📞 Operator… could you help me place this call? 📞 Few singer-songwriters could blend storytelling and soul like the great Jim Croce — and his heartfelt performance of “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)” remains one of the most poignant, personal moments in 1970s folk-rock. Released in 1972 on the You Don’t Mess Around with Jim album, “Operator” tells the story of a man trying to reach an old flame who left him for his best friend. But as he speaks with the operator, it becomes clear: he’s