He went to Paris

mshorter28 · Post by **mshorter28** » June 19, 2008 11:37 am

a line from the song refers to his green label. Can anyone verify exactly what is his "green label"? Thanks

Migration Michelle · Post by **Migration Michelle** » June 19, 2008 11:42 am

Johnnie Walker perhaps....

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » June 19, 2008 11:44 am

Blind Octopus · Post by **Blind Octopus** » June 19, 2008 11:47 am

there used to be a Caribbean rum called green label. don't remember exactly what it was, but it's been discussed here before. no time for a search....

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » June 19, 2008 12:02 pm

Blind Octopus wrote:there used to be a Caribbean rum called green label. don't remember exactly what it was, but it's been discussed here before. no time for a search....

Cadenhead's

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » June 19, 2008 12:04 pm

mshorter28 · Post by **mshorter28** » June 19, 2008 12:20 pm

Thanks ALL

Was here at the office listening to a little Buffet & the song was on. a guy came in and heard it playing........He said that question he has wondered about for over 20 years.

blowinupinmissoula · Post by **blowinupinmissoula** » June 19, 2008 2:52 pm

LIPH wrote:

that looks tasty...

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » June 19, 2008 3:45 pm

I always thought it was a Beer.

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » June 19, 2008 3:55 pm

wpmcsg · Post by **wpmcsg** » June 20, 2008 5:54 pm

I always thought it referred to Jack Daniel's whiskey.........
the one with less age in the barrel.

Finz uP!
wpm

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » June 20, 2008 6:05 pm

I always thought it referred to Johnnie Walker. Never knew about the rum.

Yet another question that now bothers me so.

Snowparrot · Post by **Snowparrot** » June 20, 2008 7:20 pm

I imagined it was a Caribbean beer, like Red Stripe....
The Rum sounds very likely...
Nice to know at last: thanks for all that tough research!

KruzinParrots · Post by **KruzinParrots** » June 21, 2008 1:09 pm

We were listeng to that song in the car last week and we wondered which drink and brand he was referring to. Hadn't had time to search the possibilities yet.

Thanks for posting this.

FINS UP ^

conched · Post by **conched** » June 22, 2008 3:03 am

Here is a powerful video featuring Eddie Balchowsky:

No wonder Jimmy felt compelled to write a song about him:

I think it was probably tea.

http://www.mediaburn.org/Video-Preview. ... ?&uid=5630

A portrait of Eddie Balchowsky, who volunteered in the Spanish Civil War as part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. A singer, pianist, and artist, he tells of the political awakening that led him to join the fight against Franco. However, after only a week as a soldier, Balchowsky's right arm was blown off, which led to a decades-long fight with depression, alcoholism, and drug addiction. Interwoven throughout the piece are Balchowsky's paintings and collages, featuring dark and splintered imagery, and his more enthusiastic piano-playing and singing.

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » June 23, 2008 8:36 am

another website - [size=7][size=7]cobo.org[/size] [/size]- had it listed on their website along with several other references in jimmys songs, but the site is down