What with Margaritaville and this "lost verse"

FinzEast · Post by **FinzEast** » April 23, 2005 8:22 pm

I have a verision of Margaritaville with a "lost verse" and really like it, but he never seems to play it or have it on any other albums.
Any imput as to why?

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » April 23, 2005 8:37 pm

It is on 2 albums.....YHTBT and SYKBH.

Anyone?
Is this right?

mommar · Post by **mommar** » April 23, 2005 8:55 pm

I know it's on an album, just not sure which one. Too tired to go do some more positive research for you. CD's aren't right here.

LesPaul30 · Post by **LesPaul30** » April 23, 2005 9:03 pm

YHTBT and TT&S

FinzEast · Post by **FinzEast** » April 23, 2005 11:01 pm

Yeah, TT&S is where i've heard it, but it's a live version. is the version on YHTBT live or studio?

Boston Blackie · Post by **Boston Blackie** » April 23, 2005 11:31 pm

The version on YHTBT is live. YHTBT is Jimmy's first live album. Really good stuff on there. You can tell he's still young and wild!

FinzEast · Post by **FinzEast** » April 23, 2005 11:41 pm

Ah, so it seems like there is no studio version... thanks

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » April 23, 2005 11:45 pm

It was cut for time ...

tdparrothead · Post by **tdparrothead** » April 24, 2005 1:02 am

The verse was most likely cut to keep the song at around 3.5 minutes, making it more radio-friendly as most long songs don't get as much radio play. Although I'm not sure why he didn't have the long version on the CILCIA LP and just have a radio-edit single... one of life's great mysteries.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » April 24, 2005 7:28 am

I always looked at it like that was the bonus, kinda like singing both "The Star Spangled Banner" AND "Oh Canada" at Blue Jays game.

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » April 24, 2005 11:20 am

Boston Blackie wrote:The version on YHTBT is live. YHTBT is Jimmy's first live album. Really good stuff on there. You can tell he's still young and wild!

...and somewhat inebriated

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » April 24, 2005 12:38 pm

Well, I was 1/2 right

jimolliemom · Post by **jimolliemom** » April 24, 2005 2:23 pm

I like the lost verse verson myself and usually listen to TT&S for that reason. (That and Love and Luck!) I also have a verson in which he sings a couple of verses and the chorus in Spanish. I don't understand it but I love it!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » April 24, 2005 2:25 pm

jimolliemom wrote:I like the lost verse verson myself and usually listen to TT&S for that reason. (That and Love and Luck!) I also have a verson in which he sings a couple of verses and the chorus in Spanish. I don't understand it but I love it!

I believe that is off the CD that came with M'ville tequila a couple years ago.

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » April 24, 2005 2:32 pm

I really like the version from NY Central Park '77 which includes the "lost verse" and this verse

I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top,
I cut my heel had to cruise on
back home,
God I still feel pain,
Wish I had some cocaine
But that's been gone since early this morn

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » April 24, 2005 3:07 pm

weirdo0521 wrote:I really like the version from NY Central Park '77 which includes the "lost verse" and this verse

I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top,
I cut my heel had to cruise on
back home,
God I still feel pain,
Wish I had some cocaine
But that's been gone since early this morn

Wasn't that on YHTBT, too?

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » April 24, 2005 3:36 pm

springparrot wrote:
weirdo0521 wrote:I really like the version from NY Central Park '77 which includes the "lost verse" and this verse

I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top,
I cut my heel had to cruise on
back home,
God I still feel pain,
Wish I had some cocaine
But that's been gone since early this morn
Wasn't that on YHTBT, too?

Yep.

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » April 24, 2005 6:31 pm

I never really thought the lost verse fit the rest of the song.

SchoonerWharf · Post by **SchoonerWharf** » April 24, 2005 7:00 pm

I never really thought the lost verse fit the rest of the song.

Why?

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » April 24, 2005 7:26 pm

SchoonerWharf wrote:
I never really thought the lost verse fit the rest of the song.
Why?

The song is about denial and then self-realization told in the first person, I. That lost verse talks about old men in tank tops. It seems removed from the topic. jmho