THIS MAN!.| FIRST TIME HEARING Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown REACTION

[@bryansproles2879]

Another great Jim Croce song is "Time in a Bottle". Another song with a similar topic/feel would be Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle

[@Dooklawz]

god yes, Time In A Bottle. . ....they'll love that one ;)

[@SevenHunnid]

People say I’m dumb because i quit my job to smoke weed on my KZbin channel full time & do what makes me happy smh ):

[@nebelungpixie9373]

YES !!! Best. Song.

[@oreally8605]

Definitely

[@jethro1963]

He looked quite different in his younger days without the stache and fro, almost unrecognizable. I used to have a pretty good album he did with his wife Ingrid.

[@leftywright6458]

"Operator," "Lover's Cross," "Time in a Bottle," "Don't Mess Around With Jim," "One Less Set of Footsteps," just about anything on his greatest hits is stellar.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

Yes … This is a fun song, but not his most beautiful. Such a beautiful voice and excellent guitarist. ❤️ Gone far too soon. Can you imagine what he could have recorded ???

[@gregorymoore2877]

"Roller Derby Queen"; "Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy"; "Working At The Car Wash Blues"; "Speedball Tucker"; "New York's Not My Home"; "Photographs And Memories"; "I've Got A Name"; "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song"

[@charlesvincent4127]

You forgot roller derby queen.

[@barbaraburton8914]

Love Lover's Cross and Time in a Bottle.

[@CyanCerulian]

Yeah, they need to dig deep into the Croce catalog! Plenty of real good songs!

[@vandergod]

Love Jim Croce, such a talent, gone way too soon. You must listen to “Operator” sometime soon. I hear his music and go back to the 70’s in my mind.

[@pinkstarphoenix6182]

I agree! Operator tells a story, so sad but beautiful! I love it even more than Time In A Bottle

[@isthatthetimealready]

Operator and Time In A Bottle are two of the most beautiful songs ever

[@DavidKing-ut9wr]

Photographs and Memories is a great song by Jim.

[@George-ci2kt]

Yes, please listen to Operator!!

[@janekayser-alexander5790]

"Operator" makes me cry EVERYTIME I listen to it.

[@josephcote6120]

Here's a great story about Jim Croce: This song was a huge huge hit. AT the time Sonny and Cher had a variety TV show (music, comedy bits, guest starts) and they wanted Croce to come on and do this song. The early 70's were a very different time than now on TV. The network people (Standards and Practices it was called) told the producers of the show, you can have him, but change the line "baddest man in the whole damn town" to "whole darn town." The show passed this on to Croce who said, more or less, "I'm doing YOU a favor coming on your show. If you want me, you will let me perform the song the way I wrote it." And the network backed down, and he performed his song his way, and that was the first time someone said "damn" on TV that wasn't an accidental thing like a live news broadcast.

[@jamil2447]

You mean the Fonz never exclaimed DAYUM whenever a hot chick passed by? LOL. I suppose when the great Roger Miller sang, "Dang me--dang me they otta take a rope and hang me," instead sang 'damn me, damn me they shoulda took a bat to slam me' would've got him eviscerated 😃 just saying...

[@40momba]

Leroy was a man that Jim knew when he was in the Army !

[@lylewicks4112]

He was prolific song writer who left us way too soon. This was a perfect example of his fun side along with "Don't Mess Around With Jim". He also wrote some of the most beautiful story songs ever, such as "Operator" and "Time in a Bottle". Amber would surely fall in love with both of those and drift away into the "Amber sway".

[@rmb1327]

I would also really recommend checking out "Photographs and Memories" and "New York's Not My Home". Both by Jim Croce that showcase his more romantic and sentimental side.

[@garyr8739]

I second Operator and Time in a Bottle. I know she would love them. And Don't Mess Around with Jim would be another folk story for them to listen to.

[@1000lilfeet]

Well said!

[@johncampbell756]

Time in a Bottle was my mother's favorite song.

[@brianlogsdon4824]

Rapid Roy was a fun song too, along with Workin at the car wash blues

[@carleton4199]

"Operator" and "Time In A Bottle" are outstanding Jim Croce songs (COMPLETELY different than "Bad Leroy Brown"), he was a talented artist and songwriter. The two of you calling him a storyteller is very accurate.

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

And don't forget " Don't mess around with Jim", which is almost identical to " Bad Leroy Brown".

[@mibosol]

@@VicMikesvideodiary I second both of these comments. Came here to say the very same thing.

[@DG2244]

His "time in a bottle" is timeless.

[@joelliebler5690]

Sang it in my high school choir and loved it ever since!

[@jasonsigler8500]

"Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone". Moral of the story is that no matter how bad you may be there is always someone badder!

[@jjb9739]

Same applies to "don't mess around with Jim"! Ask Slim.

[@Floppy_Bacon]

💯% Agree Brutha

[@David-qi1ys]

Yep and wearing his diamond rings on everybody's nose wasn't about showing off bling, but punchin' folks in the face.

[@alexwaverley729]

@@David-qi1ys Wave. He waved his rings in front of everybody's nose.

[@chrisspratlin5656]

My father gave me this same advice.

[@Christine-g1o]

WHAT!!!! This is your first time hearing this song?????? Wow! This is a true classic!!! hope you play more of Jim!!!

[@JoeMama410]

Jim Croce is one of my all-time favorites. He is such a great storyteller. Check out Operator, Lover’s Cross, and You Don’t Mess Around With Jim. Or just check out his whole best-of.

[@jaysone.94]

Jim Croce - Dont Mess Around With Jim

[@davidkeech9738]

I'd add in King's Song as well. GREAT storytelling in that song.

[@BaronessErsatz]

Time In a Bottle.

[@eddiep52065]

Photographs and memories, time in a bottle , one less set of footsteps...and let's not forget the pig song!!🤣

[@Peter-oh3hc]

So many good songs. Lovers cross is my favorite

[@erickyoung8331]

I think you missed that it didn't end up so good for Leroy. He was cut up (and probably dead) at the end when he met the jealous man. He "looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a few pieces gone." You are only bad until you meet the guy that is even "badder" than you.

[@gregorymoore2877]

...or until you "learn a lesson 'bout messing' with the wife of a jealous man."

[@thefuzzman]

I think you are correct lol no matter how badass you are, there's always someone else more badass 😂

[@bobbyrios3103]

Another good one along the same lines as this one is "don't mess around with jim"

[@keithjones9544]

@@gregorymoore2877 you nailed it gregory!😂😎

[@Ken-sc3gx]

It's a lesson many people either learn or die learning. Be a good person and a fair dealer to all you meet, cuz you never know......

[@jenniferd.w.357]

My mom has severe dementia, she can't remember her name or mine most days. However, when I go visit with her I will play all of these songs and she comes alive and knows every word and sings along and for a little bit is her old self. Music is magic

[@abon587]

I love how the chorus the first two times is fearful and respectful of Leroy, and then it becomes a sarcastic mockery of him. Such a great song.

[@tommesing4281]

Yes. That's what people miss about the song - the sarcasm of the last 2 choruses.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Rip to a great Singer & songwriter Jim Croce we still miss you

[@nebelungpixie9373]

I agree with others … “Time in a Bottle” is the one you will LOVE. “Don’t Mess Around with Jim” is a lot like this first song. You will for sure love it since you liked this one. Another story song.

[@michlkwitz]

"Time In A Bottle" will make Amber all teary-eyed, for sure.

[@rff2552]

@@michlkwitz absolutely especially when she learns it was written by him for his pregnant wife and released weeks after his tragic death. So poignant!

[@Shrykespeare]

Such a loss to the world, when he died at age 30 in a plane crash. But he left his mark for all time. What a great storyteller. For your next song, if you want something upbeat, definitely do "You Don't Mess Around With Jim". If you want something slow, "Time in a Bottle". And you were close, Amber... it's pronounced "CROW-chee" not "CROW-chay". As for the character of Leroy Brown, I don't think it was based on an actual person... according to Wiki, Jim was inspired to write this song by a friend he knew briefly when in the Army.

[@jameshelm2847]

Patrick, if you watch the the video of Jim Croce on the Dick Cavett show, Jim pronounces his name as "CROW-chay" when Dick Cavett asked him how it is pronounced. So I will say it the way the person whose name it is says it.

[@Shrykespeare]

@@jameshelm2847 Huh. I stand corrected. Thanks. I guess I just got brainwashed by radio DJ's as a kid who pronounced it wrong. :)

[@keithosmond5730]

I've always heard it as "CROW-chay". Including when watching him appear on TV shows at the time.

[@jameshelm2847]

@@Shrykespeare I was the same way until about a year ago.

[@foxbat1766]

The Piano takes this song to a whole new level...!

[@jjowen2012]

Jim Croce is an amazing singer and story teller. Time in a bottle is a beautiful song

[@alanwhetstone3922]

"Time in a bottle" is top 5 greatest love song

[@barryshapiro3349]

It’s pronounced Crow-chee. “Operator” and “Time In A Bottle” were beautiful big hits.He died in a plane crash in the early 70s.

[@clauden780]

No it's Cro-che, not Crow-chee. He's of Italian descent.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

And what is it with a lot of these underrated musicians dying in plane crashes in the 70s. Buddy Holly died the same way.

[@waynefurrow845]

I think his best song was "Time in a Bottle", Jim Croce (Crow-Chee) was a great story teller, you could also check out "Don't Mess with Jim", or "Operator", but if Amber wants to hear his best vocals, then "Time in a Bottle" is the way to go. Another contemporary story teller was Harry Chapin, and "Cats in the Cradle" would be a good song to sample from him.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Everyone who lived during this time know this song by heart. I was a kid and we all screamed/sang the chorus every time it came on. It was huge

[@EJAcademy]

Yes, especially hitting 'baddest man in the whole DAMN town', since we couldn’t swear. We would then tell irritated parents that we were just singing along 😇

[@jenniferfoster1692]

@@EJAcademy Haha, yeah, it was like permission to swear, lol!

[@hawaiirastalady]

This was my FAVORITE song when I was 9 years old in 1973!

[@topherwhite370]

“Time in a bottle” and “operator” are good heart-yankers The ultimate story telling - “the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon lightfoot. You will cry.

[@danwhitehousepc]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/npisaZWqlpJql9k

[@alanwhetstone3922]

One of the greatest storytellers gone to soon

[@algiehoosier5165]

Finally found some Jim Croche. Other songs by this great man are, “Time in a bottle, I gotta name.”

[@catherinehammer8637]

Jim Croce...”Photographs and Memories”. This song never fails to make me cry. ❤️😢

[@Cat-fi4ie]

He is definitely a folk 70 artist. Operator is another great Song AWESOME reaction

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

They don't make singer/songwriters like Jim Croce anymore. He was unique. I grew up listening to his music (my father was a fan), and he loomed large in my musical life.

[@kennethgrainger1112]

They are still out there. David Wilcox is one.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

@@kennethgrainger1112 Opinions differ.

[@TwistedSither]

Jim Croce is one of my all-time favorites. Operator, You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Time In a Bottle, Lover's Cross, Photographs and Memories... you can't pick a bad Jim Croce song.

[@jayakers708]

Say it again, "you can't pick a bad Jim Croce song."

[@DwayneShaw1]

Jim Croce (crow-she) - "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - "Rapid Roy" - "Roller Derby Queen" If you want to explore different aspects of his voice, try "I've Got A Name" - "Operator" - "Photographs And Memories" - If you like storytellers check out Robert Earl Keen, "The Road Goes On Forever And The Party Never Ends" - or, "Pancho and Lefty"

[@wnsafford1854]

Jim pronounced it Crow-chee. Here's a vid that starts off with him saying his name; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX-zk5SsrJpjipo

[@DJHolte]

@@wnsafford1854 Thanks for that -- I don't think I've ever heard him say his own name before... but that's pretty irrefutable evidence! :-)

[@wnsafford1854]

@@DJHolte You're most welcome. Should settle any debate.

[@Tiek-bl8ej]

"Operator" is a beautiful song by Jim Croce

[@StevesFunhouse]

His last name is pronounced like, "Crow-Chee". For more fun, story-telling songs like this one, I would try: 1. You Don't Mess Around With Jim 2. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) 3. Workin' at the Car Wash Blues 4. Roller Derby Queen but, for ones that show off his great singing abilities, I would look to: 1. Operator (you might cry, it's that good) 2. Lover's Cross 3. I Got A Name 4. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song 5. New York’s Not My Home

[@goomah35]

Yes! Crow-chee!!!

[@JPSE57]

@@goomah35 With the emphasis on the first syllable: CROW-chee.

[@larryponder6934]

Don't forget Time in a Bottle

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@larryponder6934 Haven't forgotten it. My suggestions were in response to their request for more great story-telling songs, and songs that show off his great singing abilities, and these are MY suggestions. Though TIAB is a good song ... for some ... it's just not 1 of MY favorites. It's not that it's a bad song, but I'd rather them react to the ones I mentioned first, before they do that one. Hope that makes sense to you. If you like that one, and it seems you do, I would urge you to make a separate post and suggest it.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

Oh, “Lover’s Cross” ❤️❤️❤️ How could I have not suggested that one !!! Got me out of a very bad relationship. That was my “wake-up” song.

[@jasonremy1627]

You've got to check out "Operator" by him. It's beautiful. Sadly, Jim Croce and his guitarist Maury Meuhleisen died in a plane crash fairly early in his career. Tragic.

[@vetti2u]

Reiterating what everyone else is for sure saying, other great songs by Jim Croce are: ~ Operator ~ Time In A Bottle ~ I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song

[@kathyastrom1315]

Time in a Bottle is an amazing song by him!!

[@whidbeyhiker4364]

This was a fun song to listen to when I was a kid.

[@DamagedButManaging]

Time in a Bottle, I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song, I Got a Name, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, That's not the Way It Feels, Operator, The Ball at Kerrymuir (this one you need to listen to without the kids around, lol)... Jim was a masterful writer/singer/storyteller. So happy to see you discover him!

[@deonneparrish9850]

He was one of those great storytelling songwriter/singers. Don't Mess with Jim is another fun song of his but my favorite songs his are Operator, I'll have to say I Love You In a Song and Time in a Bottle. Though no song of his is a bad choice. Another storytelling singer/songwriter you might like is Dan Fogelberg - Believe in Me, Longer and Leader of the Band are good to start with.

[@snorelacks7069]

Dan Fogelberg would be great.

[@sherriejefferys5255]

Dan folgerburg leader of the band!❤❤❤❤❤

[@justmoose6534]

Dan Fogelberg was my late wife's favorite. Leader of the Band is a great tune about his dad. Great choice.

[@barblibrarian]

Leader of the band always reminds me of my father and brings a tear to my eye. What a beautiful song. One of my favorites.

[@silverrose4065]

Definite yes for Dan Folgelberg. I would also suggest Run for the Roses, and Same Old Lang Syne.

[@lumariadp]

"Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone" is in my personal top 5 lyrics ever.

[@RealNightmareMan]

Lol oh he got his but kicked lol

[@ClickToPreview]

Right!

[@saturninojosesuarezquintan7476]

No matter how bad you can be, always is someone worst or just you have a bad day.

[@geoffelder2236]

@lumariadp One of my favorite lyrics from a song is from Player's "Baby Come Back": "All day long wearing a mask of false bravado; trying to keep up a smile that hides a tear." I'd love to know what your other four would be. (I have a tough time trying to come up with just five myself, but there's always more that come to mind when attempting to make my list!) Cheers!

[@TheTomt50]

Jim Croce was an amazing artist. You need to check out "Operator."

[@bevil4aday]

I Got a Name and Photographs & Memories are 2 of my favorite Croce songs.

[@karylkline6442]

Jim Croce was awesome. I was born in '63, LOVE the 70s

[@eldoc2020]

Time in a bottle is incredible. Operator is a surefire tear jerker.

[@joannevincent2035]

Give a listen to the finest love songs ever - "Operator", "Time In a Bottle", "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" (among others). Rest in peace Jim and Maury (backup singer and guitarist). Both died in a Louisiana plane crash in Sept., 1973.

[@richardmartin9565]

Jim Croce was a great songwriter

[@emilyefinke]

Amber, you have such a good ear! You are exactly right. Jim Croce's music is in the genre "Folk-Rock". Some other singers in that genre are Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, and Gordon Lightfoot. I second what some other commenters are suggestion, "Operator", "I Got A Name", "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song", and "New York’s Not My Home" are some really superb songs that you should give a listen to sometime. Jim Croce was an amazingly special and unique artist that was taken much too soon.

[@marcgustafson6015]

Working At The Car Wash Blues is a must! Jim Croce was prolific in his short career.... Man, he wrote some tear jerkers too. Especially, Time in a Bottle!

[@surlechapeau]

J&A, you'll love his "I Have To Say I Love You In Song", "Time In A Bottle", "I Got A Name", and "You Don't Mess Around With Jim". One of the great singer/songwriters, gone to soon.

[@geoffthomas3238]

Good choice guys. This was one of the best singer songwriters of all times. Sadly by the time he was getting famous he dies in a plane crash and we were robbed of his talent going forward. I remember so vividly my mother and next door neighbors mom crying in our living room the day he died they were both big fans and had all his records. Operator, Time in a Bottle and I’ll have to say I Love you in a song….all good ones if you want more Croce

[@JohnIckesshadowcat]

"Time in a Bottle," "Operator," and "Don't Mess Around with Jim." are all great songs of his.

[@bjw0515]

I love Jim Croce! You need to listen to Queen's tribute to him, Bring Back That Leroy Brown. Thank you for all your reactions!

[@richardtaylor8595]

Love Jim Croce. Time in a bottle is great as well.

[@summersands8105]

So glad you got around to listening to Jim Croce (crochee - the "o" is long and the "c" ch with the long e). Listen to as much of him as you can. All of his songs are awesome. Time in a Bottle is another really good one. He got raked over the coals by the company he originally signed with for his music. There was a major lawsuit a number of years back and his family finally won the royalty right to his music back.

[@shelleybleu4903]

Nope crow chay

[@summersands8105]

@@shelleybleu4903 Nope, it's Cro-chee...do your research. His friends tell it best... Carol Briglia, lives in The United States of America (1945-present) Cro-ch-ee. The c in Italian is pronounced ch. In fact he was my childhood friend. ce and ci in a lot of the romance languages is pronounced ch. It's like the Russian name Sasa (Alexander). Eveyone wants to say sah sah, it's Sasha.

[@BigDaddyG65]

Jim Croce itf is pronounced Crow-chee. Thanks for doing this song. His complete catalog is amazing. Way to short of life. Must hears are Operator, Time in a Bottle, Don't mess around with Jim, Working at the car wash blues, I got a name..... so many good songs, amazing story teller.

[@mikec8328]

Another singer/guitarist you might want to check out is Johnny Rivers. His hits are Memphis, Poor Side of Town, Secret Agent Man (from a 60's tv show), Seventh Son, Mountain of Love, Summer Rain, Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (it's a good one, promise!)

[@kenshumaker5962]

MacArthur Park is another great song

[@RonRezendes]

Every single song on his album Photographs and Memories is great! It is one of those albums so good that I've owned it on 8 track, vinyl, cassette (twice), and CD. RIP Jim.

[@DR-pc7us]

You need to listen to 'Time in a Bottle' .This was one of his best ballads.

[@a2zme]

So many great Jim Croce (pronounced Crow-Chee) songs .. one of the greatest songwriters ever. #RIP

[@jamie8422]

One of the absolute greatest songwriters ever. Check out "Lover's Cross" and "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song". Thank you for sharing!! Love your vids!!

[@dagmar.6954]

Another great folk rock singer songwriter who we lost so young. This is the music I grew up with. Unique storyteller & ballad singer. He touches your soul. He had a lot of great hits in his short career. "Photographs & Memories", "Time In A Bottle", "Operator", "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", "I Got A Name", "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues," "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" etc.

[@dawngipe6324]

photographs and memories for sure...all the rest you mentioned and dont forget, one less set of footsteps

[@wynkelly1389]

As a teen, In the 70s, I was SO in love with Jim! When I heard about his death,I felt like I imploded with grief!

[@patriciadewitt3427]

Jim Croce was a great story teller - I love Workin' at the Car Wash Blues. Used to make my daughter crazy with it - LOUD.

[@ManicSalamander]

I think Amber will like all of Jim Croce. Everything is straight from the heart, and either funny or sweet. All folk rock, catchy and well done.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

such a fun song! ♥ I'd suggest his songs: You Don't Mess Around With Jim & Time In A Bottle

[@markpalfenier5851]

HIS CLASSIC TUNE IS CALLED "TIME IN A BOTTLE " ONE OF THE BEST BALLADS LOVE SONGS AROUND! AND HIS LAST NAME IS PRONOUNCED CROECHY

[@beeseewill2407]

Jim is one of those folksy artist with a jazzy soulful side. Check out some of his soft stuff like"Time in a bottle",and "I've got a name." Jim left us way to soon.R.I.P. Jim Croce.

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

" ...he liked to wear his diamond ring, upon everybody's nose". Brilliant funny line.

[@afordhere75126]

Time in a Bottle and Operator by him. Different tempo but amazing songs

[@limperial]

"Operator" , "I'll have to say I love you in a song", "Lover's Cross", "TIme in a Bottle" are just the tip of the iceberg of Jim Croce's songwriter talent.

[@erickyoung8331]

Operator, Time in a Bottle, and I Got a Name are three great songs from Croce that show more of his singing, but all his songwriting and storytelling in his lyrics is aces, no matter the song. (Although I Got a Name wasn't one he wrote just performed, the other two he wrote as well.) Sadly he was another artist that died far too young, but he still left a great legacy.

[@kirkstenvall8892]

Definitely "Operator". Such amazing lyrics.

[@christinehennessy9261]

this was played at my Grandma's funeral.. true story! She loved this song!

[@jchow5966]

Awwwwww☮️💟

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Time in a Bottle, Don’t Mess around with Jim. My favorite story telling songwriters. I loved singing this with my friends

[@ladysiciliana466]

As others have said below, you have to listen to another side of Jim Croce (pronounced - Crochee) "Time In A Bottle" highlights his beautiful vocals and is a fantastic song...my favorite of his!

[@EcclesiasticusRex]

Wow. I thought y'all had gotten to this one already. But Jim Croce is great. He was one of those people from whom song lyrics just flowed as naturally as breathing. Find his whole catalogue or discography. And from there, try Cat Stevens. Cheers.

[@scottfrench4139]

This was one of the biggest hits when I discovered AM radio in 1973.

[@jannettecolon355]

Jim (Crow-chee) He wrote one of the most beautiful songs ever called :Time in a Bottle. Other songs are Operator, Dont Mess Around with Jim, Photographs and Memories.

[@austinwiththehat]

If you haven’t done it already, his “time in a bottle” will get you crying, in a lovely way

[@j.jennings1722]

One of Jim's fun songs. He has many other hits, most of which were more heartfelt and gorgeous, like "I've Got a Name" "Operator" "I'll Have to Say I Love You In A Song" and another funny song called "You Don't Mess Around With Jim." Great artist taken way too soon, at the peak of his career.

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

Jay you got it right at the end of the video it is pronounced "Crow-chee". He is definitely somebody you got to do a deep dive into. I wish he was still with us, because he could have put out so much more. But what he did put out his fantastic! RIP Jim.

[@measl]

*If you're gonna do Croce, go listen to his "I've Got A Name", or his "I'll have to say I love you in a song". In fact, start with "Song"!*

[@5150crazyfun]

Jim Croce was such an amazing singer and songwriter. And that voice was one of a kind. This song shows his ability to paint a picture with his smooth voice and lyrics.

[@itsmedino]

“You don’t mess around with Jim” is another funny song by Croce, but I really really wanna reaction to either “Operator” or “ Time in a Bottle”.

[@michaelenosmusic]

That album on the screen is a must. Jim Croce's Greatest Hits was a mainstay in our house growing up. Working At The Car Wash Blues and Roller Derby Queen are classics.. and more serious songs like I Got A Name, Operator, and Time In A Bottle are essential too.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I have the 50th Anniversary Collection which is a collection of everything Croce recorded, including the early folk music he did as a duo with Ingrid.

[@bobersonRC]

"Time in a bottle" is a classic.

[@markvollmer4021]

He's one of my favorite all time storytelling singers. "I Got a Name" is very inspirational - he doesn't have much but he has his name. Plus all the other Croce tunes your subscribers have mentioned. 🙂

[@markrichards6863]

For me it's "Operator", that song still hits me right where it hurts. The man was a genius weaving words and melody together, a very unique talent that could draw I music lovers from lot of backgrounds. There is no one who does that today

[@johnw8578]

This played on the radio so much when I was a little little kid about 4 or 5 years old. We thought it was very funny cause he sung "damn town". Hearing this now pulls me right back into the 1970s.

[@maxsparks5183]

Jim Croce encapsulates so much of what love does to us. For me “Operator” is at the top of the list. If it doesn’t break your heart you just have never loved and lost someone very, very special.

[@joycewinn1960]

"Time In A Bottle" and Photographs and Memories" are beautiful songs you should hear. Every song on his greatest hits album are favorites. He was fantastic. RIP Jim.

[@ParkerAllen2]

Instead of folk, a better word for Jim Croce's style would be singer-songwriter. That was the name put on a whole lot of great singers who wrote their own music in the early 1970s. They tended to use acoustic instruments and have an unvarnished, pure style that's making you think of folk music.

[@DJHolte]

I agree that's a better term, but there's definitely a folk influence in his music, as there is a country/western influence, imo. But Jim took whatever elements that inspired him and sort of created something new out of it. As someone else here said, one can't help but wonder what sort of music he might be making today, were he still alive. Would his sound have continued to evolve into something completely different? There's only one thing we can be sure of, we were robbed of something great when he died.

[@lepoetress]

I've loved this song and Operator. He told wonderful stories. It was sad how he passed.

[@jimrogers2239]

This is always a fun song, but the best part was watching Amber dance to it!

[@mariebishop7357]

When I was 12 years old, this man was my favorite singer. I don't think he sang a bad song. It broke my heart when he died, and so young. You can't go wrong with any of his music.

[@Sparkle_Ninja]

Time in a bottle is a perfect song for a wedding first dance. It says everything you’ve ever wanted your significant other to say. You have to check it out.

[@tishrami1274]

A good but bittersweet song with a story is Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" --- about old lovers that run into each other on New Year's eve. Each have gone their separate way but neither is happy.

[@gregorymoore2877]

There is also "Run For The Roses" by Dan Fogelberg about the Kentucky Derby.

[@DJHolte]

"Same Old Lang Syne" is often considered a Christmas song, so I think it'd fit in with their Xmas music selections, as well.

[@DJHolte]

@@gregorymoore2877 I'd also add Fogelberg's "The Leader of the Band", about his father, and how he gave him (his son) the gift of music. Just tugs at the heartstrings.

[@tonymonk1965]

"Time in a Bottle". shows his voice perfectly

[@ikshields]

One of the most durable earworms of the 70’s. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@lisemzarate4029]

This song would get stuck in my head BAD when I was a kid, drove me nuts lol but still love it 🥰 Time in a bottle is such a sweet song, Operator is sweet and a bit sad.

[@lynnerapping7725]

Jim Croce is one of the great singer/song writers. He can make you dance, or, he can make you weep. His songs.are all so memorable. I was crushed when he died in that plane crash. What a great loss for the music industry. I can only imagine what he would have done after age 30. Check out Time in a Bottle, Operator, I'll have to Say I Love You in a Song.