This song was written by Jim for his newborn son a few month's before Jim's untimely death in a plane crash-the song was released just after his death. Other Jim Croce songs to check out-Photographs And Memories, One Less Set Of Footsteps, I got A Name, Operator, I'll Have to Say I Love You In A song, New York's Not My Home, A Long Time ago and Bad Bad Leroy Brown.
Jim Croce was about to quit the music business and had written a letter to his wife saying so. The letter arrived after his death in a plane crash in 1973. He left behind a slew of hits and memorable songs. Some of my favorites are I'll Have to Say I Love You (in a Song), Operator, and New York's Not My Home.
My favorite Jim Croce song is "I Got a Name" because it's so full of humbleness, if that's a word. It is overwhelmingly beautiful. He also had some fun songs like "Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown".
"There never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you them..." Jim Croce died in a plane crash at age 30, the year after this album was released.
The world lost a great talent when that plane went down. He was taken way too soon. Even if you can not get it on the channel you really should give that entire album a listen. Great reaction, as always. Thanks for sharing it with us.
i loved I Have A Name , and i enjoyed Operator , both worth checking out and i am so enjoying listening to these songs from my youth again . have a blessed day
Sad. It was always a sad song for me thinking about Jim dying so young and now I only think of the people I have lost as I get older. It’s rough. It’s rough
I was 8 years old when this song came out. I had 5 older sisters and I was i was introduced to amazing music at a very young age. This song is one of them. But of course I didn’t understand much of the lyrics and music until much later in life. That era of music is and has always been my “go to” era of music, to this day. Great reaction guys !! ✌🏼🙏❤️
Jim Croce has several really good songs you should check out. " I'll have to say I love you in song" Bad Bad Leroy Brown " " Operator " and others. Cat Steven's was similar in style of music if you want to check out another artist.
Such a beautiful song with a whimsical waltz melody! He also sang "say I love you in a song" "I've got a name", and "bad bad Leroy brown" (for which Queen wrote a tribute song "bring back that Leroy brown".)
Don't forget that Maury Muehleisen was the lead guitarist who died with Jim in the plane crash. Jim played rhythm guitar. Maury also help Jim write the songs.
Maury was such a HUGE part of the Jim Croce sound. He brought classical elements in his fills that are very difficult to replicate today. Many try and fail to play Maury's part.
Jim was such a prolific writer. He wrote some of the most beautiful songs of love and emotion, and also some of the funniest and rowdiest songs ever. He did what most great writers do. He wrote from his life experiences and based songs on people he knew. He met a guy when he was in the army who had been a big tough guy who had a reputation back in his old neighborhood. That prompted Jim to write Bad bad Leroy Brown. This song we just heard was written after his wife gave birth to their son. Many of his songs were love songs to his wife. He and his music partner Maury who was the guy playing so many of the fabulous guitar leads to Jim's rhythm guitar were killed in a plane crash. Although for his years as a recording artist (sadly not many years) everyone always pronounced his name like Crow-chee, but once when he appeared on the Dick Cavett show Dick asked him to pronounce it and he answered Crow-chay. Definitely worth a deep dive guys.
The song was used for a TV movie "She Lives" in Fall 1973, before it was released. A college girl gets cancer and her boyfriend desperately tries to find a cure with help from a Doctor who has an experimental medicine. The boyfriend was played by Desi Arnez Jr, son of Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy sitcom fame, etc.. The Jim Croce died in a plane crash in late September 1973, and they released Time in a Bottle...it sold millions....tomorrow is my 66th birthday...my mother and father and my only sibling my brother who died in July 2020, all are gone. Oh how I wish I could get a birthday card from my brother again...this song breaks my heart...
Time In A Bottle has been a favorite of mine since first hearing it way back when I was a wee lad in the early '80s. No muss, no fuss...it's simply a man, a guitar, and singing from the heart. Normally a lack of drums in a song offends my percussive sensibilities lol I actually played this piece for my gal recently. Then I played Demolisher by Slaughter To Prevail haha
What is very special about this song is that it was the last song he wrote before he died. He was planning on retiring and help raise his two year old son. He had finished keeping his word to do a performance at a high school that he committed to years earlier. It was on the flight home from that final performance when the plane crashed and he past away. It is my understanding that the record company took advantage of him and did not release this song till after his death. He was a Good, decent, honest man, and always kept his word.
This song is so deep and beautiful. Love the reaction, did not realize until now that Tasha mentioned it, that it does sound dream like and the guitar sounds like music box. ❤️ I was very young when Jim Croce passed away but I remember he had sooo many hits and is very much missed.
One of my favorite songs. Honestly, I was introduced to this song as a kid, in '74 I think, when it was featured on the Muppet Show. While I didn't really understand the meaning, I recognized the haunting beauty of this song. That it was inspired by his newborn son, shortly before Jim's death only makes it more so. Very glad you were able to experience it! As to the point about 'how could you not know ..." I absolutely LOVE the fact that songs I grew up with, and that my parents and grandparents loved are being given new life thanks to the Internet and reactors!!! I get to rediscover the magic that made them legends through all of you! It's the best thing to happen to music in years, in my opinion. #MusicMemories #RhythmRenaissance
I love Jim Croce, he had such a beautiful way of telling stories, you could actually see in your mind what he's talking about. He was taken from us way to soon; he was a beautiful soul.
Hey guys, this, this was a special one. Back in my time this was a powerful lovers song. This is timeless and the two of you? you fit the story. You are as one, head over heels for each other in love, devoted, perfect for this song. That makes the heart burn bright with happiness! Great pick!
A short time after performing this song in a variety show, with some friends I had since we were children, one of them, Brad, was killed in a car accident. I have always been grateful, that we had the chance to sing together. I was honored to sing this song at many wedding's. It was very popular, When I hear it now, so much comes back. Strange how some of my favorite memories, are bittersweet...
Jim Croce's one of my all time favorite singers and lyricists. He knows how to tell a story. Glad you all found out about him. Anything you look up by him you will absolutely enjoy.
I Love Jim Croce,and other musicians of my era,I was born in the 50s and grew up with good music from the 60s,then I became a teenager,in the 70s,where I really fell in love with music,to this day,I listen to them,and introduce it to my grandchildren,whom enjoy it too. I want to say,Thank you for the reactions. Love it.🌹👌
Great music doesn't need to be complicated or near impossible for anyone else to play...Some of the best music is very simple and beautiful... I think the bottom line for a great song how does it make you feel, were you touched, what did it trigger you to think about and how many decades can you listen to it without it getting old.
I was a freshman in high school, and had just started developing my musical tastes, growing away (a bit) from the bubble gum stuff, disco, etc., branching out to more 'grown up' serious music like Jim Croce, when that plane went down in '73. It hit me almost like a family member had died. I replayed all my favorite Croce songs, and all I could think was how this was it, that's all, no more -- this talented artist had written and sung his last song. Echoes of that empty feeling still resonate deep inside, all these years later. He went too soon....
This song takes me back to the mid 70s when I was 10-12 years old. Bachelor-dude that lived across the street from us with his 2 Labrador dogs; the Black was Mickey - short for Michelob - and the red was Brandy. Yes, he named them after his 2 favorite adult beverages! He had hooked up some speakers in his garage to his "hi-fi" in the house and would put a stack of 3 or 4 LPs on the 'record changer'. He kept his garage ice box full of various drinks - both kid & adult. If his garage door was open, neighborhood kids were welcome to come hang out, have a drink, and listen to his "cool" music! Thanks for the most excellent flashback!
I'm 61 years old. I can't hear this song without becoming emotional no matter how hard I try. Just thinking about that song, affects me still. It was not that way when first heard it on the radio. But I do recall that it was a shame to know he died in a plane crash and left a family in mourning and fans devastated. Life seemed unfair especially enduring the loss of a hero in Bruce Lee that same year and only a couple months apart from Jim Croce's passing. A terrible loss of talent. Maybe that's part of the sorrow and maybe a slight guilt I feel knowing that I am still surviving and enjoying a pair of beautiful grand kids that have entered my life. They give me joy and I hope to enjoy many more years to come watching them grow to be fine citizens. But there never seems to be enough time...
The seriousness and tenderness in your reactions is a testament to this song. I grew up listening to Jim Croce. I'm glad you two, and others, are finally being able to hear these great songs.
Keep going Tasha. It’s lovely music. I was raised on this type of music with a dad who played acoustic guitar and hippies for parents. Now I really am grateful. Going to bluegrass festivals wasnt my idea of fun but I grew to appreciate all types of music. 💕🎶🎵
Operator is another touching song. He was folk sensitive and whimsically fun in his songs. Simple man, complexity of life in simple lyrics. Easy to relate to artist. I've got a name is another thoughtful, thoughtful song.
OMG -- I love your reaction to this! I've loved this song and Jim Croce since the 70s. Please continue your today's interpretations of this 'way back' music so that it goes on. Much love and admiration to you
You know how talented an artist is when they can sit on a stage with a guitar and sing. No big lights, backup dancers and singers. Jim Croce would do this and the audience was thoroughly entertained.
He’s got a lot of songs to check out. Jim was awesome. His storytelling was awesome. A true singer songwriter. For something kind of fun I’d check out Bad Bad Leroy Brown, or Don’t mess around with Jim.
Jim wrote and sang so many meaningful and inspiring songs, RIP Jim who left us way too soon. A really favorite of mine of his was "Operator" and I gotta mention " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.
One of my favorite songs and also my parents. My mom can't handle hearing this song ever since my dad died...they had a 51 year "in love happy ever after fairytale love"...I wish there had been more time.
Jim Croce was a very emotional songwriter/storyteller who was tragically lost to use in a plane crash just as he was beginning to find success. His other big song full of emotion: "Operator" which is guaranteed to touch your hearts. ❤
This man was so famous, so fast, and then it was all gone a few years after it started. I'll never forget the day back in 1973, when I was working on my pickup truck out in the yard, listening to the radio while I worked. All of the sudden A voice interrupted the song and said, "we interrupt this program (song) for a flash news Bulletin. Singer, songwriter and three-time Grammy Award winner Jim Croce (Cro-chee) has been killed in an airplane crash." I was stunned, and frozen, and couldn't move for a few moments. This man was such a star and wrote some amazing music in the few years of his career. As my mom used to say to us as kids, "Yesterday is gone, and we are not promised tomorrow, so remember, God only gives us today." Nothing could be truer. Anyway, Jim left us some wonderful songs to enjoy. Some are funny, and some are beautiful. He was so talented. Thanks
Another lost 'treasure' from the same era, is the UK's Clifford T Ward. He was an amazing singer/songwriter, but was also a shy performer, & was affected so deeply by the harshness of 'showbiz', that he retired from performing waaaay too early, & turned to teaching, in his native Worcestershire, England. He contracted MS, & died way too young, in 2001, but left a legacy of musical gems, that are still fondly remembered by his devoted fans around the world. His best known songs include, 'Home thoughts from abroad', 'Wherewithal', 'Gaye', & 'The best is yet to come', but even his lesser known album tracks still carry his trademark amazing lyrics, & wonderful use of poetic language! Just sit back, & let it wash over you, it's beautiful!! 😍
