Jim Croce left a whole lot of genius behind in his all-too-brief time on this planet. His plainspoken songs dripped with dialogue that felt lived-in and real. But then he’d connect the dots within the songs to reach emotional truths that could stop you short. “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)” represents Croce at […]
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