Day #10 – Incommunicado
This is one of the most beautiful songs that I think Jimmy ever wrote. It’s about sad news, a sense of shock and loss, and how we process that.
Monthly Archive: October 2023
Day #9 – Cheeseburger In Paradise
Even if you are not very familiar with JB’s music, you will probably know this one. It came out on Jimmy’s 1978 album called Son of a Son of a Sailor, and the single made it to 32 on the Billboard chart. Really not bad for a song about a burger.
Day #8 – Volcano
Another fun one! It’s catchy and peppy, and has a rhythm that just makes you want to sing along, even if you are lightheartedly singing about every location you might get blown to if the volcano blows!
Day #7 – Vampires, Mummies And The Holy Ghost
A person doesn’t create what Jimmy did in his life without walking through some shadows and facing some monsters – and yet overcoming with an upbeat steel drum line for harmony and an incredibly charming sense of humor.
Day #6 – Nautical Wheelers
This is one of those songs… lyrically charming and musically charming. I did not know about the square-dancing group until my last visit to Key West in May of 2022. When I realized, I felt like an ah-ha moment, that made the three-quarter time references finally made sense. I love that I am still learning stuff, especially fun facts about these songs and Jimmy’s career.
Day #5 – One Particular Harbour
This is one of those great songs. People love it. People who do not even know the song love it. It’s catchy, it’s fun. There is not much more that you really need to say.
Day #4 – In The Shelter
In The Shelter is one of those songs that grabbed me slow-like and reeled me in over the years. For the last decade of my life, I would consider that is probably in my top five of my favorite songs of Jimmy’s. There is just something about it. The imagery, the sadness, the way it seems to touch my soul in some way I can’t really explain.
Day #3 – Come Monday
This was Labor Day Monday’s post, which really explains the reason that I picked it. I also really love this song.
Of course, Jimmy left on the Labor Day weekend, and I, like many others, were shocked and saddened by his passing. I think many of us needed the weekend to just to settle into the fact that our Parrothead King was gone.
Day #2 – Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
Hands down, this is my favorite Jimmy Buffett song, although it’s hard to narrow down even a top ten, to be honest. But it remains my favorite and has a special place in my heart. This song certainly touches my soul.
Day #1 – Changing Channels
This was the song floating through my head after a very restless night of sleep, knowing JB had left the planet. It’s a beautiful song, and the emotion sums up change we all must face.