The Economic Times

In 1970, a Philadelphia man wrote one song for his wife and unborn child, making a wish. 3 years later, he died but the song reached Billboard No. 1 spot and is still a chartbuster

American singer-songwriter Jim Croce wrote Time in a Bottle in 1970 after learning that his wife, Ingrid, was pregnant with their first child. What began as a deeply personal song for his wife and unborn son became one of his most memorable hits. Croce died in a plane crash in September 1973, aged just 30, before the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.