1972 Songs Top Ten: Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) (#5)

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It’s been a fun time looking back half a century at these songs throughout the month of July. I’m in the top five favorite hits from 1972 now. Here’s one that you couldn’t leave off a list like this, no matter how hard you tried. #5: Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) - Jim Croce This means that it’s been almost 49 years now since we tragically lost Jim Croce in a small plane crash in Louisiana. If you look at the output he gave us in his short time recording, you can only guess what he would’ve done. This 45 is a great example. The B-side was the rollicking “Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy).” Then there’s song, a heartbreak about a man who lost his girl to “my best ol’ ex-friend Ray,” and is torn between trying to reconnect and forget. It’s one of Croce’s best songs. It’s also one of the best one-two punch singles of the 70s. Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) Written by Jim Croce Recorded by Jim Croce From You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, 1972 (Today’s 1982 song: “Black Coffee in Bed”) You can keep the dime: