Breaking Down Jim Croce’s 'Operator' – Vocal Coach Reacts and Analyses

📖 Get your signed copy of my album Fable here: www.bethroars.com/shop ☀ Find me on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1W0He1MTuQoG0Yt2ccmhyL?si=… 🥁 Become a Patreon Supporter: www.patreon.com/bethroars

I was 8 years old when the announcement of Jim passing was made on TV.. I was a huge fan and cried, so upset. I just saw his son (Croce Plays Croce) in concert a couple weeks ago. He did a great job covering his father's songs. I teared up throughout this whole song.

Jim and Maury were such an amazing duo.....gone since 1973 and still relevant. I love their music,

He's not even thirty years old, but already seems like he's lived a lifetime.

The "You can keep the dime" lyric is sung with such emotion. I tear up every time I hear it. Gone waaaaaay too soon. R.I.P.

It is times like this being near 50 I am so glad I grew up on music like Jim's in the late 70s and early 80s. Such powerful lyrics to put you right where he wants.

It's crazy how many great songs he has in such a short amount of commercial time.

I remember watching this on television. I was and still am blown away by the craftsmanship of both Jim's and Maury's guitar work. It was in every song I ever heard by them.

Jim Croce's music, complex in many ways. Often even humorous. BTW it's prounounced Krow-Chee.

We had this on an 8-track tape when I was a kid. Magic Childhood Memories ❤

His talent was huge, but his ability to finger pick and sing and look so relaxed is amazing. No tension in his face or body, just singing this beautiful and touching song. Jim and Maury you are missed!

Love him!!! He died too soon!

"Time in a Bottle" is my favorite by him and it hits so hard, knowing how and when he died.

I'm blown away by the ease he has in producing that vocal tone. Also, they're both incredibly precise, both vocally and instrumentaly, but with no eye contact. Not only an amazing piece of songwriting, but a masterclass in rehersal and preparation.

Jim was killed on my 8th birthday in Natchitoches (Nak-a-Tish), Louisiana when his airplane clipped a pecan tree at the end of the runway. His music is timeless with his voice and lyrics which still gets to me.

One of my favorite songs of all time. I was born in 65 and grew up listening to Jim's music. I get something in my eyes too every time I listen to it, not only the heartbreak of what the character in the song is feeling but thinking about how his life and career were cut way too short. He was just getting started and it so sad how many more great songs the world missed out on. Thank you for helping keep his music alive by introducing him to a whole new generation who may have previously never heard of him.

This has always been my favorite Croce song. If you've ever been through a painful break-up, it can be hard to suppress the tears while listening.

Great reaction 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 my favorite lyrics are: “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 eye's; You know it happens every time I think about the love that I thought would save me” as, to me, it evokes the image of his eyes welling up with tears and he can’t see the numbers clearly.

Jim Croce’s music just takes me to a different place mentally. Such a wonderful, unique artist.

It hurts to imagine all of the potential masterpieces we lost in that plane crash.