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But you can travel on ten thousand miles and still stay where you are...

Hello honey, it's me what did you think when you heard me back on the radio? what did the kids say when they knew it was their long lost daddy-o? remember how we listened to the radio and i said 'that's the place to be and how i got the job as an FM jock the day you married me? It was two kids and i was was into AM rock but i just had to run around it's been eight years since i left you babe let me tell you 'bout what's gone down i am the morning dj on w*o*l*d playing all the hits for you wherever you may be the bright good-morning voice who's heard but never seen feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen the drinking i did on my last big gig it made my voice go low they said that they liked the young sound when they let me go so i drifted on down to Tulsa, Oklahoma to do me a late night talk show now i've worked my way down home again, via Boise, Idaho that's how this business goes i am the morning dj on w*o*l*d playing all the hits for you wherever you may be the bright good-morning voice who's heard but never seen feeling all of forty-five going on fifteen i've been making extra money playing high school sock hops i'm a big time guest mc you should hear me talking to the little children and listen what they say to me I got a spot on the top of my head, just begging for a new toupee theres a tyre around my gut from sitting but they're never gonna go away sometimes i get this crazy dream that i just take off in my car but you can travel on ten thousand miles and still stay where you are i've been thinking that i should stop diskc jockeying and start that record store maybe i could settle down if you'ld take me back once more ok honey, i see i guess he's better than me sure, old girl, i understand you don't have to worry, i'm such a happy man w*o*l*d, w*o*l*d, w*o*l, w*o*l, w*o*l*d*d*d i am the morning dj on w*o*l*d playing all the hits for you wherever you may be the bright good morning voice who's heard but never seen feeling all of forty-five, going on fifteen i am the morning dj on w*o*l*d

Brilliant record, it bring tears to my eyes.

Fantastic song and orchestration. I love the line ' there's a tyre around my gut from sitting on my butt'. A song that oozes pathos and longing.

Harry Chapin was a great inspiration to me as a folkie back in the day. Great songwriter. Thanks for passing by Harry and leaving us your music to remember you by❤

Whats "AM?"... What's "Rock"??

A Goat

His line "feelin' all of forty-five, goin' on fifteen" hit home with a couple of DJs I knew of (including one I knew personally)...both of them came to realize they were "forty years old, and playing music for fourteen year olds". One went from rock/pop into "Music Of Your Life" and became a local fixture there, while the other left the industry for academia.

I knew this and Cat's in the Cradle from British radio in the 70s, but can say that I realised Harry Chapin's genius only now as I am getting old. A true poet and brilliant songwriter, up there with the very best.

There will never be another.

Original sad ending? I have heard him do several recordings of this song, both live and studio, and I have never heard any other ending. So when it says original ending I don't know what that's about.

He captures the naivete and optimism of the seventies aging hippies 😊

30 thousand pounds of bananas best to ( used to haul log truck and l know where hill is in Scranton)

He worked as a jock to support his folk habbit... Best man ever..kid that was 14 before went in service .. good bond

I remember the day he died in a motorcycle crash like it was yesterday.I cried.Too beautiful to pass so soon.

❤

...the voice you've heard but never seen. No one sees him as a person for who he really is. Not even him. The lyrics in this song are so brilliant.

Am wondering, and with all due respect to Mr. Chapin: the radio station names in the eastern half of the U.S. start with "W," while the western part start with a "K." I would have loved if the song had been "...the morning D.J. at K.O.L.D. " to telegraph "old & cold-hearted?" Ot perhaps, too on-the-nose?

Is there a different “happier” version? This is the version I’ve always heard

This brings back great memories for me

This is such a great song.

A Timeless Voice

THe sad irony is that Harry Chapin sang about old DJs in a dead-end-position, and about dads who lost contact to their sons, but himself never reached the age of forty.

This was the single that got me into Harry Chapin and I then collected all his records, some twice. My cousin Ronnie (RIP) and me used to listen to this and sing along. Died too soon in a car crash and funnily enough I went to New York in 1978 to a record store on Times Square and the attendant had never heard of him. Thought I meant Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Jan 2023, what a poet. Thank you Mr. Harry

"but you can travel 10000 miles and still stay where you are" is so true and has stuck with me since this song came out, yes I'm that old, lol

Singers sing songs--Harry tells stories.

New Harry and he was undoubtedly the most accomplished and "decent" performer of his time and genre, and a great humanitarian. Still saddens me he was taken from us so soon and so tragically. Just one comment about the title to this ... Never new W*O*L*D really had anything BUT a sad ending! But all of us who lived the "on the air life" had our victories, and sadly, I think more so our sorrows.

3:24 so vulnerable.. It gives me goosebumps

richie havens cover of this is great as well

There are some strange peculiarities to this version of WOLD. It's significantly sped-up from the original. I had to change the speed to .55 in settings to make it match up reasonably well with the original's key. Also, there are some overlapping vocals towards the end; one can hear the mentions of "AM rock" and "eight years" from the beginning of the song. But I'm wondering if perhaps that's just a case of sound bleeding on a reel-to-reel tape. Could anyone tell me if this is a bona fide alternate mix or if it's just a reel-to-reel tape sped up, with unintentional additional sounds at the end caused by the aforementioned bleeding?

Please don't listen to Harry's studio recordings. They do not do the man justice. Producers and engineers ruin everything that was great about Harry's writing and performing. His touring band was elite. The live recordings are beyond legendary. His live catalog is a treasure for the world. T

Best story teller EVER! RIP.🙏😇❤ This song relates to the saying "To much , to little, to late. His selfishness caused him to lose all that really matters in life, his family......

This one is my FAVORITE!!! Miss you Harry 😢

I remember where I waa when I heard Harry died in that car crash. 40 some yrs. Now. I will @lways love that atrist!

R.I.P., Harry. I remember.

This great story song is for anyone who ever went into broadcasting. Rest In Peace, Harry! No one could weave a story better than you!

WOLD is obviously supposed to be the call sign of a radio station, but the locations mentioned are west of the Mississippi and call signs would start with K KOLD might actually have been a better name

Boy, this sure made the deejaying business look so depressing. And the fact that he abandoned his family to pursue his career, only to be subjected to frequent, brutal dismissals and constant moving around. And when he finally tries to reconcile with his wife and kids, but gets rejected, it truly breaks your heart. It kind of traumatized me as an 11 year old listening to this tragic tale!

Is Harry Chapin a two hit wonder? Harry Chapin does have 2 Top 10 tunes and they are: Taxi in spring of 1972, and the Number 1 smash hit, Cat’s In A Cradle back in December 1974/January 1975. However Cat’s In A Cradle by Harry Chapin only spent only 1 week on January 5, 1975.

Hey, I'll pay you if you can find the Harry Chaplin song with the happy ending.

"with sad ending"? You make it sound like there's a version out there with an upbeat, happy ending.

As an aspiring radio DJ, I heard this song and thought I could beat the reality. I was wrong. Two wives and 3 beautiful children later...I found myself abandoned by the people I loved and believed loved me. That was 35 years ago. I still miss the wife and children I lost chasing that dream. This song hurts. I still love those adult kids now....but they have cut me from their lives. I wish I could change some things of the past.

Probabaly my favourite song of all time...never fails to make me emotional when I hear it ir sing it..it's also a pretty good summary of my (60 year old life). Here a link to mu=y own tribute version of W.O.L.D. ua-cam.com/video/PD6dyL7m9ZU/v-deo.html

Made me cry

Another gone too soon.

WHY do we lose such genius musicians like Harry, Jim Croce, Karen Carpenter, Buddy Holly and soooo many more - too early in their lives? Life is so cruel......

Two classics by Harry Chapin. W.O.L.D. And. Cats in the cradle. Two songs that will be remembered forever. R.I.P. Harry

Is there another version with a happy ending?

The intro sounds like "MICHELE" from the BEATLES 1965 !