"Cro-chee." It's Jim Cro-chee. And yeah, we loved hearing him on the radio. "I Got a Name" and "Time in a Bottle" are two more of his songs that never ever get old.
Thanks Matt, now I don't have to say it. But in their defense they ARE too young to know and its hard to know how something is pronounced by the way its spelled. I should know, my last name was butchered so bad until Alanis Morissette got popular. Now it still surprises me when someone gets it right, lol. When talking on the phone to someone that I have to give my name to I still spell it out for them.
@@qbear1045 Croce holds a special place in my heart. I think I have everything he's made, at least, commercially. I have a playlist with Croce, James Taylor, Van Morrison, and Hall and Oates. It's the most relaxed you can be listening to music haha.
Shawn & Mel, you'll love his "Time In A Bottle", "I've Got A Name", "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" and "You Don't Mess Around With Jim"!!! One of the great singer/songwriters!! Pronounce Crow-chay per Jim at 4:06 ua-cam.com/video/_FEnDx_gaCI/v-deo.html
Thanks for the info and the link. I remember a while back, Alex and Andy mentioned they had heard it pronounced the way Croce says it in the link you provided. I'd always heard his name pronounced "Crow-chee" (long e like in Chia pet), but if the man says it's Crow-chay, then it's Crow-chay lol.
@@scotthuish67 It's been pronounced CRO-chee since the early 70's, so you're saying it right. In 50 years I've never heard it pronounced any other way, until UA-camrs started saying it all sorts of wrong ways, including in this thread.
Pronounced Cro-chee. He is such a great songwriter. Gone too soon. I'm so happy you are reacting to him. You must experience TIME IN A BOTTLE. It might bring a tear to your eye.
When he died back then so young I was hurt so bad...It was like losing a family member...He was an awesome man and great story teller..." You Don't Mess Around With Jim " and " Lover`s Cross " are two great ones of his many many great songs.
"Lovers Cross" is just brilliant, both melodically and lyrically .. It's my favourite JC song, and it's so frustrating that is is rarely mentioned and never reacted to .. Glad you liked it too 👍
If you get a chance, listen to the album Maury made titled Gingerbreadd. It is packed with great songs. Supposedly Jim and Maury became a duo and whoever "hit it big" the other one would be the guitar backup. Jim hit it big first and very few people know about Maury's legacy.
Maury was the real deal. He adds so much with his subtlety. Look at the concentration he has upon Jim during the song so he can get his timing just right. Like a great make up artist, you can't tell there is any make up. Unless you really know music, you can't fully understand what Maury added to Jim's songs.
@@ericwillison4011 Maury was so masterful with his vocals and guitar work on each song. You are correct about his skillful use of subtle additions to the songs that took them to another level. I am in awe of the complexity of his guitar playing.
One of my all time favorite performers. I fell in love with his music about the same time that he died - way too soon. I was about 12 years old. So sad. His song "I got a Name" got me through my difficult teen years as an outcast. Another one of my favorites of his is " The Hard Way Every Time" . An amazing songwriter and artist that died way too soon.
You were spot on with this song. He just needed someone to talk to and it was the operator. Jim Croce and the guy behind him died in a plane crash. It makes it even more haunting.
I was fourteen when this song was released and did not fully realize the meaning of it until today. And now, fifty years later, the emotion has hit me. Wow. Thanks, Shawn and Mel for reacting to Jim's music and bringing this song to life.
One of my favorite performances ! His guitarist and background singer Maury Muehleisen was such a great talent and added the color to Jim's songs... RIP to them both...
This is an incredible live performance by Croce and Maury Muehleisen. You're right that you can feel his emotions as he sings. Both Croce, who was 30, and Muehleisen, who was just 24, died in that plane crash. Just think of all the great music he still had to give us.
Three separate phone calls between him and the operator. He’s calling from a pay phone “you can keep the dime”. This song always reminds me how simple times were and the price of a phone call back then. I had my boys listen to this song and I walked them through its meaning. I love Jim Croce! One of the greats! The reason I picked up a guitar to learn to play! Songs like this one and Lenny Williams song ‘Cause I Love You -“I watched Televison til Television went off”. Remind us of so much and brings back so many memories. How when programming would end with the National anthem and a montage and then the multi-colored screen ending that days television programming. I miss the simpler times sometimes. Thank you for the reaction!
"I just feel all his emotions in this song"..... That's the whole thing about the 'Singer/Songwriters' of the 70's. True troubadours, who could bring you into their feelings with their music and poetry. Jim Croce (CRO-chee), James Taylor, Harry Chapin, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Crosby-Still-Nash, you could dedicate a entire MONTH listening to these artists, and still not scratch the surface. Enjoy the ride.
IMHO, he was a musical genius and I was fortunate enough to grow up with his music and got to play it on stage (along with many other types of course) for forty years and I still love listening to him and love performing his wonderful heartfelt music. Thanks for the music Jim and R.I.P. Just my 2 cents worth. Peace.
I Will Never Forget Where I Was & What I Was Doing The Moment They Broke Into The Radio Broadcast To Announce That Jim Had Just Been Killed In A Plane Crash,, I Immediately Stopped & Stood There In Shock As The Tears Ran Down My Face...R.I.P. Jim..Thanks For ALL You Gave Us..Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten.
Jim wrote such amazing songs. If only he hadn't died so young in a plane crash. This song was released in 1972. Can't imagine what other music he would have made. RIP Jim January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973
He wouldn't have made much more music that we would have heard. After the concert he was going to, he was going to quit the music business due to the music business screwing him out of all the money he was owed.
People often forget that Maury Muehleisen, the guitarist and back up singer, died that day also. As did Croce's manager Dennis Rast, comedian George Stevens, and pilot Robert Elliot. RIP to each of them as well as to Jim Croce.
@@jossetteking4967 People also forget that Jim was on this flight because he wanted to make up for a performance he missed. He felt they deserved the performance they paid for and wanted to make up that date before he quit the industry.
This song, no matter how many times I hear it, makes me cry. There is something so very poignant, heartbreaking and bittersweet about it. I love Jim Croce. He was such a beautiful soul and a gift to the world.
Jim and Harry Chapin...best songwriters ever ! Take you into a story that you can see every note as they sing it . Lost Jim way too soon but his music will live forever !!!
Love the song.. You guys are passionate about this song … I thank you for that… his son touring performing his songs.. Truly special voice… my era .. I’m 64!✌🏾
You guys should check out "Next Time, This Time" ... That's another awesome song by Jim 👍 See, Jim brings you in with Bad Bad Leroy Brown and You don't mess around with Jim and once you're here he drops the real masterpieces on you like this and Time in a Bottle
It was inspired by his time in the National Guard. He was standing in the rain, lining up at a payphone. As he waited, he heard all the ‘Dear John’ stories of the other guys as they lined up for their three-minute phone call. Jim Croce’s “Operator” might sound dated to some. It mentions a phone operator, payphones and a matchbook, which are not things that we really use that much these days. But the sentiment is the same as today. Croce is thinking about dialing up an ex. He found out his ex is dating his ex-best-friend. His roller-coaster of emotions is similar to what any of us today would experience. As he talks to the operator, he begins to tear up remembering the love that they once had. Midway through the call he begins to get second thoughts. What is he going to say to her anyways that doesn’t sound desperate? In the end he decides against it. He doesn’t call her. Its important to also pay respects to another young man that died in that airplane crash. In many ways, "Jim Croce" was essentially a duo: Maury Muehleisen was the super talented lead guitarist, songwriter, and harmony vocalist - that interplay with Jim & Maury added so much magic to the songs and the sound, which is why Maury was integral to Jim's success and prominently shared the stage with Jim. May they both rest easy.
@JANICE DUKE - Thank you for telling the basis for Jim Croce to write this song, ‘Operator.’ Something I haven’t yet heard in reaction videos of this song, or seen in comments about it, is that Ray is an ex-best friend because he’s the reason the now ex-girlfriend chose to leave. Thank you also for telling about Maury Mueleisen and how his talent was integral to Jim Croce’s success. It’s beyond heartbreaking Jim and Maury died so young. Maury was only 24 years old when he died in the plane crash.
@@ellab8897 If you catch the right videos to watch, he was ridiculously talented too. Not that talent should make your life worth more than anyone else's, but ... what a loss.
@@ellab8897 I'm sure most all of my responses are easily well within any ruleset, to the point that I can't think of any that were not, but still even the most innocuous of them disappear pretty frequently. I can relate to any confusion or frustration you might be experiencing with not knowing whether your responses are there or not or for how long!
You guys pulled me in with Jim. An artist from my girlhood, beloved of my folks, one dead and gone and one soldiering on with her memories that include this music right here.
I was a kid when Jim Croce was super popular. I first started listening to him when I was around twelve or maybe thirteen. I had no idea that music could make me feel emotions I hadn't felt before. I didn't know he had died until years later. I still think he is one to the greatest story tellers of all time. He made me cry, and made me smile. He helped my mood when I was own and felt all alone, isn't that what a great story teller does?
Back in the days when there were phone booths you had to put a dime into to make a phone call. And you could press 0 to talk to an operator. My mom was an operator in Chicago when operators would plug lines into a board to connect calls. Thanks for the reaction, his song stories are some of my favorite. Another group has some good story songs, "America" is the group name.
You guys are my favorite to watch and listen to the reactions,I’m 63 and grew up in the era y’all listen to, so many memories floods my mine,guess what I loved my parents music to.I just love music.
This is, along with Time in a Bottle, the most perfect example of Jim's ability to both tell a story and pull you into his emotions and have you feeling exactly what he is. Tragic loss for music when he died. Keep checking out his catalogue!
I’m glad you watched the live version so could see exactly how talented Jim and his 22 year old axe man. His name is pronounced CROW-CHI guys 😊 this man is my dad’s favourite folk singer. Listen to New York’s not my home if you haven’t already.
I was (and still am) a huge Jim Croce fan..and "Operator" was my #1 favorite song of his and of any other artist! I was 15 when he died..and I remember hearing about his passing while I was on a date. I cried so hard and could not really stop. The guy I was on a date with showed his true colors. He was actually upset with me for being so sad about my favorite singer dying! Yeah, I dumped him shortly after that. A boy did I dodge a bullet! LOL!
Definitely, "I Got a Name" is still one of my all time favorites. It made me feel like it was okay to be me even if who I was definitely uncool and unpopular. Being a teenager is hard. Still love it today.
Jim "Crow-chee" was a gifted singer-songwriter. Gone too soon. RIP Jim. You are right about the era. I took my youngest to a music shop years ago to get his first acoustic guitar and the sales guy was an experienced player, so he was playing licks from classic rock song after classic rock song. Suddenly he stopped and looked at my son and said, "Unfortunately for you, all of the good music has already been done". I had to laugh - but when you think about it......
He was only 30 when he was killed in a plane crash in 1974. He was awesome. You are right, he was a master storyteller. He could make you laugh (Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy). Roller Derby Queen, Working At The Car Wash Blues) He could make you cry (Operator, Photographs And Memories). He could make you feel nostalgic (I've Got A Name, New York's Not My Home). He could make you feel down on love (Lover's Cross), he could make you want to be in love (I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song). He could make you feel any emotion with his songs!
One of my favorites by him. He was in the National Guard for awhile and some of his best tunes were influenced by people he met and experiences from that time. "Bad Bad LeRoy Brown" was based off of one of his fellow Guardsmen and Operator sounds like more than a few conversations I couldn't help but overhear waiting for my turn at one of the phone banks during my own time in the Army in Germany. My all time favorite from Jim is "Working At the Car Wash Blues"...funniest song he ever wrote! ua-cam.com/video/1SULVCWbFUI/v-deo.html
One of the great storytellers, I have to say I love you in a song is great song written to his wife. Hard to believe he died at 30, you can see hard times on his face
I was in 8th grade algebra class when someone told me Jim Croce died in a plane crash. I was heartbroken. I still am every time I hear him. How much music we never got to hear from him. But how much we do have! This is songwriting perfection. "Have to Say I Love You in a Song" next, please. 🤗
The end…just wow! You see that he is just calling so he can have the human contact of the operator. “No one there I really wanted to talk to.” The loneliness crushes me every time and I’ve listened to this song hundreds of times.
Truly, it does my heart a lot of good knowing that you both have now been introduced to one of our (humanity's) absolute finest and most gifted artists EVER. And that you feel and recognize the magic in and of his gifts and talents.
Some of Jim's songs are true masterpieces, but his lesser-known materialis definitely worth a listen, like 'Box #10,' 'One Less Set of Footsteps,' and one of my favorites, 'Roller Derby Queen.' .
What Mel said about feeling good even though it's a song about feeling sad... yeah, because it's real... Real life has ups and downs, and we've all had them. A song about the downs can make you think about the ups and feel happy for good times... Same reason a happy song can make a sad person cry, but in reverse.
A musician in a similar vein is RODRIGUEZ. " COLD FACT " AND " COMING FROM REALITY " are two albums he is famous for. Some of you will be aware that a Documentary was made about RODRIGUEZ after he was found working on a building site. In regards to JIM CROCE, he would be one of the most lamented musicians of all time. The sadness and tragedy of his death, makes me choke with emotions and hold back the tears. In 1973, when the News came through on Australian media that he had died in a plane crash, I was only 12 yrs old. Jim had only just broken through into the Commercial World of Music. His Hit songs were being played on 2SM radio in Sydney. The word that Lex is looking for is ' engaging ' Jim's voice and story telling was very engaging.
That was so beautiful, I love his music. His name is pronounced Jim Crow - Chee. My favorite is Time in a Bottle. It is a tear jerker but so poignant being that he died so young in a plane crash right at the height of is fame. "I Got a Name" is also another favorite. This is a great rabbit hole.
This was in an era, when social media didnt exist. Jim Croces music is as reflective and tragic as the way he died so young. God we miss this man so much
Y’all are pretty young folk and to put the essence of the time this song was written in...there were no cell phones,but we had pay phones and in trading phone numbers we would write them on matchbooks.Great song and it’s impact on music of those times was true to its time...although love never changes,it still brings us joy and sometimes breaks our hearts.
"Cro-chee." It's Jim Cro-chee. And yeah, we loved hearing him on the radio. "I Got a Name" and "Time in a Bottle" are two more of his songs that never ever get old.
Pronounce Crow-chay as per Jim at 4:06 on this video ua-cam.com/video/_FEnDx_gaCI/v-deo.html We all said it wrong for a long time!
@@surlechapeau Well, alrighty then!
@@surlechapeau I never knew that either!
@@karenmorrisette5027 guess you didnt watch the video
Thanks Matt, now I don't have to say it. But in their defense they ARE too young to know and its hard to know how something is pronounced by the way its spelled. I should know, my last name was butchered so bad until Alanis Morissette got popular. Now it still surprises me when someone gets it right, lol. When talking on the phone to someone that I have to give my name to I still spell it out for them.
I'm only 37 and it brings a tear to my eye when he sings "You can keep the dime..." It's gut wrenching.
If you haven't listen to "I Got a Name" and "Hard Way Every Time".
@@qbear1045 Croce holds a special place in my heart. I think I have everything he's made, at least, commercially. I have a playlist with Croce, James Taylor, Van Morrison, and Hall and Oates. It's the most relaxed you can be listening to music haha.
I cried the day he died. He could write a song about anything.
“And you can keep the dime” is a line that always hits me. Such a quintessential 70s songwriter and storyteller.
Do you remember making a "collect call" from a payphone?
"There's something in my eyes,..
You know it happens every time..."
@@pmccachren Yes, I do. And when phone calls were a dime.
Same here, every time.
Operator is kind of an old school idea nowadays. So is the reference to the dime. Hope youngsters still get it.
For Anyone Who's Ever Lost A Loved One Or Friend,, Jim Croce "Photographs & Memories"... A MUST HEAR Classic.
Shawn & Mel, you'll love his "Time In A Bottle", "I've Got A Name", "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" and "You Don't Mess Around With Jim"!!! One of the great singer/songwriters!! Pronounce Crow-chay per Jim at 4:06 ua-cam.com/video/_FEnDx_gaCI/v-deo.html
Wow, I've been pronouncing it Crow-chee my entire life.
Thanks for the info and the link. I remember a while back, Alex and Andy mentioned they had heard it pronounced the way Croce says it in the link you provided. I'd always heard his name pronounced "Crow-chee" (long e like in Chia pet), but if the man says it's Crow-chay, then it's Crow-chay lol.
@@timpwhit you're welcome. His name, his pronounciation.
@@surlechapeau That should be their next reaction to Croce, "I've Got A Name." And that's pronounced "Crow-chay" lmao.
@@scotthuish67 It's been pronounced CRO-chee since the early 70's, so you're saying it right. In 50 years I've never heard it pronounced any other way, until UA-camrs started saying it all sorts of wrong ways, including in this thread.
One of the best folk singer songwriters ever. Died at 30 yrs old way to young. RIP SIR LEGEND
This guy was a pure musical genius and the world misses this man’s beautiful voice and words. Rip Jim
Pronounced Cro-chee. He is such a great songwriter. Gone too soon. I'm so happy you are reacting to him. You must experience TIME IN A BOTTLE. It might bring a tear to your eye.
"I can't read the number you just gave me, There's something in my eyes". = He is crying.
When he died back then so young I was hurt so bad...It was like losing a family member...He was an awesome man and great story teller..." You Don't Mess Around With Jim " and " Lover`s Cross " are two great ones of his many many great songs.
I was 15 yrs old when he passed away and I remember crying like a baby when I heard the news..
I was in 7th grade and remember feeling devastated.
"Lovers Cross" is just brilliant, both melodically and lyrically .. It's my favourite JC song, and it's so frustrating that is is rarely mentioned and never reacted to .. Glad you liked it too 👍
"I Got a Name" got me through those hard teen years as an outcast. Made me feel like it was okay to just be me.
@@wayne_twentyfive Yes indeed...I`ve always thought that song was underrated...It`s an awesome song.
Shout out to a great guitarist Maury Muehleisen who died along with Jim Croce and 3 others that fateful night in 1973.
Yes! Maury was amazing!
Maury Muehleisen - Jim Croce's “One Man Band”
If you get a chance, listen to the album Maury made titled Gingerbreadd. It is packed with great songs. Supposedly Jim and Maury became a duo and whoever "hit it big" the other one would be the guitar backup. Jim hit it big first and very few people know about Maury's legacy.
Maury was the real deal. He adds so much with his subtlety. Look at the concentration he has upon Jim during the song so he can get his timing just right.
Like a great make up artist, you can't tell there is any make up. Unless you really know music, you can't fully understand what Maury added to Jim's songs.
@@ericwillison4011 Maury was so masterful with his vocals and guitar work on each song. You are correct about his skillful use of subtle additions to the songs that took them to another level. I am in awe of the complexity of his guitar playing.
One of my all time favorite performers. I fell in love with his music about the same time that he died - way too soon. I was about 12 years old. So sad. His song "I got a Name" got me through my difficult teen years as an outcast. Another one of my favorites of his is " The Hard Way Every Time" . An amazing songwriter and artist that died way too soon.
You were spot on with this song. He just needed someone to talk to and it was the operator. Jim Croce and the guy behind him died in a plane crash. It makes it even more haunting.
One of the grew songwriters. Please continue listening and reacting to his music
I was fourteen when this song was released and did not fully realize the meaning of it until today. And now, fifty years later, the emotion has hit me. Wow. Thanks, Shawn and Mel for reacting to Jim's music and bringing this song to life.
This song's been making me cry for 50 years now . . . soooo good!!!
Thank you for the Jim Croce songs. He helped me get through the 70s.
One of my favorite performances ! His guitarist and background singer Maury Muehleisen was such a great talent and added the color to Jim's songs... RIP to them both...
amen
This is an incredible live performance by Croce and Maury Muehleisen. You're right that you can feel his emotions as he sings. Both Croce, who was 30, and Muehleisen, who was just 24, died in that plane crash. Just think of all the great music he still had to give us.
Maury Muehleisen - Jim Croce's “One Man Band”
@@janiceduke1205 His acoustic guitar here is fantastic!
after 50 years of hearing this song, it still gets me emotional.
@@janiceduke1205 so loved his playing and both of their guitars
Jim Croce was the King of the Campfire Guitarists.
Three separate phone calls between him and the operator. He’s calling from a pay phone “you can keep the dime”. This song always reminds me how simple times were and the price of a phone call back then. I had my boys listen to this song and I walked them through its meaning. I love Jim Croce! One of the greats! The reason I picked up a guitar to learn to play!
Songs like this one and Lenny Williams song ‘Cause I Love You -“I watched Televison til Television went off”. Remind us of so much and brings back so many memories. How when programming would end with the National anthem and a montage and then the multi-colored screen ending that days television programming. I miss the simpler times sometimes. Thank you for the reaction!
"I just feel all his emotions in this song"..... That's the whole thing about the 'Singer/Songwriters' of the 70's. True troubadours, who could bring you into their feelings with their music and poetry. Jim Croce (CRO-chee), James Taylor, Harry Chapin, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Crosby-Still-Nash, you could dedicate a entire MONTH listening to these artists, and still not scratch the surface. Enjoy the ride.
IMHO, he was a musical genius and I was fortunate enough to grow up with his music and got to play it on stage (along with many other types of course) for forty years and I still love listening to him and love performing his wonderful heartfelt music. Thanks for the music Jim and R.I.P. Just my 2 cents worth. Peace.
Cannot go wrong with Jim Croce. He was amazing. "Time in a bottle"
R.I.P. Jim & Maury, your music still enriches and entertains 50 years on! The world and your families lost you way too soon! 🙏
Jim one of the greatest nobody could ever take his place. He definitely made his mark in the music world.
Dont mess around with Jim. Thats a good one.
Yes, thank you re the 70’s music. We were very fortunate! You guys are super!!❤
I Will Never Forget Where I Was & What I Was Doing The Moment They Broke Into The Radio Broadcast To Announce That Jim Had Just Been Killed In A Plane Crash,, I Immediately Stopped & Stood There In Shock As The Tears Ran Down My Face...R.I.P. Jim..Thanks For ALL You Gave Us..Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten.
Time in a Bottle was and is one of my favorite ballads. The melody and arrangement, as well as lyrics, are so beautiful!
Jim wrote such amazing songs. If only he hadn't died so young in a plane crash. This song was released in 1972. Can't imagine what other music he would have made.
RIP Jim January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973
He wouldn't have made much more music that we would have heard. After the concert he was going to, he was going to quit the music business due to the music business screwing him out of all the money he was owed.
I believe he died in a crash on the long island expressway.
I stand corrected he died in a plane crash
People often forget that Maury Muehleisen, the guitarist and back up singer, died that day also. As did Croce's manager Dennis Rast, comedian George Stevens, and pilot Robert Elliot. RIP to each of them as well as to Jim Croce.
@@jossetteking4967 People also forget that Jim was on this flight because he wanted to make up for a performance he missed. He felt they deserved the performance they paid for and wanted to make up that date before he quit the industry.
So many memories behind his shortened career .
Top shelf lyricist .
Miss Him greatly .
All of Jim Croce's songs are great! Check out "Lover's Cross" and "One Less Set of Footsteps". Love you guys!
This song, no matter how many times I hear it, makes me cry. There is something so very poignant, heartbreaking and bittersweet about it. I love Jim Croce. He was such a beautiful soul and a gift to the world.
Jim and Harry Chapin...best songwriters ever ! Take you into a story that you can see every note as they sing it . Lost Jim way too soon but his music will live forever !!!
Love the song.. You guys are passionate about this song … I thank you for that… his son touring performing his songs.. Truly special voice… my era .. I’m 64!✌🏾
I love how you two look at each other during these Jim Croce songs.
You guys should check out "Next Time, This Time" ... That's another awesome song by Jim 👍
See, Jim brings you in with Bad Bad Leroy Brown and You don't mess around with Jim and once you're here he drops the real masterpieces on you like this and Time in a Bottle
My favorite Jim Croce song. Just love the flow. Hit me hard when he died.
He is timeless. This song always makes me cry😢 Such a gorgeous song. He was a real story teller. Thank goodness we can still hear his music.
It was inspired by his time in the National Guard. He was standing in the rain, lining up at a payphone. As he waited, he heard all the ‘Dear John’ stories of the other guys as they lined up for their three-minute phone call. Jim Croce’s “Operator” might sound dated to some. It mentions a phone operator, payphones and a matchbook, which are not things that we really use that much these days. But the sentiment is the same as today. Croce is thinking about dialing up an ex. He found out his ex is dating his ex-best-friend. His roller-coaster of emotions is similar to what any of us today would experience. As he talks to the operator, he begins to tear up remembering the love that they once had. Midway through the call he begins to get second thoughts. What is he going to say to her anyways that doesn’t sound desperate? In the end he decides against it. He doesn’t call her.
Its important to also pay respects to another young man that died in that airplane crash. In many ways, "Jim Croce" was essentially a duo: Maury Muehleisen was the super talented lead guitarist, songwriter, and harmony vocalist - that interplay with Jim & Maury added so much magic to the songs and the sound, which is why Maury was integral to Jim's success and prominently shared the stage with Jim. May they both rest easy.
@JANICE DUKE - Thank you for telling the basis for Jim Croce to write this song, ‘Operator.’ Something I haven’t yet heard in reaction videos of this song, or seen in comments about it, is that Ray is an ex-best friend because he’s the reason the now ex-girlfriend chose to leave.
Thank you also for telling about Maury Mueleisen and how his talent was integral to Jim Croce’s success. It’s beyond heartbreaking Jim and Maury died so young. Maury was only 24 years old when he died in the plane crash.
@@ellab8897 If you catch the right videos to watch, he was ridiculously talented too. Not that talent should make your life worth more than anyone else's, but ... what a loss.
@@MarcIverson- Yes, a twofold loss.
@@MarcIverson- Yes, a twofold loss.
This might be a duplicate of a previous response to you that you might be seeing, but I'm not.
@@ellab8897 I'm sure most all of my responses are easily well within any ruleset, to the point that I can't think of any that were not, but still even the most innocuous of them disappear pretty frequently. I can relate to any confusion or frustration you might be experiencing with not knowing whether your responses are there or not or for how long!
This is what a singer songwriter is back when singers would sing from the ❤️ heart
You guys pulled me in with Jim. An artist from my girlhood, beloved of my folks, one dead and gone and one soldiering on with her memories that include this music right here.
Real musicians and song writers. And the harmony of the guy in the back was awesome
" I'll just Have To Say I Love You In A Song"..Is another good one.
51 Years On Never Forgotten RIP Jim 😢😢😢😢 Taken From Us To Soon 😢
I was a kid when Jim Croce was super popular. I first started listening to him when I was around twelve or maybe thirteen. I had no idea that music could make me feel emotions I hadn't felt before. I didn't know he had died until years later. I still think he is one to the greatest story tellers of all time. He made me cry, and made me smile. He helped my mood when I was own and felt all alone, isn't that what a great story teller does?
Jim left us way too soon but his beautiful music lives on like this masterpiece, the words to this song is so poignant. RIP JIM.
Back in the days when there were phone booths you had to put a dime into to make a phone call. And you could press 0 to talk to an operator. My mom was an operator in Chicago when operators would plug lines into a board to connect calls. Thanks for the reaction, his song stories are some of my favorite. Another group has some good story songs, "America" is the group name.
You guys are my favorite to watch and listen to the reactions,I’m 63 and grew up in the era y’all listen to, so many memories floods my mine,guess what I loved my parents music to.I just love music.
You two are so cool!! And Jim Croce is one of my faves. I enjoy watching your reactions. 💙
This is, along with Time in a Bottle, the most perfect example of Jim's ability to both tell a story and pull you into his emotions and have you feeling exactly what he is. Tragic loss for music when he died. Keep checking out his catalogue!
Time in a Bottle is one of the most beautiful songs written.
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever made, and also one of the saddest.
I’m glad you watched the live version so could see exactly how talented Jim and his 22 year old axe man. His name is pronounced CROW-CHI guys 😊 this man is my dad’s favourite folk singer. Listen to New York’s not my home if you haven’t already.
Big thumbs up, here. Jim Croce is awesome!!!
Jim Crow-chay... Brilliant songwriter. This is just one example of his strengths as a storyteller. Perfectly understated arrangement.
Thanks for reacting to Jim Croce again! So much more in his catalog. Keep it going!
Itd songs like this that give us insight to go back to simpler ways of living...such passion and intent and just good music.
Jim Croce was one of the best ever. RIP Jim.
I was (and still am) a huge Jim Croce fan..and "Operator" was my #1 favorite song of his and of any other artist! I was 15 when he died..and I remember hearing about his passing while I was on a date. I cried so hard and could not really stop. The guy I was on a date with showed his true colors. He was actually upset with me for being so sad about my favorite singer dying! Yeah, I dumped him shortly after that. A boy did I dodge a bullet! LOL!
You're a very smart and I'm sure beautiful lady.
May JC Rest In Peace😪
One of my favorites from back in the day. “I Got a Name” is a very good track. Thank you 🙏 for reacting to this one…. ✌️😎
Definitely, "I Got a Name" is still one of my all time favorites. It made me feel like it was okay to be me even if who I was definitely uncool and unpopular. Being a teenager is hard. Still love it today.
Jim Croce RIP. A great singer and songwriter and a great person always love Jim and his music. Beautiful reaction shawn and mel. All love guys.
I'll put in another vote for "Time In A Bottle".
"Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown", Don't Mess Around with Jim", and "Roller Derby Queen" are some great fun and funny songs you should listen to as well.
New York’s Not My Home is another wonderful Jim Croce song.
Jim Croce (Crow-Chee) is one of the greatest story tellers of our time. RIP sir...
Top three song line of all time for me: "There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time..."
Jim "Crow-chee" was a gifted singer-songwriter. Gone too soon. RIP Jim.
You are right about the era. I took my youngest to a music shop years ago to get his first acoustic guitar and the sales guy was an experienced player, so he was playing licks from classic rock song after classic rock song. Suddenly he stopped and looked at my son and said, "Unfortunately for you, all of the good music has already been done". I had to laugh - but when you think about it......
He was only 30 when he was killed in a plane crash in 1974. He was awesome. You are right, he was a master storyteller. He could make you laugh (Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy). Roller Derby Queen, Working At The Car Wash Blues) He could make you cry (Operator, Photographs And Memories). He could make you feel nostalgic (I've Got A Name, New York's Not My Home). He could make you feel down on love (Lover's Cross), he could make you want to be in love (I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song). He could make you feel any emotion with his songs!
One of my favorites by him. He was in the National Guard for awhile and some of his best tunes were influenced by people he met and experiences from that time. "Bad Bad LeRoy Brown" was based off of one of his fellow Guardsmen and Operator sounds like more than a few conversations I couldn't help but overhear waiting for my turn at one of the phone banks during my own time in the Army in Germany. My all time favorite from Jim is "Working At the Car Wash Blues"...funniest song he ever wrote! ua-cam.com/video/1SULVCWbFUI/v-deo.html
One of the great storytellers, I have to say I love you in a song is great song written to his wife. Hard to believe he died at 30, you can see hard times on his face
I was in 8th grade algebra class when someone told me Jim Croce died in a plane crash. I was heartbroken. I still am every time I hear him. How much music we never got to hear from him. But how much we do have! This is songwriting perfection. "Have to Say I Love You in a Song" next, please. 🤗
I was on my way to 7th grade homeroom
Yes, he was a great storyteller and musician who died tragically. I am amazed that people are rediscovering his music almost half a century later.
The end…just wow! You see that he is just calling so he can have the human contact of the operator. “No one there I really wanted to talk to.” The loneliness crushes me every time and I’ve listened to this song hundreds of times.
Truly, it does my heart a lot of good knowing that you both have now been introduced to one of our (humanity's) absolute finest and most gifted artists EVER. And that you feel and recognize the magic in and of his gifts and talents.
I feel Mel is actually listening to the lyrics and understanding the song and the emotion it is passing along.
I grew up listening to him. One of my favorites.
Jim Croce "Working At The Car Wash Blues"...Nuff Said.
no ego,,,just great talent and singing
He had so many great songs and such a great voice. Those two men in this video played so well together, and unfortunately died together on that plane.
Listening with you again. This is my fave Jim Croce song. So so sad.
Jim Croce, one of the greats.
Some of Jim's songs are true masterpieces, but his lesser-known materialis definitely worth a listen, like 'Box #10,' 'One Less Set of Footsteps,' and one of my favorites, 'Roller Derby Queen.' .
What Mel said about feeling good even though it's a song about feeling sad... yeah, because it's real... Real life has ups and downs, and we've all had them. A song about the downs can make you think about the ups and feel happy for good times... Same reason a happy song can make a sad person cry, but in reverse.
Jim Croce is ALL about stories . . . a true troubadour of his age.
“Don’t mess around with Jim”, in my eyes/ears, his best song. Funny story/song.
That song has been in my heart since I first heard it as a kid when it came out. ❤️
Thanks for never let be forgotten.
This gives me goosebumps and makes me cry at the same time.
A musician in a similar vein is RODRIGUEZ. " COLD FACT " AND " COMING FROM REALITY " are two albums he is famous for.
Some of you will be aware that a Documentary was made about RODRIGUEZ after he was found working on a building site.
In regards to JIM CROCE, he would be one of the most lamented musicians of all time.
The sadness and tragedy of his death, makes me choke with emotions and hold back the tears.
In 1973, when the News came through on Australian media that he had died in a plane crash, I was only 12 yrs old.
Jim had only just broken through into the Commercial World of Music.
His Hit songs were being played on 2SM radio in Sydney.
The word that Lex is looking for is ' engaging '
Jim's voice and story telling was very engaging.
That was so beautiful, I love his music. His name is pronounced Jim Crow - Chee. My favorite is Time in a Bottle. It is a tear jerker but so poignant being that he died so young in a plane crash right at the height of is fame. "I Got a Name" is also another favorite. This is a great rabbit hole.
Amazing story teller and guitarist and to think they produced all that sound with just 2 guitars my favorite by him is lovers cross
Great story teller!! His songs are his legacy to all future generation. Thank you for keeping his legacy alive.
This was in an era, when social media didnt exist. Jim Croces music is as reflective and tragic as the way he died so young. God we miss this man so much
I'll always think of my mama when I hear this song 💕💕
Y’all are pretty young folk and to put the essence of the time this song was written in...there were no cell phones,but we had pay phones and in trading phone numbers we would write them on matchbooks.Great song and it’s impact on music of those times was true to its time...although love never changes,it still brings us joy and sometimes breaks our hearts.
"Time In A Bottle" is unforgettable.
His songs always had a message. Such a great story teller and songwriter. Lost him in 1973 to a plane crash.