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| Sail On Sailor Written by: Brian Wilson, Ray Kennedy, John F. Riely III, Tandyn Almer Performed by: Jimmy Buffett Originally from the Album: Meet Me In Margaritaville (2003) |
| Jimmy’s Notes: From the album “Meet Me In Margaritaville”: I always liked the Holland album and especially this song. Maybe it was because it was partially written by a fellow Mississippian – Van Dyke Parks. It has lived like a lot of songs in my subconscious for a long time. Then the other day, I am in buying some wax from Rick Wentley at the Boys Club Surf Shop in Palm Beach and he says “You ought to cut “Sail On Sailor,” and he lends me his vinyl copy of the album. I took it to my surf shack, put it on my record player (yes, a real record player), and sat back and listened. Next step was to download the chords and the lyrics from some Brian Wilson internet site. Now that is how you mix technology. Recording is a team effort just like a sport, and there are levels of performance. I am blessed to be working with real pros. Everybody in this band is capable of producing a record and playing way beyond what is required of the material, yet the magic lies in collaboration and innovation. I remember standing in this studio a couple of years ago and watching in amazement as Brian Wilson recorded his vocal tracks for a song we wrote together called “South American”. I will not reveal the secret of that Beach Boys’ sound that I was lucky enough to witness, but I can tell you that it was innovative when they first did it and it still works today. So here we are trying to do another Beach Boys song. |
| Lyrics: [Originally by the Beach Boys] I sailed an ocean, unsettled ocean I wrest the waters, fight Neptune's waters Caught like a sewer rat alone but I sail Seldom stumble, never crumble I work the seaways, the gale-swept seaways Always needing, even bleeding Sail on, sail on sailor |
| Shows Played At: |
| 09-25-2018: La Cigale – Paris, |
| 08-09-2018: Fenway Park – Boston, MA |
| 08-04-2018: Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA |
| 08-02-2018: Jones Beach Amphitheatre – Wantagh, NY |
| 07-13-2018: Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL |
| 07-10-2018: Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH |
| 07-07-2018: KeyBank Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA |
| 07-05-2018: BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ |
| 06-23-2018: Key Arena – Seattle, WA |
| 05-24-2018: Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center – Noblesville, IN |
| 05-22-2018: Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, IA |
| 05-19-2018: Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO |
| 08-19-2003: Post Gazette Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA |
| 07-03-2003: Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD |
| 07-01-2003: Tweeter Center Philadelphia – Camden, NJ |
| 04-15-2003: The Woodlands – Houston, TX |
| 02-13-2003: American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL |
| 02-10-2003: TD Waterhouse Centre – Orlando, FL |
| 02-08-2003: St Pete Times Forum – Tampa, FL |
| 02-05-2003: Colonial Center – Columbia, SC |
| 02-03-2003: RBC Center – Raleigh, NC |
| 02-01-2003: Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA |
| Number of Shows: 22 |