I was a teen when he died, and my dad also loved his music often singing to it in the car. We both mourned when we learned of his death. His songs were so relatable. Such a tragic loss, such a beautiful legacy.
To still be talked about and relevant 50 years later says so much about his talent. Saw Croce sings Croce and it was amazing. I still remember hearing about his passing and how hard it hit me. Gone WAY too soon.
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I was just beginning college when he was hitting his peak. I cried and cried when he was killed. Time In A Bottle Thank you Jim for sharing your talent. 😭😍
R.i.p Jim croce I will always remember back in 72"&73","bad bad Leroy brown""photograph an memories""you don't mess around with Jim""working at the car wash blues"especially the song "I got a name"will always remind me of Jim croce an his beautiful music,my brother Calvin got me into his music an my brother had some 8-track tapes he would let me listen to,awesome childhood memories come back to me,thanx for sharing🎶🎶
Ironically, I was watching a film about Paul Simon. He and his band were driving to a gig, and playing a trivia game called "Plane crash or overdose" where they would take turns naming a musician and their cause of death.
Operator is my favorite . It contains just about everything that made up his artistic genius and originality. one of my favorite all time songs by anyone. losing him is hard even with the legacy he leaves. when artists die young, i can't help feeling the loss of all the songs that died with them. i'm grateful that he left his unique mark.
Good video! It hard to believe that it has been 50years since Jim has passed! I always enjoyed his music! I remember writing an High School English paper on Jim's passing! I got a 100 from my English teacher on that paper!
Childhood memory, on that 1 1/2 hr ride home from grandma`s house, my dad would play the Croce 8 track while I sat way in the far back seat riding in that station wagon. You know that seat facing out the back so I can see where we used to be. My sisters never bothered me back there so it was heaven for awhile. lol I like his music and he left us too soon.
I remember hearing about his death when I was a teenager while watching the Midnight Special. My late father used to love his song Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. I enjoyed all of his music but my two favorite songs are I Got A Name and I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. Jim Croce’s music took you on a beautiful journey.
I remember as a kid hearing "Time In A Bottle" and how simple and beautiful it was. When my mother told me that he died, It hurt me. At the time, I guess I didn't understand the finality of death. I still listen to Jim's music often. My favorite song by him is "Salon And Saloon". It parallels my life. RIP Jim. Your music will always have a special place in my heart.
Jim Croce is probably my favorite singer/songwriter of all time. As a kid his music was a huge influence to my acoustic guitar playing. His music was something that my mom and dad who were both born before ww2 could listen to, and I could listen to it and we’d sing it together. My mom had his 3 records he recorded in an 18 month period before his tragic death in 1973, and a greatest hits 8 track that we listened to on moms zenith console stereo over and over again. My brother always had a Jim croce tape or cD in his vehicles and we’d always listen to it when driving around going places. I may possibly be the biggest Croce fan in the world. From his early stuff with his wife Ingrid like “railroad’s and riverboats” to the last song he ever recorded “salon and saloon”.. his son A.J. Croce has had a heluva ride as a musician. From losing his father at 2 years old, to going blind at 4, and regaining partial sight at age 10 , to learning how to play piano while blind, later guitar, and writing many of his own albums which are a combination of soul, jazz, blues and americana, and a career of over 30 years AJ is playing his father’s music to honor him on a tour that is coming here to Davenport tonight. I didn’t think I’d get to go, but thanks to my father in law and mother in law we get to see him tonight at the Adler Theater. This is exciting for me. I have wanted to see AJ for years but never have gone. Also did you know he recorded an album here in the quad cities a few years back, at Daytrotter studios. Yeah I’m a nerd but Jim Croce’s music means so much to me because of what it was for my family, and the influence it gave me to play guitar 🇺🇸
Every time I thought i had mastered the acoustic guitar, I would put a Croce album on the turntable. Jim showed me, I still had a lot of learning to do!
I was 10 y.o. when Jim died in the 6th grade on a field trip I started singing Bad Bad Leroy Brown on bus when everyone including teacher , chaperone and Bus driver joined in , I'll never forget that and will never forget Jim Croce ! R.I.P. Jim ! 🥀🌺🌷🌹💐🌷🪷🌸💮🏵️🪻🌻🌼
I can't imagine how many songs and how much music we lost when these two artists died. Remember that Maury Muehleisen was also on the aircraft. Couple of others too.
I just heard AJ perform both his songs and his Father's. It was very touching to see and hear the son follow in his Father's footsteps. AJ is soft spoken and a tremendous musical talent. He, like his Father, is also a storyteller remembering many stories from the past. I would highly recommend seeing him should he come to your town. It will be a night to remember.❤
I'm old enough to remember that about a year or so before he died, he was fast becoming one of the biggest stars in music. And after he died, he did become the biggest star in music.
Love his music since 197... My departed son Tony loved his music, borrowing my sfx cassettes to hear😭💕 God bless his family and those who loved his music 🎶🎶🙏 greetings from Mayaguez City in Puerto Rico 🎉❤😊
In a Song. He missed😢. He a icon, legend gone too soon. We have lost a lot of great musicians throughout our lives. A lot of what ifs has pop up to me and the shape of music would become more present if they were still around. RIH to Jim Croce and other greats who left us too soon and their legacies for us to remember. Sad video to watch😢.
I just came from a show down town Kansas City - CROCE plays Croce - Jim’s son AJ . Played a couple hours and told stories and I have to say Jim , you have to be proud watching from heaven . Your son is amazing
He was killed on my 8th birthday in Natchitoches (Nak-a-tish), LA. He had just finished a show at Northwestern St. University and was looking forward to going home. When taking off from the small airport the place clipped a pecan tree at the end of the runway killing all on board. An older friend of mine was a student and escorted him to his car to go to the airport, so he was one of the last people to see him alive.
He was killed on my 18th birthday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. As told to me, the Natchitoches Police was after him for marijuana and that caused a hasty rush to escape Natchitoches. The same year I saw ZZ Top at Northwestern.
He was my first musician that I chose as my favorite, I was 12, he died a year later. I can still sing word for word most of his songs and I can’t remember what I had for breakfast.
I was only 12 when Jim Croce died but I remember Bad Bad Leroy Brown and I remember the cartoon video that Sonny and Cher made and sang to on their TV show.
age, thursday, new yorks not my home, lovers cross, hey tomorrow, alabama rain, more than that tomorrow, box# 10, dont mess around with jim, ive got a name, more and moe and more
Bad Bad Leroy Brown will always be a special one to me as I remember listening to it as a little boy in the 70's riding in the van with my dad. Not his but Devil Went Down to Georgia is another that is a great memory from that time in that old red van. As an adult I think Time in a Bottle is a major one fore me as well as Photographs and Memories, Chain Gang and Lovers Cross.
The question really should be....... Which Jim Croce song do you dislike! But even with that question it would be hard to figure out which one if any!🎙️ 🥀the music world is less without him🎉
Time in a bottle! He is the person who inspired me to buy a guitar! Loved his songs! Unfortunately my short fingers couldn’t play any of his songs! I still play guitar & sing though!
@@FactsVerse Photographs & Memories... I can't even put my finger on a favorite because he was so incredibly talented. I appreciate everything he wrote
I was working as a bus boy the evening they announced over the radio the dish washer had in the kitchen, that Jim was killed in a plane crash. Unbeknown to me at the time, was that sitting in the restaurant that fateful night was Sam Walton and his wife Helen. The restaurant, Fred's Hickory Inn, Bentonville, Arkansas, is still in operation.
I got to know Jim and Maury from a cover of operator by Josh turner (This guy is gifted with insane raw talent )and his friends , It’s just insane how good they were and different
He, like many others were killed in a plane crash. Some even predicted that they or their relatives would become the next victim of a plane crash. It’s so sad especially when he, like many others were already at the peak of their careers. I never really liked flying in a plane.
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My favorite song of his? Hmmmm... Thursday or... A Long Time Ago or... These Dreams or... Roller Derby Queen or... Alabama Rain or... It Doesn't Have to be That Way or... Hey Tomorrow or... Which Way Are You Going? or... The Hard Way Every Time or... Next Time, This Time or... Well, HECK, do I gotta choose? 🙂
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I was a teen when he died, and my dad also loved his music often singing to it in the car. We both mourned when we learned of his death. His songs were so relatable. Such a tragic loss, such a beautiful legacy.
Thank you so much for sharing your life story. We miss Jim 😢😢
The reason Jim Croce music lived on after his death was because it brought so much life to so many people
Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Jim. Made us miss him more 😭
It would have been nice to mention that Maury Muehleisen was also killed in the plane crash
Way too much to ask of a channel with the word “fact” in the name, sad
Make your own video then
Maury was excellent, actually had his own music album at one time.
@@seanpatrick5157 for real?
@@crackernegro2791your a real dandy.
Time in a Bottle STILL brings tears to my eyes. RIP Jim 😢
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Ya don’t mess around with Jim!! Great song
To still be talked about and relevant 50 years later says so much about his talent. Saw Croce sings Croce and it was amazing. I still remember hearing about his passing and how hard it hit me. Gone WAY too soon.
He has left us with his beautiful music. 🕊️❤️🙏
Thank you my friend 😊
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Thanks for sharing. I was a huge fan of Jim Croce and was crushed by his abrupt passing.
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I still remember the words to every one of his songs. ❤ 🙏 ❤
You're a true fan. May Jim find peace 🙏🙏
I was just beginning college when he was hitting his peak. I cried and cried when he was killed. Time In A Bottle
Thank you Jim for sharing your talent. 😭😍
Thank you too for your beautiful mesasge for Jim. We miss him 😥😥
R.i.p Jim croce I will always remember back in 72"&73","bad bad Leroy brown""photograph an memories""you don't mess around with Jim""working at the car wash blues"especially the song "I got a name"will always remind me of Jim croce an his beautiful music,my brother Calvin got me into his music an my brother had some 8-track tapes he would let me listen to,awesome childhood memories come back to me,thanx for sharing🎶🎶
Croce was very talented. His music was enjoyed by many. God bless him.
Operator ...
Strange how many celebrity lives have been taken by airplane crashes!!! Too many, if you think about it. RIP Jim.
Ironically, I was watching a film about Paul Simon. He and his band were driving to a gig, and playing a trivia game called "Plane crash or overdose" where they would take turns naming a musician and their cause of death.
Sad but true. May Jim find peace 😢😢
He was here and gone way to soon loved all his song rip jim you are missed
He died a day before my 8th bday did now he died until today what a shame
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James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973)--dyhig at age 30. Moving songs. RIP!
He died on my 14th birthday.. 😢😔
HE WAS THE SAME AGE AS ANDY GIBB HE DIED AT 30 IN 1988 HE WAS TOO YOUNG 🙁☹😢
So sad😢
We lost him way too young....
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Operator is my favorite . It contains just about everything that made up his artistic genius and originality. one of my favorite all time songs by anyone. losing him is hard even with the legacy he leaves. when artists die young, i can't help feeling the loss of all the songs that died with them. i'm grateful that he left his unique mark.
Good video! It hard to believe that it has been 50years since Jim has passed! I always enjoyed his music! I remember writing an High School English paper on Jim's passing! I got a 100 from my English teacher on that paper!
Childhood memory, on that 1 1/2 hr ride home from grandma`s house, my dad would play the Croce 8 track while I sat way in the far back seat riding in that station wagon. You know that seat facing out the back so I can see where we used to be. My sisters never bothered me back there so it was heaven for awhile. lol I like his music and he left us too soon.
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I remember hearing about his death when I was a teenager while watching the Midnight Special. My late father used to love his song Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. I enjoyed all of his music but my two favorite songs are I Got A Name and I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. Jim Croce’s music took you on a beautiful journey.
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I always loved most of his songs
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I remember as a kid hearing "Time In A Bottle" and how simple and beautiful it was. When my mother told me that he died, It hurt me. At the time, I guess I didn't understand the finality of death. I still listen to Jim's music often. My favorite song by him is "Salon And Saloon". It parallels my life. RIP Jim. Your music will always have a special place in my heart.
I have tickets to Crose's SON's concert in FEBRUARY! I saw his son last year, also ..
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@@FactsVerseBad Bad Leroy Brown😂
Jim Croce is probably my favorite singer/songwriter of all time. As a kid his music was a huge influence to my acoustic guitar playing. His music was something that my mom and dad who were both born before ww2 could listen to, and I could listen to it and we’d sing it together. My mom had his 3 records he recorded in an 18 month period before his tragic death in 1973, and a greatest hits 8 track that we listened to on moms zenith console stereo over and over again. My brother always had a Jim croce tape or cD in his vehicles and we’d always listen to it when driving around going places. I may possibly be the biggest Croce fan in the world. From his early stuff with his wife Ingrid like “railroad’s and riverboats” to the last song he ever recorded “salon and saloon”..
his son A.J. Croce has had a heluva ride as a musician. From losing his father at 2 years old, to going blind at 4, and regaining partial sight at age 10 , to learning how to play piano while blind, later guitar, and writing many of his own albums which are a combination of soul, jazz, blues and americana, and a career of over 30 years AJ is playing his father’s music to honor him on a tour that is coming here to Davenport tonight. I didn’t think I’d get to go, but thanks to my father in law and mother in law we get to see him tonight at the Adler Theater. This is exciting for me. I have wanted to see AJ for years but never have gone.
Also did you know he recorded an album here in the quad cities a few years back, at Daytrotter studios.
Yeah I’m a nerd but Jim Croce’s music means so much to me because of what it was for my family, and the influence it gave me to play guitar 🇺🇸
Every time I thought i had mastered the acoustic guitar, I would put a Croce album on the turntable. Jim showed me, I still had a lot of learning to do!
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I was 10 y.o. when Jim died in the 6th grade on a field trip I started singing Bad Bad Leroy Brown on bus when everyone including teacher , chaperone and Bus driver joined in , I'll never forget that and will never forget Jim Croce ! R.I.P. Jim ! 🥀🌺🌷🌹💐🌷🪷🌸💮🏵️🪻🌻🌼
I can't imagine how many songs and how much music we lost when these two artists died. Remember that Maury Muehleisen was also on the aircraft. Couple of others too.
I just heard AJ perform both his songs and his Father's. It was very touching to see and hear the son follow in his Father's footsteps. AJ is soft spoken and a tremendous musical talent. He, like his Father, is also a storyteller remembering many stories from the past. I would highly recommend seeing him should he come to your town. It will be a night to remember.❤
Jim Croce was part of a golden age of music, the spirit of the 70's. Mr. X
Jim has so many masterpieces, it's just impossible to name the best one. We should not forget Maury, the achievements belong to both of them.
I'm old enough to remember that about a year or so before he died, he was fast becoming one of the biggest stars in music. And after he died, he did become the biggest star in music.
The reason why I started playing guitar and do music compositions ...
Thank you for inspiring us Legendary JIM CROCE😎
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Our son lost his life at 31 from high blood pressure. I loved Jim' s music.
Love his music since 197... My departed son Tony loved his music, borrowing my sfx cassettes to hear😭💕 God bless his family and those who loved his music 🎶🎶🙏 greetings from Mayaguez City in Puerto Rico 🎉❤😊
Operator❤Very vulnerable song, beautiful. 😢
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In a Song. He missed😢. He a icon, legend gone too soon. We have lost a lot of great musicians throughout our lives. A lot of what ifs has pop up to me and the shape of music would become more present if they were still around. RIH to Jim Croce and other greats who left us too soon and their legacies for us to remember. Sad video to watch😢.
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My sister and I watched a documentary about Jim after he passed...cried pretty much all the way through it.. loved his music then and now.
I just came from a show down town Kansas City - CROCE plays Croce - Jim’s son AJ . Played a couple hours and told stories and I have to say Jim , you have to be proud watching from heaven . Your son is amazing
Time in a bottle but I loved all his music.
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"I'll have to say I love you in a song"..😢❤😔
TIME IN A BOTTLE was sung in church at my wedding in 1975. 👰♂
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Always one of my favorites ❤
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He was killed on my 8th birthday in Natchitoches (Nak-a-tish), LA. He had just finished a show at Northwestern St. University and was looking forward to going home. When taking off from the small airport the place clipped a pecan tree at the end of the runway killing all on board. An older friend of mine was a student and escorted him to his car to go to the airport, so he was one of the last people to see him alive.
He was killed on my 18th birthday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. As told to me, the Natchitoches Police was after him for marijuana and that caused a hasty rush to escape Natchitoches. The same year I saw ZZ Top at Northwestern.
That was my 14th birthday.. 😢
I have always loved Time in a Bottle. It reachese
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He was my first musician that I chose as my favorite, I was 12, he died a year later. I can still sing word for word most of his songs and I can’t remember what I had for breakfast.
Loved all his songs
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When word of his and Maury's death reached me on a radio bulletin, I got very angry. An artist who reached me ... gone. Then I cried.
THIS WAS IN 1973 I WAS 10 WHEN HE DIED SO YOUNG IT WAS SAD
too bad for him. He's Italian and studied Germanic (minor in college career), he was a good guy. RIP bro ! ! !
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I Got A Name is my favorite, I saw his son in concert the other night, wow!! What a gifted musician!
Time in a bottle is my fave.
I was only 12 when Jim Croce died but I remember Bad Bad Leroy Brown and I remember the cartoon video that Sonny and Cher made and sang to on their TV show.
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TIME IN BOTLE WAS THE BEST SONG LOVE ALL HOS SONG.NICE POET.J.C
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✨Didn`t realize a how many hits the man had, wow so talented 🙏 R.I.P🙏 Mr. Jim ✨
Truely a very talented artist.l
Wow i was 3 months old when Jim Croce died...😢
A remarkable talent Gone too soon
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Operator is my favorite….. lyrics and guitar arrangements are amazing
Bad Bad Lee Roy Brown
My favorites: Time in a Bottle, Operator, Had to I love You in a Song.
age, thursday, new yorks not my home, lovers cross, hey tomorrow, alabama rain, more than that tomorrow, box# 10, dont mess around with jim, ive got a name, more and moe and more
Bad Bad Leroy Brown will always be a special one to me as I remember listening to it as a little boy in the 70's riding in the van with my dad. Not his but Devil Went Down to Georgia is another that is a great memory from that time in that old red van. As an adult I think Time in a Bottle is a major one fore me as well as Photographs and Memories, Chain Gang and Lovers Cross.
He was a wonderful talent!
The question really should be.......
Which Jim Croce song do you dislike! But even with that question it would be hard to figure out which one if any!🎙️
🥀the music world is less without him🎉
All of his music was great but “Time in a bottle” is my favorite followed by “I have to tell you I love you in a song”.
Time in a bottle! He is the person who inspired me to buy a guitar! Loved his songs! Unfortunately my short fingers couldn’t play any of his songs! I still play guitar & sing though!
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You can't have a favorite Jim croce song they are all favorites
Time in a Bottle - hands down.
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@@FactsVerse Photographs & Memories... I can't even put my finger on a favorite because he was so incredibly talented. I appreciate everything he wrote
Until now i love singing his songs in a.karaoke. these dream, operator,alabama rain,etc..
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I was working as a bus boy the evening they announced over the radio the dish washer had in the kitchen, that Jim was killed in a plane crash.
Unbeknown to me at the time, was that sitting in the restaurant that fateful night was Sam Walton and his wife Helen.
The restaurant, Fred's Hickory Inn, Bentonville, Arkansas, is still in operation.
My favorites are I got a name, time in a bottle, operator, lovers cross, Photograph & memories, ...
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I love the song time in a bottle.
He was a great singer😢
I got to know Jim and Maury from a cover of operator by Josh turner (This guy is gifted with insane raw talent )and his friends , It’s just insane how good they were and different
He, like many others were killed in a plane crash. Some even predicted that they or their relatives would become the next victim of a plane crash. It’s so sad especially when he, like many others were already at the peak of their careers. I never really liked flying in a plane.
My favorites Songs are Walking to Memphis and Box Number 10
jim Croce is one in a million ! He’s amzingly great.
Time in Bottle
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Don’t Mess around with Jim
What a singer and GREAT PERSON!
One of the best .brillo
A Great singer in his lifetime
I always wondered where he got that nose from, had no idea he was Italian, Croce is the man..
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Nowadays, no one is too young to die...never has been..
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HOW SAD - I hate when people die young (or at all) in a plane crash because it’s always a series of errors that could have been avoided
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Still miss him…Leroy Brown…..
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At least you mentioned Maury.😮
I'll have to say I love you in a song
RIP Jim and Maury forever 30 & 24
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
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So sad! Had he lived he would have been as successful as Elton John. Philly's own!
My favorite song of his? Hmmmm... Thursday or... A Long Time Ago or... These Dreams or... Roller Derby Queen or... Alabama Rain or... It Doesn't Have to be That Way or... Hey Tomorrow or... Which Way Are You Going? or... The Hard Way Every Time or... Next Time, This Time or... Well, HECK, do I gotta choose? 🙂
Alabama rain, my favourite....
You're making us pick only 1 favorite???
New York's not my home !! R I P
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Rest In Peace Jim Croce.
I Just Have To Say I Love You
All!
I didn’t know it was a plane crash. Why so many musicians In plane crashes? My goodness
Songs that stand the test of time! Unlike the simplistic crap lyrics of today's songs- Lainey Wilson included!
Time in a bottle. I put a watch face inside a nip bottle and had it sealed by a glass artisan for my fiancé because of this song.
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Time in a bottle.
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I got a name best song you fan Lyndon from Goa India ♥️