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#108 – It’s My Job

“Keep the party going” is a quote that’s been rolling through my mind the last several days, and it’s been in relation to my blog posts about Jimmy Buffett’s music. At the beginning of the year, I planned on a song post every Monday, keeping the song sharing going, that I started last year, as a tribute after Jimmy’s passing…
“It’s my job to be better than the best, and that makes the day for me…”
It’s My Job was released on JB’s 1981 album Coconut Telegraph, and it happens to be one of two songs on that album that Jimmy did not have any part of writing. It was written by Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. Yes, that’s Mac’s full name, the incomparable Mac McAnally, long-time friend, writing partner, bandmate, and stage side kick of Jimmy Buffett…

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#106 – Lady I Can’t Explain

We have all had those moments, when we have said something, done something, or didn’t say or do something we should have, and we have no way to explain how it happened or what we are thinking. This goes for relationship woes as well as everyday life choices. One of the things that connects Jimmy’s fans to his music is that he tells it like it is. He’s been there, we’ve been there, and sometimes there is no explaining it away.

“So I’ll just keep on dreamin’, Thoughts that are in my brain, You just keep on being’, Lady I can’t explain…”

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#105 – Down At The Lah De Dah

Everybody has at least one place, and if we are lucky, we have more than one place, which is our oasis at the end of the road. That place where we want to spend time at the start, in the middle, or at the end of a beautiful day. And perhaps even into the starry nighttime. And Down At The Lah De Dah sums up that place perfectly. It’s like “everyone’s” beach bar/perfect place song, and it connects with us on so many levels. Perhaps in fond memories from the past, a place we have known our entire lives, a connection with a recent holiday weekend, or even in a special place that we are striving to find in the future. Down At The Lah De Dah means something special to each person who listens and sings along.

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#104 – Lage Nom Ai

Some songs just catch your attention from the moment you hear them, even if you have no idea what the song is about or if you are even sure what the lyrics are, and Lage Nom Ai is one of those songs. It’s almost impossible not to hear it and sing along.  You might even find yourself tapping a foot, swaying to the music, or just getting up and dancing in place. Lage Nom Ai is that kind of song.

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#103 – Scarlet Begonias

If there was one song that could weave together the Deadheads and Parrotheads, it would be Scarlet Begonias. A fusion of eccentric fans, fun, and flash, with beads, bangles and feathers, and tie-dye and Hawaiian prints, and while the two groups have always had many similarities, and probably several people who wear both hats, when Jimmy Buffett covered the beloved Grateful Dead song Scarlet Begonias, these eccentric groups were undoubtedly fused together with music.

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#102 – Ragtop Day

There is nothing like a convertible car, top down, sunlight shining on you and wind streaming by as you cruise around enjoying an open top view of the world. And Jimmy Buffett was not a person to miss such a great opportunity for a song, and a great one he has given fans is his lovely and catchy song Ragtop Day, which paints a picture of a beautiful weekend adventure on a classy “ragtop” automobile.

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#101 – Bring Back The Magic

When you think of Jimmy Buffett music and the word “magic”, probably the first thought would go to Little Miss Magic, a song that Jimmy wrote for his oldest daughter Savannah Jane when she was quite young, or songs such as He Went To Paris, which has “magic” so strongly tied to the message of the song, or if one wants to get philosophical, then one could imagine that “magic” runs through much of Jimmy’s music, but a song with both “magic” in the title as well as a thread in the song, is Bring Back The Magic.

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#100 – Peanut Butter Conspiracy

Sometimes there are songs that can make a listener laugh right out loud and sing along at the same time, and Peanut Butter Conspiracy by Jimmy Buffett is exactly that kind of song. It’s humorous and irreverent and charming, which showcases some of Jimmy’s greatest songwriting abilities, all tied up in a neat package with a lyrical quality that makes the song both easy to listen to and easy to sing. And even if you have never stolen one thing from a convenience store, somehow the listener can connect to the song in a way that feels real and understanding and forgiving all at the same time.