I love to read these posts and see that the music has never died! I cannot say anything bad about Jim or Maury except that the producers should have put them as an equal duo! I can never mention Jim without mentioning Maury! Their death still leaves me numb! I love Jim but Maury has never received his true contributions to Jims music! Shameful, because he was in on it all the lyrics and the music and because Jim was the so called headliner, upon their death Maury never got his due credits! That
Even though I like his music, and relates to me, the older that I get the more it hits home and can leave me in a funk. I guess it is an equiverent to some of us old school men to women who like to whatch tear jurker movies.
If you didn't already know this, Pete Huttlinger has a Homespun DVD series of How to Play Jim Croce that has this song on it. I believe he shows both players parts on this one.
I love this man!! He has helped me through some tough times with his music!! and i dont think he looks like osama bin laden soooo i have no idea how u this so
My first music: My dad performed in a similar duet at the same time, Croce was a peer to him and when he died we all wept. I turn to his music when I remember my dad or when I want to pick up my mood. Great recording and video.
There is nothing like the sound of a microphone as the pickup for the acoustic. It's so much more true to the actual tone of the guitar. It's the only way I will play my acoustic live.
although I hate to admit it --I know I grew up in the late 60's and graduated in 1973 from high school---therefore the music of Jim Croce was definately a BIG part of my "musical soundtrack "of life waaaaaaaay back then! I still love to listen to all of his songs-------Jim Croce was a GREAT talent gone WAAAAY before his time!!!!!
This is what music is all about! Pure and true, and simple..Not like today with all the screaming, swearing, and weird clothes make up etc, we lost our way with music, too bad we can't get it back..
@tholmes41 So well put. It hurts that I can't listen to him and his music and all we have now is garbage. I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't listened to Jim Croce.
@tholmes41 Groups like The Avett Brothers and Fleet Foxes definitely remind me of Croce. Not identical by any means, but a good break from the screamo scene. Very natural guitar work and lyrics.
@izarah Seriously. Compared to other folk or singer/songwriter types during this era like Neil Young, James Taylor, Townes Van Zandt, Jim is nothing special as an acoustic guitar player. I love Jim Croce, but that's just a fact. Maury did all lead guitar playing and intricate playing.
@BarstoolBlues33 Maury released 1 LP "Gingerbread" his family has bought the rights from Capitol and it is available in CD format also available is a demo CD from the same release. Worth seeking out.
I was born too late to ever remember seeing him perform live.But my mom used to listen to Jim Croce when I was a tyke.Every time I hear one of his songs, I feel myself rushing back to simpler times.Thank-you for the memories
I had a Jim Croce cassette tape playing in my car really softly when I was driving my girlfriend one night and this song came on during an argument. It took all my will power not to turn up the volume and use some help from the late great Jim Croce to tell her how I felt. I broke up with her in the coming weeks but this song makes me smile even more just knowing that the poetic timing of this musical legend couldn't have been better that night.
Wow... I remember the morning I heard that he died in the plane crash the day before... First blurb of the news when my alarm went off... I thought he was extremely talented then, and still do...
I was 8 years old when Jim Croce died. At that young age, his music has touched my soul and I felt like part of me died with him. What an amazing talent. His ability to convey a mental picture through lyrics was a true gift, not only to him, but to all of us.
Jim was a perfect example of the old addage, don't judge a book by it's cover. If you saw him on the street, would you imagine the talent that lied within him? He was truly blessed by God with that voice and songwriting ability. RIP Jim. Generations will enjoy your music and through those songs you have become immortal.
Always as good live as on his albums. A TRUE BLUE musician, Jim Croce had a song for any feeling you might have. He was so good at saying those things that one might not find the words for on their own. I miss him so very much & wish I could say there was someone in music today that is as talented as he is in this Genré. RIP Jim, and you know if "There's a Rock n Roll Heaven, well you know they have a hell of a band" ~Righteous Brothers (original version)
I have posted on here before but it is painfully obvious that the fuckin eagles stole maury's riff solo from this song, and made take it easy! it disgust me to this day!
my dad got me hooked on Jim when i was growing up. Pure timeless classic music i still love it. Beautiful lyrics and a great singer. Accoustic guitaring the purest form of music in my opinion.
As opposed to the pre-packaged rock stars and divas today.. Jim Croce's soul comes out in every song! Why he is not in the Hall of Fame is a disgrace!
I feel a special connection to Jim, he was born January 10, 1943 and I was born on what would have been Jim's 31st birthday, January 10, 1974; he died a little more than 3 months before I was born. Jim also worked as a special education teacher working with emotionally disabled students, which is what I do for a living. Jim was also in the U. S. Army as I also was, I have been a fan of his extraordinary music and songwriting since I was a very small child. The world is not the same without you!
I was born in 1977 so Jim was already gone when I heard him the first time. I was a little boy and to this day I can listen to him all day. Great song writer and performer. Thank you for posting this vid.
I was born in 1977 so Jim was already gone when I heard him the first time. I was a little boy and to this day I can listen to him all day. Great song writer and performer. Thank you for posting this vid.
I was born in 1977 so Jim was already gone when I heard him the first time. I was a little boy and to this day I can listen to him all day. Great song writer and performer. Thank you for posting this vid.
This does not appear to be lip synching. It's hard to tell because they are so on the money. It sounds very close to the recording. This is very hard to do. Many artists can not get close to the quality sound of the recordings.
It's been a lifetime since Jim and Maury's passing. I felt like I lost a brother when he died. I was 16 years old in the summer of '73 when Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown was a hit. 2 years before that hit record I was already listening to my older brothers albums like You don't mess around with Jim" and I knew then that this guy was special. I don't know where his career would have taken him. I do know that there will never be another one like him. RIP Jim, till we meet again
Jim would have been a huge star if he had servived he is brillyent.All original music to wrote I belive every single song he recorded!Soooooo many to the box set is awesome..The music today is THRASH IT IS SOO SAD TO!
Agreed, Jim was great - and don't forget Maury! That signature Jim guitar sound is largely actually Maury's playing - and frequently Maury's composition as well.
Also, while most of the songs Jim recorded were originals, he did several covers. "I Got a Name" wasn't written by Jim, and I know he covered a Gordon Lightfoot tune, though I can't remember which one.
Thanks for lettin me know that wasnt sure about all the originals he actually did,I figured he wrote them all ,oh well atleast he wrote the majority of them.I have some great songs I am in process of putting on here ,that are not on utube I think people would like...Thanks for reply..Be intouch...
If you go to the Sugarmegs site you can hear his entire last show on the night he died. Artists are listed under their first names, so go to "J" and you'll find it. Lots of other great artist's shows as well.
Have you ever heard anything resembling this music for about 40 years? I think not. A one of a kind. Simply brilliant and like everyone else here, I miss them!
Lost my youtube details due to email and server provider changes. Now I am funkytrekker9. Will soon upload a fairly reasonable version of the fills and lead for this song. Accuracy is about 95%
"We were lucky to have him for as long as we did. I sometimes wonder what Jim would think of the "music" that is being churned out now... I'm happy that my 11 & 17 year old both like to listen to OUR music and have Jim on their iPods! Gone, but not forgotten. Cheers Jim, you're the best."
Hey don't missjudge us youg people for loving the mostly shitty music produced today! There will always be those of us who are musicians and need the real stuff ;-) .
I am 17 too. I listen to many classics like this, there are only a few that even makes the same type of tunes these days, and it's good, but it can't be compared to Jim. I would do anything to be able to meet this man.
Today most part of music is crap, I hope people at my age realizes soon that a devestating sound of base mixed with stupid computer sounds and a horny girl screaming stuff isn't real music.
i don't know what. hopedfully i found this lovely song on my own and did not require the help of some dis functional relationship. i am my own woman and hear me roar about how much i love j c!!!!
I absolutely love Jim Croce's music! I was only five when he died and wish I had been older, to sit in that audience and listen to that song, that man, that style, that gifted talent live and in person.
Gonna send this song out to Simone tonight. Congrats. You've got everything you want, but a hell of a lot less than you need. Spock said it best. "After a time, you may find that having is not as great a thing as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
bein' im less than 2 yrs from half a century now i remember a song from an album put out after their passing, dbl called faces i've been song called i remember mary and i had a girlfriend mary who did the exact same thing as in the song if someone could post just the audio it is a haunting song done by maury. t/c l-n-prayers, wade
Thanks CAMWUST for your pearls or wisdom for the seekers of tabs and covers etc. "Buy thier CDs and support thier familys." Not only that, buy some of Jim's Jrs. music too, and check out "Croce's" web site and go to thier resterant in San Diego, Calif. and send an Email to Maury's family, they could use a kind word from some fans out there!!!
Does Maury solo/ theme from this song seem like the eagles rip it off?? 1:40 seems questionale similar to 2 that wanna stone me 1 thinks she..... lemme know if Im just crazy! great song thanks!!!
oh and while, ""After all it's what we've done that makes us what we are.." is damn good
take it easy...two that want to hold me one thinks she's a friend of mine....at 1:38 on its almost identical...as the dude would say...not the fuckin eagles man!
Thanks! I was in radio when Take It Easy came out...I should have recognized it. Well done! Means the chord progressions should have been similar, too. Slow this one down and it sounds like they are.
I'll give you a tip on the Maury's leads, string your acoustic guitar with Ernie Ball Slinky .010 electric strings. Once I read that's what he used for his flat picked leads in a Guitar Player interview, what he was doing made perfect sense.
I always loved Maury's accompaniments, and this clip showcases them nicely. He never said much, but he knew just what to add to Jim's beautiful songs. What a tragedy that we lost them both. The songs live on.
I remember loosing my V-card to my high school crush back in '78. We got alittle tipsy on some home made wine while we were parking in my dads Chevy. Damn she knew how to please a man. She did this thing with her tongue....It would drive a man wild.
*frown* He was good, but the greatest singer songwriter ever is Neil Young and THAN Bob Dylan. After that it can come down to a lot singer/songwriters.
how can you even compare the two jim croce was taken well before his time the only thing neil young has goin for him is hes still alive and got to make his music jim was taken before he even got a chance to reach that status , jim blows neil young outa the water , neil young just blows
But tomorrow's a dream away, and today has turned to dust. You're silver tongue has turned to clay and you're golden rule to rust! If that's the way that you want it, that's the way I want it more.....
I agree I do miss the days of acoustic guitar, especially since I was a lead singer in a rock band (lol) but I still miss those days, I now play a bit of acoustic I never took the time to be very good at it, maybe in my really old age! I miss this man!
My mom used to listen to Jim all the time. I quickly became a fan. Man could that guy write. I hear his songs and It's 1972 all over again. Windows in the house open, summer breeze blowing and Jim Croce on the 8 track!
Jims son is still alive, he is a very good piano player. Funny thing is, his son learned to play piano in the same key his Dad used for most songs...by chance.
Holy Cow!! Maury was an awesome guitarist but he is completely amazing on this track! True musical magic!! I can't quit listening to it.
lebtu 5 days ago
Happy Birthday Jim....
unsipunsichu 2 weeks ago
I love to read these posts and see that the music has never died! I cannot say anything bad about Jim or Maury except that the producers should have put them as an equal duo! I can never mention Jim without mentioning Maury! Their death still leaves me numb! I love Jim but Maury has never received his true contributions to Jims music! Shameful, because he was in on it all the lyrics and the music and because Jim was the so called headliner, upon their death Maury never got his due credits! That
Jawbreaker424 1 month ago
Even though I like his music, and relates to me, the older that I get the more it hits home and can leave me in a funk. I guess it is an equiverent to some of us old school men to women who like to whatch tear jurker movies.
toogawnjawn 4 months ago 2
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toogawnjawn 4 months ago
Damn, Jim with a full beard and stache!
MysticLeviathan 5 months ago
If you didn't already know this, Pete Huttlinger has a Homespun DVD series of How to Play Jim Croce that has this song on it. I believe he shows both players parts on this one.
bstarrb80 5 months ago
its time like this i wish i did not have carpeting.
seanmahon101 6 months ago
One of his most energetic songs.
tonydalcon 7 months ago
I was raised on this shit, always has & always will be the best!
Ya can't forget the classics, cuz without them there would be none of what most love now.
sodapop554 7 months ago
I love this man!! He has helped me through some tough times with his music!! and i dont think he looks like osama bin laden soooo i have no idea how u this so
dixie86darlin 7 months ago
I love this man!! He has helped me through some tough times with his music!!
dixie86darlin 7 months ago
jim would be on the no fly list he looks like osma binladen
jeremywells1977 8 months ago
My first music: My dad performed in a similar duet at the same time, Croce was a peer to him and when he died we all wept. I turn to his music when I remember my dad or when I want to pick up my mood. Great recording and video.
kristenking71 8 months ago
5 dislikers silver tounges have turned to clay and their golden rules to rust.
iw32 8 months ago 2
Awesome song and lyrics. Jim Croce was one cool cat
openwindow2010 9 months ago
we tend to play as fast as possible
Syzygy60 9 months ago
There is nothing like the sound of a microphone as the pickup for the acoustic. It's so much more true to the actual tone of the guitar. It's the only way I will play my acoustic live.
mlmr11 9 months ago
although I hate to admit it --I know I grew up in the late 60's and graduated in 1973 from high school---therefore the music of Jim Croce was definately a BIG part of my "musical soundtrack "of life waaaaaaaay back then! I still love to listen to all of his songs-------Jim Croce was a GREAT talent gone WAAAAY before his time!!!!!
RJRlover117 10 months ago 4
This song fits my inlaws to a T
1evilsatan 11 months ago
@1evilsatan hahahaha... now that is a funny comment!
NdevilJ 6 months ago
I love love love this song!!!!!!!
danjerv 11 months ago 2
The best break up song ever.
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xterrahawaii have not heard of them will check them out for sure thanks for the tip,,
tholmes41 1 year ago
It is indeed garbage what we have now.. :-)
tholmes41 1 year ago 3
This is what music is all about! Pure and true, and simple..Not like today with all the screaming, swearing, and weird clothes make up etc, we lost our way with music, too bad we can't get it back..
tholmes41 1 year ago 11
@tholmes41 So well put. It hurts that I can't listen to him and his music and all we have now is garbage. I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't listened to Jim Croce.
xterrahawaii 1 year ago 3
@tholmes41 Groups like The Avett Brothers and Fleet Foxes definitely remind me of Croce. Not identical by any means, but a good break from the screamo scene. Very natural guitar work and lyrics.
irishmusicfan100 1 year ago 2
@tholmes41 lol. how old are you?
anotherjoshua 3 months ago
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I am just close enough to 50 to give it a friendly wave, but not close enough to give it a hug..
tholmes41 3 months ago
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tholmes41 3 months ago
I miss him.
denniss265 1 year ago 3
One of the greatest singer/songwriters in history! Not to mention he could play that acoustic.
jaknzax 1 year ago 15
@jaknzax Compared to Maury Jim was a beginner...He could play the shit out of an acoustic guitar
izarah 4 months ago
@izarah Seriously. Compared to other folk or singer/songwriter types during this era like Neil Young, James Taylor, Townes Van Zandt, Jim is nothing special as an acoustic guitar player. I love Jim Croce, but that's just a fact. Maury did all lead guitar playing and intricate playing.
BarstoolBlues33 1 month ago
@BarstoolBlues33 Maury released 1 LP "Gingerbread" his family has bought the rights from Capitol and it is available in CD format also available is a demo CD from the same release. Worth seeking out.
jimsmith6747 1 month ago
one less set of talent on the planet,so good it justs always great to hear
boshjs34 1 year ago 4
I was born too late to ever remember seeing him perform live.But my mom used to listen to Jim Croce when I was a tyke.Every time I hear one of his songs, I feel myself rushing back to simpler times.Thank-you for the memories
csschlee 1 year ago 2
Awe how I miss Jim Croce !! Love this song thank you for posting it !!
TomboyKris 1 year ago 3
Love this song and love both of your guys. Thanks for these timeless expressions of creativity.
jeffreyhsykes 1 year ago 3
I always listen this music, all the day, make me feel good.
migaje777 1 year ago 4
Match made in Heaven
o0DiscoInfernoRox0o 1 year ago
music is not to be compared with a woman,coz when a woman gets old ,she `ll lost her beauty,music like this can stand the test of times!!!!!
kikigboys 1 year ago
Jim lives . In his music and our hearts
wallygatorify 1 year ago
God how I cried when he died.....saw him at a coffee house concert....he was always one with the audience......too bad there are not more like him!!
gustafbrock 1 year ago 7
"We've been hidin from something that shouldve never gone this far/But after all it's what we've done that makes us what we are" Miss ya Jim. RIP
roscoegino 1 year ago
I had a Jim Croce cassette tape playing in my car really softly when I was driving my girlfriend one night and this song came on during an argument. It took all my will power not to turn up the volume and use some help from the late great Jim Croce to tell her how I felt. I broke up with her in the coming weeks but this song makes me smile even more just knowing that the poetic timing of this musical legend couldn't have been better that night.
MusicRevisited 1 year ago 2
I never saw JC with a full beard! Whoa!
gmmoon1218 1 year ago
An American troubadour to da end!
JimMLINY 1 year ago
Wow... I remember the morning I heard that he died in the plane crash the day before... First blurb of the news when my alarm went off... I thought he was extremely talented then, and still do...
jas111061 1 year ago 2
It's not said enough. Thank you maury! R.i.P.
bobnegro1 1 year ago 2
One of his best songs!
TheChilldogg 1 year ago
I was 8 years old when Jim Croce died. At that young age, his music has touched my soul and I felt like part of me died with him. What an amazing talent. His ability to convey a mental picture through lyrics was a true gift, not only to him, but to all of us.
1loneframer 1 year ago 2
@1loneframer I agree,I concur and I can relate to everything you said about Jim Croce.And what a two year radio run he had!
Ydontyougosuckone696 1 year ago
Good stuff....he was the best
shellback1978 1 year ago
"one less pair of jeans on your door"
jokerclownscar 1 year ago
"if that's the way you want it, well that's the way i want it more"
jokerclownscar 1 year ago
When Jim Croce died, the world lost such a great performer. He wrote awesome songs. His lyrics, voice, and the music will live on for decades!
Treelvr2 1 year ago 3
Jim was a perfect example of the old addage, don't judge a book by it's cover. If you saw him on the street, would you imagine the talent that lied within him? He was truly blessed by God with that voice and songwriting ability. RIP Jim. Generations will enjoy your music and through those songs you have become immortal.
ThePoetrygrl 1 year ago 3
Always as good live as on his albums. A TRUE BLUE musician, Jim Croce had a song for any feeling you might have. He was so good at saying those things that one might not find the words for on their own. I miss him so very much & wish I could say there was someone in music today that is as talented as he is in this Genré. RIP Jim, and you know if "There's a Rock n Roll Heaven, well you know they have a hell of a band" ~Righteous Brothers (original version)
meftus 1 year ago
"Your silver tongue has turned to clay and your golden rule to rust"; what a statement....
XanthusBarnabas 1 year ago
great song
foppa123 1 year ago
Another one gone too soon.. So very talented ...
maxine607 1 year ago
I have posted on here before but it is painfully obvious that the fuckin eagles stole maury's riff solo from this song, and made take it easy! it disgust me to this day!
RusselBertrand 1 year ago
my dad got me hooked on Jim when i was growing up. Pure timeless classic music i still love it. Beautiful lyrics and a great singer. Accoustic guitaring the purest form of music in my opinion.
MickDylan28 1 year ago 3
@MickDylan28 lol I was born in 86 and no every word from every song....timeless indeed!
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auggie08relpol 1 year ago
why did he have to die?! What I would give for a live show...
auggie08relpol 1 year ago 2
anyone else impressed by jim's rockin beard? i mean, he had a glorious moustache, but the beard has just as much glory
mathewkrill 1 year ago
As opposed to the pre-packaged rock stars and divas today.. Jim Croce's soul comes out in every song! Why he is not in the Hall of Fame is a disgrace!
mjfprod 1 year ago
I feel a special connection to Jim, he was born January 10, 1943 and I was born on what would have been Jim's 31st birthday, January 10, 1974; he died a little more than 3 months before I was born. Jim also worked as a special education teacher working with emotionally disabled students, which is what I do for a living. Jim was also in the U. S. Army as I also was, I have been a fan of his extraordinary music and songwriting since I was a very small child. The world is not the same without you!
14nitetripper 1 year ago
I was born in 1977 so Jim was already gone when I heard him the first time. I was a little boy and to this day I can listen to him all day. Great song writer and performer. Thank you for posting this vid.
LooseCannonFodder 1 year ago 3
I was born in 1977 so Jim was already gone when I heard him the first time. I was a little boy and to this day I can listen to him all day. Great song writer and performer. Thank you for posting this vid.
LooseCannonFodder 1 year ago
I was born in 1977 so Jim was already gone when I heard him the first time. I was a little boy and to this day I can listen to him all day. Great song writer and performer. Thank you for posting this vid.
LooseCannonFodder 1 year ago
This does not appear to be lip synching. It's hard to tell because they are so on the money. It sounds very close to the recording. This is very hard to do. Many artists can not get close to the quality sound of the recordings.
u2baah 1 year ago
RIP, Jim and Maury. You were taken from us way too soon. Hit #37 in Billboard. God bless!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
early 70's not long ago,I remember like it was two days ago from thursday
Syzygy60 1 year ago 4
is a major influence and some of my heroes are disappointments lately
Syzygy60 1 year ago
jim croce is my favorite when it comes to folk songs
diadiboy 1 year ago
Still love Croce - has it really been that long since he died??
myfebsong 1 year ago
It's been a lifetime since Jim and Maury's passing. I felt like I lost a brother when he died. I was 16 years old in the summer of '73 when Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown was a hit. 2 years before that hit record I was already listening to my older brothers albums like You don't mess around with Jim" and I knew then that this guy was special. I don't know where his career would have taken him. I do know that there will never be another one like him. RIP Jim, till we meet again
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majmod 2 years ago
had u heard the song he recorded with his wife? " spin-spin-spin"
peternoer 2 years ago
we all love and miss you jim. we wish we still had your musical genius here with us instead we hav only wat u left behind
wafflecopter1000 2 years ago 64
@wafflecopter1000 Oh there not dead, there still singing and playing there guitars .
They can never die
o0DiscoInfernoRox0o 1 year ago 3
@wafflecopter1000 My favorite singer of all time....I was in the Navy and it was 1973....So sad he passed as he was peaking in his career.....
KarokeS 1 year ago 4
@wafflecopter1000 he's still teaching me.
madhoneydew 11 months ago 4
jim croce is a GOD!
wafflecopter1000 2 years ago 3
Forever in our hearts
January 10, 1943 September 20, 1973
NeponsetValleyGirl 2 years ago 5
Funkytrekka9 has posted the Intro, Verse fills, Middle Eight fills and the Lead break for Jim Croce's One Less Set of Footsteps.
funkytrekka9 2 years ago
Jim would have been a huge star if he had servived he is brillyent.All original music to wrote I belive every single song he recorded!Soooooo many to the box set is awesome..The music today is THRASH IT IS SOO SAD TO!
pout46 2 years ago 2
Agreed, Jim was great - and don't forget Maury! That signature Jim guitar sound is largely actually Maury's playing - and frequently Maury's composition as well.
Also, while most of the songs Jim recorded were originals, he did several covers. "I Got a Name" wasn't written by Jim, and I know he covered a Gordon Lightfoot tune, though I can't remember which one.
smidgie82 2 years ago 2
Thanks for lettin me know that wasnt sure about all the originals he actually did,I figured he wrote them all ,oh well atleast he wrote the majority of them.I have some great songs I am in process of putting on here ,that are not on utube I think people would like...Thanks for reply..Be intouch...
pout46 2 years ago
I can say this I think as a HUGE Jim
Croce fan, I'm not so sure how he would
have progressed musically, don't forget
the 70's were very much a singer/songwriter era, you wonder how
he would have done through the new wave of the 80's, and other changes after that., I think
he was so good he would've found a way
to stay relevant, but...it's not a given.
Sure wish we could have found out.
17865329 2 years ago
If you go to the Sugarmegs site you can hear his entire last show on the night he died. Artists are listed under their first names, so go to "J" and you'll find it. Lots of other great artist's shows as well.
Bopalena 2 years ago
Jim & Maury - it was a duo.
euforon 2 years ago 2
non radio play klassik .......croce rocking!!!!!
fluffydolly 2 years ago
Awesome tune and good driving song for sure.
neuralburn 2 years ago
Have you ever heard anything resembling this music for about 40 years? I think not. A one of a kind. Simply brilliant and like everyone else here, I miss them!
blueblazer68 2 years ago 3
so true music is not this good anymore
minniemoman1 2 years ago
Lost my youtube details due to email and server provider changes. Now I am funkytrekker9. Will soon upload a fairly reasonable version of the fills and lead for this song. Accuracy is about 95%
funkytrekka9 2 years ago
loved him then, love him now.
vinmikk 2 years ago 5
Thanks for posting this video man. Made my day.
CuyahogaJoe 2 years ago 4
"We were lucky to have him for as long as we did. I sometimes wonder what Jim would think of the "music" that is being churned out now... I'm happy that my 11 & 17 year old both like to listen to OUR music and have Jim on their iPods! Gone, but not forgotten. Cheers Jim, you're the best."
NeponsetValleyGirl 2 years ago 5
Hey don't missjudge us youg people for loving the mostly shitty music produced today! There will always be those of us who are musicians and need the real stuff ;-) .
Cannonballtongue 2 years ago 4
I am 17 too. I listen to many classics like this, there are only a few that even makes the same type of tunes these days, and it's good, but it can't be compared to Jim. I would do anything to be able to meet this man.
Today most part of music is crap, I hope people at my age realizes soon that a devestating sound of base mixed with stupid computer sounds and a horny girl screaming stuff isn't real music.
Likkivi 2 years ago 5
Jim and Maury ROCK! Man I miss that guy.....
Tommyr 2 years ago 4
Short hair , bearded Jim Croce. Distinguished look , timeless music.
whitewitchoz 2 years ago 4
Do you know what year this was? was this shortly before his death? Im wondering if the beard came before or after the mustache
erk7xl 2 years ago
omg!! i did not realize my boy was only 30 when padded away. my heart breaks.....
jimlisa12 2 years ago
i don't know what. hopedfully i found this lovely song on my own and did not require the help of some dis functional relationship. i am my own woman and hear me roar about how much i love j c!!!!
jimlisa12 2 years ago
Talent doesn't need corporate backing, Jim Croce R.I.P.
BBQMAN81 2 years ago 5
@BBQMAN81 Amen, brother.
roscoegino 1 year ago
I absolutely love Jim Croce's music! I was only five when he died and wish I had been older, to sit in that audience and listen to that song, that man, that style, that gifted talent live and in person.
40sSonggirl 2 years ago 4
Gonna send this song out to Simone tonight. Congrats. You've got everything you want, but a hell of a lot less than you need. Spock said it best. "After a time, you may find that having is not as great a thing as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
lonepalm58 2 years ago
Nice one... ! Sending this song out to Carlos, ditto.... ha! "If that's the way that you want it, well that's the way that I want it more!"
misskittie1313 2 years ago
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lonepalm58 2 years ago
I love this video.
whitewitchoz 2 years ago 2
I was 12 years old when the world lost these two fantastic musicians. Imagine what they could have continued to bring to the world.
cafr8train 2 years ago 2
bein' im less than 2 yrs from half a century now i remember a song from an album put out after their passing, dbl called faces i've been song called i remember mary and i had a girlfriend mary who did the exact same thing as in the song if someone could post just the audio it is a haunting song done by maury. t/c l-n-prayers, wade
wehcow 2 years ago
awesome!! thanks for posting. I just cannot get any of my acoustic guitars' strings to bend so well as to sound like Maury..
tehpapes 2 years ago
Simply OWNS!!!Jim is a Total Legend and his quality of music is so unique and will never be replaced!!!THX 4 the Beauty, Jim!
kurtkords 2 years ago 3
Beautiful voice and a beautiful song
hexadots 2 years ago 2
Thanks CAMWUST for your pearls or wisdom for the seekers of tabs and covers etc. "Buy thier CDs and support thier familys." Not only that, buy some of Jim's Jrs. music too, and check out "Croce's" web site and go to thier resterant in San Diego, Calif. and send an Email to Maury's family, they could use a kind word from some fans out there!!!
srvinfinity 2 years ago
damn maury is a badass...haha.
and jim's talent overall is just beyond words.
crissdudeman777 2 years ago 4
Does Maury solo/ theme from this song seem like the eagles rip it off?? 1:40 seems questionale similar to 2 that wanna stone me 1 thinks she..... lemme know if Im just crazy! great song thanks!!!
oh and while, ""After all it's what we've done that makes us what we are.." is damn good
Gotta go with 2marrows a dream away!
RusselBertrand 2 years ago
sounds a bit like one of the Eagles' solos - can't remember which one - but this one came first chronologically.
Re the strings, I do seem to remember reading that a turning point for them was their use of the Ernie Ball strings - changed the sound.
vincentfromia 2 years ago
take it easy...two that want to hold me one thinks she's a friend of mine....at 1:38 on its almost identical...as the dude would say...not the fuckin eagles man!
RusselBertrand 2 years ago
Thanks! I was in radio when Take It Easy came out...I should have recognized it. Well done! Means the chord progressions should have been similar, too. Slow this one down and it sounds like they are.
vincentfromia 2 years ago
Man can Maury bend those strings! Wonder what guage he is using...
BTW, "After all it's what we've done that makes us what we are.." is just about my favorite line from any song.
jeffcoat1959 2 years ago
His best.........great song!
centralparocker 2 years ago
I'll give you a tip on the Maury's leads, string your acoustic guitar with Ernie Ball Slinky .010 electric strings. Once I read that's what he used for his flat picked leads in a Guitar Player interview, what he was doing made perfect sense.
satmfs 2 years ago
Every song this man writes and sings carries a message that most of us can relate to. What a shame we lost him so long ago....God Bless Jim Croce
garysmusiclist 2 years ago
I always loved Maury's accompaniments, and this clip showcases them nicely. He never said much, but he knew just what to add to Jim's beautiful songs. What a tragedy that we lost them both. The songs live on.
GreenManalishiUSA 2 years ago
I totally agree that we lost two of the best...Together they gave us so much...Beautiful stories wrapped beautifully in a musical package.
garysmusiclist 2 years ago 2
Awesome!!!Jim is a Total Legend!!!XD!!!!
kurtkords 2 years ago
I remember loosing my V-card to my high school crush back in '78. We got alittle tipsy on some home made wine while we were parking in my dads Chevy. Damn she knew how to please a man. She did this thing with her tongue....It would drive a man wild.
Theilman43 2 years ago
Timeless music with that distinctive guitar and voice. Knocks me out.
blueblazer68 2 years ago
i love folk and country music!!!
coijoi 3 years ago
he is MY man
Syzygy60 3 years ago
Yeah but back off he's all Ashley Shimko's.
ajayequalzbeast 3 years ago
mine too! Always will be.
jfq722 3 years ago
Gotta love Jim Croce!
elmonumber13 3 years ago
Maurie looks kinda like Lennon, heh.
jeannie1renee2 3 years ago
Jim and Karen Carpenter. It doesn't get any better then those 2.
Tommyr 3 years ago
This in my opinion edges Dylan for the greatest singer song writer of all time O what he would have become
Monty40333 3 years ago
...gosh... I agree. Fabulous! .. and what a guitarist he had in Maury
theanswer71 3 years ago 4
*frown* He was good, but the greatest singer songwriter ever is Neil Young and THAN Bob Dylan. After that it can come down to a lot singer/songwriters.
smoke117 3 years ago
Huh? let's not start a food fight. SMH
BumblingGenius 2 years ago
If this guy was still alive he would stomp 'em.....but alas he is not.
Kemo
sabekemo68 2 years ago
how can you even compare the two jim croce was taken well before his time the only thing neil young has goin for him is hes still alive and got to make his music jim was taken before he even got a chance to reach that status , jim blows neil young outa the water , neil young just blows
kuffs39 2 years ago
It is not a contest.
If you like this you like this.
If you like that you like that.
Music is like women.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
zebratangozebra 2 years ago 48
@zebratangozebra some people seem to have had their eyes put out cause all that rap and bubble gum music is all damn ugly as hell to me!
sparkalanks 1 year ago
@zebratangozebra Music is also like men, there is "HARD ROCK" "SOFT ROCK" "CLASSIC ROCK" AND DICKGO'
openwindow2010 9 months ago
What a brilliant talent he was! Shame he had to die too young. Always appreciated his songwriting skills.
Treelvr2 3 years ago 4
But tomorrow's a dream away, and today has turned to dust. You're silver tongue has turned to clay and you're golden rule to rust! If that's the way that you want it, that's the way I want it more.....
Love love love this man!
misskittie1313 3 years ago 6
Jim Croche rocks!
jessten95 3 years ago 2
Don't you just miss the days of acoustic guitars?
dennello 3 years ago 4
truly i do!!!
misskittie1313 3 years ago
You can say that. Just a pair of guitars and a voice. No need more for make a jewel like this.
frustrado 3 years ago 4
DENNELLO
I agree I do miss the days of acoustic guitar, especially since I was a lead singer in a rock band (lol) but I still miss those days, I now play a bit of acoustic I never took the time to be very good at it, maybe in my really old age! I miss this man!
noiui 3 years ago 4
can some one do the opening licks for me,, pls...........
BUGMAN63 3 years ago
i really love Jim's Music
LivingInADream10 3 years ago 3
thanks
darkman4801789 3 years ago
Sounds like a few of the relationships I've been in.
Great song!
awood8205 3 years ago
Very Nice!
Mabuhay si jim croce!
kjmarsonist 3 years ago
awesome!
derbesy4 3 years ago
Cooool soong!!
Johi2410 3 years ago
I LOVEEEE this song!!! [= [= [=
santyanno 3 years ago
My mom used to listen to Jim all the time. I quickly became a fan. Man could that guy write. I hear his songs and It's 1972 all over again. Windows in the house open, summer breeze blowing and Jim Croce on the 8 track!
need4zpeed 3 years ago 4
8 Track - man, that'd date it all on its own! :-) Its sad how such talent has to be snuffed out so early - this man could write........RIP Mr. Croce.
Factnotfictionpeople 3 years ago
no thats maury muelsleihm didntspell it right but yeah thats his back-up great to men lost to soon ive never seen him with a beard ,looks so differnt
jimcroce10 3 years ago
Yeah. I think the hair of the beard fitted better on his head ;-) Interesting. But they were so great together, Maury and Jim!!
Muehleisen, bei the way.
Johi2410 3 years ago
is that his son?? is he dead too??
rockinout94 3 years ago
Jims son is still alive, he is a very good piano player. Funny thing is, his son learned to play piano in the same key his Dad used for most songs...by chance.
scottj69 3 years ago
this is my favourite croce song but ill be damned if i can find the tabs anywhere
thecrustygruds 3 years ago 2