Sad to hear of Jimmy Buffetts passing today.
Have to admit I was really a parrot head back in the day. Still have a handful of LPs that have been played to death back in my “younger” years.
His best songs were not hits, as is often the case. Off the top of my head “ A Pirate Looks at Forty” “Gods own Drunk” “Something so Feminine about a Mandolin” . Liked many more. “Boat Drinks” “Cliches’
Just recently I was thinking about “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season”. Sure I pull that out every year about this time.
Only saw him live once. Think it was at the Great American Music Theatre on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. Bought one of those baseball Jersey shirts that were popular merch items for bands and singers then.
I’ll leave you with this one:
“My Head Hurts My Feet Stink and I don’t love Jesus That kind of morning. Must have been that kind of night.
Singin’ “Give me some words I can dance to or a melody that rhymes”. Had to add “Banana Republics to the list. It just popped into my head.
great tribute. Loved your last line. I will always remember the image of the character he painted in “Blew out my flip flop. Stepped on a pop top. Cut my heel and had to cruise on back home. But there’s booze in the blender, and soon it will render that special concoction that helps me hang on.
Looks like a “quote the lyric” contest might be in order on the Island.Im just guessing but I would bet you and I would easily be the winners.
Thanks John – you named songs that I didn’t recall (or never heard) I’ll dial them up and make a batch of margaritas to toast his contributions to ease relaxation and keeping it real – let’s play a few at our next gathering!!