Take it Back

Big W · Post by **Big W** » October 21, 2008 4:00 pm

This song is one I think should get more attention than it gets.
It is about a sailboat race for the America's cup. The Aussies had come to the united States and won the cup!!!! The song has many delightful word sequences and I like it!
There is no lyrics list for this song. Perhaps one could be added sometime!
Best regards, Big W

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » October 21, 2008 4:10 pm

It's in the BN Song Database, including lyrics. And welcome to BN.

http://www.buffettnews.com/resources/songs/?song=246

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » October 21, 2008 4:49 pm

Big W wrote:This song is one I think should get more attention than it gets.
It is about a sailboat race for the America's cup. The Aussies had come to the united States and won the cup!!!! The song has many delightful word sequences and I like it!
There is no lyrics list for this song. Perhaps one could be added sometime!
Best regards, Big W

Possibly one of the worst songs Buffett has ever done. Sounds like a really bad Christmas song.

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » October 21, 2008 4:56 pm

I think it's kinda fun.

jimolliemom · Post by **jimolliemom** » October 21, 2008 11:25 pm

I like it...but I like You Call It Jogging...

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » October 22, 2008 12:06 am

Dezdmona wrote:I think it's kinda fun.

One of my favorites too

Dutch Harbor PH · Post by **Dutch Harbor PH** » October 22, 2008 5:42 am

springparrot wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:I think it's kinda fun.
One of my favorites too

"keet #1's favorite song.....I kinda like it too ....."....Just a cup will do..."

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » October 22, 2008 6:56 am

It's one of my favorites.

Ambition At Bay · Post by **Ambition At Bay** » October 22, 2008 12:30 pm

DEFINITELY one of my favorites!!!!!!!

pbans · Post by **pbans** » October 22, 2008 12:50 pm

Ambition At Bay wrote:DEFINITELY one of my favorites!!!!!!!

Where the hell have you been?
Haven't seen you around here in forever.......

Oh, and I really like the song, too.....it makes me happy.

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » October 22, 2008 1:09 pm

For me it's sort of a "guilty pleasure"

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » October 27, 2008 12:49 pm

It's not a bad song, not one of my favorites though.

KruzinParrots · Post by **KruzinParrots** » June 12, 2010 10:52 pm

Definitely one of our favorite songs. Love the lyrics and the Popeye music at the end!!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 13, 2010 7:12 am

How can you go wrong with lyrics like this:

We ask ourselves when we get in a fix-
what would POPEYE do in a tight spot like this?
He'd race for his true love and easily win it
in an old spinach can with a mast stuck in it!

SeattleParrotHead · Post by **SeattleParrotHead** » June 13, 2010 11:40 am

It's one of my favorites too! (But what do I know, I like "I wish this Lunch.." and "You call it Joggin'" too.....)

We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple plan of attack
It's our job and a labor of love
Take it home to the up above
We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple statement of fact
Call it pillage or call it plunder
We're takin' it back from them boys down under

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » June 13, 2010 12:44 pm

SeattleParrotHead wrote:It's one of my favorites too! (But what do I know, I like "I wish this Lunch.." and "You call it Joggin'" too.....)

We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple plan of attack
It's our job and a labor of love
Take it home to the up above
We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple statement of fact
Call it pillage or call it plunder
We're takin' it back from them boys down under

"I wish this lunch..." is also one of my favorites. Maybe we're just weird... unlike the rest of the Buffett universe....

thumbsie · Post by **thumbsie** » February 8, 2011 1:10 am

Sorry Mate, I think that is Fair Dinkum one of his worst.

Staredge · Post by **Staredge** » February 13, 2011 10:16 pm

I like the song, but more because of the subject than the song itself. Purely based on song quality......not so much.

...and I love Lunch and hate Jogging.

jayparrot46 · Post by **jayparrot46** » December 26, 2011 11:45 am

i like it to

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » December 26, 2011 11:55 am

I lived "I Wish Lunch Would Last Forever" during my first trip to Costa Rica in '99. We all ordered lobster and watched as someone from the kitchen emerged with a spear and snorkeling gear and jumped into the ocean to go hunt for our lunch. Our party retired with margaritas in hand to some hammocks out back and patiently waited for our lunch. That was three hours well spent that afternoon.

I also like "Take It Back" and remember when he performed it on The Tonight Show many moons ago.

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