I’m 45, I used to get in some squabbles when I was younger, my pops made me listen to this and asked me after what’s this song about? I said “ idk stealing from someone” he said no son the moral of the story is there will always be somebody coming for the big man on the block and the cycle never ends.
Jim Croce was an amazing storyteller and one of my dad's favorite musicians. I knew all of his songs by the age of nine... but for a different vibe 'Time in a Bottle', 'Operator', and 'I Got a Name' always get me a bit choked up. Though all of Jim's songs do since my dad passed away in March of '22. He used to tell me all the stories of where he was in life when Jim's songs would come on the radio for the first time. His musicality and talent stands the test of time. It's sad that Jim was lost at 30, before all his stories were told.💔
"But he stronger than a country hoss" "Hoss" is a Southers US slang for "horse". It's often used to refer to a big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
My dad would play a lot of Jim Croce when I was a kid in the 80s, Don't Mess Around With Jim, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, and Operator all taught me important lessons. His son which was 2 when he passed became a singer-songwriter and is finally preforming his fathers songs. He sounds so much like his dad its crazy
Just saw AJ Croce a month ago in Buffalo, NY. Incredible show! Guys … ya all gotta see him ! He’s still on tour. With his amazing band. GO ! A heavy weight in his own right. Great story teller, too.
And he passed away the same year he released Time In a Bottle that he wrote upon finding out his wife was finally pregnant after undergoing fertility treatments. It wasn’t released until November 1973, two months after he died, and became his second number 1 hit.
Great reaction, Biz. Jim Croce was truly a treasure that was gone too soon. It is really cool to see you appreciate everything from Jim Croce to AC/DC.
Itz amaaazing ! I’ve always been a big Jim Croce fan but now I’m obsessed ! Read 3 books about Jim ( by his widow, Ingrid Croce) since seeing AJ in concert a month ago. Everyone on this page needs to GO see AJ Croce & his all star band. He is still on tour now.
I grow up listening to Jim who is from my childhood neighborhood in Germantown Pennsylvania !!! It’s north Philly and it was very rough growing up very rough neighborhood !!!!
If it makes it easier to understand, the second line in the chorus was actually an old saying "you don't PISS into the wind", but radio stations couldn't play that naughty fucking word back then!
This is the shit...😎😎So many great songs. Hit Roller Derby Queen, I Got A Name, Workin' At The Car Wash Blues...You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit in to the wind. You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Slim...🔥🔥
Jim Croce was from the Philly area and a Villanova Univ. grad. Great musician and storyteller, truly a sad day when he passed away in a plane crash. Favorite from Jim was a bittersweet Christmas holiday classic “ It doesn’t have to be that Way”.
This is such a great song!! My fav line is "he was cut in a hundred places and he was shot in a couple more". DAMN! Slim wasnt playing. Jim was a phenomenal poet and songwriter. RIP
Jim's songs were great. He had the ability to write great ballads. But songs like this were what he called Character songs. These songs are based on the people he met when he was on the road. Somewhere in my home I still have an LP with many of his Character songs like Rapid Roy that Stockcar boy and the Tophat Bar and Grill.
This man's songs remind me of my life, growing up, swimming in lakes, eating watermelon and getting all sticky! One of your listeners, seth mcconnell called it. You gotta listen to One Less set of footsteps, Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women, Roller Derby Queen, and last but definitely not least Operator. He died young, but he sure left a legacy that won't fade away... maybe until we do. I hope channels like yours keep songs like these alive!
In NYC, uptown is Harlem, the Bowery, especially back in the day is where the homeless, & the super cheap fleabag rooms could be Renee by the night..or the hour. 42nd st was what you saw in old movies, when they show you the seedy side, porn theaters, peep shows, and other cultural attractions.
Yaaaas ! This song never gets old ! Sooo good ! Thx for featuring it. I think he said “stronger than a country horse” . But he pronounce it “haws” so it’d rhyme with “boss”. Do u remember the show The Line Ranger ? I do …. Just barely. I bet you're too young to have heard of it. Anyway , he wore a mask. Was a super hero of sorts. Chk out Jim Croce ‘s incredibly talented son , AJ Croce !! You’ll flip ! Truly a heavy wrigh in his own right! NO doubt ! He’s toured with BB King, Aretha, & Ray Charles ! AJ is on tour right now. Ya GOTTA see him & his all star band ! Road trip ? Totalllllly worth it. I saw him a month ago & was blown away ! Obsessed now. Been a fan of his Dad's since I was a kid. Chk out Jim Croce ‘s song , Roller Derby Queen. AJ plays it, too !
Cant like this, cuz the only answer to a bully is a righteous person willing to stand up. Some ass hat named Willie isnt that guy cuz he lost his money
Best reaction to this song. How can anyone listen to that clean, strutting’ beat and rhythm without moving around and grinning in beyond me! For your own enjoyment, give a listen to “Working at the Car Wash Blues”. Croce was quite the guy. When he was current, I was slugging my way from working class into lower middle class, as were most young people in Canada. Jobs aplenty, boundless opportunities for anyone who wasn’t afraid to work hard and half a brain. Wonder how he’d do in this new woke world? Jeez…I’m starting to sound like my grandma. Which is ok I guess…I’m her age now!🤣🤣🤣🤣🇨🇦Great job!
I’m 45, I used to get in some squabbles when I was younger, my pops made me listen to this and asked me after what’s this song about? I said “ idk stealing from someone” he said no son the moral of the story is there will always be somebody coming for the big man on the block and the cycle never ends.
Jim Croce was an amazing storyteller and one of my dad's favorite musicians. I knew all of his songs by the age of nine... but for a different vibe 'Time in a Bottle', 'Operator', and 'I Got a Name' always get me a bit choked up. Though all of Jim's songs do since my dad passed away in March of '22. He used to tell me all the stories of where he was in life when Jim's songs would come on the radio for the first time. His musicality and talent stands the test of time. It's sad that Jim was lost at 30, before all his stories were told.💔
"But he stronger than a country hoss" "Hoss" is a Southers US slang for "horse". It's often used to refer to a big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
Real guy. Croce wrote real. South side Chicago ain't nothing to mess with then and now, tougher back then. No guns, fight for it.
Jim was a classic . He could tell a story in his songs. He had a spectacular voice. No one sounded like Jim. He was folk Rock. He' was amazing.
This song got lots of playtime on old fm radio. Hard to find anybody who didn't like this song.
My dad would play a lot of Jim Croce when I was a kid in the 80s, Don't Mess Around With Jim, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, and Operator all taught me important lessons. His son which was 2 when he passed became a singer-songwriter and is finally preforming his fathers songs. He sounds so much like his dad its crazy
Just saw it last night in St. Louis!!! Fantastic show!!
Just saw AJ Croce a month ago in Buffalo, NY. Incredible show! Guys … ya all gotta see him ! He’s still on tour. With his amazing band. GO ! A heavy weight in his own right. Great story teller, too.
RIP JIM. This amazing guy passed away at the young age of 30. Imagine what else we could be enjoying together if he was still around. Luv it Biz!!
Yes, also Buddy Holly and Hendrix too
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I had no idea he was that young when he died. He definitely had an older vibe. ❤️✌️
I grew up listening to him.
And he passed away the same year he released Time In a Bottle that he wrote upon finding out his wife was finally pregnant after undergoing fertility treatments. It wasn’t released until November 1973, two months after he died, and became his second number 1 hit.
Never thought of Jim Croce having bars, but I guess he does! 😂 Try Time in a Bottle - that song gets me every time.
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You know, I really like your intelligent, thoughtful analysis. Plus, you crack me up, lol.
Great reaction, Biz. Jim Croce was truly a treasure that was gone too soon. It is really cool to see you appreciate everything from Jim Croce to AC/DC.
Such a great story teller. Time in a Bottle is one of the most beautiful love songs EVER
His son AJ Croce is now touring and playing his father’s music!! Croce Does Croce. It is a fantastic show!
Itz amaaazing ! I’ve always been a big Jim Croce fan but now I’m obsessed ! Read 3 books about Jim ( by his widow, Ingrid Croce) since seeing AJ in concert a month ago. Everyone on this page needs to GO see AJ Croce & his all star band. He is still on tour now.
Yes!!!, Rapid Roy, Carwash Blues. Fun stuff
great storyteller wish we could've got more but i guess i just need to be thankful for what he left behind!
I grow up listening to Jim who is from my childhood neighborhood in Germantown Pennsylvania !!! It’s north Philly and it was very rough growing up very rough neighborhood !!!!
If it makes it easier to understand, the second line in the chorus was actually an old saying "you don't PISS into the wind", but radio stations couldn't play that naughty fucking word back then!
This is the shit...😎😎So many great songs. Hit Roller Derby Queen, I Got A Name, Workin' At The Car Wash Blues...You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit in to the wind. You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Slim...🔥🔥
Jim Croce was from the Philly area and a Villanova Univ. grad. Great musician and storyteller, truly a sad day when he passed away in a plane crash. Favorite from Jim was a bittersweet Christmas holiday classic “ It doesn’t have to be that Way”.
This is such a great song!! My fav line is "he was cut in a hundred places and he was shot in a couple more". DAMN! Slim wasnt playing. Jim was a phenomenal poet and songwriter. RIP
Subscribed at "THESE HANDS"!!! LMAO...
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Hoss is country pronunciation of HORSE!
Big Jim was tuff!
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Jim Croce was a huge part of my childhood in the 70’s, love his music. Thanks for reacting to him.
A Hoss is a southern term for a large strong man. Like a farm hand. Big as a horse.
The moral is no matter how tough you are, there's always someone tougher.
Time in a bottle is the slow dance, wedding, chicks love it tune by Jim. He was one of the absolute best story tellers.. RIP.
Love his music. Thanks. Gone way too soon. RIP Jim.
Photographs and memories is a real heartbreaker. Beautiful song
ROLLER DERBY QUEEN.
The man never did a bad song 💃❤️🌹
Jim's songs were great. He had the ability to write great ballads. But songs like this were what he called Character songs. These songs are based on the people he met when he was on the road. Somewhere in my home I still have an LP with many of his Character songs like Rapid Roy that Stockcar boy and the Tophat Bar and Grill.
What an incredible voice he had and a so talented. Another artist we lost too soon. Time in a Bottle from this album is definitely check it out.
I love that you break the lyrics down! Jim Croce was one of the best story tellers of all time. Thank you!
I was a kid, about 11yrs old when this came out. AM radio was all I had. It was great, I was hooked. Jim was Great.
Love this! Jim Croce was so great! 💖😎
So many hits in a short time.. you couldn't turn on am radio back then without hearing Croce
My folks had a 74 Fleetwood Caddy. That thing was just short of a limousine...lol......everyone back in the day had caddy's...lol😂😂😂😂
This man's songs remind me of my life, growing up, swimming in lakes, eating watermelon and getting all sticky! One of your listeners, seth mcconnell called it. You gotta listen to One Less set of footsteps, Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women, Roller Derby Queen, and last but definitely not least Operator. He died young, but he sure left a legacy that won't fade away... maybe until we do. I hope channels like yours keep songs like these alive!
50 years ago this is the first album I ever bought 😊
"We shoot people like you where I come from"... real shit 😂
check out his song "time in a bottle". Lots of us back in 70's had that one played at our weddings
It would have been great if Jim Croce had lived long enough to bring us a song about what happened when Bad, Bad Leroy Brown met “Slim.”
Also...Jim, Slim....BARS! LOL😂😂
Loved Jim and his songs.
so good! all his stuff. you can't go wrong
I remember the sad day when Jim Croce died,it was only 50 miles from my home.
Great reaction! Check out some other songs for a whole different vibe. "Operator" always gets me.
In NYC, uptown is Harlem, the Bowery, especially back in the day is where the homeless, & the super cheap fleabag rooms could be Renee by the night..or the hour. 42nd st was what you saw in old movies, when they show you the seedy side, porn theaters, peep shows, and other cultural attractions.
He’s got the best songs
Great song! Now for something completely different by him, but beautiful, listen to Time in a Bottle
Love your show and love for music.
Thank you
Yaaaas ! This song never gets old ! Sooo good ! Thx for featuring it. I think he said “stronger than a country horse” . But he pronounce it “haws” so it’d rhyme with “boss”. Do u remember the show The Line Ranger ? I do …. Just barely. I bet you're too young to have heard of it. Anyway , he wore a mask. Was a super hero of sorts. Chk out Jim Croce ‘s incredibly talented son , AJ Croce !! You’ll flip ! Truly a heavy wrigh in his own right! NO doubt ! He’s toured with BB King, Aretha, & Ray Charles ! AJ is on tour right now. Ya GOTTA see him & his all star band ! Road trip ? Totalllllly worth it. I saw him a month ago & was blown away ! Obsessed now. Been a fan of his Dad's since I was a kid. Chk out Jim Croce ‘s song , Roller Derby Queen. AJ plays it, too !
Oooops ! Typo. I meant : Lone Ranger
when he says "strong as country 'hoss.,' he means a 'horse.'
No matter how big and bad you think you are……there’s somebody out there who’s got your number!
Loved it! Should check out his track "Rapid Roy" or "speedball tucker"
Love Croce. Gone way too soon. 💔
Dude could tell a story. Gone way to soon rip
They were called DUBS. 😂😂😂😂
"BIG JIM FOUND OUT WHERE IT'S AT,OUT TRYIN' TO HUSTLE PPL STRANGE TO YOU."
ROLL !! TIDE !! SIS
Love 💘 this song! The street said Jim was the man until Slim! Hustling. People you don't know.
There's always someone bigger and badder out there. The songs like this one and Bad Bad Leroy Brown are based on acquaintances of his.
😆😆 I got my first ticket driving a Cadillac Eldorado. Smoooooth. 😆❤️✌️
Bite into a slim Jim
New Yorks Not My Home is a great song about Jim getting fucked over on his record contract. Awesome breakdown.
Always someone bigger and badder.
Getting my dog prepped. I kno Biz is gonna be singin soon
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30? Damn, that was a horse run hard. Never would have known....
Cant like this, cuz the only answer to a bully is a righteous person willing to stand up. Some ass hat named Willie isnt that guy cuz he lost his money
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Best reaction to this song. How can anyone listen to that clean, strutting’ beat and rhythm without moving around and grinning in beyond me! For your own enjoyment, give a listen to “Working at the Car Wash Blues”. Croce was quite the guy. When he was current, I was slugging my way from working class into lower middle class, as were most young people in Canada. Jobs aplenty, boundless opportunities for anyone who wasn’t afraid to work hard and half a brain. Wonder how he’d do in this new woke world? Jeez…I’m starting to sound like my grandma. Which is ok I guess…I’m her age now!🤣🤣🤣🤣🇨🇦Great job!
What was even funnier was to see those rims on Chevys because somebody couldn't afford a Caddy.
Being big and strong does not mean some lil squirrely guy can't whip dat ass, I've seen it happen a few times in my day...
If you liked this you need to listen to " Bad Bad Leroy Brown".
So which came first, Jim or Leroy?
@@mcdnea7030 Jim came one year earlier than Leroy
Des hands!!!
Good ol' South Philly boy, Jim Croce. Gone way too young and too soon.
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You didn't mention the murder
Hoss
Horse
As in ,:, working tok hard for another
Croce Was Great. But Gone To Soon!
Big Jim got dropped by Slim.
Really? I thought they shot a few games and got to be good friends.
I like your reactions, but I do without the swearing.
I understand and thanks for watching
Narrating video????
"𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘴" - colloquial way to pronounce "𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦"
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