Jim Croce - New York's Not My Home (Live) [remastered 16:9]

[spidermonkeykid95]

What is home any more?



[rbmagtubo]

This is the first time that I have heard this Jim Croce's song. Great!

[PragmaticOptimist]

This is possibly one of the most beautiful and significant songs I have ever heard...Cheers from the place we call the Big Apple.....

[cawareing]

@TheForeseeker666 what are you a nazi?

[carvaz100]

we love you jim croce

[carvaz100]

very nice. nice voice, nice playing of guitar very clean and clear!!!!!!

[Meeksterx]

Taken way too soon from us ...

[theshingles100]

wonder if he ever played this live in New York.

[kansasisaband]

I turn 47 next week. One of the first albums I remember playing on my new General Electric one-piece turntable/speakers was "Time in a Bottle". To this day his music still moves me. What an amazing talent he truly was. He had just died in the plane crash before that B'day of mine. The other album I got was Chicago. I thank God my parents had a diverse taste for music. Peace to you all.

[EternRoylty]

@kansasisaband Time seemed so simple then. We had the classic music, sure miss it!

[cedredecat]

@kansasisaband I'm a few years younger, and I had a Sears portable player, but I had the same Time In A Bottle 45 rpm! What was on the b-side?

[kansasisaband]

@cedredecat I had the album with Jim standing in the window sill staring out at you. I didn't have the 45 i had the 33 rpm ! :-) I would guess Rapid Roy? I don't honestly know.

[cedredecat]

@kansasisaband Hard Time Losin' Man according to eBay ;-) Oh, and Jim died on September 20th...3 days before my birthday on the 23rd. We have a lot in common ;-)

[sandinmyears1]

He kind of reminded me of Groucho Marx. I had a couple of his albums. Loved listening to him.  His hit "Time in a Bottle" is one of my favorite instrumentals to play on the guitar. He still reminds me of Groucho Marx. LOL

[sbbinahee]

What a master of his craft he was.bles you JC.

[tauris61]

God I Love Jim

[sbbinahee]

Beautiful and brilliant. Jim's a legend any which way...

[yeoj1925]

is jim croce an italian americAN?

[n0gar]

@yeoj1925 : He is black or (maybe) Mexican.

[ThomasASwilling]

@yeoj1925 Yes. Jim Croce was Italian-American. If you buy Ingrid Croce's book, "Thyme in a Bottle", you will learn a lot about Jim Croce that you probably never knew before.

[kalosito40]

New york ,is not my home, I am so alone, suena como una ,cancion de refleccion , no soy de aqui , debo salir de aqui, New york s bella pero .... 

[marty7433]

@clouddancer3107 Never stated he was the best picker. Just mentioned to watch his fingerwork. He and Maury played so well together it pains me to even think they were taken from us so quickly. Peace.

[VideoMakinProduction]

i like his mustache.

[1998disco72]

What alot of people is that Frank Sinatra placed him on his record label.

[marty7433]

Jim Croce was one of the first singer songwriter guitarists i learned how to play when i was 6 years old. I am now 45. My family knew someone who worked for ABC/Dunhill and got me all of his albums that had been released up to that time. I am a huge fan and I am surprised he is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. Watch his fingerwork on all of his songs. Incredible. Every song I hear brings a tear to my eye.

[clouddancer3107]

@marty7433 Yes I agree with you to a point.  He is a great picker and his music is so memorable. But IMHO John Denver is the bets picker there ever was/is. Just my opinion. Peace!

[clouddancer3107]

@marty7433 Yes I agree with you to a point. He is a great picker and his music is so memorable. But IMHO John Denver is the best picker there ever was/is. Just my opinion. Peace!

[kjmarsonist]

Long Live jim Croce!

[LindaLuigi]

Another hauntingly sad song, but wonderful no less. Thanks My personal fave is Car Wash Blues, simply amazing.

[nashtndawg]

Don't forget Otis Redding & Ronnie Van Zandt....

[Hgman13]

@PantsFullofCorn Also didnt Buddy Holly die in a plane crash

[ChicagoSouthDan]

@Hgman13 Yes, and Richie Valens (La Bomba) and the Big Bopper (Chantilly Lace) died in the same crash. In the song "Bye Bye, Miss American Pie" it's referred to as "the day the music died". I think it was in 1959.

[garymichaelshannon]

@ChicagoSouthDan Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bobber died on FEb 3, 1959...Croce died in the early 70's/

[ChicagoSouthDan]

@garymichaelshannon That is very true. I was responding to the post from Hgman13. He asked if Buddy Holly died in a plane crash. I said "Yes, and Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in the same crash." I was not saying that Jim Croce died in that 1959 plane crash.

[Jayoung1000]

@PantsFullofCorn Awesome! (Not the horrible death part) Someone else that knows who Stan Rogers is. Talk about an awesome folk musician.

[caargoqueen]

One of my very favorites by Jim Croce. Did he ever make a bad song? Not a chance.

[TomboyKris]

@caargoqueen

Never, only too few before he was taken from us.

[banjotune22]

Who is the man that is always playing by his side?

[ElvizaPelvis]

@banjotune22 Maury Muehleisen, he recorded some of his own stuff, and actually Jim was his back-up guitarist first! They were on the plane together. :o(

[micmoable]

don't blameya-I'm glad New York's not my home either--ha!

[pwveach]

I lived in NY for 5 miserable years. I'll never forget about 2 years in, this song came on the radio and I just bawled. Luckily, I got out of there and am now back where I am happy and home. <3

[hungbrain17]

Here is a guy that sings from the heart...

[micmoable]

@hungbrain17 at least he used to--he died years ago

[cf725b]

My favorite Jim Croce song, though he had so many great ones. I was just a kid when his plane crashed. I've alway wondered what influence he would have had on music had he lived.

[jake83777]

What an outstanding version...Jim Croce was one of the best & thank God he still lives on and on and on...Thanks for posting...

[djmanuelmiller]

Awesome, i love this sing.

BTW i cannot find a video of "photographs & memories"

[TouhouMoe]

OMG This version much better than the one I have!

we miss you a lot jim!

[cholee45]

Beautiful. Real talent.

[spaceable21]

bigotes fantasticos

[NematHeydary]

You're just too dumb to know, BigAppleBoy. Stop listening to rap and get a clue kiddo.

[Bigappleboy90]

look im not gonna try to pick a fight here with you cuz frankly its pretty fukkin pathetic. if we were in person it would be different but heres how i see it, you dont know me i dont want to know you lets leave it at that you get what im sayin? anything you write after this wont much matter to me cuz i've said all i've gotta say

[Bigappleboy90]

and by the way my musical preferences dont include rap but i do have a thing for metal, jazz, blues, and classical music if it itched your nuts enough to know

[harveydents]

Beautiful piece!!! does anyone know if there are any documenatires about our friend jim? i know there was a behind the music..but i can find that anywher!

[Vidslayer]

harvey I have a DVD titled have you heard Jim Croce Live. It has some history from his wife and son. Lots of great songs.

[Bigappleboy90]

if you're not coming from new york or another big city type of setting but instead come from a calm suburb or country like setting and try to adapt to the city lifestyle chances are you arent going to feel welcome because each place has its own identity which is what gives it its own distinction among the rest of the states.

[Bigappleboy90]

im not a croce fan but i appreciate the messages within his songs but i feel this song is unfair pinning the fault solely on New York. i feel he couldve been a bit more broad.

[Bigappleboy90]

cities are fast paced, its a well known fact. New york is a city of impatient people, the type of people who got things to do. i wouldnt expect a person coming from anyone of the aforementioned slower paced places to feel like they can make it their home without it costing them a nut and a half. but growing up where i did i love this city of New York, even if it contains a few ass holes all you can do is out do them.

[inutachi43]

my days plays maris part ever day lol im learning it now

[time903]

This such beautiful song.

[WYATTE24]

my papa always played this for me on his guitar wen i was young

[deb35802]

A great talent that died way too young.

[luvangel1883]

OMG!! This is the perfect song for me this month and year!!! I finally got to move out of NY because it never felt like home;-) and here I am listening to this song for the first time and relating so much;-) awesome!!

[cstcb]

Absolutely incredible.  One of my favorite Croce songs. Thank you for sharing this. My God, I can only imagine what else he could have given us.

[LeilaniRocks]

Jim and Maury's duets stand to this day as the best acoustic guitar tandem I have ever heard. Thanks for posting this.

[12stringsforme]

Acoustic dreadnought duet, perfect arranging.  What a performance. TX for letting us see this.

[kansasisaband]

Masterful. Thank you so much for posting. We miss you Jim!

[ignorantrunt]

new yorkers have empty eyes

[sawyer5four]

My favorite Jim Croce song

[JubalFrancis]

My favorite too

[joskke999]

Thnx for letting us enjoy this beautiful live JC & HM music. I'm a huge JC fan since 35 years, love his music

[tygear34]

Dude... seriously, fuck planes. And fuck the Wright Brothers.

[SalsaOso2010]

@tygear34 Don't forget Pecan Trees...Fuck them too. The plane hit a pecan tree at the end of the runway :(

[ThomasASwilling]

@tygear34 Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Richie Valens, Rick Nelson, Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen, all amazing talents, and all killed in plane crashes trying to make the next gig. No one said life was fair--but DAMN!

[cedredecat]

@ThomasASwilling Don't forget about Stevie Ray Vaughn- helicopters are just as bad!

[ThomasASwilling]

@cedredecat I agree to a point. I was a Crew Chief (glorified gunner/mechanic) on a chopper (helicopter) in the Marine Corps. Really a chopper is a rotary wing aircraft, or "airplane". At least with a chopper, if the main rotor isn't locked up or the rotor blades aren't damaged--and if you're above 300 feet--there is at least a chance of auto rotating and having a rough but relatively safe landing. In Stevie Ray Vaughan's case it was the weather and pilot, not the chopper, that killed him.

[MaNsOnFoUrLife]

there aint many artist who you can listen to EVERY one of there songs and say you LOVE it..I am and have been a huge fan of Jim Croce. cannot get much better. Long live true music...

[pickerman4]

I agree with Cristalship88. Artists like JT, JC, Harry Chapin, and I'll add JD, actually knew how a guitar was supposed to be played, and how to write a good song! Not to say no artists know how to write good song now, but I guess they just don't write them like they used too.

[wehuntzb]

Jim, James, and Harry are great but another that doesn't get credit as one of the best is Tom Waits. For a musical adventure check him out.

[pout46]

This guy would have hit it big another sad ending like alot of musicians..

[MeG0Rawrr]

SCREW NEW YORK!

[chrischan123]

No new generation seems to respect this kind of music

[Maverick1130]

i disagree. I'm barely 21 and grew up with this. Granted most people my age listen to rap and no-talent pop stars, but they're also all pretty fucking stupid. :-\

[ToMaMiChEl]

Then it seems you've got me wrong, im of a new generation and love this and have my whole life. But you have a great point.

[jmb5861]

Agreed I was est. in 1986 -- my dad brought me up well, and by that I mean showing me what true music was -- that was to create and listen to music from the heart. Croce and the gang are my mentors.

Honestly, I wasn't meant to live in my generation, so on that note we all have to learn to break 'generation' barriors... I'm sure you all could hang out and have a beer with me... a little Croce in everyone's life would probably solve some global issues :)

[bezadiel]

i was born in 1986 too! and i think that jim croce's music is the best!

[NORTHSORROW]

dont let my sister`s (evil) son hearing you !!

[jrdekalb]

Question for the group...Would Jim have had a career like James Taylor or do you think he would have faded like Dan Fogelberg? Just curious.

[emadmadi]

three big names thats all

[MrDMachuta]

Funny u ask that. Jim And James are my 2 favorite of all time.. Wish we could have been privy to more Jim.. The world may never know.. I think he would have .. No.. I know he would have been as great as James Taylor

!!

[NDulge1]

This is a sincere performance by a genuine man. I'd rather watch this all night than American Idol. Miss you Jim.

[stormdancer16]

I love seeing these videos of Jim and Maury live. I knew the songs when I was young, but not the singers. I've always thought this song was hauntingly beautiful.

[wingedsniper]

Thank you for the legacy you left on melody and music. You left too soon Jim, but your songs still burnt us to remind the magic of your storytelling...

Thank you.

[5bizzle]

FUCK NEW YORK!

[orthopolus77]

I keep coming back to this greatvid and song!

[sunkingofov]

I opposite of this song is Petula Clark's Downtown. And I love them both.

[Ashockenberry]

What a song - one of his best and my favorite !

[jeddyhi]

Maurie looks like he didn't want to be anywhere else in the whole world....just right there inside that beautiful song, with that singer, that melody, that moment......wow! Good stuff!

[emadmadi]

sometimes i jump inside my pc...

sittin quite until the end of song,then i back to 2009 life.

[1959Lionheart]

If your ever in San Diego go to Croce, it's in the gas light district. His wife and son own it. Cool place and people and a lot of jims stuff to look at. I really love his music and turned my 16 yr old son onto him, funny thing is he plays these songs better than i do.

[GetmGhost]

Great folk singer. Good stories/lyrics. A lot of passion. And the greatest mustache in music... ever.

[hotrodjohn71]

Thanks.

[Rbultrix]

IDOL! you're the best!

[nabinthecrowss]

love jim's voice and his style...rip

[moovgirl]

I agree, Jim is one of the best folk singers. Even though I love NYC and I am sure those of you who are from NYC have your opinions, I think his song really speaks from the heart. Thanks Jim.

[soulfinger81]

i 1st played this about 30 yrs ago in a gig and the crowd went WOW!!! and until now it never lost its magic. For sure jim's a better singer than me. He's got incomparable soul. Just look at his eyes when he is singing. He's like telling a tale real close to his heart. But i sure did gave justice to this once seldom heard song during my time as a folk singer. Thanks maxstratos for posting this!!!

[orthopolus77]

You are right on! I can't explain what it is about this song, but you used the right adjective, "MAGICAL".

[jasondemon]

if I don't cry when I hear this it's only because I've learned a lot of lessons of the quick and I'm tellin' you they were not the nice kind...

[bezadiel]

no one can sing today like jim croce does...he's just full of passion and when he sings his voice touches our souls. 'love your music and the legend that you have always been.

[namelessfreak15]

one of the best musicians in the world... \he's a legend

[wltfe]

thanks for this....it brings back some great memories and how much we lost when he died

[emadmadi]

the best the best the bestttttt

[ORagnar]

Jim Croce was simply brilliant at this!

[HardBodyNyC]

Play this song in Williamsburg brooklyn. The people who CURRENTLY reside their will hear this song and high-tail it.

[scilolo]

great song bro

u know what i usually spend my time in ur channel

thanks a lot

[maxstratos]

thanks for your feedback. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[out187law]

Jim Croce is the best songwriter and guitarist ever lived inspired by true events not like the other singers in these days rest in peace big bad Jim Croce.

[airsoftsniper4307]

Agreed, he and Maury both died way before their time.....but I guess you could say that the best always do.