First Jimmy Song

Pascagoula Runner · Post by **Pascagoula Runner** » April 21, 2004 11:11 am

Although I'm sure the answer is almost always Margaritaville (I still love the song) what, where, and when was the first time you heard Jimmy? Mine was at my middle school carnival. I asked the cutest girl in school to ride the Ferris Wheel with me. While we were riding, Margaritaville was blaring over the Carney's radio. It had just come out. What an awsome memory...

LonePalm1 · Post by **LonePalm1** » April 21, 2004 11:23 am

I dont remember the 1st song I ever heard. I grew up listening to Buffett. My parents are both PH's from back in the late 70's. Buffett was always playing in our house practically every day. So I can't name a specific song. But one of the 1st songs i have a good memory about is Stars On The Water. But I did love growing up in the PH house. My parents and my 3 sisters are all going to see JB for the thurs chicago show. Should be a really fun family outing. The youngest sister is 16 so she is the DD! haha! Lucky her.

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » April 21, 2004 11:43 am

Come Monday. I was really young and had no idea who that Jimmy Buffett guy was.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » April 21, 2004 12:10 pm

I probably heard an album first rather than a song because way back then (early 70s) I don't recall hearing Buffett on the radio at all so I'm saying A White Sportcoat and A Pink Crustacean, at least I know that's the first album I ever bought by him as well...

MargaritaMatt · Post by **MargaritaMatt** » April 21, 2004 12:22 pm

I was about 13, heard Cheeseburgers in Paradise on cassette, in my friends parent's van, still remember the scene to this day.

Earl · Post by **Earl** » April 21, 2004 2:19 pm

Margaritaville....I was like 8 or so...it was on the radio. It seems like I didnt exactly like the song, yet, I couldnt stop listening....heard it again, liked it more, however, at the time I thought the words where

"But I know, it's my old man paul"

....nobodys fault, ya know? hehehehe

Then my dad's friend recorded about half of SYKBH onto a tape off a CD...I listened to it on my radio & walkman over & over & over & over all summer long, and I think into the next summer (I was like 11-12) then my dad bought feeding frenzy, and it's been all downhill from there

Air M'Ville Cap'n · Post by **Air M'Ville Cap'n** » April 21, 2004 2:28 pm

I was at White Water water park in Branson one summer back several years ago and Margaritaville came on and I asked who was singing this cause I thought the name of the song was funny, and my brother said Jimmy Buffett and I said the words that make my head hurt now when I hear someone say them... "who's Jimmy Buffett?"

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » April 21, 2004 2:33 pm

He went to Paris. It was when an AM radio station WSB 750 here in Atlanta still played a few songs. It was WAY back in the 70's.

rrodick · Post by **rrodick** » April 21, 2004 2:42 pm

A friend of mine came over to a party I was having when I was 16 or so, about 12 yrs. ago. I knew of Margaritaville but never really knew, or cared, who sang it. He brought the Feeding Frenzy disc over and played Cheeseburger in Paradise. I hate to say it but I laughed and said "who in the hell would write a song about a cheeseburger?" I still don't really like CIP but since then, after listening, (and beginning drinking) the Buffett music, lifestyle, and craziness has not stopped.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » April 21, 2004 3:11 pm

I don't know if it was the 1st, but my earliest memories are of my brother Gregg playing guitar / singing Come Monday on the couch back in the 70's - whenever he was home. He also played Banana Republics, Son of a Son of a Sailor, Pencil Thin Mustache, and CILCIA quite a bit too.

I don't recall when I 1st heard them by this Jimmy Buffett character, but I'm sure it was back then as well.

parrotheadmike · Post by **parrotheadmike** » April 21, 2004 3:25 pm

Cheeseburger for me. My mom used to always listen to SYKBH, and one day I thought I would give it a listen. I really enjoyed SYKBH, then moved onto Fruitcakes in my parents collection. I didnt understand parrotheadism until my first concert in 2001 though. It has been wonderful ever since!

FanInCincy · Post by **FanInCincy** » April 21, 2004 3:39 pm

I am not sure the first song I heard, as my dad is a BIG PH, so I heard it alot. But my first memory is in the car driving to Maine on our annual summer vacation and listening to Off to See the Lizard and hearing the song Take Another Road.

mason · Post by **mason** » April 21, 2004 3:41 pm

rancho deluxe the movie did it for me. jb did the sound track and was the singer in a bar band and sang livingston saturday night.

"listen to the stories i could tell"

member of the parrothead nation

Blonde Stranger · Post by **Blonde Stranger** » April 21, 2004 4:47 pm

Although I didn't know it at the time, probably in the movie Summer Rental.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » April 21, 2004 4:58 pm

I have told this story before, but it is always funny (I think)

Back in the winter of '75, a bunch of seniors from Niles West High School, in Skokie, Il. snuck into a bar by Loyola University in Chicago to visit some friends who were freshman there.

We were drinking and playing pool, when a friend of mine came running from the other room screamming,"Billy, Billy they've got it on the juke box, Its a song about f*cking"

We played WDWGDAS so many times the manager said, "If you guys don't stop playing that god d*amn song, I'll throw you out of here"

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » April 21, 2004 4:59 pm

My parents brought me up right. The first song I really remember listening to was This Hotel Room off Havana Daydreamin I think. I always wondered what Magic Fingers was, and my parents wouldn't tell me. My dad just said that Fingers played harmonica. What's a 5 year old to do?

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » April 21, 2004 5:01 pm

Cubbie Bear wrote:I have told this story before, but it is always funny (I think)

1st time I heard the story, but it IS funny!!!

cabinfever · Post by **cabinfever** » April 21, 2004 5:09 pm

I am a teacher and if you ask my students this question in 10 years they will all say they heard their first song in my class

rickcrystal · Post by **rickcrystal** » April 21, 2004 5:13 pm

it was many moons ago, i had just turned 13, and my sisters had just come home for there first break from college. they said they had something for me that i might like. they gave me a copy of songs you know by heart that a friend had copied. i fell in love with it immediatley. i can remember to this day a few days later when my mom was driving me somewhere and i put the tape in. she loved it as well and then that ""1 song" came on, why dont we get drunk! she flipped i laughed and i have been a die hard parrothead ever since. i am 27 years old now.

f2cdlzrd · Post by **f2cdlzrd** » April 21, 2004 5:18 pm

When I was a senior in high school, 1994, I dated a guy who was a sophomore in college (my first love). He always talked about Buffett and played Buffett tapes in his car. My first purchase was SYKBH on cassette and then almost every other cassette I could find. The song that still plays over in my head is "Come Monday" b/c we had such a long distance relationship. Needless to say, it didn't last, but my love for Buffett did.

Thanks Stephen, wherever you are.....