First Time Hearing Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville (Lyrics)
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Today I'm diving headfirst into the world of tropical vibes and laid-back melodies as I experience the legendary Jimmy Buffett for the first time. 🌴🎶 I have NO idea who this person is so I'm going in totally blind.
Margaritaville is an absolute classic, and I'm excited to see what all the hype is about! Join me on this musical journey as I share my initial reactions and thoughts while listening to this iconic tune.
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Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" from 1977 (recorded in 1976) with lyrics.
Lyrics:
Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strumming my six string, on my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp, they're beginning to boil
Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's nobody's fault
Don't know the reason that I stayed here all season
With nothing to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue
Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think, hell it could be my fault
Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a poptop
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know, it's my own damn fault
Yes, some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
--
(C) 1977 ABC Records
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Agreed 😊
Try the book he wrote "Where is Joe Merchant"
You can rent his house in Key West. 😊
He was a billionaire and he could fill a venue and it was a great time
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R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett, 1946-2023.
Other hits by him include:
"Come Monday", "Cheeseburger In Paradise", "Livingston Saturday Night".
Changes In Latitude, Changes In Attitude is a great song, as well.
@@davidahart2113 He went to Paris, Son of a Son of a Sailor
Love God's own Drunk!!!
It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere
Bubbles up
Buffett's music has become the soundtrack for the "Parrot Head" lifestyle. You would probably like Cheeseburger in paradise, A Pirate looks at forty and Son of a Son of a Sailor.
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"He Went to Paris" was such a sad song.
You just hit on the three I was going to suggest to her. lol
"ho ho ho and a bottle of rum" is one of the great modern christmas songs.
JB’s death blindsided me. I never lived the “Parrothead” lifestyle really, but I grew up in rural South Florida, and his music was just always there, on the country stations we always listened to. I never realized that, apparently, “Gulf & Western” wasn’t just a constant, inherent part of country for everyone. 🤷♀️
I live along the Gulf Coast of the Florida Panhandle and he is truly considerded the Poet Laureate of our region. His songs are so descriptive they mentally put you on the beach with a frozen drink in your hand.
I have a friend who was studying in London at the time he passed and was devastated there was nobody who understood.
As for us, every beach bar for miles around was holding tributes to Jimmy.
We live in Navarre, FL. Love living the beach life.
@@chadm6981 Santa Rosa Island. My apartment look onto the gulf before my place was torn down and replaced by a Hilton property.
He’s the only musician that interested me enough to attend multiple concerts he performed. Every single one was a great experience. I enjoyed every minute of the show. So did my dates. If Jimmy couldn’t make you happy, then nothing could.
Jimmy was a true music legend and icon for about 50 years! Few musicians have ever had such a massive fandom…his greatest hits fill several CDs.😊
Soooo today, Diane listens to a Jimmy Buffet song
Her facial expressions are perfect as she reads along
She gets into the vibe of the sand and the breeze
And flashes back to her time in the Florida Keys
Wahey 🎉🎉🎉
Since she’s Irish can you do that as a Limerick?
There was young blonde from Cork… (don’t know where she’s from…)😂
Jimmy Buffett was sort of like The Grateful Dead in that he made his fortune not from record sales, but from live performances. That and his restaurants, clubs, and resorts. He wasn't just a musician-he represented a lifestyle-one that the Parrot Heads were devoted to.
One thing I like about Margaritaville is that, a verse at a time, the singer takes responsibility for his own situation. By the end he acknowledges that he's the reason he spends his days wasted on a beach.
I sometimes wonder whether younger people understand the lyric about him cutting his heel by stepping on a pop top. That can't happen any more because pop tops are connected to the cans. Before the drink companies did that, there used to be pop tops all over the place, especially at beaches.
Jimmy Buffett's first big hit was Come Monday. It was before he developed the tropical rock sound. It's a good song that I think you would like.
Yes it was explained below! Very interesting I never knew
my favorite part of this song is the acceptance of his own problem, subtle yet powerful.
It always reminded me of the time that I did cut my heel on a pop top at the beach.
It's a shame that the Deadhead lifestyle has been commercialized so bad. Literally the opposite of what made them grate-----ful....
To truly understand Jimmy Buffett you had to attend one of his concerts. I only attended two, but they are something that has to be experienced to be believed. The audience consisted of everyone from grandparents to teenagers, all of whom normally would have drastically different musical tastes, but who for a couple of magical hours were 100% united in their love of Jimmy's music and the dream of the lifestyle he sang about. We still have his music, but to know that there will never be another Jimmy Buffett concert is sad indeed.
I attended well over a dozen of Jimmy's concerts. Started back in 1975. I saw him in NJ and NC in the late 70's while in college, saw him in Florida, Hawaii and San Diego in the '80s while I was in the Navy. I lived in the San Diego area after the navy and saw him about 4 more times in the 90's and early 2000s. Moved back east and saw in him DC in 2010's. The last concert I went to was in Charlottesville VA. in 2018. Of Course it was hard to get around at my age (67), but I had to go. I knew it would be my last chance to see him, sing the songs with other people and party one last time. My Health is not great, but I thought I would be gone before Jimmy. God, I miss that Man and his music.
I worked for Jimmy in the early 90s. He was a very generous boss. So sad he’s gone but thankful for the musical legacy he left behind.
Can't overstate how huge a song this was in 1977.
God, at 73, it is so good to see someone your age sincerely enjoying and bopping along with this. Thank you.
"Yes, I am a Pirate, two hundred years too late..." Just Grand, Diane! Jimmy Buffett was his own genre of music. Laid back, easy listening tropical rock beats with a bit of country twang. JB built his empire by being the nicest person to his fans, the Parrot Heads, as well as his employees. A very personable guy and his concerts were the most fun you could ever imagine. I've seen him live a half dozen times, and it was always a blast. I encourage you to listen to more of his songs, and, perhaps turn your parents onto him. I do believe they'd enjoy him. JB was into watersports, mostly sailing, his family and his dogs. I was devastated when I heard of his passing last month. His songs are often heard aboard my boat, all summer long. Upbeat and Cheerful, which is what I wish for you! Hi Chewie, get a treat!
Aww that sounds like a good time, Dan! It’s very interesting. How many parrot heads we have in the comments
You could move to Somalia, pirates still thrive there. It might be possible to find a rogue state that will hire you as a Privateer.
Well said
I've done a bit of smugglin', and I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
Also try Jamaica Mistaka which was a true story. Met him after Jazz Fest, had dinner with him at his place in New Orleans.😊
The Parrot Heads definitely live the laid back lifestyle enjoying good happy vibes and margarita's.
Yes they do
@@DianeJennings Right On! Happy Days
"All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine." Spicoli was a Parrot Head...
Jimmy Buffett didn't just create his own genre of music, he created a Way Of Life. Permanent vacation in a tropical paradise. This is the music of South Florida and the Caribbean beaches.
Jimmy was a good guy who wrote fun music and encouraged us all to enjoy the adventure of life. He also wrote pretty good books if you ever want a fun read. His music will live on in every tropical resort around the US. Glad you got to check it out, great reaction.
I like the more somber, yet somehow upbeat, ones:
-He went to Paris
-Son of a Son of a Sailor
-A Pirate's Look at 40
Come Monday
-Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
One Particular Harbour is one of my favorites. But Jimmy has so many great songs ots hard to choose.
One of my favorite Jimmy Buffett quotes is one he would often say during his concerts. Speaking directly to the audience he would say “I am spending your money foolishly!” If he was worth 600 million then Parrot Heads were happy to give it to him. I know I was.
My first husband and I loved Jimmy Buffett’s concerts! The audience was made up of everyone from babies to the elderly, all having a blast! In all the shows we went to we never saw anyone fighting, being jerks or causing problems. Just happy, mellow Parrotheads enjoying the moment and the music! For something fun, try “Fins”
Jimmy was Florida's adopted son. Though he was born in Mississippi and spent part of his youth in Alabama, he really found his voice after moving to the Florida Keys. My first concert was Jimmy Buffett at the Orange Bowl in 1981, kind of a right of passage for us native Floridians.
"Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Fins," and so many other great songs.
When you went to a Jimmy Buffet concert, everyone in the audience knew every word to every song and would sing along.
I confess - I am a Parrot Head! I have been to at least 3 of his concerts, and they were all giant parties! Everyone happy, and not a mad person to be found. He is so greatly missed. I have been a fan since his song "Come Monday" came out in 74.
For many of my generation (GenX), Jimmy Buffett was the sound of Summer. Most of his songs were just fun but he could also do some that could bring you to tears. I would recommend, "He Went to Paris" and "A Pirate Looks at 40."
This girl has lived a sheltered life if she's never heard of Jimmy. He's a legend
I have always loved that in the first verse he says "It's nobody's fault" and in the second verse he says "It cold by my fault" and in the last verse he says "its my own damn fault."
A "pop top" was the pull tab on soda pop and beer cans. They were outlawed in the late 1970s for the reason mentioned in the song: they littered beaches, and the sharp edges caused cut feet.
When I was little I misheard that lyric as "Stepped on a Pop Tart" which made no sense. Nice reaction Diane!
Besides the danger of cutting your heel (or other parts) on pop tops, some people would actually drop them into their soda or beer can and subsequently choke on them or swallow them.
Margaritaville was his only song that charted in the top ten in America. His money came
primarily from touring in the early days and restaurants and resorts later.
On one of his live CD's he talks about being introduced early in his career as
Jimmy Boo-fay and the plane is one he was flying out of Jamaica when the authorities
started shooting at the plane, thinking he was smuggling ganga.
His concerts were amazing. As soon as he uttered the first word everyone joined in
and it became a sing-a-long for several hours.
His 'Before The Beach' cd talks about his foray into CW(country western) music but
everything was great.
His was a lifestyle few of us will ever achieve.......no matter how hard we try. 😎😎😎
Two Jimmy Buffet songs I always LOVED were "A Pirate Looks at 40" and "Son of a Son of a Sailor". Give them a try!
Jimmy Buffett was, quite literally, a genre unto himself. Nobody else does what he did and certainly not with the massive impact he had. He was good human being and he, his music, and what they embody will always be very special.
I'm a hard-core rock 'n' roller thru 'n' thru, and I gotta tell ya, one of the best concerts I've ever seen in my life was Jimmy Buffet.
A MUST HEAR Classic,, Jimmy Buffett "Come Monday"...R.I.P. Jimmy🙏❤️
I grew up in Buffalo, NY but my cousin married a gentleman from Columbia, South Carolina. Her husband's family had a connection with Jimmy Buffet's family.
So, when my youngest brother graduated from the Citadel (a military college in Charleston, South Carolina) we stayed in one of Jimmy Buffet's homes on Isle of the Palms (near Charleston). Thanks to my cousin's husband and his family connections to the Buffet family.
I never met Jimmy, but his sister stopped by for the day to make sure that we had everything we needed while we were staying at his beach/island house. His sister was extremely nice and very down to earth.
From what my cousin's husband said, Jimmy was every bit as nice and down to earth as his other family members.
My brother met him in the 80's he was sitting out front of Margaritaville sing said he was the most down to earth man he ever met
Ah yes, the song that created a franchise of restaurants. Also I checked out Margaritaville at Sea cruise back in March this last year and this one performed almost every hour on that cruise either by a DJ with a stereo system, or by a cover band, or even by the play performance in their theater. It was a fun time for sure. Yea you can tell this song left a huge impact and it is a fun song to listen to too.
I saw him in concert probably a dozen times over the years. Always a giant party
Jimmy Buffett " He went to Paris " and " A pirate looks at Forty". Different vibes, brilliant song writing. Poetry.
Diane, yes, I’m a parrot head! Jimmy Buffett’s concerts were always great!
🦜 head😊
Jimmy was a major influence on my going to sea. I built mega yachts for 30 years and have retired to my sailboat. Miss ya Captain. May I also recommend Kenny Chesney's No Shirt,No Shoes, No Problems . Love your enthusiasm. Capt.Bob, SV ( Sailing Vessel) 27th Chance , Tampa Fl, USA 🇺🇸, and card carrying Parrot head. Lol...
I have always really enjoyed this song. RIP Jimmy Buffet . And it looks like Diane enjoyed it too.
Jimmy Buffett paid his dues for many years before he became rich and famous. Then he became *hugely* rich and famous. "Margaritaville" set him on that path, but he had done many LPs and tours before then.
Jimmy Buffett was one of those singers that made you feel like it was time to sit down and contemplate life.
Growing up in Florida, Jimmy buffet was the undeclared president, and Margaritaville was the unofficial state anthem
Jimmy Buffett music was just like his personality. Very laid back. He was also a class act.
"Pop Top". Soda pop and beer cans used to have pull tab tops that pulled free from the can. They had very sharp edges.
I always pictured it as bottle cap. That could do you up good too.
Jimmy Buffett was a jack of all trades. He was a musician, songwriter, author, playwright and entrepreneur. He was one of only 7 authors to have a No. 1 bestseller on both the New York Times fiction AND non-fiction lists. The others are John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemmingway, William Styron, Irving Wallace, Mitch Albom and Dr. Seuss.
Some of his songs were trashy, fun filled chronicles of life in the tropics. Other songs were a gentle cross between poetry and philosophy. His concerts were loud, joyous celebrations of the laid back island lifestyle enjoyed (or dreamed about) by his legions of parrothead fans. His was a life of fun and adventure, and thankfully, he captured it all in song.
Jimmy Buffett, and his music, is more about a lifestyle. It is a way of thinking, and living a laid-back, carefree life. It's about a romanticized life of living in the Florida Keys or the Caribbean with no responsibilities or any of the hassles of everyday life. As a Parrothead for over 50 years and as someone who has seen Jimmy Buffett in concert more times than I can count, I can tell you that words cannot describe how his music has influenced my life.
Metal cans of Beer or Soda Pop, used to have Ring pulls/ Pop tops to open the can. That lead to the pop tops as trash scattered around. The newer tabs stay attached to the can.
A pop top is what you used to open a can of soda or beer. Today the tab gets pushed down into the can and stays attached. The old style pull tab is a ring attached to a raindrop shaped outline in the top of the can. It completely detached so people would just throw them anywhere and the edges were very sharp.
They were banned because the pop-tops were everywhere and were considered a nuisance. Kids use to make them into all sorts of things.
Especially dangerous when discarded on beaches where so many people were barefoot ("kicked off my flip-flops")
You may also like Come Monday. And his version of Another Saturday Night by the late great Sam Cooke. I've seen Jimmy live close to 35 times. I took the day off when he died. I was in Key West to be at my sister's wedding and i went to his Margaritaville restaurant. After about half an hour he walks in, closed the entering sign, walked around and met people, then took a little stage to try out some new music to see if people liked it. That music ended up on his album Beach House On The Moon. Wonderfully friendly guy. His music is a lifestyle. He is missed.
We were in New Orleans once, and went to Tipitina's to see Zachary Richard, a Zydeco/rock band. Jimmy Buffett was in the audience and walked up on stage. He and the band did an impromptu version of "The Battle of New Orleans" and everyone sang along. One of the favorite unexpected moments of my life.
This is one of the all time great songs. I have seen him 4 times. Always a fun time. He is the most underrated musician. My daughter cried the morning we found out he passed which made me shed a few tears.
He was awesome.... his songs are relaxing.... my dad allowed us to listen to this even young....
Diane, Jimmy Buffett was known to visit Gulf Shores Alabama...
Hi Diane. Dig deeper and you will be amazed at what the man did and what he accomplished. I am so astounded that you never heard of him. I saw 30+
times and the pre-concert parking lot parties are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eddie Burback has a video called "I ate at every Margaritaville in the Country" and it's basically a descent into madness as he drove around the US for a month eating at every single Jimmy Buffet restaurant. It's a FANTASTIC video.
Back in the summer of '94, the ship I served on spent almost the whole summer out at sea. On our return trip to home port, we stopped in Key West. I made it a point to visit his restaurant. I had the Cheeseburger in Paradise, which is made exactly the way it is described in the song! It was the best restaurant cheeseburger I ever had.
Hi Diane! I heard him play one night when I was waiting, as part of a clean up crew,for his concert in an outdoor stadium north of Dallas
. His fans(parrot heads) not only like to drink, but they are known to be fond of certain leafy green substances. Indeed, his encore was a cover of an old Bob Dylan song, Everybody Must Get Stoned. When the crowd began exiting I was amazed. I am no stranger to mind altering substances, especially Demon Alcohol of which I was once said to be "overly fond". But out of all the years I've drunk, and I'm talking big parties, including Mardi Gras, I've never seen such an intoxicated bunch of people in my life! Nobody was walking straight. They weaved around in a sort of inebriated dance. They were falling right and left. One very attractive lady about 30yrs old, stopped near where I was sitting on the curb, she made a grab for the No Parking sign, missed it, and fell onto my lap. I asked if she was OK and she just smiled and told me that I was cute, and then went to sleep. I began thinking of possibilities, work be damned! Then a guy with whom she had been, staggered over and asked me why his wife was sleeping on me. I just shrugged, and he asked for her back. He called her name and she opened her eyes and asked me how I knew her name. I in turn, pointed to the guy and she said to me, "you're not my husband". Anyway, I helped her up and gave her back to her husband and they proceeded to fall down together.
After I began working, just picking up trash and emptying cans and such, we proceeded to the camping area where hundreds of Parrot Heads had their RV's. Many were cooking barbeque and other stuff, and we were often given food, much of which was great! In any case, these folks refused to let you be on your way without a big drink. Few of us had any objections, hell, I would have worked for nothing!
We finished work about daybreak, and now I am having trouble navigating. It was a great evening, and I even got paid!
That's a great story. I had a similar experience
Been a fan of his since this song came out. But I have to admit, it was only when he died that I heard his music described as "gulf and western". Which is a perfect term for it!
The song "Why don't we get drunk" is actually completed with the term "and screw". It's based on a couple of strangers he saw in a bar back in the 70s, trying to get together.
He's also a best-selling author with books in fiction and non-fiction.
Very interesting man.
“Pop top” is a reference to beer/soda can pull tabs which used to detach from the can. Cans were redesigned to cut down on the litter & hazard posed by the tops being discarded
Things tto Know abou Jimmy Buffett.
Massively talented singer/songwriter with an enormous catalog of songs Created his own genre of music- Coastal Country/rock.
Huge international cultural phenomena. played sold out shows in most counties including Ireland.
His albums are great but his live shows are even better - more like festivals than concerts
Owns a chain of Buffet themed restaurants resorts hotels and clothing. Net worth at death of over1 billion dollars.
\Avid pilot and sailor
Never let fame and fortune change who he was .
You could easily spend a year of videos just covering his music and life.
I first heard the song "Gods Own Drunk" late one night on a radio station. Been listening to him ever since.
I’ve been a Parrothead for about 30 years now, and Jimmy’s music has been the soundtrack of my life since I first heard his album Fruitcakes. I was always liked Margaritaville as a kid, but this is the album that made me a fan for life. I highly recommend giving it a listen. 😎☀️ 🌴
His "Volcano" is a must hear!! I helped park his "Hemisphere Dancer" at The "Sun 'n Fun" flying event in Lakeland, Fl in the '90's
I need a Diane in my life…. Why is it there aren’t any Diane’s in America…Diane would totally make me look forward to word and coming home and life….
A pop top is the old way beer and soda cans opened. Instead of staying attached to the can it came all the way off and often ended up on the ground where one may step on it with bare feet and cut their heel.
a pop top was on metal cans of soda and beer in the 70's. these were pulled off to open the cans and most often just thrown on the ground, and yes lots of feet were cut by them
I remember in the sixties the opening that you pull up came off, pop tops, you could step on the and people made necklaces out of them
I had never heard of him, and one day driving down the road. I passed hundreds of people dressed in Hawaiian shirts with Lays around their neck, and wearing parrot hats. I was so confused at first. And then found out he was having a concert in town and all those people were walking to his show. First time in my life I had ever heard the term parrot head lol.
It’s a great name! 🦜🌴☀️
I love his plane. A Grumman Albatros. I used to work for the company that manufactured those.
Wow! Diane, I can tell you really enjoyed that song. It's one of my favorites.
The jest behind the part, "...some people claim that there's a woman to blame...," is hinting at his friends and associates are talking about him and surmising that the reason he's on a drinking binge, aka Margaritaville, is because he's having women problems. He at first kind of buys into their assumptions, but after he's been binging for a while, he comes to terms with himself, that he's just drinking because it's his fault, his choice. He even admits after he cuts his heel and has to go back home, that he'll still be drinking and doing so in Margaritaville.
When Jimmy recently passed away, he was one of the most successful musicians in history. In terms of money, he was one of the top ten wealthiest musicians in history. And in terms of fan loyalty, nothing beats a Parrothead.
He was also a modern day Renaisance man - he was a bestselling author, a sailor, a pilot, he wrote a Broadway play, was a consumate storyteller, as well as much, much more.
He'll be missed.
#FinsUp
A pirates look at 40 is one of my favorites. Come Monday is also one of his bigger hits and another one of my favorites. When the Volcano Blows is a fun song.
The "Lost shaker of salt" is about him and his buddies getting a little paranoid with their cocaine when there were out one night. They dumped out a shaker of salt and Cleverly hid their coke in the shaker. The "Women to blame" was a waitress who was just cleaning up the tables. ...But Jimmy knew it was his "Own damn fault". -he explained at a concert back in the mid 90's
Never knew about the lost "cocaine" verse.
Imagine the reaction of the next guests to use that salt shaker. You're just trying to season your fries and end up not sleeping for two days. Lol
Very Caribbean song. Many of Jimmy's are. Good times, laying back and feeling the warm breezes
A pop top was the part of a soft drink can that used to peel off to be thrown away. The new design pushes the pop top into the canned beverage. They were a litter issue and a risk to bare feet. Love from Florida
Rest in party town Jimmy! 50 years of amazing concerts. The best I remember was a small one at the little UC Berkley Greek theater over 40 years ago. You were dancing in the aisles with the audience while we were all drinking and singing along.
In Pensacola FL at an outdoor bay side bar (low rent, non beach, side, now lined with corporate owned towers, including a JB Margaritaville resort), rough an tumble, I met a guy. Tanned like an old saddle, we talked and he told how he came for a business conference in the city, and spent an extra day on the beach. Said F' it, tuned in and dropped out. Cashed it all in, had enough for a small condo and just lives the life. That's what this song is about.
Yep, Jimmy Buffet is definitely the Patron Saint of Burnt Out American Workers Who Just Want to Leave Work Early and Drink.
If you think about it, a pan flute is kind of the sonic equivalent of drinking a margherita.
The cool thing is that on Five O’Clock somewhere, it’s sung by country singer Alan Jackson. You ought to play it if you have time to see how they set it up, Jimmy Buffet is kind of a guest on the song. The two of them set it up cleverly.
Haha that’s an amazing way to put it!
St James Buffett ...Patron Saint of Key West
I live a few miles from one of his sister's restaurants and had a chance to meet him twice (over the course of about 25 years). He was every bit as friendly as you'd imagine for a guy how sang "Cheeseburger in Paradise." I mentioned to him that I was more of a rock and metal fan and he teasingly said, "That's okay. No one's perfect." 😉
I saw many concerts he was one of the best
A "pop top" is the disposable tab that used to be used on drink cans. Because of things like cutting their heel on a pop top led to the current design where the opener remains attached to the can.
A large portion of the United States refer to fizzy drinks as pop. You have to listen to Cheeseburger in Paradise! I am also a Parrot Head!
He used to do 7 concerts in a row at the Riverbend music amphitheater here in Cincinnati over 7 nights. I used to sell a parrot balloon hat and could only get a gross of them at a time and would sell out within hours.
I used to tend bar in Florida, I probably heard this song 100 times a day.
Everyone had a party before and during his concerts. I was big into his music until I attended a concert that he quit playing early when a beach ball landed on stage. At least I had plenty of margaritas that day. I have been to a Margaritaville restaurant in Jamaica.
In 1988 or 89 my ship (USS Lexington) had a 3 day port visit in Key West. The first Maragaritville was there and Jimmy and his bar made us all feel VERY welcome. One of the nicest people I've ever met. We got there on a Friday and I guy I knew from the ship played Raquetball with him that Saturday.
Twenty year ago, I was living in Las Vegas working as a security guard. Jimmy Buffett played a concert at, and for, the grand opening of Margaritaville in Las Vegas. I was assigned with most of my coworkers to do crowd control. The place was deck out in inflatable palm trees, parrots, beer bottles, etc. I was thinking, "Glad I'm not on the cleanup crew." Anyway, the audience show up and they were mostly 30 and 40 years old, a few 20 years old but way less than I assumed. When actually good, because there were no incidences that I had to get involved even though alcohol was served. And yes, a good 3/4 to 4/5 of then were wearing Hawaiian shirts. And yes, everyone was singing along to the songs, having a great time. When the show was over and the audience dispersed, all the decertations disappeared. "Oh," I thought, "That's how they cleanup. Let the audience do the work and pay them with a souvenir. Smart."
Well that's my story of the first and last time I saw (well mostly heard) Jimmy Buffett play live. Also, I smile every time I hear a Jimmy Buffet song.
Jimmy's concerts were amazing, laid back parties, with people singing along and swaying. The best thing about him was that every time he performed Margaritaville or any of his hits which he'd played a million times....it was like he was playing them for the first time. His shows were joyful....I got to spend the day with him years ago, shooting a profile on him for Granada TV, for the "This Morning" show our of the Albert Docks in LIverpool.
3:28 🤣 cheeky heartbreaker
Pop tops were from original easy open cans. They had sharp aluminum edges, and cut many a foot as they lay in wait just under the surface of beach sand.
"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes" is another great laid back song of his.
Listen to trip around the sun. My personal fave.
A great guy right here. His music makes you happy. Texas
I met Jimmy in the mid 80s down in south Florida what a down to earth guy it was at the cabah cabana on the intercostal he took on a tour on his boat. What a great membery.
Changes in attitude and changed in latitude nothing remains quite same, with all of my running and all of my cunning, if we didn’t laugh we would all go insane….
Jimmy Buffet was smart to open a bar since he sang about margaritas all the time.
This is definitely his best known song, and Parrotheads around the USA will basically scream this song. Other songs by the late Jimmy Buffet are "The Great Filling Station Holdup", "Peanut Butter Conspiracy", "Cheeseburger In Paradise", and "Son of a Son of a Sailor".
The titles alone are very funny
Total Florida bumming on the beach vibe 💦🛟⛱️🐠🦀🍹
Jimmy was much more than a talented singer and songwriter. He was a giant in the business world with restaurants, condos, retirement homes (over 50 beach front living) and numerous products with his name on them. That is an old article you were reading. His latest net worth was 1.1 Billion Dollars making him one of the wealthiest Entertainers in the world.
Jimmy Buffet always was barefoot singing on stage Thank you for the music Hello To All Parrot Heads
How can someone not know this.
My brother who lived in NJ Being a huge Buffet fan, built his own Margaritaville in his backyard complete with tons of sand, adronack chairs, palm trees, tiki huts.. everything Jimmy style, Jimmy Buffet’s manager heard about it and had to stop in to see it, also my brother won several awards for his “special place”