This reminds me of my sister. She always cracked when Jim, "You can keep the dime." Today's generation will never understand that line. I miss you so much sis! She passed in 2018.
Where did theses songs go? I mean these days it all about sex drugs and money. 40 years ago it told lessons, stories, and events. People should understand me and these people listening to this song. I’m a boy who likes old music me and my dad always listen to Jim Croce, cat stevens, Harry chapin, jimmy, and james Taylor. Who wants this music back?
There are still incredibly talented artists today, just as there were not so great songs in the past. You can cherry pick from any era and say nothing is like it because it's the best. Open up.
@@KittyforPeaceThat's true, but also the lyrics are good, poetic with a full story, and fits well with the nuanced singing. The music is also layered, the small changes in repetitions express changes in mood, the upbeat song manages to express a feeling of incredible sadness in a subdued but not sentimental way, like his call to the operator.
The one and only Jim Croce, never be another like him; his music is timeless, his songs are just as fresh today as they were 40 years ago...(RIP) Jim....
Oi oi let’s have a big shout out for Jim’s backing singer and guitarist Maury Muehleisen. His playing and harmonising helped Jim enormously to become the brilliant act that he was 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Met his sister Mary and younger brother at a tribute concert for Jim and Maury at Upper Darby High School some 10 years back... lovely family he had. Miss you Jim and Maury.🙏🏼🕯️🙏🏼
Thank you for this comment. The taste of his writing and playing is rare for anyone. To think that he was only 24 years old at the time of his death and obviously younger when writing and playing this stuff is mesmerizing. What a tragedy it was to lose Jim and Maury.
Criminally-underrated/-underappreciated singer-songwriter. This is my favorite song by him -- a moving little tune about trying to get over a relationship. Rest in peace, Jim, and thanks for the music.
Operator Oh. Could you help me place this call? 'Cause I can't read the number That you just gave me There's something in my eyes You know it happens every time I think about the love That I thought would save me As a young boy I listened to this song, but had not lived enough to understand the depth and the emotions of its lyrics. The years we’ll they pass-by for all of us and life, well ,“Life Happens”, now older when I listen to these same lyrics, well, there’s something in my eyes, you know it happens every time. Jim just sat there, smiled and played and sang, no big production, he just sang and we listened. I believe that the Good Lord made Jim Croce so humanity could get a glimpse of the greatness of His creation, and then in the blink of an eye, he took him back to Heaven. What a talent Jim was, pure genius, LEGEND.
I had always known the main line, “Operator, would you help me place this call?” but had never listened to the song closely until recently when I let it play all the way through. The lyrics hit me like a ton of bricks because they described the exact feelings I still have over 3 years since my last relationship ended in betrayal and heartbreak. I thank God for Croce and other musicians who can get to the core of emotion in such a beautiful and artistic way. Needless to say by the end of the song I was weeping while singing along and the “that’s not the way it feels” line still hits hard in the gut every time that I listen to it. Just a beautiful song! 💛
Jim had such a mature understanding of life that, to me, far exceeds his mere 30 years life with us. I was 21 when he died, and his music affects me today as much as it di when it was new to us. He was a one-off and will never be forgotten. RIP Jim, 50 years ago this year, and yet, still, 50 years later, I love listening to his songs.
I wish my words could convince myself that it just wasn't real...everyone who has experienced betrayal and heartbreak understand this line completely. The most beautiful words to express emotional pain ever penned.
IM LISTENING TO IN JIM CROCE'S SONG. IN MEMORY OF MY LATE BROTHER JOHNNY. R.I.P. BECAUSE THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE SINGER. ALSO I LIKE ALL HIS SONGS. I MISS HIM ALOT.
This song brings back memories of my childhood, riding in my father's 1968 Dodge Dart Swinger to spend all day helping him at the laundromat that he co-owned with my uncle back in the early-to-mid 70s..he'd always play this 8-track tape on those trips every other Saturday.
Unbelievable talent!! Gone too soon. I always thought to myself, if he lived longer, how good would his albums be.? Then I put on Operator and say he left more than enough!! RIP LEGEND S/S
Lyrics Operator, well could you help me place this call? See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels Operator, well could you help me place this call? Well, I can't read the number that you just gave me There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time I think about a love that I thought would save me Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels No, no, no, no - that's not the way it feels Operator, well let's forget about this call There's no one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time, ah, you've been so much more than kind And you can keep the dime Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
That battle of heartache... the want to prove to them that you're fine even though you feel broken. Best step is to not make the call and make the peace within yourself
Of course heartbreak can be expected to happen from a lover. But not to forget, you don't expect one of your good friends to be the one to cross your friendship. (With my best ol' ex-friend Ray).
I grew up on Jim Croce music and it brings back so many memories some good some bad but memories all the same. Being a musician I can really respect his song writing skills and I have no doubt he would be a super star had he lived! RIP my musical friend.
This is what you call a timeless classic. I can't put a finger around his style of music making. It can be put under a certain generic label of music genre. Mystifying and perplexing indeed, especially 'Time in a bottle'.
I remember hearing on the news his. Plane crsshrd. 73 on my BIRTHDAY. I. Loved him and still do. Too. Short. Of a life for A GREAT SINGER💙💙💙💜💜HE WOULD OF BE LARGER THAN. LIFE. LOVE. YOU MR.CROCR THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL SONGS...AND MEMORIES 💜💜
These were the lyrics of my early childhood in the smallest southwest Iowa town (as a Southern California kid) ....the soundtrack of my childhood! And then there was the Roller Derby Queen!!!
I've listened to this song all my life. I play it over an over... think my husband thinks I'm going nuts. that's ok. I wake up singing the song I go to bed its still in my mind. it soothes me. ok I'm done gonna play it one more time! lol
yep still playing the song!!! can't get enough of his voice. it keeps me up at night. check this gonna play it again...... I wish I could have seen him in person. maybe kissed his cheek.
Connie go to a channel called Reina del cid..they're four young folk artists and they do a crackin version of this and many others. The tone in joshs voice just suits this song down to a tee. Their harmonies on the chorus are faultless too
I wish I was able to tell you how I have loved you for 5 years. I realize that you have never felt the same way about me. I don’t think I’m going to be able to ever love someone else.
A lifetime award is needed here...a short but brilliant career...one of the VERY BEST OF ALL TIME.. nothing and no one of this calibre in these horrid years of fascists silencing voices of humans who don't fit the narrow confines of leftism.
Lyrics: Operator, well could you help me place this call? See the number on the matchbook is old and faded She’s living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated Isn’t that the way they say it goes? Well, let’s forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn’t real But that’s not the way it feels Operator, well could you help me place this call? I can’t read the number that you just gave me There’s something in my eyes, you know it happens every time I think about a love that I thought would save me Isn’t that the way they say it goes? Well, let’s forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn’t real But that’s not the way it feels No, no, no, no That’s not the way it feels Operator, oh let’s forget about this call There’s no one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time, ah, you’ve been so much more than kind And you can keep the dime Isn’t that the way they say it goes? Well, let’s forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn’t real But that’s not the way it feels
Oi oi let’s have a big shout out for Jim’s backing singer and guitarist Maury Muehleisen. His playing and harmonising helped Jim enormously to become the brilliant act that he was 👏👏👏👏
Connie Churchwell again. still listen to his song every night! and Operator make the call. still not sure why? just can't help it! good to know I'm not the only one.....
Remembering Jim Croce born on January 10, 1943.He was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and numerous singles. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Croce
![Jim Croce - Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/khYxP7TiFSA/mqdefault.jpg)
37 years ago Time in a Bottle was our wedding song. Both the song and our marriage are still
going strong. Jim Croce just can't be beat!
Kathy Leake cool
A plane?
idoj654123 is there anything more special than that insanity?
Peace and love ❤️✌️
Kathy Leake Congratulations!!! I love Jim Croce. Best love song writer ever...✌🏼
This reminds me of my sister. She always cracked when Jim, "You can keep the dime." Today's generation will never understand that line. I miss you so much sis! She passed in 2018.
Where did theses songs go? I mean these days it all about sex drugs and money. 40 years ago it told lessons, stories, and events. People should understand me and these people listening to this song. I’m a boy who likes old music me and my dad always listen to Jim Croce, cat stevens, Harry chapin, jimmy, and james Taylor. Who wants this music back?
Man, you got me with Cat Steven's. You are right, music meant something then. Me ex husband loved Jim C. All of these songs beautiful
There are still incredibly talented artists today, just as there were not so great songs in the past. You can cherry pick from any era and say nothing is like it because it's the best. Open up.
@@KittyforPeaceThat's true, but also the lyrics are good, poetic with a full story, and fits well with the nuanced singing. The music is also layered, the small changes in repetitions express changes in mood, the upbeat song manages to express a feeling of incredible sadness in a subdued but not sentimental way, like his call to the operator.
The one and only Jim Croce, never be another like him; his music is timeless, his songs are just as fresh today as they were 40 years ago...(RIP) Jim....
Yes
Damn straight.
Love him.
♥️timeless , everytime I hear his voice..... 😥
He’s singing about a telephone operator though hahahaha
@@sixandseven8s
Now it would be, Algorithm.
Oi oi let’s have a big shout out for Jim’s backing singer and guitarist Maury Muehleisen. His playing and harmonising helped Jim enormously to become the brilliant act that he was 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Met his sister Mary and younger brother at a tribute concert for
Jim and Maury at Upper Darby High School some 10 years back... lovely family he had.
Miss you Jim and Maury.🙏🏼🕯️🙏🏼
Thank you for this comment. The taste of his writing and playing is rare for anyone. To think that he was only 24 years old at the time of his death and obviously younger when writing and playing this stuff is mesmerizing.
What a tragedy it was to lose Jim and Maury.
Criminally-underrated/-underappreciated singer-songwriter. This is my favorite song by him -- a moving little tune about trying to get over a relationship. Rest in peace, Jim, and thanks for the music.
I forgot how absolutely beautiful his voice was. I'm loving this.
Operator
Oh. Could you help me place this call?
'Cause I can't read the number
That you just gave me
There's something in my eyes
You know it happens every time
I think about the love
That I thought would save me
As a young boy I listened to this song, but had not lived enough to understand the depth and the emotions of its lyrics. The years we’ll they pass-by for all of us and life, well ,“Life Happens”, now older when I listen to these same lyrics, well, there’s something in my eyes, you know it happens every time.
Jim just sat there, smiled and played and sang, no big production, he just sang and we listened.
I believe that the Good Lord made Jim Croce so humanity could get a glimpse of the greatness of His creation, and then in the blink of an eye, he took him back to Heaven.
What a talent Jim was, pure genius, LEGEND.
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The lyrics are breathtaking. The music amazing. The voice beautiful.
We need more musicians like this in this day in time
They’re out there ..
@@nicklrrueckert Not quite...
@@nicklrrueckert no they ain't...
no chance
@@ClaireDeLune12 How about Brandi Carlile and White Buffalo ?
The perfect country and western song!
I had always known the main line, “Operator, would you help me place this call?” but had never listened to the song closely until recently when I let it play all the way through. The lyrics hit me like a ton of bricks because they described the exact feelings I still have over 3 years since my last relationship ended in betrayal and heartbreak. I thank God for Croce and other musicians who can get to the core of emotion in such a beautiful and artistic way. Needless to say by the end of the song I was weeping while singing along and the “that’s not the way it feels” line still hits hard in the gut every time that I listen to it. Just a beautiful song! 💛
Your comment is a deep cut :(
Jim had such a mature understanding of life that, to me, far exceeds his mere 30 years life with us. I was 21 when he died, and his music affects me today as much as it di when it was new to us. He was a one-off and will never be forgotten. RIP Jim, 50 years ago this year, and yet, still, 50 years later, I love listening to his songs.
May you RIP 🪦 AMEN 🙏🏻 😢
As a young teenager with not much money, I had about 10 eight tracks, but one them was great Jim Croce. Enough said.
I wish my words could convince myself that it just wasn't real...everyone who has experienced betrayal and heartbreak understand this line completely. The most beautiful words to express emotional pain ever penned.
You forgot the more important part. “Buts that not the way it feels”.
IM LISTENING TO IN JIM CROCE'S SONG. IN MEMORY OF MY LATE BROTHER JOHNNY. R.I.P. BECAUSE THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE SINGER. ALSO I LIKE ALL HIS SONGS. I MISS HIM ALOT.
This song brings back memories of my childhood, riding in my father's 1968 Dodge Dart Swinger to spend all day helping him at the laundromat that he co-owned with my uncle back in the early-to-mid 70s..he'd always play this 8-track tape on those trips every other Saturday.
I also had the 8 track!
👍💯✔
cool memory
another hit here on the 8 track as well, the 70's man, this song I will always be 6 years old
I think this is where I learned my love of harmonies....
Unbelievable talent!! Gone too soon. I always thought to myself, if he lived longer, how good would his albums be.? Then I put on Operator and say he left more than enough!! RIP LEGEND S/S
Lyrics
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
Well, I can't read the number that you just gave me
There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time
I think about a love that I thought would save me
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
No, no, no, no - that's not the way it feels
Operator, well let's forget about this call
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time, ah, you've been so much more than kind
And you can keep the dime
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
I really thank my dad for showing me Jim croce music
Still, after all these years...still rips your still-beating heart out of your chest, shows it to you, and shoves it into your shirt pocket.
That battle of heartache... the want to prove to them that you're fine even though you feel broken. Best step is to not make the call and make the peace within yourself
Of course heartbreak can be expected to happen from a lover. But not to forget, you don't expect one of your good friends to be the one to cross your friendship. (With my best ol' ex-friend Ray).
I grew up on Jim Croce music and it brings back so many memories some good some bad but memories all the same. Being a musician I can really respect his song writing skills and I have no doubt he would be a super star had he lived! RIP my musical friend.
Theres someting in my eyes it happens every time....
Favourite line by a mile
I love Jim so much I had his records for years and didn’t even realize what I had. Something in my eye happens every time
One of my favorite singers,been listening for most of my life.You left us way too soon,rest in peace my friend.
one of musics best song writers but my all time favorite!
This is what you call a timeless classic. I can't put a finger around his style of music making. It can be put under a certain generic label of music genre. Mystifying and perplexing indeed, especially 'Time in a bottle'.
I remember hearing on the news his. Plane crsshrd. 73 on my BIRTHDAY. I. Loved him and still do. Too. Short. Of a life for A GREAT SINGER💙💙💙💜💜HE WOULD OF BE LARGER THAN. LIFE. LOVE. YOU MR.CROCR THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL SONGS...AND MEMORIES 💜💜
This is Jeannie not scott💜💜
I love Jim so much! He was a wonderful singer/song writer! He will always have a special place in my heart!
One of the greatest American folks poet and muisic writer ...forgotten...i love his music
hardly forgotten.
@@baneblackguard584 LOL, just was about to comment "not forgotten". Every musician I know is verse in his work.
When songs meant so much and Jim was one of greatest singers and song writer's.
storyteller at his best
In a class of his own '
It was in a class of his own.
He made so many great songs in his all to short lifetime...R.I.P. Jim..
💖
This takes me back to my childhood.
Wonderful artist what a loss when he passed
I used to sing this with my best friend in high school.
These were the lyrics of my early childhood in the smallest southwest Iowa town (as a Southern California kid) ....the soundtrack of my childhood! And then there was the Roller Derby Queen!!!
I've listened to this song all my life. I play it over an over... think my husband thinks I'm going nuts. that's ok. I wake up singing the song I go to bed its still in my mind. it soothes me. ok I'm done
gonna play it one more time! lol
It’s one of those songs. I heard once Elvis played this song on repeat into the early hours of the morning. :) that’s a lie but it felt good lol
Its more than a song its a FEELING we all have felt in our lives, old and young!
great song ,,,,,great rendition by james t
Remember pay phones and phonebooths?
Yeah I'm old, and so is this song.
Both of us are good though 😉
timeless, beautiful writing and picking...
Still listening , will never forget JC , july 2024 ❤
Always love Jim Croce's music he is part of our Rock and Roll Legends his music will always live within us👍👍👍✌✌✌
yep still playing the song!!! can't get enough of his voice. it keeps me up at night. check this gonna play it again...... I wish I could have seen him in person. maybe kissed his cheek.
Connie go to a channel called Reina del cid..they're four young folk artists and they do a crackin version of this and many others. The tone in joshs voice just suits this song down to a tee. Their harmonies on the chorus are faultless too
He was my fathers favorit songwriter.thx for upload MfG
Great song
This song transcends time.
I wish I was able to tell you how I have loved you for 5 years. I realize that you have never felt the same way about me. I don’t think I’m going to be able to ever love someone else.
Best recording I can find on TH-cam
Yeah
A lifetime award is needed here...a short but brilliant career...one of the VERY BEST OF ALL TIME.. nothing and no one of this calibre in these horrid years of fascists silencing voices of humans who don't fit the narrow confines of leftism.
Jim Croce est trop sous-estimé ❤ Un génie 😊
One of the greatest singers of all time.
this is one of the best songs written bar none. R.I.P. Jim and Maury/
Robert Rockwell Maury was the man. Phenomenal guitar player.
@@DIPPLEDORP who is Maury?
@@themacocko6311 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_Muehleisen
My mom and dad introduced me to him before I can remember I just love his songs they really touch my heart...and he was gone way too soon...
Lyrics:
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
See the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She’s living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Isn’t that the way they say it goes?
Well, let’s forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show
I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn’t real
But that’s not the way it feels
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
I can’t read the number that you just gave me
There’s something in my eyes, you know it happens every time
I think about a love that I thought would save me
Isn’t that the way they say it goes?
Well, let’s forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show
I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn’t real
But that’s not the way it feels
No, no, no, no
That’s not the way it feels
Operator, oh let’s forget about this call
There’s no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time, ah, you’ve been so much more than kind
And you can keep the dime
Isn’t that the way they say it goes?
Well, let’s forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show
I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn’t real
But that’s not the way it feels
Thanks
Thanks you
Think about the love that I thought it can save me....
with every ping of that guitar
My favorite song from that year. Singer, musician, and songwriter Jim Croce. One of a kind!
Prodigal Son brought me here...this time 😁😥🖤💔
Such a beautiful song with very deep lyrics... At 44, Jim, I understand them so well......that is the way if feels tho...,
So many great songs in few short years..He was a substitute teacher in a city I grew up in ( before my time)...He and Maury were gone too soon
" you can keep the dime". I remember when calls cost a dime.
She really broke my heart
7 years
was a really good singer
would most young kids know what the line " Operator would you help me place this call" was all about
That's not the way it feels
Thank you show Transparent for showing me this, can't wait for season 2. Peace and Love all!
Oi oi let’s have a big shout out for Jim’s backing singer and guitarist Maury Muehleisen. His playing and harmonising helped Jim enormously to become the brilliant act that he was 👏👏👏👏
Wish we could have heard all he had to give! RIP❤
Never noticed the bass line was so busy until now , good sound quality , t4p
Operator...Jim Croce
Amazing,amazing !
Wonderful song ! 🎶
What a Great Voice Legend JC.
You been so much more than kind we need a face book Jim Croce page !
The greatest. His music is "Time in a Bottle"
Jim.the.old.jim.groce..simple..the.best.on.this.kind.of.music..l.was.a.teenager..and..lm.growing..old.53.now.but.thank.god.stiil..enjoy..the.feelings..of.this.song..its..awesome..just.cant..belive..the.old.jim.past.away..many..years..ego.and.good.spirit..its.still...here..with..us
No commemt .you touch my Heart
All your song
My favorite jim Croce song
magic song from a genuis huge in Australia thank you mate
All time
Favorite 😍 love from India I feel I'm alive everytime I listen to his music and voice
Yaa I notice that, Jim is universally loved everywhere...
You can keep the dime, who knows today what a dime is? ;)
Outstanding
Newly. A few months ago I just met him and I loved his music, it is beautiful; RIP Jim Croce.
Mateo Osimani sorry, Jim Croce
Even young ones can enjoy this mans' great songs. RIP my friend Jim. He lived life well and may his songs last forever.
REST IN PEACE FELLA!
I've overcome the blow😢
GRACIAS JUANMA, LINDA CANCION DE ESTE MARAVILLOSO JIMMY STUCKEY !
Godspeed Jimmy.🙏🙏🙏✌
The music and the vibe ✨
Just such a great song.
Great time for good memories!
❤️ i wish my words could convince myself ☹️
Special song and time. Thx. RIP Jim.
On the 8th of June, THIS YEAR 2022... this classic will be 50 years old!!!
Jim was a real star and so his whole band
Great sound quality on this one! As a bass player, I appreciate this - the bass lines come across crystal clear! Good mix, good ear, bro.!
Those guitars were great!!!!!
Connie Churchwell again. still listen to his song every night! and Operator make the call. still not sure why? just can't help it! good to know I'm not the only one.....
Gorgeous voice!!!
Remembering Jim Croce born on January 10, 1943.He was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and numerous singles. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Croce
THE BEST FOREVER..