I feel like I've joined a big family of like-minded people.At a time in my life when I'm feeling a little excluded. I I've got all this in common with your audience ,I'm not on my own! Thank you.
@dunismith30454 жыл бұрын
Well now you're included! Welcome.
@dalebaker91094 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Rosie. All the very best to you.
@jamarrhubbard74264 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the music loving family! I just recently joined and I feel like I'm among old friends and family reliving musical memories!
@reneerice44524 жыл бұрын
Welcome! I listen to this almost every morning and look forward to the music that this young man plays for us. You are with friends.
@marian.jablonski544 жыл бұрын
Social media has it's good points - it connects people. Nice to know you Rosie!
@abc456f4 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce was a song writer's song writer...master class.
@rjjohnson24024 жыл бұрын
"you can keep the dime." Such a poignant lyric! Back then, if the call didn't go through the operator would release the dime and it would drop through to the change slot. Here, he's so sad he doesn't even want to bother getting his dime out the slot. That's great songwriting.
@rjjohnson24024 жыл бұрын
@@lakecrazy Exactly! I always checked any phone or vending machine. I still remember finding some change in the machine at the laundromat that sold the soap packets. Was in 1968. Seems like yesterday. That's why I love this channel so much. ❤️
@jimfrederick39074 жыл бұрын
Don't forget collecting soda bottles for the 2 cent deposit!
@lisak43674 жыл бұрын
@@lakecrazy sometimes you even got a few extra coins..lol
@firstname43374 жыл бұрын
young people today -- wait, why would you need a dime to make a phone call -- and what's an operator ?
@whathandleUtalkabt4 жыл бұрын
I remember being upset when the pay phone booth went from a dime to a quarter. I was livid as teenager.. lol
@erickvermeulen97344 жыл бұрын
It was a sad say when Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen died way back in 1973, they made such beautiful music. My favourite is I'll have say I love you in a song.
@pamking3574 жыл бұрын
Mine too I love it
@armadillotoe4 жыл бұрын
Time in a Bottle was great too.
@kevinwallis21944 жыл бұрын
his wife is still selling records of his hits. i bought 2 of them on actual records.
@debbejones60863 жыл бұрын
I love that song
@saraheart28042 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to music on my white transistor radio when they broke in to say he had died. I ran to tell my sister and we both cried.
@Mona.5554 жыл бұрын
He died just as he was starting to making it. If I remember right, he was just about to give up on having a music career when he had his first hit. Didn’t even know it. Such a phenomenal talent. We still feel his loss.
@itscrazyal4 жыл бұрын
Another classic song that doesn't have any extra "filler" music, and just relies on an acoustic guitar & jim's voice
@turdferguson4004 жыл бұрын
He’s one of my big brother’s fave artists of all time. If I even mention his name he starts singing his songs. Doesn’t matter where or when. 😂💖👍
@sandrabentley14204 жыл бұрын
He is so melodic. His voice and the actual music has so much expression. A beautiful song. Thank you.
@go234ko96ts54 жыл бұрын
I consider this one of his best and he had many. Tragically Jim lost his life on September 20, 1973 in a plane crash in Louisiana at the young age of 30. R.I.P. Jim. Couple of other great hits by him were, TIME IN A BOTTLE, BAD BAD LEROY BROWN, I GOT A Name and YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM, a talented song write besides a great voice.
@chab1rd1554 жыл бұрын
Time in a bottle...CLASSIC
@JeffOfTheMountains4 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce is underrated. He makes great songs out of using minimal instrumentation, and his songs usually carry a solid life lesson or meaning.
@karenchalas87614 жыл бұрын
My husband and I were sitting in our car (outside Walmart) and I was watching couples come out. And I said to him"I don't ever want to be them"! These people looked so old!! Then I realized I'm 65 and he's near 70. But we're still wearing our jean jackets and he's rocking an Eagles t-shirt ( and I'm thinking to myself what the hell happened to you people)?? Is it the times we grew up in, was it the music or the lyric's we grew up with? I don't know? I just know I don't ever want to be those people! So we started the car turned on E.L.O. and drove off.( Then I realized WTF we are those people)!!
@encrypter462 жыл бұрын
When my mom was 90, I asked her how old did she feel she was. She pointed to her head and said "like a teenager". Your body ages but your mind pretty much does not. And your mind constantly wonders why your body is changing so quickly. And by quickly I mean many decades. Thus the saying "Life is short". My favorite saying is "Time flies, whether you're having fun or not". Make sure to have many memories.
@TwistedSither4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Jim Croce songs. I don't think he ever made a bad song. Such a fantastic storyteller, and his stories came from real life. Such a shame that he was gone way too soon.
@TripletDad34 жыл бұрын
Pick out any song on Jim Croce's Photographs and Memories: His Greatest Hits. You won't be disappointed. Croce could write funny songs, touching songs, and songs that made you really think about your life, and his guitarist, Maury Muehleisen, was an absolute master at playing exactly what the song needed, and I've never heard a guitarist that could capture the mood of an acoustic song like he did.
@shellyshannon52264 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh, the good ole land line. Also the party line was a blast from the past.
@LadyIarConnacht4 жыл бұрын
Haha- waiting for my neighbor's grandma to get off the phone. Some of those old ladies could talk for hours.
@dunismith30454 жыл бұрын
@@LadyIarConnacht Long before call waiting!
@larrywt6564 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I spent all my summers at my grandmother's house out in the country. She had a party line. If the phone rang two short rings each time, that was someone calling her, and you had to pick up the phone and hope nobody else was talking on it before you could call someone. I was told it was impolite to listen in, so I really never did. I actually inherited that house and live there now...but the party line's been gone since the late 70s.
@cheyanndoyle16884 жыл бұрын
When eavesdropping was fun! Just teasing.lol
@leonardshevlin72604 жыл бұрын
"Working at the Car Wash Blues" has some of my favorite Croce lyrics. It's very funny.
@michellefarrell90824 жыл бұрын
Leonard Shevlin Yes!❤️❤️❤️❤️🎧🎧🎧 Carwash Blues.
@marthahamil7324 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Jim Croce!!! Gone too soon. I'm so glad you're doing more of him.
@Sander123484 жыл бұрын
You need to hear I got a name by him. It’s such a beautiful song. It was used in the movie Django by Quentin Tarrantino. :)
@Drawkcabi4 жыл бұрын
The scene in Django Unchained where they played that song, in my opinion is one of the most beautiful moments in film history. Brings tears to my eyes every time I see it.
@suraya12242 жыл бұрын
I usually like Tarantino's movies, but I hated "Django"; including this song was the only good thing about the movie. I have loved this song for 50 years. Thanks, Jay.
@sonjaashmore29724 жыл бұрын
This is such a heartfelt song . He really puts all of his soul into the performance .
@rayandsuepalmer47364 жыл бұрын
The heartbreak in this song wrecks me every time. Excuse me. There's something in my eye. Everyone has been here at some time in their lives regardless of the technology.
@fleetskipper18104 жыл бұрын
Everyone can relate to betrayal and being the one left holding the emotional bag and wondering what to do with it.
@michaellynch52544 жыл бұрын
Time in a bottle, I'll have to say I love you in a song, and I got a name. I think I got a name is his best song.
@michele21auntiem3 жыл бұрын
Photographs and Memories might be one you like.
@shandac10274 жыл бұрын
Love this song!!! Its a story we can all relate to except you'd have to know what using a payphone was like haha! " I've Got A Name " is a great one too!
@birdnest58144 жыл бұрын
I had all of his albums, on cassette tape. Huge fan here🙋♀️
@Msgtdaveg4 жыл бұрын
He’s my all-time favorite..... both of my 20+ year old daughters HATE that they know every word to all of his songs.
@thumpyloudfoot8644 жыл бұрын
Your daughters need to know this skill is gonna someday gonna help them find the right person to fall in love with....
@videono14 жыл бұрын
😂
@introvert4everfreddy6564 жыл бұрын
😆😆😆😝
@wpollock14 жыл бұрын
My two 20+ year old daughters want my vinyl of Jim that I have from the 70"s....they love him!.
@vincentjoyce51004 жыл бұрын
David Greagrey good parenting!
@archstanton92064 жыл бұрын
Jim was a very rare combination of poet, artist, musician, storyteller, and singer. The fact that this song reached out and touched you the way it did proves that his gift is timeless, and that makes me happy. I am sure he would be touched to see a young guy in 2020 being so moved by one of his classics.Well done, Jay.
@cynthiacharles33444 жыл бұрын
Another Great Story Teller, Singer and Musician.
@mspfinney4 жыл бұрын
Jim’s songs to listen to: I’ve got a Name, Photographs and Memories, You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, I’ll have to Say I Love You in a Song, Time in a Bottle, Bad Bad Leroy Brown.
@pamchilton81294 жыл бұрын
You don't pull on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind. 🙂
@sriley5174 жыл бұрын
Love your channel and your reactions to discovery of great music! Jim Croce doesn't have a bad song! I was 9 years old when he died in a plane crash. I cried like a baby! The man was a genius. Only 30 years old. His lead guitarist, backing vocals Maury Muehleisen was only 23 years old. He was great. Still devastated to this day!! He left us some great music! He wrote about his true life experiences!! Enjoy the Journey!! ✌
@snipchick4 жыл бұрын
Loved Jim Croce. Try "Photographs & Memories" and "I Got A Name"
@llGracell4 жыл бұрын
Love watching your oldie music reviews -- back when a lot of the artists wrote and performed their own music. They poured their heart and soul into their craft, and their music has stood through the generations.
@michaelmolloy66974 жыл бұрын
One of the most talented songwriters and performer. So under rated.
@Spazzmatazzz4 жыл бұрын
We didn't always need an operator to connect us but in some smaller towns you did. In this song, the operator gave him the correct number when he sang, "I can't read the number that you just gave me. Something in my eye, you know it happens everytime I think about the love I thought would save me." His eyes were full of tears and they were also maybe falling on the ink he'd written. The way you love lyrics, check out "I'll have to say I love you in a song". ☺☻
@bethshadid20874 жыл бұрын
You always had to make sure when you left home to have at least one dime shoved in your purse or shoe just in case.
@bethkahn82783 жыл бұрын
Oh man so funny. My mom always made me put one in my shoe!
@jimmyfortrue37414 жыл бұрын
Back then when someone gave you their phone number, writing it down on a pack of matches was pretty common. No saving it in a phone... Memorize it or write it down. Croce was a great storyteller... Lots more for you to check out.
@freckled1004 жыл бұрын
Everything about this song is good. It tells a story, he sings so well and his guitar playing is excellent.
@raycornell51024 жыл бұрын
Unanswered calls did not cost anything, many folks would place a person-to-person or collect call asking for themselves so whoever answered the call would know they were ok. No charge because the person was not there to accept the call and accept the charges.
@ericrussell47204 жыл бұрын
this song has always made me cry :( but i love this song!!!!!
@ginaluvsrush60934 жыл бұрын
Cutting onions over here! 😖
@Lynndane4 жыл бұрын
Yes. I get teary eyed everytime I hear it.
@introvert4everfreddy6564 жыл бұрын
😆😝
@patsloyan97554 жыл бұрын
Amazing. After all these years, I still remember the words. ( singin)
@spankyhanderson36804 жыл бұрын
“She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray.” Soooo much story compacted into a single sentence. Croce was a gifted storyteller and this is one of his best. I think you’ll enjoy Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. Another great story, not quite so raw and heartbreaking, but a real rollicking romp of a song!
@mrheem444 жыл бұрын
the next line says a ton too 'a guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated' lotsa guys could relate to that one with sadness and fury
@dannomikos63344 жыл бұрын
i still remember putting a dime in the telephone booth, yes i said telephone booth, to make a call, and i remember going through the channels on my AM radio ( before there was FM ) looking for this song and looking for tim buckley - once i was, both songs are still two of my all time favorites.
@plother42424 жыл бұрын
Another great Jim Croce song is "time in a bottle" would like to see you listen to that one.
@ABertagurl4 жыл бұрын
My altime favourite Croce song. Gets me in the heart every single time.
@pattyyoung21034 жыл бұрын
He has a reaction to time in a bottle
@lisak43674 жыл бұрын
@@ABertagurl me too
@chrystlearkan19684 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce's son, A.J., is also a musician and there's a video of him doing a duet of shirts with his father on the song Jim wrote when he found out his wife was pregnant. It's called Time in a Bottle and it's just beautiful. As far as Bad Bad Leroy Brown, it's a cool song that you might consider reacting to, then following up with Queen's Bring Back that Leroy Brown. It was the inspiration for Queen's song although a very different take on the subject.
@chrystlearkan19684 жыл бұрын
Not *shirts. Should be *sorts
@katemacgillivray2104 жыл бұрын
I was so sad when Jim Croce died. I loved his songwriting and felt (well, still feel) that we got robbed of hearing him put out more albums. So talented.
@sonyawasmer23444 жыл бұрын
❤️💙💜 these singer/songwriters like Croce, James Taylor and Carole King!! You have much music to react to, Jovaughn!
@Phoenix850064 жыл бұрын
You can add Carly Simon to this list!
@sonyawasmer23444 жыл бұрын
Phoenix85006 Absolutely!!!
@debisjoy80174 жыл бұрын
Your generation never had to deal with the operator on a phone line! This brings back good memories of calling a friend or like my fiancée and waiting for more dimes to go into the pay phone.♥️
@bethshadid20874 жыл бұрын
Mom: don't forget to put a dime in your shoe just in case 😁
@turdferguson4004 жыл бұрын
Beth Shadid hehe 😂😂😂
@tracidevine45914 жыл бұрын
Or call collect if it's an emergency 😂😂
@bethshadid20874 жыл бұрын
Traci my favorite was calling the operator to cut in on a call.
@jamarrhubbard74264 жыл бұрын
I remember😂😂😂
@bronzebeast54534 жыл бұрын
Always love your videos man and thank you for uploading so often!
@JayveeTV4 жыл бұрын
Np man I love what I do
@bethshadid20874 жыл бұрын
Jay it definately shows. You should check out Alice's Restaurant for a long laughing ride 😁
@garylindsey51744 жыл бұрын
Crazy about this song,especially the guitar work! It's just beautiful!!!
@shirleykelly99714 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce was just hitting his stride as a singer and songwriter when he was killed we can only imagine what he would have accomplished
@turnerdan534 жыл бұрын
Other songs of Jim's are One Less Set of Footsteps and Lover's Cross.
@reneerice44524 жыл бұрын
Lovers cross and New York's Not My Home are 2 favorites of mine. So underrated.
@TripletDad34 жыл бұрын
Excellent songs, but then again, there aren't any bad Croce songs.
@MindyKoch14 жыл бұрын
Ooh I do love Lover’s Cross!! I agree though, all his songs are great.
@kwanshiyin4 жыл бұрын
Love his music. I was a freshman in college when we heard over the radio that he had been killed in a plane crash. I felt like I'd been punched.
@jonathanjackson92083 жыл бұрын
This song is one of my most favorite Croce songs. And tells such a deep story about love . He was such a beautiful artist!
@debbejones60864 жыл бұрын
Time in a Bottle is another good song.
@alexandraj20054 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@falcongal633 жыл бұрын
Debbe Jones He reacted to that one, too. :-)
@super7o3 жыл бұрын
What I love about Jim is that he didn’t have a front, he wasn’t afraid to be honest. He was genuine before his time , love his music .awesome react .
@scifiwriter60924 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being so open minded. You are an amazing person. It's crazy how many artist died in plane accidents. If you want a movie about the craziness of having to have an operator transfer calls, you should see Pillow Talk with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Thank you for your video, and thumbs up!
@ayseclark-carter87444 жыл бұрын
What a lovely song Jay . Gone to soon brings a tear to your eye love it thanks Jay 😊😊💖💕💖
@juliagrant32994 жыл бұрын
Amazing, one of my parents and my favs. His family is from Rochester and seeing his son perform with his grandparents was so fun.
@juliagrant32992 жыл бұрын
I lived in Rochester most of my entire adult life and going to Waterstreet to see his son perform with family in the front row was such a gift. My dad always had Jim on his amazing stereo and this song is one of my favorites.
@cathyaudette10604 жыл бұрын
I was heartbroken when he died back in1973. I always wonder what other wonderful songs he would have created. My favorite is Time in a Bottle. My boyfriend dedicated it to me on the radio. All Jim Croce's songs told a story, sometimes sad like Operator and sometimes hilarious like Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Thanks for reacting.
@jeanfish74 жыл бұрын
I learned about Jim' death in home economics class, the teacher let us listen to the radio, 15 teenagers in tears and hysterically, blessings to our teacher, never would have guessed her arms could be so long!!!
@aw0724 жыл бұрын
I think Jim Croce was playing in the delivery room when I was born, I’ve listened to him so long! 🙃 Unfortunately, his is a very short discography, 3 records total between ‘72 & ‘73. Though his musical career only began in 1966, and he was gaining popularity, he and 5 others were killed in an airplane accident September 20, 1973. Croce was 30 years old. 😥 In almost any case, I like an artist’s, or band’s, good songs that remained unheard to most anyone who didn’t own the record. So I recommend these 2 songs: Workin at The Car Wash Blues kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn2umYikocSsnsU Rapid Roy That Stock Car Boy kzbin.info/www/bejne/anOxqHRqjMuLfrM Thanks, J! Keep killing the reactions!! 😁 🙌🏼
@angieknape91734 жыл бұрын
I remember 10c phone calls! Jim Croce was one of a kind!
@dagnelpaula14 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce WAS such a talented man. And just beginning to take off and become a well known name in the music industry. Even more importantly, he and his wife, Ingrid, were very much in love. They also had a little boy who was only 2 years only when his Dad died. Too sad. And so sad that we lost years and years of more wonderful music. Great reaction; so glad you enjoy his music, too.
@jackiesueann34763 жыл бұрын
This song makes me emotional. Great great songwriter and storyteller of our time. RIP Jim..you are great!✌❤🎶😁
@kelseycurtis15463 жыл бұрын
We were hearing this great song on AM radio back in the early days of the 70's .Now you can hear it with quality sound and can tell what a great musician Croce was. That's why we wanted to hear guys like him in live venues. it was actually better then the radio version when you heard it live. Thanks jayvee for this video review.
@mrheem444 жыл бұрын
That chorus - "isn't that the waaay they say it goes........." is one of the best ever of that 70's singer/songwriter era. Right up there with "Oh I've seen fire and I've ....."----you all know the rest of that one........♪♪♪
@StudeSteve624 жыл бұрын
Check out Dan Fogelberg, too...another great singer-songwriter gone too soon (though he had a much longer career than Jim, with a string of sizeable hits between about 1977 and 1984).
@phoenixdoglover94034 жыл бұрын
He went too soon, dammit. What could have been? It just makes this song all the more sorrowful.
@lisac99304 жыл бұрын
When he said, "There's something in my eye(s)", I think that was a lie, to keep from letting the operator know he was crying & that was really why he couldn't see the #. That's my take on it, anyway...
@carollandrum92234 жыл бұрын
My mother was driving me to school one morning and we heard on the radio that he had been killed in a plane crash. I was crushed. Such a talented man!
@patriciajackson58704 жыл бұрын
Great song!☮☮ He also sung If I could put time in a bottle.
@bbz76724 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce was amazing! Beautiful voice.
@garyr87394 жыл бұрын
I remember when local calls were a 5 cents (city, town, etc). 10 cents in your area code, anything else was long distance and was charged by the minute. Then it went to 10, for a few more years before it hit 25. Also, you would dial the operator for emergencies before 911 - Fire, police, medical emergencies. They did a lot more than just look up phone numbers or dial the number for you. You could even get things like local time and temperature from them before that was given a number you could call to get it.
@midnightfury72674 жыл бұрын
I remember I was in Jr. high when I heard on the radio that Jim had died in a plane crash. He was really on a tear through the music scene and at the top of his game. Great composer and performer. One of the best story tellers through his music and could craft haunting ballads that were spun into 70's gold. One of my favorites is the sweet short "Salon and Saloon".
@ameygarcia-aviles53324 жыл бұрын
Good tune! I remember my mom and aunties listening to it.
@76006linda4 жыл бұрын
I remember when the phone booths started disappearing , I was like oh no I have to buy a phone now for sure. This was a very good song but sad. Yes, Jim Croce was very talented. Another good one is "I got a name".
@mmay26694 жыл бұрын
I'd like to suggest Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
@stevetournay37314 жыл бұрын
Yes. (There's a terrific live recording of that song, too, where Cohn prefaces it with the whole story of how he came to write it.)
@heyou702pc4 жыл бұрын
Old Soldier
@chrissacco43614 жыл бұрын
This was getting constant radio play in 1972 when I first met my now husband. He was in college and I was still in high school. We’ll be married 46 yrs on Labor Day. ❤️ Thanks for the memories.
@zoocheeks4 жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved this song. I can remember being in the car with my dad. I was maybe six. We were flying down a dirt road in the summertime. We were singing this song at the top of our lungs. It’s a great memory for me.❤️
@magalindababy4 жыл бұрын
Forgot this amazing song & singer. He was amazing, makes my tears flow. The words & music are beautiful.
@absea79184 жыл бұрын
Great reaction! Yes, Jim Croce was such a talented singer and songwriter. Glad to see you enjoy him!
@bigstyx2 жыл бұрын
I’m not happy about growing old but I grow up with the greatest music that you can’t find anymore.
@KPB334 жыл бұрын
Man he's got so many great songs! One of my all time favorite artists. I've got a name, don't mess around with jim, New York's not my home, photographs and memories, lovers cross, and more.
@chrislorditch61004 жыл бұрын
Jim Croce has great songs, brings back great memories. It’s sad that his life was cut so short💔
@brendacarter484 жыл бұрын
One of my all time songwriters of story telling.....genius
@bethshadid20874 жыл бұрын
Love this song. Jayvee TV I've got a good one for ya....Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant". Kinda long but I think you'll enjoy it.....story telling from 69 and it's hilariously funny 😁
@drbvo95784 жыл бұрын
Your comments are spot on! All of them. We have been listening to Gordon now for 30 years, never disappoints! My personal favorite is Canadian Railroad song and Early Morning Rain
@matthewhoag26094 жыл бұрын
I came to your channel for some Metallica, AND I get my Jim Croce fix too? Hell yeah! I really love how you are sampling music from all over the spectrum. I would have loved to have all of that music at my fingertips growing up in the 80’s. Lol, we couldn’t even look up lyrics. If you couldn’t understand part of a song you had to rewind over and over trying to figure it out. Some songs I’m sure I sang wrong for 20+ years, lol. Croce has such a wonderful voice, and man, I love his guitar work. One of those artists that was taken from us too soon. He has a special place in my heart because my dad listened to him. When I hear a Jim Croce song, I can’t help thinking if my dad who has passed away. I’m looking forward to Bad Bad Leroy Brown. It definitely has more attitude that the first two you listened too. Cheers!
@JayveeTV4 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss
@Tbirdhaynes4 жыл бұрын
His song “Cottonmouth River” is one of my all time favorites. All his songs are pretty short but he was a fantastic storyteller and he packs a lot of story and imagery in those short songs! He was taken from us way to early in a plane crash in Louisiana.
@JJ-rb8sc4 жыл бұрын
Thank you young man for playing Jim Croce tonite. It was my first year in College in Brooklyn. You brought back that time... and of course, I remember the sad sad day we all heard Jim Croce had died I was too young to understand how young he was ... Thank you very much..
@wendydouglas4253 жыл бұрын
Love this song! One of my top 3 Jim Croce songs. The other two are Photographs and Memories, The Hard Way Every Time. You would love them.
@09kittykatz093 жыл бұрын
So glad you like our Jim!!! We lost him just when we were getting to look forward to his next song!!! Like Gordy, Croce was a wordsmith!!!
@sassypants75814 жыл бұрын
We lost a good one in Jim. Thanx J. 👍😎
@Bette_Fontenot3 жыл бұрын
Growing up, it was always "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" and "Don't Mess Around With Slim." I never paid attention to Jim's slower songs. Then I went to Miami to visit family when I was about 21 y/o. And my aunt and uncle played Jim the whole time in the car, and they told me to listen to "Operator." They were laughing about it when they told me the premise: this man is pouring his heart out over the phone about a woman he lost and the whole time he's talking to the operator. I finally gave it chance in my 30s, and it's my all-time favorite Croce song.
@2zxodcfm4 жыл бұрын
A great song. It will never fade because the topic sentiment cuts everyone of us deeply. Perhaps our deepest cut thiugh relates to our one time dime phone booths! That cut will never heal.
@chrisn10384 жыл бұрын
I found myself in jail for a few months after a year long bender and I bought a radio on commissary and there were 2 stations that came in clear - oldies and country. I'm an oldies/folk/classic rock/motown fan. The oldies station seemed to play Operator once a day and it always got me out of my head. Beautiful song. Another one they played a few times a week was April Come She Will by Simon and Garfunkel. 2 minutes of bliss.
@rjjohnson24024 жыл бұрын
Yea! I love Jim Croce so much. When you reacted to him last time, there was a big argument about how to pronounce his name (I think someone unsubsribed because he didn't like being proved wrong!) The definitive proof was when Dick Cavett asked him on TV. The answer is KROH-chay not KROH-chee. In the video clip below, he's also singing Operator, live. He says his name at 4:00 mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXeon3eulMyUeas
@MindyKoch14 жыл бұрын
I love watching you discover these artists! Jim Croce is genius!! You will love Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown. I love Lover’s Cross. You are a delight!!
@clydeb77134 жыл бұрын
I Think about the love that I thought woild save me Now, THAT'S some derp lyrics.
@nickronca15623 жыл бұрын
These are my top 10 favorite Jim Croce songs 1. I Got A Name 2. I'll Have to Say I Love You In A Song 3. One Less Set Of Footsteps 4. Operator (Not The Way It Feels) 5. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 6. Time In A Bottle 7. You Don't Mess Around With Jim 8. Lover's Cross 9. Photographs and Memories 10. Hey Tomorrow
@benmobi4 жыл бұрын
This used to make my babysitter cry. Some poor desperate guy in a phone booth under crushing circumstances ... "You've been so much more than kind. And you can keep the dime"
@lindaluane3 жыл бұрын
HArd Way Every Time is also one of my favorites... Jim Croce is one of my favorite singers. Also One Less Set of Footseps is one of the best "break-up" songs ever.. I Got a Name is amazing!