Danny O'keefe ~ Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (original version)

[@Halad49]

I remember hearing this in 1973 when I was 23 years old. "You''er not a kid at 33..." 33 sounded so far in the future. That was 46 years ago, 69 years old now. Time, oh time, where did you go...

[@tonyjenkins272]

Halad49 unreal how fast time goes

[@steven-nb6rt]

I was 27 when that song was out. I am now 73 years old. I would like to thank the lovely ladies that were part of my life especially Renee.

[@prakis1958]

I'm gonna turn 61 next month. Yeah, it's tough to get old but at least we grew up in the era of great music. I worry about where this world is heading.

[@tomdale1313]

i'm 67 Danny's wife at the time work with a good friend of mine, in Seattle

[@vinniebozzuto3534]

I was 22 years old, just married, bought the 45, still have the 45, and still have the girl😊💞

[@WayneHart-q2h]

Reminds me of those nights as a kid in the 70's, lying in bed at night listening to my little am radio.

[@steve_anderson]

You nailed it. 👍🙂

[@jackiesmith2801]

Same. Miss those days and the best music decade ever.

[@Afiplaysmusic]

@@steve_anderson Yes they did.

[@jamesgregoire7286]

A little red realistic AM radio under the covers so my parents wouldn't hear

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

Those were great days! 50,000 watt KOMA could be heard over a dozen states, and recall very well listening to The Guess Who, Grass Roots, CCR many nights.

[@gilgillis3816]

I'm 68 and this takes me back to the same roads I was riding on in 1972- real writing and real music. The world has lost the beauty of music today.

[@speedfreak8200]

You kids get off my Lawn !!

[@JamesDavis-vk2gt]

Just back from 2 years in the army. My wife divorced me and every one of my good friends were in the military. I was lost and looking for guidance. Thank God I didn't resort to drugs, but I did drink too much. Heard this song driving down the interstate through town and literally cried. It got better, and I found my way, but I still feel that sense of sadness and isolation when I heard that song during that drive in 1972.

[@michajasinski3145]

Good Time Jame's Got The Blues

Chin up, brother. Music can save lives just like our military heroes. Thank you for serving. Stay strong.

[@catsoandahalf]

Thank you Sir for your service!

[@kennethestes4741]

Sorry man my wife left me too. Now she has taught my kids to call someone else dad nice huh? O well fuck it if it was that easy what did I really lose?

[@gable2023]

keep on keeping on brother

[@olschool3740]

Hitching a ride from school after BB practice with no fear, leaving the house in the morning on Saturday coming home at sunset, turn on the transistor radio and listen to the best music ever the 70s. Too bad today's kids will never know what it was like.

[@mikeoshea9907]

There to busy on there phones LMAO 🤣

[@josiejones3186]

So many wonderful, sweet, melancholy, loving, thoughtful, comments from so many wonderful people, and the last line of your words are indeed true, yet poignantly sad, piercing my heart with the reality that after our generation of the 70’s, all the future generations will never understand the difference’s of the way we were, and the way society is now?! Everything was so much better when we were young…💔 Oh to take a trip back to our good ole days…💝💯🕊

[@marklarrimore5136]

Ah the memories. You know you are getting old when you listen to these great old songs with tears in your eyes.

[@flyingdutchman913]

AWSHUTUP, man... hm? NOOOOO! I ain't cryin'... Just got sumthin' in.... uh both my eyes some allergy shit-thingOKOK.... yeah... I - I - was cryin' ... but only just a bit *snif* They're gone. All gone dammit... ah yup whew. ok. Needed that...

[@johnjarou2357]

yeah mark. your right. damn, I love this song.

[@ukcatfan36]

I hear you!!

[@spacetrucker8985]

Born in /55, My eyes are always in tears lately!

[@billywalkabout5076]

Mark Larrimore You Are So Right My Friend .

[@kolbpilot]

"I got my pills to ease the pain, can't find a thing ease the rain" Ain't that the damn truth .

[@TheCrabshaw1]

still a Kid at 74.

[@Halad49]

Same, and same age now!

[@dawgplanet9436]

@@Halad49 Same, but almost 66

[@alan-ev6ck]

Yeah, my wife keeps telling me to grow up, I'm 76 🤩, she does still think I'm sexy though, every time I walk by her she says, "what an ass"

[@Halad49]

@@alan-ev6ck Haaaaaa!

[@svnhofficial1878]

I’m 23 years old. Me and my paw paw; who is 74, love sharing music together. It has always been our thing, to sit,listen and appreciate how good music was back then. I always tell him I feel like I was born in the wrong time, but I’m grateful I’m here now, to experience all of the greatest songs with the best paw paw in the world.

[@BalloonaticAustinweird]

❤you've got it son. I'm 74 also, my granddaughter and I share the music I have had in my youth.😊

[@WayneHart-q2h]

Bless You. I hope you tell your kids about this music someday. They'll be glad you did.

[@MRAMX390]

Make as many memories with your Paw Paw as you can and tell him how much you love him as often as possible because one day you won't be able to.

[@jersenguard]

Used guitars are cheap and so is paper and ink. You can always write another song..........

[@BalloonaticAustinweird]

What are you talking about? Your comment isn't appropriate.😂​@@jersenguard

[@TheStuport]

December 5, 2024 and it's my Birthday and all alone....and thought I'd sit a spell with Good time Charlie and share the blues. Tomorrow will be fine and another day to say grace and count my blessings....but today I'll let the pain of loneliness tattoo itself on my Heart and Soul as a reminder of what not to do.

[@billeagle51]

I am 73 years old now. I remember back then, growing up with a lot of Good Time Charlie's! If I remember anything from this song it was "if you play around you'll lose your wife and you play to long you'll lose your life." Thank God . . some got to win, and some got to lose..Thank God I woke up and left that life!!! It's a very easy life to get caught in!!

[@marilynlovelady607]

So true. Family member s can hurt us so badly

[@billjohnson5372]

Just back from Vietnam and looking for a good time at the local club. I was "Charlie" and I had the blues! The four piece band was playing country music and everyone was dancing as I walked in. I ordered a drink and looked around,....then in a dim lit corner, I saw two ladies sitting and talking. Without hesitation, I walked over and asked the two if they would mind if I sat with them. Much to my delight they both accepted. The band had a request to play this song. As they began, I asked the petite blonde lady if she would dance with me and she accepted. I had seen the night life in Saigon, Bangkok and a few other places but being back home made me feel special. That was in 1973 and I still dance with her......you see, after courting her for several years we married and after 40 years, we still laugh about how we met. She said that she wasn't looking for a romance but I didn't give her a chance to no.

[@danielbenz9612]

+Bill Johnson What a great story

[@simlondon]

+Bill Johnson lovely story

[@mbrando2121]

+Bill Johnson I have lived in Seoul, South Korea for 12 years. I've also visited Bangkok several times and spent a month in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hearing your story, I can simply nod with respect as I'm also married to a wonderful Korean woman. Wherever we find that love, we are the most fortunate men to walk the Earth. In kindred spirit brother...happy travels, Charlie.

[@ronzbronz6043]

+Bill Johnson Love that memory and story Bro...I'm turning 65 soon and relate directly and indirectly...Thank sor sharing and your Service!!

[@davenicholas644]

Great story, and thank you for your service...

[@BillBailey-1216]

Takes me back to a less troubled time. The losses were small and gains were endless.

[@jodylehman7337]

I always did love this song!!! We come from a generation of DAMN GOOD MUSIC!!!! THANK YOU DANNY FOR THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES. YOU SHOULD OF WON AN AWARD FOR THIS ONE!!!!

[@annhathaway1475]

Yes, we did come from a generation of great music! Oh, the memories...

[@pt_ii9764]

Agreed 😊

[@trafyknits9222]

"Should HAVE won an award". SMH

[@anonymousfromthesouth3802]

also listen to the French version by Dick Rivers C'est dommage mais faut's'quitter , recorded in Boogalusa Louisiana

[@SolRudolph]

@@trafyknits9222 Get a Life …….

[@judithmay5471]

This song was one my Dad played a lot after he and Mom divorced.I lost him last year, and I finally found this song. I miss him so much. Dad, I hope you lost those blues.

[@jp-mc2bp]

May you feel the love your dad had for you. That never dies.

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

My condolences.

[@steveeolio]

may he rip judith

[@frankrothiz4u]

Hi Judith, what a terrible feeling to lose someone you love, the hurt is so deep, it can make you feel so alone, but Judith you're not alone and even strangers care about you and your feelings and the difficult time that you're going through. I hope time has eased the pain to some degree.

[@psykovillainstyle]

Condolences amigo, great song glad you found it to keep his memory! Have had a rough time with my family and this song has helped me figure out my priorities! Cheers

[@makaylabailey302]

My grandpa passed away this morning. I've been trying for three weeks to find this song. I remember riding in the car with him while he sang this song.

[@WARHOG561]

+Makayla Bailey You are in my prayers Makayla. Grandpa is in a very happy place, looking down and is very proud of you.

[@Chasencharlie13]

+Makayla Bailey Sorry to hear about your grandpa. I'm sure all the great memories you had with him came back running through your heart and head when you hear this song. Keep those memories always and he will always be with you when you play this song and he will be always listening...Peace and Love...

[@makaylabailey302]

red wolfe thank you sooooo much, it really means a lot ❤

[@makaylabailey302]

Sky Pilot that truly brought a tear to my eyes. I miss him so much & think about him every day. Still doesn't feel like he's gone but this song will always mean the world to me. Thank you so so so much ❤❤

[@Chasencharlie13]

You are so welcome Makayla, this is also one of my favorite songs truly describes my life in such a way that it scares me...lol...But your grandpa will always smile when you play this song and think of all the great times you and he had together...Peace and Love...

[@Goodtime_Charley]

I listen to this song when I’m feeling low. My dad showed me this song when I hit 32 years old. I traveled the country all my life, I played music for a living, I sold motorcycle parts all around the country, I gave up some good women and I never quite grew up. Then I got back home and everyone was older and moved on with their lives. I was 32 with only a lifetimes worth of stories and realized it was time to settle down. I come back to this song whenever I makes mistakes and become depressed over the faults in my life. Today is one of those days. Life is tough on the ones with loving souls. I beat myself up daily over the people I’ve wronged and the life I once lived. The high’s were like mountain tops but the lows were like deepest depth of the oceans. I’m older now and things have changed but I still have my moments. All I can say is that some days this goodtime Charlie gets the blues

[@rickkoleyahoocom]

Details are different, but me, along with many others feel the same. "Life is tough on the ones with loving souls" , is a really good line. Beating myself up is something I try hard to reserve for certain times, otherwise your robing others of what you can offer today. Im still making mistakes right and left and despite it all Ive been blessed with so much and try to focus on how truly grateful I am . Then the guilt starts... but thats another story haha ( lol for the youngsters).

[@danieldelaney9747]

you just wrote my life too

[@mikenelson1312]

Cage free, I read your post, and it was scary. when I read it, I thought that maybe I had written it sometime before, and forgot it. You and I had lives that mirrored each other. We are the same age, and I was a road musician for several years. I heard this song for the first time one night after I had got off work, and was driving to the next gig, and the feelings that you described are identical to mine....So many mistakes, and the people that I have wronged.....The highs, the lows...the pills. Everything about this post. I'm an old man now and sometimes the life that I lived still comes back to haunt me.

[@theblissfullone]

'Life is tough on the ones with loving souls.' ... 🌷 So true.

[@nickurech5755]

Some songs like this one are so full of truth in every way possible. Not just the lyrics . Perfection never gets old. Larry hit the nail on the head with this one.

[@robcombs2439]

I Loved this song when I was in my 20s....Now I am 70....still Love it; still married.......

[@johnjarou2357]

good for you rob.

[@rawweeks]

Me too!

[@tomholden2090]

GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY

[@kg4wrq]

62 years old. Still love it!

[@Afiplaysmusic]

Tom Rice Me too. 62 and I finally understand what he is talking about.

[@nicholassaenz4225]

this song really tells it like it is I am sitting here with my special needs daughter she blind so she really tunes to music like this Danny O Keefe one of a kind THank you from Flora and myself GOD BLESS.

[@marilynlovelady607]

Bless ya'll

Isn't it something when you hit the age of 61 that songs like these evoke so much emotion. Brings me right back to my youth. Life is so short but music like this makes it that much better.

[@JohnJoyce-jx1gu]

Yea it is brother, yea it is . . . .

[@prmayner]

67 and you just don't care anymore. You've lived most of your life and if your lucky you still have your health. You just don't care anymore. You'll be dead soon and your time on this earth will be over and You just don't care anymore.

[@richardgibbins5612]

Yup. 61...ya accumulate a lot of memories by then.

@@richardgibbins5612 Some good, some not so much. Funny how all the ridiculous things we do as kids who think they know anything stick in your craw when you grow an actual brain. At least that's been my experience. Live, love, learn. LoL

[@cynthiachatman1873]

I was 13 years old when this song first came out in 1972. Growing up in a African American household my mother was a great fan of country music. My sisters and I heard a lot of country music as well and R&B. This was one of my favorite back then. Thanks for the memories.

[@Afiplaysmusic]

I loved this song and I am African American. I grew up in Nashville when country music and RnB reigned. This song talked to me then. It still talks to me as grow older.

[@leeshepherd5669]

This song is Country, Soul and Blues all rolled into one great song..!!

[@ThomasComiskey-uz4ie]

I'm a European American and I agree !!!

[@gbh5912]

​@@Afiplaysmusic So you moved from,,,,africa?? and now have American citizenship, congrats friend!! But, what country did you come from?

[@marilynlovelady607]

Sweet memories!

[@lynnadams7017]

At 72 i still love this song

[@dhart8451]

Translation of this song:: Time is a thief and what it takes you can never get back.

[@RobSinclaire]

+d hart Time is a Friend come to teach us, things

[@bellevaeinsideout]

aman

[@RobSinclaire]

+Inge Fossen ...don't miss Charlie Rich's version if you like this Song :O)

[@georgemartin4963]

+d hart Amen brother.

[@RobSinclaire]

Absolutely! Not to mention the music. The many covers just show what a wonderful song this is.

[@skeeterblanton5226]

80 now and the older I get, the sadder this song gets......

[@daxmusix]

This pierces the soul. A masterpiece, haunting and gorgeous. Every time I hear it, I am swept away into some Netherland of introspection and emotions. This song on the radio stopped my world from spinning when I was 12 years old in 1972. Begged my mom to buy it, and then I listened to it 30 times in a row in my room. To this day, I can never listen to it just once. The plaintive voice, the lyrics, the slide steel guitar, the organ, the harmonica, the brush drum, the whistling. Everything is perfect. Seriously, songs like this thoughtful masterpiece are simply not made anymore. You have to have the soul and the genius to do this.

[@paulinechapman5669]

Totally agree..we hear about things..that never get old ..this song fits the category..wish it held for people..am old and never get used to it..🇨🇦

[@RedClayFH]

Very well put. Couldnt agree more.

[@Stricknyne1]

Love this comment!

[@philipangelo595]

Great description of the song and how I was affected by it. It really hit all my friends, we were twenty five then.

[@Halad49]

Exactly. One of those songs you can't listen to only once. Have to play it over and over and let the emotions and memories run free.

[@terilara8878]

I feel fortunate that I grow up listening to songs like this.

[@123Bosniak]

Just wash these sheets, I'll buy some clean sheets. Just fuckin trust me.

[@flgarrett]

Yes.

[@mrb4886]

Yup

[@saulorodrigues8553]

Me too!!

[@TheCPM62]

I just got discharged from the USMC after returning from Vietnam and walked into the Arabian lounge in Houston, Texas and this song was playing. I got the chills and never got drunk again (1971).

[@silviomanuel1519]

nice

[@joezepeda121]

this song takes me back to 1971 when I hung out at this hamburger place on preston between travis and main street, I was 18 at the time. Since I did'nt have a car at the time I would hang out in downtown, spent a lot of time in LeQue pool hall on the southeast corner of fannin and walker. Wonder if anyone reading this remembers the place, it was upstairs, it was famous for having big money tournaments and players, Jersey Red Lassiter and Minesota Fats paid occasional visits in the late 60's.

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

Genius move.

[@Kenny-gb3pm]

Wow, talk about impact !!! Good for you !!!!! 😊

[@marilynlovelady607]

Oh! Wow!

[@johnhanes5021]

I was 27' in 73'. Had a family business where we played the radio all day long as we worked. That whole era had some great songs. Creedence, Kenny Rogers, Freddy Fender, Don McLean, Harry Nillson, The Eagles, and on and on.

[@marilynlovelady607]

Those were awesome groups & singles

[@CJ-py6tk]

This song was huge in the summer of '72. Every time I hear it I think of me and a good friend, driving around trying to pick up girls, in his Chevy Nova SS. Simpler times, but better times, as most people still had a great sense of decency, and a good moral compass in their souls.

[@thegreenbird795]

They used to play this song on Inks lake in '72..I was just a kid of 13...

[@91Bear]

And then they grew old and voted for Trump.

[@CJ-py6tk]

@@91Bear Yea, you're right. Men were men, women were women, etc... back then.

[@philipangelo595]

It sure seems like people had more soul then and were more colorful and friendly.

[@janrambo3374]

So true

[@careylevy7747]

I think everybody can relate to this song-it brings you back.

[@terryholleman5278]

Amen for sure

[@terryholleman5278]

63 setting here thinkin about all my friends back in the day

[@TheAhernFamily1]

This song hits home.

[@lorenzofuentes4777]

same here.

[@joeyank2451]

Does it ever

[@smokingjoe9864]

So your a Good Time Charlie too!

[@66loveit]

This song IS home 😌💕

[@johnLA1961]

More so after nearly 50 years.

[@davemiller6884]

I saw Danny live three times back in the 70's and I was always just mesmerized every time. His guitar playing was always dead on, excellent.

[@wwonka52]

Very Fortunate.

[@pt_ii9764]

Wow that’s great 😁

[@BadSneakers]

This song and Witchita Lineman indelibly printed in my psyche from my youth. And add Harry Nilsson’s Everybody’s Talkin

[@oraclemanconsulting]

I agree 100%, both show a talent for songwriting and songs that will span generations, styles, trends, and artists.

[@strawberryseason]

me, too.

[@leftlanecharlie]

dag gone yall I love this song

[@lorettaread6391]

BadSneakers me to

[@EddieReeceLPC]

BadSneakers Yep. I listened to both of those songs today by chance. Tattooed on my soul was a phrase I heard this morning that led me to this song in my head. Once I finally listened to it. Glen Campbell came to mind. I had to pick up my neglected guitar and play along. I sing you’re not a kid at 63. 33!? That’s a kid. 😊 Danny is a great songwriter and his friends can cut a groove. Listen this his other stuff. Very different and killer.

[@bluefm7370]

At 65. I find myself to be so grateful to have been introduced to the music I grew up with, so manybyears later. It makes me smile to read so many also feel the gifts, much love, stay safe❤

[@pt_ii9764]

👍🏻👍🏻66

[@janicerosan8635]

Always loved this song, but never knew who sang it. Fitting for my dad, Charlie.

[@glendasims-bp6mz]

My late Brother was in Nam. I love this song for that reason.

[@wwonka52]

SS

[@ColonelKlink100]

One of the world's saddest songs. A real classic.

[@williamhall7349]

Hey colonel your first name ain’t Walter is it ?

[@ColonelKlink100]

@@williamhall7349 Nein, it is Wilhelm. Surely you have heard of Hogan's Heroes before?

[@williamhall7349]

@@ColonelKlink100 yes I have but I years age shit pool with a man named Walter klink we called him colonel because his last name was klink

[@ColonelKlink100]

@@williamhall7349 Ah yes, I see,

[@Sharon-rk5fi]

This is the most wondrful song i heard when i was young!!! Its always been in my heart im old now! But still young at heart!!! 😊🌹😊

[@glenmcgregor3366]

"My heart tells me I'm not a kid at 33". Nope sure not. I'm 75. Carol always laughs when Danny sings that line. We've been married 57 years. Been listening to Danny a good part of that time. Been a dream the whole 57 years and we'll never wake up. This song and Danny never get old.

[@pt_ii9764]

That is great 👍🏻. 66 here 😊

[@DaveMorris]

I was 10 when I first heard this song. My uncle and I were on the deck overlooking Los Angeles, the sun had just gone below the horizon, and this song came on the radio. He made me stop and listen to the lyrics and I have to say, it's one of those moments I'll never forget. The feeling I got, the smell of the air, the sound of Danny's voice. Special song.

[@Stricknyne1]

I have always loved this song. Reading the comment section is deeply touching. Many very beautiful perspectives, and heartfelt experiences. All expressed way better than I ever could. It's nice to know there are so many kindred spirits out there.

[@stevenlondono5154]

im 33 years old and my family left me. this song keeps me going

[@coldsteel16]

Hang in there

[@jojobobo6258]

One of my favorite songs from back then. Heard Danny was living somewhere near Vancouver....tip of the hat to ya Danny.

[@mikemcmanus116]

Lots of covers by top singers, but to me this is still the best.

[@gbh5912]

The only!

[@anonymousfromthesouth3802]

also listen to the French version by Dick Rivers C'est dommage mais faut's'quitter , recorded in Boogalusa Louisiana

[@colbyb999]

From a small town in southwest PA. In the early 70's I'd hitchhike up to one of those great State Parks in the mountains there for a day. Or hitchhike to Baltimore or DC for a couple days. It was great music like this that takes me back to those safer and honestly practically carefree times. We were so fortunate to have had the music we had then. This is one of those songs.

[@marilynlipps4542]

The best version of this song. We had the 45.

[@davidholton9667]

So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song! How are you?

[@lovethatagave]

Heard this when I was a boy but didn't understand it until I was an old man.

[@contention100]

I keep finding myself listening to Old Rock and Country songs that I remember growing up with. Now I Know I'm getting Old.

[@bobbybeeman7280]

At 75 still get the blues, This and a Dog name Blue use to carry me thru.

[@melvinjones7116]

This has got to be one of the most beautiful song I ever heard in my life. And this is my first time hearing it at the age of 48. My my my. And I’m a down home blues soul brother.

[@cyndieroy8400]

Check out Marcus Kings version of this song. Fantastic!

[@FunkyDPL]

I'm a white dude who is as immersed in classic soul and R&B as I am tunes like this. Great music knows no boundaries!

[@melvinjones7116]

@@FunkyDPL Amen to that

[@paulinechapman5669]

Never top late for ..good time Charlie..to get the blues..🇨🇦

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

46. Same.

[@bethdemars1118]

Amazing. A song you haven't heard for for over a decade....and you remember all the words, and the smell of the place where you listened to it on the juke box. Thank you.

[@brianclark5002]

Sometimes I think this song is perfect, it describes a place where most of have been at one time or another in ours lives.

[@brianclark5002]

I agree, I also think this song is perfect in that is so accurately describes a situation where we all have been at sometime in our lives.

[@carolrobinson9565]

Oh you are so right brother, im 67and i used to play this song with my buddy's. One died 2011 the older brother a year ago on his birthday. Just me and the drummer still around now. Tears are good for the heart though.

[@billelliott1266]

The first time I ever heard this song was on my 33rd birthday. It was a great tune then and still is today.

[@TravislovesBetsy]

Thank you for your service sir. From a combat corpsman from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, in 1991. I can unequivocally tell you. That it does get better with time.

[@safriedrich1631]

was with 3/7 when I joined the Fleet way back in Sept. 1972.. was on "stand-by" up and down the coast till the "Peace Treaty" was officially ratified in March of 73, That said, I was one of the stupid lucky that never went in Country, Thanks for taking care of our sorry asses Doc.. may the Big Guy bless you and your family.. being old school, I say to you, CALM SEAS AND FAIR WINDS. SEMPER FI

[@TravislovesBetsy]

​@safriedrich1631 Thank you Marine. May God bless you and yours. 🎉

[@samsmith3164]

i was thirty-three, drinking in a bar three thousand miles from my newly broken up wife and family, when, with a pocket full of pills barely sustaining me, i first heard this song---it still hits me like a ton of bricks forty plus years later.

[@josephgarcia6725]

So Sam , how are You doing now?

[@clouddweller1195]

women will leave

[@gregorysullivan7175]

Pocket Full of Pills. Sounds like song.

[@johncrane7427]

Did you ever fix your life

[@charlotteskiftun753]

Hugs

[@gerardvye9015]

Loved this song always reminded me of my older brother Charlie who was a very funny guy and always the life of the party when this song was a hit in the 70's. Hadn't heard the song in many years until leaving his memorial sevice in 2019 when I started my car it was on the radio.

[@nealwhitten5618]

A Great Oldie, From Danny O'Keefe & A Great Artist, from 1972', that You never get tired of hearing..When I first heard this great song, I loved the music and lyrics back then....Just one of the many Great Classics, that we had when music was at it's greatest..I wish we had more songs like this today..A Classic to Appreciate..

[@Lifeistooshortnottobehappy]

Played this song for my dad all the time, he loved to sing along to it, it’s been a year tomorrow. Still listening to this song and missing you dad. Love you always, best dad ever. ❤️🙏😔✝️

[@lindas8309]

my job was stolen and my family and my son nearly destroyed. Thank you Sacramento and the communist death camps ska cdc.

[@BarneeFife]

Your dad had great taste. I was 12 when this song came out. I thought I was a pretty lucky kid….this song, ‘My Maria’, ‘Third Rate Romance’, a BUNCH of great 3 Dog Night songs, and MANY more, all within a few years, …. It was great. RIP to your Dad, best of life to you.

[@johnniejenkins9557]

Mary, lost my Dad in 2003, this too was a great song we listened to fishing. I miss him greatly as you do your Dad, but hey their still smiling down 😇

[@regpharvey]

So much of the experience and changes in American culture of the last 50 years encapsulated in three minutes. Amazing.

[@brenthaymon280]

I love this song. I was 12 when this song came out in 1972. I think this is the best version of the song. ❤ 😊

[@buckgirl55]

This one never gets old.....thank you for the memories of 1972....I was 17.

[@daryljohnson7562]

Another song that came out in 1972 that struck similar emotions was Mac Davis' "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me." These 2 went hand-in-hand! I was a senior in college - and had had enough crushes on guys to relate to Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me. Now I'm 71 - remember both songs well, but appreciate the quality of the music more than anything. What a golden time for music!

[@joeyank2451]

I Was 7

[@forddriver8827]

I have always teared up with these tunes, from age 3 to now, aged 54. Here because of Marcus King. Danny Okeefe, what a talent. Thanks so much all.

[@stevesomodi]

Man I remember listening to this in the 80's and it spoke to me then, now I'm 68 and now so many are gone to their graves, the song really speaks to me now!

[@bobevans1911]

Excellent. Was with 199th Light Infantry, north of Saigon.

[@leegenix]

Im a musician and play several instruments. I love this song. I did some research and learned it was a huge hit that covered the top charts in many categories. Country, Easy Listening, Soul, Contemporary, R&B, and Jazz. Musically, it has a good balance of instruments that were well performed by gifted musicians. I barely missed the Draft and can some how relate to those that went and served. Signed up for the navy but didnt swear in and waited for the draft. But didnt get called. The anxiety caused me and girlfriend to break off the engagement. I heard this song in 1972 when it was cold and rainy. Its very haunting, sad, but very soothing to listen to. Its one of those songs that touches many lives. Thats a very rare event. Comedy and Tragedy. Thats Life. (Sigh)

[@robytanner7020]

I was born in 1974. I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a kid in the 80s. Heard this son when I got Sirius in 2010, and my memory came back when I heard this song before. Classic song.

[@johnjarou2357]

thanks for the memories. big hit back in the day. this song can almost bring a person to tears. did i say almost? forget that, it will.

[@makelifematter1896]

I never took pills or did drugs but sometimes think maybe I should of life is not easy but thank ful for all I have been Blessed withmy daughter and son inlaw and all my livestock and fur babies keep me strong but loose sight at night with the lonely nights..Blrss to all who served to keep us safe and all to those who found true love on life❤ai was so abkessed to grow up with great musicians artists

[@ronwatson4135]

" Tighten up, Little Soldier " You are here for a reason and never forget it. God loves you and that's all you need. When I'm feeling a bit " kicked around ", I turn to this old song. Hope it helps you too. Stay Blessed ! KZbin : *_Here's My Heart_** By David and the Giants*

[@kevinferguson3196]

Took a bit to find the song I remember! I heard several someone else's version of this and didn't like them. Today I listened to when I was much younger. Funny how the meaning of the song reflects differently to me now as compared to then!

[@Catsib65]

Thanks for sharing brings back great memories of growing up in the seventies❤

[@JacquelineBacon-u6w]

Love this song. Reminds me of childhood, a simpler time. I will always love this song.

[@pt_ii9764]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@cunn9305]

I was 6 years old when this was released. Calm, peaceful memories of back then .. many thanks Danny

[@davidrobinson9507]

I'm almost twice 33, and although I have known this song all my life, it's just become such a favourite. Can't wait to share it around my playing friends. Thank you, Danny O'Keefe!

[@lisaa8795]

Haven't heard this song in years and years: "some gotta win, some gotta lose..." with the whistling at the end. It's been a long time...

[@DuartMaclean]

Driving south on Vancouver Island in the early evening, the atmosphere was a translucent, soft orange-red. 1971 and I had been feeling sad and existential. It embalmed me. Good Time Charlie was on the radio. It put me into a transcendent state….pure bliss. Thanks Danny.

[@arturovillalobos9068]

SONGS DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS.

[@johnnorton4293]

I was 13 when this came out and it got me immediately. Some really beautiful comments, I dare say as good to read as to hear the song. Keep the faith my friends.

[@thomasrichmond2413]

Sept. of ‘72. Just moved to new town and my dad put a radio in my room. Never listened to music before just Dodgers Rams and Lakers. This song was part of that awakening along with Superstition; It never rains in Southern California; I can see clearly now; on the cover of the Rolling Stone; go all the way; you wear it well; plus countless others. Country, soul, r&b, rock and even jazz ( remember 2001 theme by Deodato?) we were blessed.

[@jimji2774]

God what a song and what a soulful voice. A little hard to play solo on a guitar. More of a session piece. Thank you for this sir. Music of the soul !

[@kerrystehlik7508]

Warms a person's heart.

[@arabionjames9290]

I was approaching 10 during the summer of 73, and I remember when this song hit the air waves. I don't know why it hit me so hard. Perhaps it was seeing the look own my father's face.

[@bqkmg2037]

Hit the airwaves the summer before (1972) not 1973.

[@FunkyDPL]

I was a kid when this came out, but once I was old enough to understand it, it helped me understand what some "grown-ups" were going through back then. I am just glad I was able to hear the best music on the radio growing up.

[@MichaelFranks-j5z]

"There's something spiritual about this recording. Relaxing the heart. My darling of 28yrs passed 3yrs ago. Good to still have this around. I was 13 when this came out."HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY APPRECIATE YOUR LOVED ONES THEY ARE A GIFT"

[@rickseville6084]

Bless our world.

[@aronpaul0560]

First time I heard this is today I absolutely love this mellow tune excellent lyrics

[@chemicalcarlos]

I heard this song on the radio when I was a mere toddler when it first came out. Jump to age 36, I put this tune on a compilation of songs from the '70s to keep me company while I drove my sad, broken life back from California (San Fran) to Chicago. Once mended, it was a small triumph to be able to sing this song at karaoke in Idyllwild, CA on a visit there, a little over a year later. This song is so transcendent of genre. Stark, sorrowful, simple, honest, beautiful. No wonder Elvis chose to cover it--he had a discerning ear.

[@TheMarlenj]

Just lost my 4th close friend in less than a year. This song seems to fit my mood.

[@StanHarris-h1q]

My brother Jeff played this for me in 197 something. Great thing about music is every song reminds us of someone.

[@JohnDoe-wo1jd]

i bought the album when i was a kid. i'm feeling blue so i listen to Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues & listen to the rest of the album. Now that im growing old , I realize what a superb lyrics writer Danny O'Keefe was / is. When i was young i was more into sound and musicianship, didn't pay attention to words i.e. lyrics much. Now i know Danny was / is an amazing complete singer , musician, music composer and lyrics artist

[@colejarvis3098]

P.E.I family reunion 2001 is the first time hearing this. Absolutely amazing. Pretty sure an O'Keefe played this. I can't completely remember who but best song to remember. 🤙🍻

[@billywalkabout5076]

I remember this song so clear it was 1972 when the sun came out I was sitting in a bar I just got home from Vietnam and I was sitting alone just drinking a beer and digging this song man brings back a lot of sweet sweet memories where did the time go

[@joeyank2451]

If We Only Knew

[@CosmopolitanFools]

"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" ~ (1967 - released 1971 & 1972) Singer/Guitarist/Composer: Danny O'Keef __ Everybody's goin' away They're down movin' to L.A. There's not a soul I know around Everybody's leavin' town Some caught a freight, some caught a plane Find the sunshine, leave the rain They said, "This town's a waste of time" I guess they're right, it's wastin' mine Some gotta win, some gotta lose Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues ( Harmonica & Instrumental ) You know my heart keeps tellin' me "You're not a kid at 33" You play around, you lose your wife You play too long, you lose your life I got my pills to ease the pain Can't find a thing to ease the rain I'd love to try and settle down But everybody's leavin' town Some gotta win, some gotta lose Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues Good time Charlie's got the blues ( Whistling Lead - Harmonica & Instrumental ) ~ Close

[@brucelouden8405]

I love these old originals. I must be gettin old cause I get all melancholy when I hear them. The memories of so much life gone by. If we remember to live, we live to remember.

[@rickkoleyahoocom]

You said it brother

[@brucelouden8405]

@@rickkoleyahoocom thanks Rick. Long may your lum reek.

[@rickkoleyahoocom]

@@brucelouden8405 I'll drink to that! keep it stoked

[@MrSphinxster]

The production of this original version is outstanding. Still my favorite version. The organ and pedal steel are so good!

[@phillipstephens3079]

“Cats in a Cradle” and this masterpiece are timeless songs…the lyrics are so deep and the instrumentations spot on 👍🏻👏🏻

[@Armybrat173]

My father loved " Cats in the cradle "and the storyline/ message.

[@888omega]

This song for me jars an old teenage memory of leaving childhood friends and my old hometown.

[@phess1668]

I sure wish this guy got a dollar for every view for giving us this musical memory.

[@josephwidener2986]

came home in 73....this ole song say's something to me.....now im starring at 70......and no i wasn't i kid at 33.....

[@frankrothiz4u]

Came home as in returning from Vietnam ?

[@dianeschadei7083]

I can't think of a song stays in heart and head

[@kathyyansick5382]

Such a Great song! I miss people, my Dad.....Joe

[@juleecormier5395]

This was on the jukebox at a local hangout and I played it every chance I had. The 70's had the best music whether pop, country or soul. Songs like this just take you back.

[@z59654]

Yep - the 70's, new technology, but not too much, so the music sounded real. This was an exceptional piece of music.