favorite Jimmy Buffet song? (Margaritaville does NOT count)

[UpsideDownFlag]

mine's Manana. and for all of you ignorant Buffet-Haters, you can insult him all you want. it'll just keep my thread kicked. :evilgrin:

[Hans Delbrook]

1. Boat Drinks!

Followed closely by "Fins" and "We are the People Our Parents Warned Us About." (I sure as hell am. He He.)

[havocmom]

2. Fruitcakes

but then, I am not a real parrothead so not familar with everything he has done.

also like Quietly Making Noise and Lone Palm

[Lithos]

3. He Went to Paris

And Cheeseburger in Paradise. Of his more recent stuff, Fruitcakes and Love in the Library

L-

[underpants]

29. That's my pick with Come Monday and A Pirate looks at 40

But He Went to Paris is a really nice song.

[ZoCrowes]

49. Those are great songs

Even people who don't like Buffet have to admit that the man is a master storyteller.

He Went To Paris makes me all teary-eyed

[Seldona]

4. Why don't we get drunk and screw.

Just reminds me of the 'old' days before family life and responsibility.

:evilgrin:

Spelling edit.

[rawtribe]

5. Why Don't We Get Drunk

n/t

[unblock]

6. he did another song?

[Abelman]

7. Cheeseburger in Paradise

Heaven on earth with an onion slice!

[Buck Turgidson]

14. I had a cheeseburger in Paradise...

Montana, that is. Paradise is on the road from I-90, St. Regis going north toward Kalispell. The burger shack is only thing in town.

[ArkDem]

25. Buffett is actually talking about the Paradise Lounge in

Gulf Shores, Alabama. The cheeseburgers are GREAT!!

[Straight Shooter]

8. West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gowns

Here's the kick-ass parts

Father had money, and mother had blood
Channeled entirely to her dear sister Dove
20 good years in society's plan
Was canceled at the swing of her dear mother's hand

...

Six hours later, we hit Cincinatti
She yawned when she woke and then gave me a note
She told me just to read it if I made it in Nashville
On old looseleaf paper, to her mother she wrote:
She said, "Mama, I'm fine if you happen to wonder
I don't have much money but I still get around
I haven't made church in near 36 Sundays
So fuck all those West Nashville grand ballroom gowns

[T Roosevelt]

9. The Asshole Song

or A Pirate Looks at Forty...and you're right - Margaritavilla doesn't count...

[Sydnie]

10. One Particular Harbor

or A Pirate Looks At Forty, or Feeding Frenzy, or Jimmy Dreams, or....
Slow Boat To China (although he didn't write that one), Havana Daydreaming, or .... Even Off To See The Lizard! I like all the ones mentioned already as well. I love Love In The Library too.

It depends on my mood which song I think is best that moment.

Buffet rocks!

[Guaranteed]

11. "A Pirate Looks at 40" is genius. nt

[BamaGirl]

12. Come Monday, one of my favorite songs nt

[azoth]

17. Yeah...I can't help but sing along. Even in the friggin grocery store.

[Guaranteed]

18. And his only Top Ten hit, believe it or not. nt

[UpsideDownFlag]

19. awe, c'mon- margaritaville has got to be up there, too. nt

[RagingInMiami]

13. A Pirate Looks At Forty

"I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass.
I made enough to buy Miami, but I pissed it all away."


I took this photo at the John Edwards rally in Broward shortly before the election.

[Lithos]

16. Thanks for the photo

And good to know his politics are as progressive as his music.

L-

[azoth]

15. Pencil Thin Mustache has always been my favorite Buffet tune.

Now they make new movies in old black and white
With happy endings, where nobody fights
So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage
Honey, jump right up and show your age

I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
The boston blackie kind
A two toned ricky ricardo jacket
And an autographed picture of andy devine

I remember bein’ buck-toothed and skinny
Writin’ fan letters to sky king and penny
Oh I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too

Then it’s bandstand, disneyland, growin’ up fast
Drinkin’ on a fake i.d.
Yeah, and rama of the jungle was everyone’s bawana
But only jazz musicians were smokin’ marijuana
Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too

Then it’s flat top, dirty bob, coppin’ a feel
Grubbin’ on the livin’ room floor (so sore)
Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge,
But all you want to do is learn how to score

Yeah, but now I’m gettin’ old, don’t wear underwear
I don’t go to church and I don’t cut my hair
But I can go to movies and see it all there
Just the way that it used to be

That’s why I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
The boston blackie kind
A two-toned ricky ricardo jacket
And an autographed picture of andy devine

Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be
Maybe suave errol flynn or the sheik of araby
If I only had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could do some cruisin’ too

Yeah, bryl-cream, a little dab’ll do yah
Oh, I could do some cruisin’ too

[buddysmellgood]

20. Margaritaville. HA...take that.

[driver8]

21. Come Monday...definitely. n/t

[Shopaholic]

22. Another vote for "A Pirate Looks at Forty"

Although I hold a special place in my heart for Come Monday.

[huskerlaw]

23. The Jolly Mon Song

one of my faves since childhood. :bounce:

[Sydnie]

42. Have you read the book?

I bought it for my kids years ago. They loved the song and the book.

[DelawareValleyDem]

24. Volcano

Son of a Sailor. Also like his version of Southern Cross

[Hobarticus]

26. Don't Mess With My Franchise Or I'll Sue Your Ass...

Not very well known until recently.

Not what you'd expect from the original pirate.

Just kiddin'. He Went to Paris.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. Please Take Your Drunken 15 Year Old Girlfriend Home

It's not on any of his CD's but he used to end all his shows with it.

[UpsideDownFlag]

39. i don't think i've heard that! sounds great. nt

[tilsammans]

28. Another vote for . . .

"Come Monday."

[Courtesy Flush]

30. "Boat Drinks" Just because

[Jokerman]

31. Son of a son of a sailor n/t

[Sydnie]

I don't know how I failed to mention that one!

Thanks for the reminder. I will have to pop in that cd tomorrow!

[youthere]

32. We are the

people are parents warned us about.

[Aiptasia]

33. Pencil Thin Moustache

[auburngrad82]

34. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don't Love Jesus n/t

[Patiod]

35. Fruitcakes

The Weather is Here, I Wish you were Beautiful

It's my Job

One Particular Harbor (the long, kind-of-trance-inducing version like he does in concert)

Come Monday

Love in the Library

Fins

-----How do you pick?
I have never seen anyone have so damned much fun doing a concert. Plus he does them in bare feet.

[Gayla]

36. Nice to see some Parrotheads here!!!

Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season..
Lone Palm
Savannah Fare You Well

And on and on...there's no bad Buffett song!

Fins Up!

[ProfessorGAC]

37. I Met Him

I don't care for his music, but i met him through a mutual friend down in Key West about 10 years ago. Pleasant guy. I jammed with him and his band a little bit, had a couple of beers and then left.

He's ok, i think. I just don't care for that style of music. But, a nice guy.
The Professor

[WildClarySage]

38. Jimmy Dreams- then in no particular order (but one harbor)

Barefoot Children
Tin Cup Chalice
Son of a Son of a Sailor
Schoolboy Heart
Growing Older But Not Up (whew- can I relate!)
Jolly Mon
Lone Palm
Last Mango in Paris
One Particular Harbor


"Who knows why you start rediscovering your heart?
But you do it again and again."

[Groggy]

40. Son of a Sailor and Volcano n/t

[sleepyhead]

41. Come Monday and Pencil Thin Mustache. n/t

[stupid grin]

43. Why doesn't that song count? It's the only freaking one I know.

[Sydnie]

44. Ever read his books?

I can't remember the name of the first one but it was really good. Sort of brought the songs to life.

[mmonk]

45. A Pirate looks at 40

Volcano, and Changes in Latitudes.

[Must_B_Free]

46. LSD ain't free like you and me

[guitar man]

47. A Pirate Looks At 40

I just turned 41 last month, so it has a particular significance of late.

[ZoCrowes]

48. Tin Cup Chalice

That song just makes me wanna smoke a big ol bowl and lay on a hammock.

[mac56]

50. "My African Friend"

off the "Son Of A Son Of A Sailor" album.