Jim Croce was one of my favorite singers from the early 70's. He died in 1973 when his plane crashed on the way to Natchitoches, LA (about an hour from where I live in Louisiana). It was so sad. He was an amazing talent. His song "Time in a Bottle" will bring tears to your eyes.
@MarieDesJardin
3 ай бұрын
8:15 So right, Geoff does add something special to each of his covers. He's an amazingly skilled and thoughtful arranger and performer. I adored Jim Croce as a teen, and I love the way Geoff brought this lovely man's work to a new modern audience
@bjspeck4337
3 ай бұрын
Jim Croce (Cro'-chee). The one that's looking for Big Jim Walker is Willie McCoy (goes by Slim at home)
@ilonadever8249
3 ай бұрын
I forgot how young you are..... Jim Croce (CROW-chee) was a folk singer in the hippie/folk era. This was released in '72, he died in '73 in a tragic accident. The original version is lighter, Geoff's is much more menacing. Suits the lyrics. I love the high Slim singer, low Geoff is amazing, but higher Geoff is beautiful! And of course, the ROUND knocked my socks off!
@randrcramer
3 ай бұрын
I just keep forgetting how OLD I am 🤣
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
😊👍
@johnhelwig8745
3 ай бұрын
Hey Jeff, lol...1:57 It's "they all call big Jim boss" , not "balls". Remember, they had to play this on the radio in 1972... an era where they FCC made the radio stations change the word "hell" in Don McLean's "American Pie."
@jackyfriedman1963
3 ай бұрын
Voiceplay released their new video today, the 28th..... Classical Chaos. It is absolutely amazing and fun. They brought back the characters from their "In The Hall of The Mountain King" video.
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
Nice! I saw their thumbnail, and I'm really happy to see that Rachel Potter was included!
@laundrygoddess4
3 ай бұрын
Geoff always makes the tone of the songs sound more appropriate for the lyrics. This has such a beat and has more of a fight song vibe than the original.
@gilliandrysdale5306
3 ай бұрын
there are subtitles or as people in th US seem to say closed captions
@jackyfriedman1963
3 ай бұрын
Geoff is really good at holding his notes. In Dragonborn Comes he held an A1 note for 10 seconds. In Valhalla Calling he held a B0 for 15 seconds. In other videos he's also hed his notes for several seconds.
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
Such a talented singer!
@karenponchak5304
3 ай бұрын
You should put the cc on for Geoff's videos (unless it states they're auto-generated) Waiting to hear your thoughts on the one VP just dropped
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
Their music video just released today, so I'm hoping to get to it while it's fresh on everyone's mind 👍
@beckiramsey9561
3 ай бұрын
Such an awesome song and Jeff does such a great job!! ❤❤❤
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
That he does!
@DanielKing-dk5nr
3 ай бұрын
Hey nice nice niceeeeeeeeeee reaction. Love the cross on the wall :) nice touch.
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
I appreciate that 😊
@DravenGal
3 ай бұрын
Wow, are there really that many typos in the video's description? I'm surprised I didn't notice. Well, Geoff is distracting. I love how "Slim" becomes "The Boss" (Sorry Bruce Springsteen!) at the end of the song. I wonder if Big Bad John would have had to call either Jim or Slim "Boss?" 💙
@Badger77722
3 ай бұрын
No, there aren't any typos in the video description. I think Jeffrey must have a slight touch of dyslexia, or is just having a really bad day with the English language - he messed up some of the lyrics as well, since he doesn't have closed captions turned on. "They all call Big Jim "boss"", not "balls".
@DravenGal
3 ай бұрын
@@Badger77722 Ohhh! I have Math dyslexia. So I suck at it too! I hope Jeffrey doesn't take offense! I didn't mean to be mean! Typos do happen, too. And to be fair, when sung, "boss" could easily be mistaken for "balls" (and is actually a hilarious error)! But that's one of the reasons I put in my "rules" (suggestions) to always have CC on with Geoff and Voiceplay.💙
@Badger77722
3 ай бұрын
@@DravenGal Since Geoff and VP always provide their own captions (they don't use the auto-generated ones, which can be quite humorous at times!), there doesn't seem to be any reason not to use them. And it saves on mistakes like this one, too!
@DravenGal
3 ай бұрын
@@Badger77722 "Subterranean." 😂🤣😂🤣💙
@christinestromberg4057
3 ай бұрын
Jim Croce (Crochee) they call Boss. and it's Slim McCoy. In the original it wasn't spit into the wind but another word but Geoff always cleans up the lyrics.
@bobr5274
3 ай бұрын
When I look up the lyrics and listen to the original. He says spit into the wind.
@Badger77722
3 ай бұрын
I've seen people talking about a different verb instead of "spit", but the original album recording definitely says "spit" (you can listen to it on KZitem). That lyric had to be able to get radio airplay, so I'm wondering if Jim might have changed the lyrics when he was performing the song live into something a little more "mature", and that's where the other verb came from.
@karingreen396
3 ай бұрын
Love the reaction
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
@janeteitsworth8824
3 ай бұрын
Great Reaction
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
I appreciate it 😊
@BeatrizPOMPONLEVAINVILLE
3 ай бұрын
Be quiet, Jim and also Slim. Geoff's coming righ there and only God knows what he's gonna make of you !
@Aurora-cv5to
3 ай бұрын
In the current era there's a bias towards finding "meaning" in violence. In Jim Croce's era, it was still common to tell stories about bullies getting what they had coming - always with humor. The little guy laughing at the bully getting knocked off of his throne. Croce sang this one with that sort of humor; Geoff sings with menace. In my mind neither interpretation is superior: each represents their era.
@lindaeshbach6494
3 ай бұрын
It's pronounced Crow- che
@lindaeshbach6494
3 ай бұрын
He was an awesome singer from the 70's
@JeffreyHackReacts
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this!
@mikesmicroshop4385
3 ай бұрын
Maybe you should look up the lyrics! They did not call him Balls, they called him BOSS!
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