤❤
@heidiquint2691
@heidiquint2691 10 ай бұрын
I agree
@steve9199
@steve9199 11 ай бұрын
Croce/James Taylor/Harry Chapin weren't "Folk" music. They were "Singer/Songwriter". Songs that told a story...pure and simple.
@coachmullen1
@coachmullen1 11 ай бұрын
You may not get tons of views for reacting to this, but if just a few people get introduced to this great song/artist because of you, then you've done a good thing!
@leisastalnaker3790
@leisastalnaker3790 11 ай бұрын
This song breaks my heart. I remember when it came out. It still resonates with me. He was such a great singer/songwriter. What a loss, he died much too young. But his work still impacts.
@bruceprosje9243
@bruceprosje9243 11 ай бұрын
Perhaps the most heart wrenching lyric ever. "There's something in my eyes. You know it happens every time - I think about the love that I thought would save me.
@whoviating
@whoviating 11 ай бұрын
I love the lines "She's living in LA /With my best old ex-friend Ray" because they tell the whole story in 10 words.
@Lakeshore14
@Lakeshore14 11 ай бұрын
Yes, that’s what us old folks did….call the operator!!! And the dime he referred to is what a pay phone required. If the call didn’t go through you got the dime back. Thanks so much for your great reaction to Jim. He was very special. Sadly, he died at the young age of 30, in a plane crash. Love your channel. 👏👏🇨🇦
@risailor20091
@risailor20091 11 ай бұрын
As a guitarist, I remain spellbound by his ability to make it sound/look so easy. This is NOT an easy song. His son now tours.
@lizzabbott
@lizzabbott 3 ай бұрын
I just saw his son in concert! Beyond amazing! You GOTTA see him ! Still on tour now. Road trip ? Worth it !
@daledodson1279
@daledodson1279 11 ай бұрын
Great song by Jim Croce! Nobody today knows what an operator is 😂!
@angelamaryfussey3461
@angelamaryfussey3461 11 ай бұрын
Some of us old one's do. My teen and young adult years.
@farmhome904
@farmhome904 11 ай бұрын
Or a payphone that takes dimes.
@hillbillydan4721
@hillbillydan4721 11 ай бұрын
​​@@farmhome904them 10 cent calls has been a few years ago !! I turned 60 this year and things like this just stand out !! LOL
@JohnLennon99791
@JohnLennon99791 7 ай бұрын
Or a phone on the highway for emergencies😅
@matthewhoag2609
@matthewhoag2609 11 ай бұрын
Timeless music. He was one of my dad’s favorites. Time in a Bottle is his most famous and a must-listen if you haven’t heard it. I would also suggest I’ve Got a Name and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. Cheers!
@babswren6799
@babswren6799 6 ай бұрын
True story - this was the 1st piece of vinyl I purchased, with money I had saved up from babysitting. ❤ Jim Croce
@becksullivan4796
@becksullivan4796 11 ай бұрын
This man had the most amazing gift for selecting the most perfect words to tell a story. I can’t imagine changing a single word.
@HRConsultant_Jeff
@HRConsultant_Jeff 11 ай бұрын
In that same time we had Cat stevens, Jim Croce, Don McLean, Janice Ian, Paul Simon...all single artists with many hits they wrote and performed and if you played acoustic guitar, this was your golden era.
@michellefrank8116
@michellefrank8116 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce was a great story teller.
@tracey6768
@tracey6768 2 ай бұрын
I'm 60... grew up on Jim croce...i sang along like i was 12❤❤❤❤
@twwtjohns
@twwtjohns 11 ай бұрын
You're saying his name perfectly! Jim Croce always told a story. He seemed to be able to tell a story about anyone, anything or anywhere that he'd come across. Operator always gets me as you can imagine someone in this circumstance. One of my favorites of his is another one about love lost called Walking Back to Georgia.
@bamknm90
@bamknm90 11 ай бұрын
Funn,I listened to that just minutes ago.
@michaelfried3123
@michaelfried3123 11 ай бұрын
I was a kid in the 70's and this song was everywhere back then. It is a bit of a shame music like this fell outta style, I still love it and vibe really takes me back to simpler times when music was MUCH MUCH better.
@RoadDoug
@RoadDoug 11 ай бұрын
Weren’t the 70’s the best time to be young?
@hummingbirdess8763
@hummingbirdess8763 7 ай бұрын
The best and I am so thankful to be a teen at this time of music. The memories this time brings makes me so happy!
@joem1480
@joem1480 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce was the GOAT This probably got a lot more views than you expected. He is well loved and truly missed.
@user-zp2fl8dk2f
@user-zp2fl8dk2f 3 ай бұрын
I started as a Telephone Operator in 1978. I was 19 years old. I played this to my family when I got hired. The stories I could tell. 😂 I love your reaction videos. There definitely is some great music from my youth. Thank you for always bringing a smile to my face, and digging up another memory for my heart. I appreciate your channel.
@luther1546
@luther1546 8 күн бұрын
My mother listened to Jim when I was a kid. I can still remember his voice in our house and my mom singing along. What a legend he was. Gone too soon.
@theposhmaniac5169
@theposhmaniac5169 7 ай бұрын
Jim Croce is a treasure! A voice from my past who was lost way too soon! Will always treasure my memories, which come flooding back to me whenever I hear his magnificent voice. RIP.
@reginafromtexas2314
@reginafromtexas2314 11 ай бұрын
You are pronouncing his name correctly. Jim Croce is one of my favorite singers. His song "Photographs and Memories" holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for this reaction!
@Jen-in-Texas
@Jen-in-Texas 11 ай бұрын
Yes - such a good song!
@johnbattles1002
@johnbattles1002 10 ай бұрын
Yes, "Photographs and Memories" is an exquisitely beautiful tearjerker song! The only thing wrong with it is that it's not three times longer than it is! It's way too short. But there is no better voice that could fit that song than Jim's!
@cbobwhite5768
@cbobwhite5768 11 ай бұрын
I can remember back in the 10th grade, first period, I would open the bundle of papers ever morning. I lifted the St. Louis Post Dispatch and on the front page, it said Jim Croce had died in a plane crash. My breath just caught in my throat. My teacher saw that I was stunned and asked me what was wrong. Fighting back tears, i showed her the paper. He was my favorite singer.
@michaelandsusiec
@michaelandsusiec 10 ай бұрын
Have loved Jim Croce for over 40 years…one of the best!
@madonnapoco3881
@madonnapoco3881 11 ай бұрын
I grew up on this song. Jim Croce was always playing in our house and this song reminds me of Sunday afternoons hanging out with my Mom. Great song. The man was a storyteller.
@cherylbrowning3303
@cherylbrowning3303 11 ай бұрын
Yes you got his number Jim is amazing one of my favorites lots of great songs ! Gone way too soon R. I. P. Jim
@herbiesnerd
@herbiesnerd 11 ай бұрын
“My best old ex friend” …. what a great line.
@phantomaudits
@phantomaudits 5 күн бұрын
The man just needed someone to listen, and the operator was the one who answered. ❤
@caw7007
@caw7007 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce’s music always touched deep in my soul. Still one of my favorites.
@jbs256
@jbs256 11 ай бұрын
Yes, Polo, you pronounced Jim’s name perfectly. Beautiful reaction and another artist gone way to soon because of a small plane. I remember when it happened and it was devastating. I remember seeing him and Murray on the Flip Wilson Show. I can’t remember but I believe that was posthumously shown. I went to film school in the late 70’s and for our final project my director was a huge Croce fan also and wrote a script about his before fame life, with Ingrid and working on road crews and playing in local clubs. He cast a guy who with just a little makeup was a ringer for Jim, he also played the guitar and sang. I was getting goosebumps when we shot it, I was the sound guy on the crew. It was up to me to capture his performance. We done did good. This song and Time In A Bottle just tear me apart. I saw a feature report on A.J. His son and his life and playing his dad’s music. But he’s had difficulties. ❤️🙏 Again, wonderful reaction, Polo.
@tracysmith2130
@tracysmith2130 11 ай бұрын
I lived in Natchitoches, LA when that happened. I was only a kid but my dad was a pilot and went to the accident scene. Very sad day
@sandyleewhite
@sandyleewhite 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce is one of those singers, that sings directly to your soul, and you can feel the lyrics to your very core 💓 RIP great one, sadly missed & gone way too soon 💓 Would love you to react to my favorite by Jim Croce, (Time in a Bottle)
@BOOMNERD51
@BOOMNERD51 6 ай бұрын
I'm not only old enough to remember the operator but also when "You can keep the dime." used to be what A call cost❤
@ten211966
@ten211966 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! Jim Croce is one of my absolute favorite singer/songwriters! Please consider reacting to Time in a Bottle, Photographs and Memories, I Got a Name, I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song, Lover's Cross, Thursday, etc.
@barbaraburton8914
@barbaraburton8914 11 ай бұрын
Lover's Cross is 1 of my favorites! ❤❤
@notthatkaren7580
@notthatkaren7580 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce sings to my heart. Thank you for doing all kinds of music.
@kmwwrench
@kmwwrench 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce was a fabulous songwriter, taken much too soon. He's part of my young adult soundtrack. I never thought of him as folk, just great music.
@DavidMiller-dt8mx
@DavidMiller-dt8mx 11 ай бұрын
Hey Polo. This is actually the first 'adult' song I ever learned all the words to. Jim Croche has a very special place in my memories, and I love his work. I've said for ages that my favorite love song is Time in a Bottle, and this is likely my favorite heartbreak song. And I'm a metalhead.
@eileenlaufman7318
@eileenlaufman7318 11 ай бұрын
I never thought of him as a folk singer (but I guess he was), he blended so well into rock. I think his greatest hits was my the 4th album I owned (still own it actually).
@terilynn162
@terilynn162 11 ай бұрын
Polo you are saying his name correct. This music is nostalgic for me bcus it was a time of innocence. When we were a nation of interdependence still. Where the term it takes a village to raise a child was counted on. When neighbors actually cared about each other and helped out if one fell ill. A time of a United nation, not a divided nation. ❤
@popculturista
@popculturista 5 ай бұрын
I always think of Jim Croce as a great American songwriter. When I listen to his music and his lyrics, I can't imagine his songs being written outside of the USA. He seemed so in touch with the ways and people of this country. His emotions and vulnerability were always at the forefront of so many of his songs. He's one of my favorites still.
@steve4562
@steve4562 2 ай бұрын
Such good memories of listening to Jim on the radio back in the day. Thanks for reminding me.
@davidanon1568
@davidanon1568 11 ай бұрын
This is a really great song even after listening to it for 50 years. The lyrics and so packed with subtle information which is one of the things that makes it great. ... "Living in LA, with my best old ex friend ray." Kinda tells you everything about what's going on in the song in a concise way, that the singers girl and his best friend ran off together . Great writing.
@wrayvon121
@wrayvon121 9 ай бұрын
"A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated." Makes it even worse.
@shaneanigans440
@shaneanigans440 7 ай бұрын
"you can keep the dime" is such a heavy line. Love this song.
@trouble97018
@trouble97018 7 ай бұрын
Two singers touched me deeply when I was young. I lost both to plane crashes. Buddy Holly and Jim Croce. I'm sitting here with tears running down my face.
@christyverplank3552
@christyverplank3552 Ай бұрын
But that’s not the way it feels. No no no no. That’s not the way it feels. Beautiful transition there in the lyric. ‘Oh just forget about it.’
@sharonkempf1276
@sharonkempf1276 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely love Jim Croce! He's voice was amazing and beautiful! A legend taken too soon!
@kermitandmisspiggyb
@kermitandmisspiggyb 11 ай бұрын
Oh how this song brings back memories. I loved listening to him back in the day. I’m going to look up some of his music and bring back the sound of my younger years. Wonderful singer and songwriter. I was so sad when he left us. The world will never have another person like him.
@edb6690
@edb6690 10 ай бұрын
Fantastic singer and storyteller. He and his wife were the two nicest people you could ever have met. He was taken from us way too soon. RIP Jim.
@kathiyow6801
@kathiyow6801 5 ай бұрын
Love jim such a amazing artist. Every song always touches me. He died way to young 😢. What a treasure ❤
@MJ-we9vu
@MJ-we9vu 11 ай бұрын
You can find a few audio only recordings of Jim Croce along with Maury Muehleisen, his lead guitarist, doing shows at relatively small venues like junior colleges. They're great musically but Croce is so personable and tells some great stories between songs. It's worth checking out.
@markwilliams6394
@markwilliams6394 11 ай бұрын
There's a video of some of his songs live off of the old variety tv show. His wife and son put it out about 20 yrs ago. You should look it up, it's pretty good. He tells funny stories about the songs before playing them.
@mattyoufat1000
@mattyoufat1000 4 ай бұрын
Hearing just those 2 live is insanely good. Wish we had better recordings because to me, I just want those 2 and their guitars.
@Jen-in-Texas
@Jen-in-Texas 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce is AMAZING. I think it’s more of soft rock or east listening than folk. He has such a beautiful voice. Check out “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”. Such a cool song. And “Time in a Bottle”. Oh and “New York is not my home”.
@happymethehappyone8300
@happymethehappyone8300 11 ай бұрын
Often overlooked or forgotten MUST HEAR classics,, Jim Croce "Photographs And Memories",, "Workin' At The Carwash Blues",, "New York's Not My Home",, "Rapid Roy",, "One Less Set Of Footprints",, "Lover's Cross",, "Roller Derby Queen" & "The Hard Way Every Time".
@lizzabbott
@lizzabbott 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this ! Yepp … you’re pronouncing his name perfectly. Haha … I’m not only old enuf to remember the operator , but old enuf to remember DIALING zero ; not hitting it! For realz ! Great song ! Just gets better. I had this album as a kid . I was recently fortunate to see Jim Croce's super talented son, AJ Croce , in concert! Just WOW ! With his all star band. Truly a heavy weight in his own right ! Has toured w BB King, Ray Charles, Aretha & more ! DO see him ! He’s still on tour ! Road trip ? Worth it ! He sings , writes songs , plays incredible piano , & plays guitar. Amazing human ! Chk out him playing his original song, Rollin On. Or his Billy Preston cover : Will He Go Round In Circles. Or his renditions of his Dad’s tunes ! And fasten yer seatbelt ! You’ll be blown away ! Dad is surely smiling down from Heaven !
@micheled6111
@micheled6111 11 ай бұрын
I agree this is a wonderful storyteller and Vincent is also a great song by Don McLean. My fav song of Jim Croce is operator but runner up is “I’d have to say I love you in a song”. Someone mentioned Cat Stevens is also a great story teller! Ultimately though Gordon Lightfoot who just passed is at the top of my heap as well with the Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald, song for a snowy evening, Railway trilogy, Don Quixote. And on……
@clarenancy77
@clarenancy77 7 ай бұрын
Yes, Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell should be in Polo's future.
@69fogdog
@69fogdog 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce was an amazing talent and put out so many great songs in such a short time before he lost his life. I saw him in concert two weeks before his death and he was so damn good. Hope you get into more of his catalog. I know you will enjoy him.
@JanetGibbons-dl3yy
@JanetGibbons-dl3yy 5 ай бұрын
Vincent is heartbreakingly beautiful. Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle is everyone's wedding song.
@LesleyDodson
@LesleyDodson 10 ай бұрын
Vincent is one of the most beautiful and saddest songs ever. Thank you for reviewing this today - my day is better for hearing some Jim Croce - I don't think he ever recorded a bad song. Thank you!!
@farmhome904
@farmhome904 11 ай бұрын
"Operator... Let's forget about this call.". has got to be one of the wisest lyrics ever sung.
@PolkaLuria
@PolkaLuria 11 ай бұрын
That's so funny that you mentioned 'Vincent' by Don Mclean. I feel the same about that song, though the line where he sings "But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you" always make me get tears in my eyes, even if I have heard it so many times before, I just think he sings that line with such emotion.
@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975
@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975 10 ай бұрын
American Pie was the first 33 I ever owned
@michaelparsons5352
@michaelparsons5352 10 ай бұрын
If you like Vincent and great guitar playing Chet out Chet Atkins version of the song. No lyrics but played so beautifully that if you know the song you will hear the words anyway.😊
@dorisleone8006
@dorisleone8006 7 ай бұрын
HEIS BY FAR MY FAVORITE FOLK SINGER AND HIS MUSIC TOUCHES SO MANY FEELINGS YOU WILL HAVE IN YOUR LIFETIME! HIS SONGS MAKE ME CRY IN A GOOD WAY!!
@monabriltz4647
@monabriltz4647 5 ай бұрын
You like folk...here's a hidden gem from canadian folk..Valdy. Incredible songwriter. Jim Croce takes me back to the fun days of teenage memories
@cnealon817
@cnealon817 11 ай бұрын
You can really feel his pain as he is singing! I’m a child of the 70’s and grew up with his incredible music. As a kid my favorite was Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown!!!
@thaler6363
@thaler6363 11 ай бұрын
This song brings back so many memories. I love it!!! ❤ His song "Time in a bottle" is also a great song. Cat Stevens is also great to listen too.
@cindyknudson2715
@cindyknudson2715 11 ай бұрын
And Harry Chapin
@gingers.5933
@gingers.5933 11 ай бұрын
I vote for Cat Stevens too, excellent song writer and story teller.
@jupham112
@jupham112 7 ай бұрын
Yes, I forgot Cat Stevens. Loved his music. ❤
@redfive5856
@redfive5856 Күн бұрын
Imagine being 8 years old in the back of your mother's '69 Caprice and this song is playing on the 8-track and your father's ex-best friend and eventual stepfather is driving and all you can think about is your father. Good times.
@vatiammatri2660
@vatiammatri2660 Ай бұрын
One of my favorite artists, lost too soon. The whole album was dope. At the time we would have considered it acoustic not folk, in the same way Cat Stevens would be an acoustic rocker. What an era, blasting all day on the am 😊
@Hawk-ODA212
@Hawk-ODA212 11 ай бұрын
You've got great taste in music. Jim Croce is right up toward the top of list as one of the best song writers ever. Thanks for the reaction.
@mudbone01
@mudbone01 11 ай бұрын
Many musicians can write music, and there are several who can write songs... But when you put them in the same person and then perform it and it touches your soul you know you have listened to something incredible... he was just a perfectionist in his ability to play out a story in a song
@richardhoward6564
@richardhoward6564 10 ай бұрын
Jim Croce is one of my favorite singer-songwriter of all time. Play Time in a Bottle and I have to say I love you in a Song
@pamelahaddock1618
@pamelahaddock1618 11 ай бұрын
OMG Polo! Jim Croce was an all time favorite from before junior high to now at 65. This man could sing and you lived his songs with him.
@Able-Man
@Able-Man 11 ай бұрын
A storyteller, indeed! (I can remember this song, from the early or mid 1970's, while in Highschool,! ... Another one of his, you might enjoy = "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"!! (Talk about a STORY!)
@debigiroux1811
@debigiroux1811 11 ай бұрын
Great reaction. Jim Croce was so special RIP gone way too soon. ❤🎶
@Lawrence047
@Lawrence047 11 ай бұрын
Glad to see Jim's music is still appreciated. Never thought of him as a folk singer. More rock/pop.
@user-ly4xr7tg4f
@user-ly4xr7tg4f 11 ай бұрын
Just came across your page. My Dad was a rock DJ in the late 60s/early 70s, and he LOVED Jim Croce. Master musician and lyricist. Such a beautiful voice. ❤❤
@amandamcquade1272
@amandamcquade1272 11 ай бұрын
🎶🎵💜 Dear Polo, Thank you for this. I hadn't heard Brother Jim Croce for ages, and my heart missed him. My face is wet with tears now, not just with nostalgia...but with feeling.😔🥲 As others have said, you're saying his name perfectly.😊🫡 But I would add that his songs were in more that wonderful, mostly 1970's tradition of a Ballad/Story song. Not so much Folk music, though perhaps the decades are blurring that line. Just a thought! My dear man, I hope that a bazillion old and young lovers of ballads (and good lyrics) come to hear this song. The times may have included currently incomprehensible things like Pay Phones, dialing O for a human Operator and interacting humanely with her (usually a woman, my Aunt and a Sister in Law were Phone Operators in the 50's, 60's and 70's) and placing an Operator-assisted long distance call for a dime...but the situation and emotional arc are timeless.😢 Again, as Jim Croce sang, "Thank you for your time. You've been so much more than kind..."💜😉🎶☎️🎙🎸
@preachervideo
@preachervideo 11 ай бұрын
Guy Clark is the Ernest Hemingway of songwriters. All his songs are first class. Some of my favorites are Dublin Blues, Old Friends, Magnolia Wind, Homegrown Tomatoes, etc, etc.
@edalder2000
@edalder2000 2 ай бұрын
What gets me about "Operator" is that it's in a major key. The lyrics and phrasing just intensify the heartbreak. Croce was able to tell a story in a straightforward way where no one was to blame. As I have grown older, I realize that bad things "just happen" even if I do everything just "right." Jim Croce had that sense of world weariness that made him seem like he was talking just to you.
@margl7793
@margl7793 11 ай бұрын
Here's what is sad. When I was a kid, the radio stations played all kinds of music. You'd here Jim Croce, then the Rolling Stones, then Hendrix, then Glen Campbell, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, and Nash. I love all kinds of music. Today is rock, rap, country, or hip hop, but they are never on the same station. That's made younger people snobs thinking one kind of music is better than another. That is sad.
@MarkChappell1
@MarkChappell1 11 ай бұрын
How can anyone not love this, right? And Vincent is also on my daily playlist. Just beautiful songs.
@jamierobson8825
@jamierobson8825 11 ай бұрын
Fabulous song, thanks for the reaction! More of Jim, please! He has no bad songs. Great singer, song-writer & musician. Gone far, far too soon. RIP.
@robinlancaster1345
@robinlancaster1345 10 ай бұрын
64 years old here. I love watching you react to these old songs. (I personally have a wide range of songs on my iPod from Gregorian Chants all the way through to Metallica.) This was the first time I saw you actually bobbing your head with the music and I loved it.
@jim55price
@jim55price 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this Jim Croce reaction, Polo. You got his name right (sounds like 'croachy'). If you're looking for more fabulous story-telling from that era, you might look into perhaps a reaction to Shawn Phillips from his _Second Contribution_ album, specifically either "Song for Mr C" or "Song for Sagittarians". I caught Phillips live at a little venue in Dallas once back in the 70s. Man, what a show! Anyway, thanks again for the Jim Croce reaction. He was such a fabulous performer. Cheers.
@terriertz5134
@terriertz5134 11 ай бұрын
Yes I'm old enough to remember dial 0 for the operator and rotary dial phones. Folk music is a gem. Vincent is one of my favorite sad songs. Jim Croce had some great songs. I remember my dad listening to his music, so his songs will always be nostalgic to me.
@marciaramirez3791
@marciaramirez3791 11 ай бұрын
I don't believe good music is ever really outdated just forgotten for awhile in all the hustle and bustle of our lives. So glad to see and hear these classics being revived today. Thank you.
@cassbumk3565
@cassbumk3565 11 ай бұрын
I absolutely love Jim Croce. ❤️
@chrisbryant58
@chrisbryant58 10 ай бұрын
Wonderful musician, song writer and person. Taken from the world far too early. Thank you momma for raising me listening to Jim Croce. ❤
@rickmts
@rickmts 11 ай бұрын
Taken from us way too soon, like many greats. RIP
@cdfdesantis699
@cdfdesantis699 11 ай бұрын
Yes, you're saying his name correctly. A true treasure, wonderful poet/songwriter. Thanks for your reaction.
@jjmaster94
@jjmaster94 3 ай бұрын
Beautiful song, I love Jim Croce. Vincent is also a favorite.
@robinc.k.plevener7026
@robinc.k.plevener7026 11 ай бұрын
Our wedding song was Croce's Time in A Bottle. You owe it to yourself to listen to it now. Greatest love song ever.
@BucketOfFail
@BucketOfFail 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croche is amazing and you should listen to some of Harry Chapin's music. He was also a storytelling genius. Corey's Coming, The Mayor of Candor Lied, and A Better Place to Be are some of my favorites.
@JohnLennon99791
@JohnLennon99791 7 ай бұрын
Harry Chapin's "Taxi"
@laurabuer4714
@laurabuer4714 11 ай бұрын
Oh. This song is so beautiful. I'm getting a bit ahead of the curve, but you can never go wrong with Jim. Edit; Vincent I was able to see play live by Don in the 90's. - Love, A Metal Head
@lenorafranklin8137
@lenorafranklin8137 11 ай бұрын
Jim Croce was a wonderful singer songwriter. Everyone who doesn't know his music should get acquainted with it. You will become a fan.
@sharonstark1014
@sharonstark1014 10 ай бұрын
Other good songs by Jim Croce are "Alabama Rain", "Time in a Bottle", "I'll have to say I love you in a song", and "New York's not my home." Sadly he died in a plane crash when he was only about 30 yrs. old. His son is also a singer, his name is A.J. Croce.
@flash1660
@flash1660 11 ай бұрын
Jim was a master storyteller and singer and songwriter what a masterpiece
@leightnite3056
@leightnite3056 11 ай бұрын
Glad you found him! Everything he did is a gem. You should try out America's "Ventura Highway" same era of majestic early 70s folk rock!
@drittenberry1
@drittenberry1 11 ай бұрын
This is Grandma from Texas. Thank you for this reaction. Took me back He died to young
@janbaker932
@janbaker932 Ай бұрын
This is the music that I listen to as a very young child I had parents that were kind of hippies and this song I knew word for word and also Buffalo Springfield Mr soul my stepfather played him on the acoustic guitar brings back a lot of memories for me love it
@steveorr94
@steveorr94 24 күн бұрын
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