jim croce bad bad leroy brown

[SubParWaffle]

im 9 years old and this is one of my favs

[jsearle27]

My name is Leroy Brown

[alloyhead427]

Sounds like Kimbo Slice's theme song: Baddest man in town but always gets his ass handed to him

[kurtw27]

HOOAH!

[shaolin254]

BAD BAD LEEEEEROY BROWN

[jpdst29]

21 people are named Leroy Brown

[jhchouston]

Born Dec of 69'. One of my earliest memories is hearing this song on a pair of book case speakers. I was three and this has been one of my favorite songs since.

[therightwingerify]

my 29 year old MOM listens to it im 11 years old and i like

[ballssofsteel9898]

GOLDEN OLDERS YES BUT U KNO WAT PEOPLE IF U DONT LIKE IT WELL U HAVE TO DEAL WITH BAD BAD LEROY BROWN HE IS BETTER THAN OLD KING KONG SOOOOOOOOOOOOO COME FIND LEROY BROWN HE WILL KICK UR ASS

[ballssofsteel9898]

i like that live one sounds better than the other one

[44t56]

Who else thought the second guitarist was John Lennon at first?

[TheWynch]

Great story teller, glad my generation can claim him :) One of the best things to roll out of Philadelphia. Wish he was still around.

[Froleyboy]

The crowd sucks!!!!!

[CarlowMichael]

my friend is so naive that he thought the frank sinatra wrote this!!!!!!!!

[LiraexTerenas]

Holy crap, I found myself tapping my foot =O

[pmccachren]

Love this song! 19 people are cluless.

[zerovolcomskeeter]

I love it.. Ooooh that girl looked nice! 1:36

[joe7237055]

Damn the woman at :58 to 1:06 is hot! I bet you that was the girl he was looking at in the song. Also, AMAZING SONG!

[AnnabellesMomma]

@surferboyy96 I'm so glad you not only have wonderful taste in music but also a great sense of humor!

[summerland2580]

I come here because Phoebe said so

[PaladinValmir]

18 people are about to get a visit from Leroy Brown.

[scoquist]

@PaladinValmir LOL



[RTEareSOMEshower]

Jim had a lovely clear voice..

[spacedoutboy87]

Ahh the good old days when artists sounded the same live as in the studio. Jim Croce is a timeless classic!

[JohnnyCxviii]

Coolest dude to strum the strings. What a storyteller, what a singer-songwriter. Beautiful person. If there were only Jim Croce-type peeps in this world, there would be no war.

[spacetruckinmf]

WW loved this song. He lived it before I was born. He passed of old age in '81, but dang he loved this song. He was kinda my grampa during my early teens, and I am so lucky he turned me on to Jim Croce. I am a better person because of Jim's many great contributions to humanity.

[BradieJables]

Glad my parents/ Grandparents opened up my mind for awesome music like this

[majorporpoise]

1:45 he was obviously eying a girl in the crowd.

[motomo31]

I remember seeing this!!!!!

[micavrzin2010]

Home Alone 3 bring me here

[majorporpoise]

God what happened to music....

[curtiskumfer]

No one cares how old you are... STOP IT

[qwertyuiop7280]

i don't know whats more manly. Having a caterpillar patch on a denim jacket or that awesome moustache!!

[LOLBisonStudios]

17 people are leroy browns

[powerliftingmama]

god bless my un cle alex and his friends for introducing me to this kind of music

[llaparle]

John Lennon on Backup

[13magic74]

@llaparle You're joking, right?

[MoparMan4326]

16 years old and same here.... The way I see it, I listen to what I want. I dont care about what other people like.

[surferboyy96]

I'm a 15 year old boy. I'm the only one of any of my friends who has any idea who Jim Croce is. I apologize for my generation fucking with music so badly.

[demwhiteboyz95]

@surferboyy96 This rap stuff just can't match up to this anyday.

[44t56]

@surferboyy96 I'm in the same shit as you, my friend

[Paulounet]

@surferboyy96 You don't get Likes for being normal go f yourself and your friends!!!!!

[surferboyy96]

@Paulounet Relax

[ThePolkadotbikini]

@surferboyy96 apology accepted. its not your fault. i was 12 when this guy died and he was truely great. glad you appreciate him.

[snag66]

@surferboyy96 You restore my faith in the youth of today young man!

[kimshellthomas]

@surferboyy96 I agree with you but you could do without the bad language. Jim Croce was an amazing artist.

[FlamingYoda339]

@surferboyy96 I know right? Slapped one of my friends for saying this song sucked.

[rafaelthetall]

@surferboyy96 dont blame your generation. i am 34 and MY generation wont know him... I believe is our fault :D

[696969kristina]

@surferboyy96 you are so right now day generation has no idea what good music is.

[USA4thewin]

so I listened to this song over and over again from Cheyenne Wyoming to Little America across the other side of the state.... Awsome buzz

[TomsterTN]

I LOVE THIS SONG to bad he died

[txsfn47]

@TempeSoldier123 He's right. Klansmen are wasps and would not associate with a catholic Italian man

[1903xBlackxVelvetx]

@txsfn47 I'm not a guy.. Trollolol

[txsfn47]

@1903xBlackxVelvetx i was saying that he is a man who is catholic and italian, bitch

[1903xBlackxVelvetx]

@txsfn47 Where the hell did THAT come from?!

[TempeSoldier123]

He was a racist. Even his wife (Ingrid) said he would invite Klansman to his house for dinner. I would never wish for the demise of anyone BUT if you are a racist many times Allah will seek vengance.

[1903xBlackxVelvetx]

@TempeSoldier123 He was of Italian background.. and they have very strong beliefs and drum Catholicism into their kids so I think he was just a genuine person that liked everyone. He liked to know everything about everyone and would sing about them. The Klansmen just would of thought of him as another outsider being of foreign desent. The KKK would not have accepted him. Simple.

[TempeSoldier123]

@1903xBlackxVelvetx Huh? I have no idea what you are talking about. You went from Catholicism to Klansmen thinking he was an outsider. PLEASE deal with what I said and do your research. He was a racist that had Klansman in his house often . HIS OWN WIFE EVEN SAID SO.

[1903xBlackxVelvetx]

@TempeSoldier123 I thought I was pretty clear with what I said, but like @txsfn47 said the Klansmen would not have associated with him because he was a Catholic Italian. What his wife said could just be a lie. Rock 'n' roll wives resented their husbands lifestyles. You are only aloud into the KKK if you are of WASP Breeding which means White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. So basically, Fair skin, Blue eyes and Light hair.

[midsizedwhiteboy]

@1903xBlackxVelvetx You are correct. Ingrid never said that and more importantly Jim Croce(Philly boy) had nothing to do with the KKK.Believe what you want; but Leroy Brown was an actual black guy Croce ran across and wrote a song about it.

[josh71111]

Come for the mustache and stay for the song.

[irtyboy]

I found this song after listening to Wu Tang Clan.

[Scarface8101]

im glad i found this song

[hoodus61]

the poor mans frank zappa............and before you start yelling i mean it in the best way possible because i love em both

[Syzygy60]

at least we know who those 16 r

[notpopcorn]

every time it was my dad and i in a car he would play non stop croce it was amazing, i always asked why he was attracted to a girl built like a refidgerater with a head, and my dad never knew why

[Syzygy60]

@notpopcorn lol



[egurzi]

sknyrd song is about a flea and not about getting rid of me. this song? put it with come together-add chipped animals, everyone making money, spilling oil, starting wars, covering stuff up why do i waste my time even writing dont know does everyone already know this stuff is anyone out for one common good?? not justice- just elimination of pain and painful places

[butchersapprentice]

blue jean jacket with a CAT patch, working man's tuxedo.



[nashjazz1]

17 people are angel of light hehehehe

[KluKluxKLAM]

Am I the only person who thinks this song has a racist under tone

[Cabsmell]

Joe Rogan!!

[MrJahhead]

anybody think he looks like luigi off mario? just sayin haha

[BobbyBeavis]

@MrJahhead Mario and Luigi are Italian. Jim Croce was born Italian catholic. Luigis character was actually based somewhat on Croce. 

[Zapata3D]

Beautiful song.

[brianembley]

17 people are knobs



[claywright60]

bad ass song

[danbuffington75]

proof that hipsters weren't the first humans to have facial hair and listen to music...

talk about old school... definitely before my time, but i remember finding a 'cassette tape' with this song when i was a kid.

[SnowWhiteDove7]

what year is this from.love it.

[xSnIp3x]

@SnowWhiteDove7 1973

[TheCollisionofworlds]

When i was little my mom would play this and rapid roy the stock car boy on the way to school and 6 year old me would belt out the lyrics and try to sing along. now i'm a musician and im in a couple of bands and going to school for music recording. Even though he died long before i was born he had the biggest impact on me out of any artist out there. Thanks mom for showing me such an amazing inspiration

[SteelToedTank]

@TheCollisionofworlds

yup, cross country trip with mom, learned all these songs.

Thanks for one good thing Mom.

[zguld897]

@TheCollisionofworlds Where do you go to school? It's not creepy. It's just that i also go for music recording.

[TheCollisionofworlds]

@zguld897 a county college in new jersey. it's not the best program in the world but it's enough to get me started on a budget.

[crazyradioman]

LEEEEEEEEEROYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY JENKINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSS

[x3sweeneyx3]

soul soul soul soul soul

[kolb6890]

never take a knife to a gun fight first rule lol

[beutifullonelygirl]

my father sang this song in music class i think it was called fourt pain in gadsden bama

[LittleMissLeared]

The autotune is hidden in the piano.

[Freyja1133]

This is my favortie Jin=m croche song..What year is this vidclip from?

[smashboxkelsy]

Learning this in guitar class, its pretty legit :)

[lostintheapplasauce]

@smashboxkelsy oh this is officially legit - with a stamp

[Cristasphoto]

Bad! ;)

[Classicwinter]

Ahhhhh I wish we get a sit in and chill concerts like this. :O

[ALIEN25silver]

godsmith....ur right!

[Slash8784]

:P i was playing this song on thanksgiving and my grandmother came into my room and started singing this song word for word. Ah, its good to be able to relate to the generation before!

[pcstevens69]

leroy!

[tweak666616]

a man took too young woulda been HUGE im tellin ya

[mikelazar1]

my town chicago and i know leroy brown thats what makes me a chicagoan and iam proud of it

[skipjacktuna11]

Badder than king kong

[Purity03]

Leroy Brown!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!! ahhaha awesome

[Purity03]

wow love this!

[superbeckerbros]

i loveit u loveit we all loveit!!!!!!

[busterbone]

is that Casey Anthony @0:56?

[kingarshavin]

this guy was one of the best song writers ever. His wit & blue collar thinking stand out in every song. God Bless them guys who dont deny their roots !!!

[138hyde]

he sounds just as good live as on the record

[armyspec07]

Is that Lennon with him?!?!?!

[SuperInternationalma]

16 idiots on the wrong page!!!!!

[gammoregan]

@SuperInternationalma They're on the right page, they just have the wrong tastes in music.

[Eagleclaw72]

:56 - 1:04  classic and fine.

[halfmiler1]

this song is a all time favorite of mine.Was sad when he died in a plane crash.Made me cried as a little boy

[mondobabo]

Just an 'ol BAD DOG tryin' to be goood! AAAAAaaaaaaOOOOOOoooooo!

[drummerdummy]

i think a prerequisite to be a singer today is to not be able to sing

[ThinK80226]

This guy looks like Keiser Permente!

[snowboardgirl63]

16 people are friends with Leroy Brown!

[morningstar241]

It takes a lot to be meaner than I junkyard dog. I should know...

Awesome song. Only Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle could top this, and it's a pretty dang close call too!

Thank the lord someone put a good quality version of this on YouTube, I was gonna flip!

[padraic7]

Toe Tapping Talent at its purest!

I love it!

[UncleMikeNJ]

Funny, but Jim ends the song by still saying Leroy was the baddest man in the whole damn town.

"Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone." He never said what the other guy in the fight looked like! Maybe Leroy won after all!

[TheTraumarama]

@UncleMikeNJ

Jim was mocking Leroy. They show him getting run out of town in the animated music vid.

He meant " He (was) bad, bad Leroy Brown..."

[king0fjuice]

im fucking addicted to this song

[Npetsch]

I see Bieber's name on every single video I look at any more. That little twat will fade into obscurity like many who have come before him, truly great music like Croce is timeless. Just enjoy the song and let the little shit make his dollars and disappear.

[veeseee128]

he look like cyrano debergerac wit dat big nose and mustache.

[BOOSTRED]

wait a minute there's like no white people left on the southside lol, and i just realized that lol.

[manardi55]

my dad said after you listen to american pie, you gotta listen to jim, so here i am! you may ask, why you with yo dad? im 10, so i believe its okay! God this is real music! Frickin JB ruins everything! i bet hes a girl... not the point! Old music, this is the life, chillin on the couch, listening to old music, getting ready to go shopping! im a girl! Cant wait, but till then imma listen to this and Don Mclean, possibly some Nirvana, maybe.

[xxDogger24xx]

@manardi55 me too im a pre teen and i LOVE classic rock/country

[manardi55]

@xxDogger24xx haha! ikr?

[CallsignRedKing]

I love the fact that Jim is smiling while playing, to me there isn't that kind of uplifting and joyful energy in todays music

[drlnhggns]

my great grand daughter is 1 she loves this song

[supersesqui]

Can we get Jim croce back and swap him for the 12,438.... Z list so called talentless fucking celebrities we now have on TV, please !

[cherokee3864]

a razor in his shoe thats me lmao

[godsmith3]

He sounds the same live as he does on the recording. Same can't be said of 90% of today's singers...

[edncda]

@godsmith3

Agreed. Note for note. The ONLY difference i noticed was the harmony at the very end. (Gone before most of us had ever heard of him. What a shame.)

[KingFavpenguin]

@godsmith3

so so so so so so so so true

[Mslaydi]

@godsmith3, so true

[GoldensRule11]

@godsmith3, I know....

[MrWrongGeneration]

@godsmith3 wow . before i even looked at these comments i said that exact same thing to my brother.. your a 100% right. this is actual talent

[hippiegleek]

@godsmith3 guess brad pasiley is in the other 10%.

[MultiKharn]

only looked this up cuase an old parent of mind looked it up.

[ArdinTheCreaToR]

i can fuckin do a mean square dance to this tune, golfwang

[lobot922]

Luigi can sing? :3 I did not know this!

[tim23tom23]

I got bullied by a boy name Leroy Brown in middle school....makes sense now...LOL

[TheGareBear11]

I just learned how to play this song on the guitar. I'll be playing it all day.

[lovinthelord4ever]

i was in love with jim miss his music

[rayumz]

I like Jim Croce because he is like the Drake Bell of the 60's and 70's. My dad has a CD of Jim and I really appreciate his songs and his talent. jim Croce and Drake Bell are the best indie singers i know. they are very talented

[zestydude87]

14 people are related to King Kong

[pielover13598]

hippy, good song, first heard it in a traffic jam in Milwaukee on my way to a Brewer game.

[MD64577]

i was born in the south side of chicago and i met leroy brown in 1977 and yes that was a bad muthafucka but he got his ass whoop by this guy name daddy smooth another bad muthafucka frum miami florida. every since that happen i lost all respect for leroy brown and left to move to miami florida and daddy smooth hired me and i never had a problem since 1980 lmao. they need to make a song about daddy smooth that was and still is a bad muthafucka even in his late 60's the brother still pack a punch

[JORGEPSOUSA911]

They just don't write'em like this anymore!

[dntlss]

this man was bad to the bone, what a artist and what a voice!!! gone way too soon,love ya jim...

[ANDELKO11]

What a singer songwriter.....life died too early imagine how many more hits we would have had from him. RIP JC

[drlnhggns]

i play this for my great grandkids they love it

[racoondalini]

why arnt they dancing?... also please dont mention fuckin beiber here, that should be against the rules.

[Pinbala010]

14 men didnt call him sir

[rosefloweraruba1]

great memories

[ushockey08]

14 people messed with the wife of a jealous man.

[humpty5990]

Rip Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen

[StarleePie47]

Best song in existance!

[JewLoco]

Today's artists need to stand in sight of this brilliance.

[i3anditzzz]

WHY.... DOES THIS SONG ONLY HAVE 363,178 VIEWERS!?!? WE SHOULD MAKE IT TO 1,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!­!!

[motoclown]

The first song, I knew all the words to.

[soulshower]

ODB lol!!

[DrHooligan312]

SouthSide of Chicago.

[rudabaga11]

Just be happy a man like this existed and created this music.

[tothemartin]

The entire crowd is so blatantly high :p I love you sooooo much Jim Croce!...yes im  a rare breed. only 18 years old, Yes there are some of us to keep the legends alive :)

[Vendingguy1961]

Hey Chefmark2009-- Brown is his LAST NAME! I think you should wake up buddy! Why do black people always think that white people are always being racist?? For ex: My g/f works @ a Shell gas station. If she does not sell a black person a pack of cigs. b/c they do not have a drivers license to prove they r 21, then they think she is doing it b/c they are black! Wake up, it is the law people, not what color u are!

[JasRaymond]

I want girl N pink too..lol