I remember playing a 45 of this song over and over when I was 8 or 9. ...and now I am again at 51. I've just played this song 5 times in the last 45 minutes. LOL The reason music was so much better in the '70s (and '80s) was because groups wrote a lot of their own music, many of them played there own instruments, there wasn't much lifting of tunes from previous music, they actually sang live on TV shows, they were talented enough that their concerts and TV appearances sounded very close to the album version of songs the songs that had become popular and there was no autotune to disguise bad singers.
Much like You Don't Mess Around With Jim, there's a lesson to be learned in that song and this one... Doesn't matter how big you are, how bad you are, how tough you are etc... There's always going to be someone who's way bigger and way tougher and way badder.
@@bigmaxccIf you look up ‘Bad bad Leroy brown| have you heard Jim Croce live’ He gives an explanation of the song before preforming it, the story is accurate since he had photographic memory
I see I’m not the only one who remembers this from the Sonny & Cher show. It’s crazy to be able to still have such an old memory in my head from so long ago, even if fuzzy. I had always remembered the cartoon Leroy played by “Rudy” from the Fat Albert cartoon! I see that’s not true. Thanks for bringing back such a cool artifact with this video.
I never took that as even the lesson, it wasn’t that the other man was bigger or tougher but he had motivation in the form of his wife being grabbed and rose to the occasion
@@ericm3327 No matter how tough you are there is always a limit that once you've crossed it you can find yourself defeated. Nobody's invincible basically.
Back in the 5th grade my teacher Mrs Richards would play the piano once in a while, and have all us kids sing along. this was one of the songs. brings back good memories
As a 16 year old responding, it's because people back then knew art. They knew how to make a song sound good for generations. Today, all that people care about in the music industry is booty, ass, twerking, cussing, etc. And also due to Autotune, the songs sound shiter. Don't get me wrong, not all songs today are like that, but it was certainly better 40 years ago than now.
Classic R&B Piano tempo - blended so perfectly catchy w/ acoustic, sound and tempo changes, & one of the catchiest chorus hooks of all time! This was my favorite song in the mid-70's when I was a young kid...my parents would take me out for dinner with them sometimes to a piano bar - the guy playing asked what my favorite song was....I said "Bad Boy Leroy Brown" - it was soooo cool how he played it! -everyone in the place sang with the lyrics (esp. the chorus), people started dancing & and the place went NUTS! One of my funnest memories as a very young kid...and it's Still Bad-Bad!!!
I've known some Leroy Browns 😁 nothing but bullies who think their big and bad until someone bigger and badder comes along and puts them in their place 😂
WHERE DIDYOU FIND THIS?? OMG!! I haven't seen the cartoon that went with this song since I saw it on Sonny and Cher back in the early 70's! Thanks for sharing! This is wonderful! I was like 6 when this was a hit! :)
I found another version of this song, where the comments were turned off, because apparently, TH-cam and COPPA thought the content and lyrics were MADE FOR KIDS.
Aww, I always took Leroy as being invincible. Didn't know he was put in his place in the end. "Leroy looked like a jig-saw puzzle with a couple pieces gone." Good post, awesome!
I remember listening to this when I was a little kid. I'm 30 now I didn't realize it was from 73 I think this is a timeless song. and one a great video to boot
There must of really been a man named Leroy Brown in South Chicago back in the day. I really like the old school cartoon setting on this video. I sometimes lessen to old'es music. Its a really good tune from the 70's I love it. It has a little bit of Rock & R&B to it.
@@errolwaguespack7196 Roland C. Daniels (November 30, 1950 - September 6, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Leroy Brown. He took his ring name from the Jim Croce song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" which then also became his theme song for many of his in ring appearances. He later used the ringname Elijah Akeem as he adopted a more militaristic black Muslim character, teaming with Kareem Muhammad as the Muslim Connection and later the Zambuie Express.
Could Jim Croce be talking about my uncle Leroy Brown who was in the military in Korea? I'm telling you, my uncle Leroy was this song in every way, only in South Central L.A., not Chicago. And that cartoon character looks a lot like my uncle. Hmmmm.
I was probably 4 or 5 when my parents watched this on Sonny & Cher. I got up and danced in front of the TV, and my parents were very entertained! LOL -- I'll never forget this video.
I'm one of the 70s children who saw this on the Sonny & Cher Show when it first came out during my elementary school days. Who produced this great cartoon?
I kept telling people there was animation to go with this from back on the Sonny & Cher show! They thought I was having delusions but I knew better! Thanks so much for sharing this ... there was animation that went with One Tin Soldier too, also shown on their show, hope to see that too.
Nope, but I'm pretty sure the Junkyard Band might have covered "Down on the Corner" because I think of them every time I hear that song (and it gets played a lot on L.A. classic rock stations).
I couldn't remember if it was from Sonny & Cher or The Tony Orlando and Dawn Hour. Obviously, Sonny and Cher since they're superimposed into the cartoon.
Seems like 'music videos' had a longer history than just MTV's beginning in 1980. Actually, I like this kind better. Except for Jim Croce, who exemplified the class of life he came from and was very natural in his stage presence, and very few others; except for them, musicians should always be heard and not seen. Some of today's artists shouldn't even be heard!
Music videos became much more common in the 80s, but they started in around the 60s. Most of the time with the early ones it was just the band playing the song on a stage or out somewhere though. You didn't see more fantastical ones till the late 70s and 80s. my knowledge on that is a little hazy though, I remember hearing it somewhere. In fact some of the early more fantastical 80s music vids were made to be played as accompanying footage behind the band at concerts and were not meant to be music vids.
I SO remember seeing this on Sonny and Cher. This was the reason why I LOVED this song so much. RIP Jim Croce. Now you and Jimmy Buffet are making Beautiful music together
I was a big fan when I was a kid, this song and video, The Time in a Bottle album. When I was 11 there was an piece done on him and his wife, home footage, how in love they were etc. Then I woke up to the news that his plane went down. I just remember being crushed, and I felt so bad for his wife. My love for his music has never died, he had so much more to give, although at the time of his death he was talking about giving it all up because he hated being away from his wife so much
Man, I love TH-cam sometimes. You can find just about any bit of nostalgia you could name... This is one I nearly forgot about; thanks so much for posting it.
Rockin this since the cradle for 32yrs now, And Jim has brought me so much joy through the years and I can't think of having it any other way!.. Thanks to you for uploading this greatness!!.
I remember seeing this on the Sonny and Cher Show on a Sunday night back in the early 70s. Damn, I wish there were still programs like than to watch because they always had awesome musical guests. The Smothers Brothers and Ed Sullivan were two others along with The Midnight Special and....geez, I could go on for a while! Thanks for this perfect upload.
DePatie of DePatie-Freleng who made this for Sonny & Cher's Show. While kicking arse on the Pink Panther Cartoons passed away only three years ago. I think he might've been the last "OG" Warner Animator.
These 70’s animations are golden. Reminds me of Capt Clean-Up commercial and Schoolhouse Rock. Have to be born in the late 60’s and 70’s to appreciate.
I’m trying to mane a parody of this song using GTA VC. And making it into my own video. Let me know what you think. Well south side of Miami is little town know as Vice city. And if ya go down there ya better best beware of man named Tommy Vircetti. Now Tommy he’s a druger and he likes his fancy clothes and like to ware his brass knuckles on everybody’s nose. He got a custom continental, he got an eldorodo too. He’s got 32 guns in his pockets for fun he’s got a raiser in there to. And he’s Tommy, Tommy Virceti the.baddest man in vice city. Badder then old King Kong meaner then the rest of the mob. That’s all I got right now give me feedback and possible ideas. Please.
It doesn't matter how much money, fame, strength, women, and glory he has? But there's absolutely one who is even more than the next guy. Stronger than others but weaker than others.
Thanx for posting this! i saw this once when i was a kid and the part i always remembered was Leroy looking like a jigsaw puzzle and falling to pieces.
i have had a supernatural connection with music since i was put here it's like drugs to me i cannot explain or put into words what songs do to my being when i was 4 years old i got a 8 track tape of Jim Croce when my dad kicked my 16 year old brother out of the house for smoking and he left it behind and i listend to it till my parents 8 track player broke in 1983 this man could of made alot more great music what an awesome life that was cut way to short!!!!
This song sends a message. No matter how bad you think you are, there's someone badder than you.
Very Tall Man: **to Nelson** “Do you find something comical about my appearance, when I am driving my automobile?”
Damn right.
You've got it all wrong
.
The lesson is, don't act bad
"Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple pieces gone". Absolutely the funniest line in any song I have ever heard!
Brilliant line!
Man,Chicago has not changed too much
Not at all
Not at all
I remember playing a 45 of this song over and over when I was 8 or 9.
...and now I am again at 51. I've just played this song 5 times in the last 45 minutes. LOL
The reason music was so much better in the '70s (and '80s) was because groups wrote a lot of their own music, many of them played there own instruments, there wasn't much lifting of tunes from previous music, they actually sang live on TV shows, they were talented enough that their concerts and TV appearances sounded very close to the album version of songs the songs that had become popular and there was no autotune to disguise bad singers.
I'm 65 and this song still gets me.
Amen
Much like You Don't Mess Around With Jim, there's a lesson to be learned in that song and this one... Doesn't matter how big you are, how bad you are, how tough you are etc... There's always going to be someone who's way bigger and way tougher and way badder.
I might tug on Superman's cape. I might mess around with Jim. But no well in hell I'm going to mess with Slim.
@@censorshipsucks9493 nope, Slim and the guy who licked Leroy's ass are bad motherfuckers
Oh yeah I'll mess with Jim one day
Or he might have a better aim
Life is a game haha
Fact: this song was written because of a story this man had told him in the military about his life
What else
I need more info
@@bigmaxcc do you have spotify?
I needed to re-read this sentence like 6 times....what are you trying to say?
@@Wolvenfire86 no
@@bigmaxccIf you look up ‘Bad bad Leroy brown| have you heard Jim Croce live’ He gives an explanation of the song before preforming it, the story is accurate since he had photographic memory
I see I’m not the only one who remembers this from the Sonny & Cher show. It’s crazy to be able to still have such an old memory in my head from so long ago, even if fuzzy. I had always remembered the cartoon Leroy played by “Rudy” from the Fat Albert cartoon! I see that’s not true. Thanks for bringing back such a cool artifact with this video.
Looks Chicago hasn't changed much since the '70's. The south side of Chicago is still the baddest part of any town.
NO, BUT IT SURE AS HELL IS THE MOST MURDEROUS.
Andrew Gordon haha
*TRIGGERED*
Then how about Detroit, MI, sir? That city houses the most dangerous street in the US. ;)
Andrew Gordon Shit...try Baltimore. We just got rated #1 in murder haha
RIP JIM CROCE
Darius Mazaheri wife has restaurant in san diego calif..called croces
Amen
Yeah he died in a way that was basically a trend back then (plane crash)
I was 8 in 1973. What a year. I'm sorry for Jim's passing so soon.
i was 3.... i remember every word.but i had my own video in my head
Good tune, and good lesson: there's always someone tougher
wwwwhhhhoooo
Unless you're Bruce Lee.
TyrannosaurusLives or Chuck Norris
I never took that as even the lesson, it wasn’t that the other man was bigger or tougher but he had motivation in the form of his wife being grabbed and rose to the occasion
@@ericm3327 No matter how tough you are there is always a limit that once you've crossed it you can find yourself defeated. Nobody's invincible basically.
@@juliostevens9480 and even if your a bigger tougher man sometimes it just ain't your night and there's a bullet with your name on it
Back in the 5th grade my teacher Mrs Richards would play the piano once in a while, and have all us kids sing along. this was one of the songs. brings back good memories
Ok found it. It's animated by John Wilson, the same guy who animated the title sequence to Grease.
Neat!
Very neat and forgotten.
Wow! I can see the similarities! Interesting fact.
Whow thanks for great info.
ppppppp
Why was music in 1973 so much better than now?
As a 16 year old responding, it's because people back then knew art. They knew how to make a song sound good for generations. Today, all that people care about in the music industry is booty, ass, twerking, cussing, etc. And also due to Autotune, the songs sound shiter. Don't get me wrong, not all songs today are like that, but it was certainly better 40 years ago than now.
this song came out when I was 8 and it was good then as now.
Don't you find it weird that most things have gotten better for the world except music?
still good songs, many songs have similarities
Nathan Y Music and Sitcoms
Classic R&B Piano tempo - blended so perfectly catchy w/ acoustic, sound and tempo changes, & one of the catchiest chorus hooks of all time! This was my favorite song in the mid-70's when I was a young kid...my parents would take me out for dinner with them sometimes to a piano bar - the guy playing asked what my favorite song was....I said "Bad Boy Leroy Brown" - it was soooo cool how he played it! -everyone in the place sang with the lyrics (esp. the chorus), people started dancing & and the place went NUTS! One of my funnest memories as a very young kid...and it's Still Bad-Bad!!!
+Tim Trae Tindall Thank you for sharing this story - seriously. I grew up in the 90's so I missed ALL OF IT.
I remember seeing this cartoon on the sonny & Cher show. as a guy who always loved boxing and MMA this song is perfect.
This is what real music is missing great story telling along with catchy tunes..Like Leroy Brown, Peter, Paul, & Mary and many others.
This is a perfect rendition to accompany the song RIP JIMMY 🙏
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU ARE THEIR IS ALWAYS SOMEONE EVER HARDER THAN YOU>LOL
mason turd There's always an asian better than you
I've known some Leroy Browns 😁 nothing but bullies who think their big and bad until someone bigger and badder comes along and puts them in their place 😂
true
mason turd that’s what she said
True dat!
WHERE DIDYOU FIND THIS?? OMG!! I haven't seen the cartoon that went with this song since I saw it on Sonny and Cher back in the early 70's! Thanks for sharing! This is wonderful! I was like 6 when this was a hit! :)
They sure don't make music like this anymore. Classic rock was the best.
I was watching it that night too.
+carrie wider
I like this video too. lol.
carrie wilder I think I was 7
Didn't know there was a video for it. Mom was a massive Croce fan. Listened to his tunes on the way to school a lot when I was younger. Great music
I found another version of this song, where the comments were turned off, because apparently, TH-cam and COPPA thought the content and lyrics were MADE FOR KIDS.
Aww, I always took Leroy as being invincible. Didn't know he was put in his place in the end. "Leroy looked like a jig-saw puzzle with a couple pieces gone." Good post, awesome!
I remember listening to this when I was a little kid. I'm 30 now I didn't realize it was from 73 I think this is a timeless song. and one a great video to boot
Yeahmyfavoriteartistofalltime
There must of really been a man named Leroy Brown in South Chicago back in the day. I really like the old school cartoon setting on this video. I sometimes lessen to old'es music. Its a really good tune from the 70's I love it. It has a little bit of Rock & R&B to it.
Tyler Ingram In Chicago, we never say "South Chicago". It's always the South Side. But yeah, it's an awesome song.
Leroy Brown is a man that Jim Croce served in the National Guard with.
Great tune. I miss Jim Croce.
Jim Croce said there was a Leroy brown in military he wrote the song about!
I like 2 believe it's about Chicago born Leroy Brown a pro wrestler and former new york Jett
@@errolwaguespack7196 Roland C. Daniels (November 30, 1950 - September 6, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Leroy Brown. He took his ring name from the Jim Croce song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" which then also became his theme song for many of his in ring appearances. He later used the ringname Elijah Akeem as he adopted a more militaristic black Muslim character, teaming with Kareem Muhammad as the Muslim Connection and later the Zambuie Express.
Could Jim Croce be talking about my uncle Leroy Brown who was in the military in Korea? I'm telling you, my uncle Leroy was this song in every way, only in South Central L.A., not Chicago. And that cartoon character looks a lot like my uncle. Hmmmm.
@@johndoh4064 I remember watching Leroy Brown wrestle at the Olympic auditorium in LA back in the late 70’s early 80’s is this him?
Wonder if the jealous husband is Big Jim Walker?
No it's probably slim if he beat up Leroy
It was Slim after he became the new king of 42nd street.
Joshua Ashmore
makes sense
Nah, it's slim
It’s slim
I was probably 4 or 5 when my parents watched this on Sonny & Cher. I got up and danced
in front of the TV, and my parents were very entertained! LOL -- I'll never forget this video.
I love how at the end of this video all the people that Leroy fucked with are chasing him down to kick his ass.
+SomeGuyYeah007 Karma is an enormous bitch.
I'm one of the 70s children who saw this on the Sonny & Cher Show when it first came out during my elementary school days. Who produced this great cartoon?
John Wilson produced this.
My Mom song this to me every night when she gave me a bath as a kid. This brings back one of the most beautiful memories.
This beats any of the new music
This was my Pawpaw’s favorite song. I play it when I think of him. Just like tonight. So many memories of the best man that I’ve ever known.
I kept telling people there was animation to go with this from back on the Sonny & Cher show! They thought I was having delusions but I knew better! Thanks so much for sharing this ... there was animation that went with One Tin Soldier too, also shown on their show, hope to see that too.
Ha! I've always remembered this from Sonny & Cher as well. If my math is right I was 7 years old.
I thought it was from the Fat Albert show with Bill Cosby.
Nope, but I'm pretty sure the Junkyard Band might have covered "Down on the Corner" because I think of them every time I hear that song (and it gets played a lot on L.A. classic rock stations).
oh yeah i remember when this 1st aired on s & c
I couldn't remember if it was from Sonny & Cher or The Tony Orlando and Dawn Hour. Obviously, Sonny and Cher since they're superimposed into the cartoon.
Seems like 'music videos' had a longer history than just MTV's beginning in 1980. Actually, I like this kind better. Except for Jim Croce, who exemplified the class of life he came from and was very natural in his stage presence, and very few others; except for them, musicians should always be heard and not seen. Some of today's artists shouldn't even be heard!
+Stanley TryHard Agree
Stanley TryHard MTV came out in 1981.
They used to play "videos" in record stores.
Music videos started about a decade before MTV launched. They just didn't have a name yet and not everyone made one for every song yet.
Music videos became much more common in the 80s, but they started in around the 60s. Most of the time with the early ones it was just the band playing the song on a stage or out somewhere though. You didn't see more fantastical ones till the late 70s and 80s. my knowledge on that is a little hazy though, I remember hearing it somewhere. In fact some of the early more fantastical 80s music vids were made to be played as accompanying footage behind the band at concerts and were not meant to be music vids.
Thanks for posting. 👍👍👍
“Well the south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town” seems like that hasn’t changed much
I remember first seeing this video on Sonny and Cher when I was a kid at the time when Jim Croce died. The cartoon was pretty good
Great music video!
Nice video thanks for uploading.
Memories of my childhood freaking awesome...
I was 8 years old when I saw this on Sonny and Cher:)
I SO remember seeing this on Sonny and Cher. This was the reason why I LOVED this song so much. RIP Jim Croce. Now you and Jimmy Buffet are making Beautiful music together
The same as me. Watched on S and C I was about 6 yrs old.
I was a big fan when I was a kid, this song and video, The Time in a Bottle album. When I was 11 there was an piece done on him and his wife, home footage, how in love they were etc. Then I woke up to the news that his plane went down. I just remember being crushed, and I felt so bad for his wife. My love for his music has never died, he had so much more to give, although at the time of his death he was talking about giving it all up because he hated being away from his wife so much
Badder than old King Kong, meaner than a Junk Yard Dog! I love that song..
i totally remember seeing this on TV when I was 7...it was the most amazing thing to me...jim croce was a great storyteller...
JUST AN AWESOME SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERIOD
One of my inspirations for buying a 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Pucci Coupe. Thanks Leroy. 😎
Man, I love TH-cam sometimes. You can find just about any bit of nostalgia you could name... This is one I nearly forgot about; thanks so much for posting it.
Rockin this since the cradle for 32yrs now, And Jim has brought me so much joy through the years and I can't think of having it any other way!.. Thanks to you for uploading this greatness!!.
This video is a masterpiece! Love it!
First time seeing the cartoon,cute and funny...Love this song 😍 takes me back to my childhood,Jim Croce was the best...Miss you 😢 Rest In Peace Jim 💜
Next Halloween; I’m going dressed as the animated version of Leroy Brown and not a single person alive is going to know wtf I am.
"Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple a' pieces gone" CLASSIC!!!
My mom had this 45RPM record back in the day. I don't recall ever seeing this on television or ever before. TH-cam is awesome!
Remember listening to this in 2006
Never tire of this song. Not one bit
1973 had Leroy Brown in 2015 it's Rhonda Rousey
Trey Thompson I would f*** Rhonda Rousey she's hot!
Classic song RIP Jim Croce miss you 😢❤
This video put a smile on my face
I remember seeing this on the Sonny and Cher Show on a Sunday night back in the early 70s. Damn, I wish there were still programs like than to watch because they always had awesome musical guests. The Smothers Brothers and Ed Sullivan were two others along with The Midnight Special and....geez, I could go on for a while! Thanks for this perfect upload.
Thanks for posting this! I remember seeing this on Sonny & Cher when I was a little kid. Brings back some great memories!
I love this song it's got such a great beat to it and a funny story
Thank you for this classic Mr Croce.
I love this song hear it all the time at work.
I had no clue there was a video associated with this song. Thank you for making my night.
Leroy Brown was a pimp
Was he trying to recruit Doris to work for him?
gotta keep the pimp hand strong !!!
No, he was a numbers runner.
I thought it was Bad Bad!!😂😂😂
Player. Had his hand in whatever could make him money the easiest.
I loved this
DePatie of DePatie-Freleng who made this for Sonny & Cher's Show. While kicking arse on the Pink Panther Cartoons passed away only three years ago. I think he might've been the last "OG" Warner Animator.
Love the animation
i'm part of the newer generation and this is still my favorite song
This never gets old love it
God it's been 40 years since I have seen this....
I love the animation style
Классная песня. В ней всё идеально!!!😃
Great song; one of my favorites
One of my all time favorite songs since I was a kid in the 70s
Great song! Great Video R.I.P. Jim.
Awesome to find this video after loving the song for so long.
These 70’s animations are golden. Reminds me of Capt Clean-Up commercial and Schoolhouse Rock. Have to be born in the late 60’s and 70’s to appreciate.
I remember watching this video clip on midnight special way back in a day,had to have been late 73"",thanx u-tube always loved him Croce's music👍
you have just seen the greatest music video of all time.
He "met his match"!!
I’m trying to mane a parody of this song using GTA VC. And making it into my own video.
Let me know what you think.
Well south side of Miami is little town know as Vice city. And if ya go down there ya better best beware of man named Tommy Vircetti.
Now Tommy he’s a druger and he likes his fancy clothes and like to ware his brass knuckles on everybody’s nose.
He got a custom continental, he got an eldorodo too. He’s got 32 guns in his pockets for fun he’s got a raiser in there to.
And he’s Tommy, Tommy Virceti the.baddest man in vice city.
Badder then old King Kong meaner then the rest of the mob.
That’s all I got right now give me feedback and possible ideas. Please.
Such a classic
It doesn't matter how much money, fame, strength, women, and glory he has? But there's absolutely one who is even more than the next guy. Stronger than others but weaker than others.
Just finished watching Shameless 10 seasons ...Southside of chicago ...wow
Love this song!
Love this video...
Very old school.
This is my favorite video of ALL time.
I hear ole Leroy is still there kickin ass!
This is possibly the best thing I have ever seen.
I love the part where the Croces are the bartenders.
I never knew they had a video to this song. I like the song even more now.
Grand Slam. Thank you
Thanx for posting this! i saw this once when i was a kid and the part i always remembered was Leroy looking like a jigsaw puzzle and falling to pieces.
I love the old school animation
i have had a supernatural connection with music since i was put here it's like drugs to me i cannot explain or put into words what songs do to my being when i was 4 years old i got a 8 track tape of Jim Croce when my dad kicked my 16 year old brother out of the house for smoking and he left it behind and i listend to it till my parents 8 track player broke in 1983 this man could of made alot more great music what an awesome life that was cut way to short!!!!
Excellent Work Sean. And Jim Croce.
Great stuff! Thanks!
I remember my Uncle had a Jim Croce best of on 8-track tape. Good music and good memories.
I remember watching the Sony and Cher show when this aired. Pretty cool. Except they were singing the song. Not Jim Croce.