Glory Dayssistergoldenhair wrote:Medley -- Free and Into the Mystic
Just Kidding , that and Sorry Jen , Love Peters Music , But Yellow Submarine have to go...... I wish he would play Sea Cruise a little more
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Glory Dayssistergoldenhair wrote:Medley -- Free and Into the Mystic
To me, I have a different definition of "cover" song. Songs like Makin Music for Money, Lovely cruise ARE Jimmy Buffett songs and really made "known" by him. Even though he technically didn't write them, I don't consider them a cover. To me, a cover is "Brown Eyed Girl" because it was made hugely popular by another artist. Or, even, "Scarlet Begonias" by the Dead. Again, because these songs are popular songs by other MAJOR bands then they are a cover. "Mexico" clearly a cover because it was made famous by James Taylor. "Southern Cross" a cover! It actually makes me cringe when people consider gems like stories we could tell, spider john, last line, lovely cruise, etc to be considered "covers." If that were the case, then 80% of popular country artists should all be considered "cover bands." - including great performers and artists like Kenny Chesney who only pens probably 60% of his stuff, if that.ASaltyPieceOfLand wrote:So many good ones from the 1970s: Defying Gravity, Banana Republics, Big Rig, Stories We Could Tell, Ballad Of Spider John, Coast Of Marseilles, The Last Line, This Hotel Room, Biloxi, Dallas, Makin' Music For Money, Lovely Cruise.
A handful of good ones from the 1980s: Stars Fell On Alabama, Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart, California Promises, Steamer, L' Air de la Louisiane.
The 1990s a few good ones: Another Saturday Night, You Call It Jogging, Souvenirs, Pacing The Cage, Uncle John's Band, Reggae Accident, Mexico, Sunny Afternoon, Sea Cruise and Southern Cross.
20's... there's just so many... Hey Good Lookin', Boats To Build, Anytime Anyplace Anywhere, Trip Around The Sun, Scarlett Begonias, Back To The Island, All The Ways I Want You, Savannah Fare You Well, Everybody's Talkin', Window On The World, Nothin' But A Breeze, Life Short Call Now.
2010s... fortunately a lot less.
I guess I'd have to go with Lovely Cruise.
You're just a bit exclusive about what you consider a cover - in this case, only well known songs by MAJOR bands like the Grateful Dead and James Taylor and CSN etc are covers.FinsUp6835 wrote:To me, I have a different definition of "cover" song. Songs like Makin Music for Money, Lovely cruise ARE Jimmy Buffett songs and really made "known" by him. Even though he technically didn't write them, I don't consider them a cover. To me, a cover is "Brown Eyed Girl" because it was made hugely popular by another artist. Or, even, "Scarlet Begonias" by the Dead. Again, because these songs are popular songs by other MAJOR bands then they are a cover. "Mexico" clearly a cover because it was made famous by James Taylor. "Southern Cross" a cover! It actually makes me cringe when people consider gems like stories we could tell, spider john, last line, lovely cruise, etc to be considered "covers." If that were the case, then 80% of popular country artists should all be considered "cover bands." - including great performers and artists like Kenny Chesney who only pens probably 60% of his stuff, if that.ASaltyPieceOfLand wrote:So many good ones from the 1970s: Defying Gravity, Banana Republics, Big Rig, Stories We Could Tell, Ballad Of Spider John, Coast Of Marseilles, The Last Line, This Hotel Room, Biloxi, Dallas, Makin' Music For Money, Lovely Cruise.
A handful of good ones from the 1980s: Stars Fell On Alabama, Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart, California Promises, Steamer, L' Air de la Louisiane.
The 1990s a few good ones: Another Saturday Night, You Call It Jogging, Souvenirs, Pacing The Cage, Uncle John's Band, Reggae Accident, Mexico, Sunny Afternoon, Sea Cruise and Southern Cross.
20's... there's just so many... Hey Good Lookin', Boats To Build, Anytime Anyplace Anywhere, Trip Around The Sun, Scarlett Begonias, Back To The Island, All The Ways I Want You, Savannah Fare You Well, Everybody's Talkin', Window On The World, Nothin' But A Breeze, Life Short Call Now.
2010s... fortunately a lot less.
I guess I'd have to go with Lovely Cruise.
That is your opinion bud.ASaltyPieceOfLand wrote:You're just a bit exclusive about what you consider a cover - in this case, only well known songs by MAJOR bands like the Grateful Dead and James Taylor and CSN etc are covers.FinsUp6835 wrote:To me, I have a different definition of "cover" song. Songs like Makin Music for Money, Lovely cruise ARE Jimmy Buffett songs and really made "known" by him. Even though he technically didn't write them, I don't consider them a cover. To me, a cover is "Brown Eyed Girl" because it was made hugely popular by another artist. Or, even, "Scarlet Begonias" by the Dead. Again, because these songs are popular songs by other MAJOR bands then they are a cover. "Mexico" clearly a cover because it was made famous by James Taylor. "Southern Cross" a cover! It actually makes me cringe when people consider gems like stories we could tell, spider john, last line, lovely cruise, etc to be considered "covers." If that were the case, then 80% of popular country artists should all be considered "cover bands." - including great performers and artists like Kenny Chesney who only pens probably 60% of his stuff, if that.ASaltyPieceOfLand wrote:So many good ones from the 1970s: Defying Gravity, Banana Republics, Big Rig, Stories We Could Tell, Ballad Of Spider John, Coast Of Marseilles, The Last Line, This Hotel Room, Biloxi, Dallas, Makin' Music For Money, Lovely Cruise.
A handful of good ones from the 1980s: Stars Fell On Alabama, Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart, California Promises, Steamer, L' Air de la Louisiane.
The 1990s a few good ones: Another Saturday Night, You Call It Jogging, Souvenirs, Pacing The Cage, Uncle John's Band, Reggae Accident, Mexico, Sunny Afternoon, Sea Cruise and Southern Cross.
20's... there's just so many... Hey Good Lookin', Boats To Build, Anytime Anyplace Anywhere, Trip Around The Sun, Scarlett Begonias, Back To The Island, All The Ways I Want You, Savannah Fare You Well, Everybody's Talkin', Window On The World, Nothin' But A Breeze, Life Short Call Now.
2010s... fortunately a lot less.
I guess I'd have to go with Lovely Cruise.
Makin' Music For Money was written and recorded by Alex Harvey and released on his album True Love in 1973.
The Ballad Of Spider John, written by Willis Alan Ramsey, was on his album Willis Alan Ramsey. Jimmy heard it and liked it. That's a cover song.
Stories We Could Tell is a cover. It was written and recorded by John Sebastian on his Tarzan Kid album in 1974. Have you ever heard it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSNynBoHrSk
It is true that Bama Breeze and Lovely Cruise were never released before Buffett recorded and released them, however, they're still not written by him, which still constitutes as a cover song.
Because when it boils down to it, a cover is a song written by someone else, not the person playing it. The original studio recording - which is not the demo - is different. The original version of Bama Breeze, which was written by THREE people, is by Jimmy Buffett - and he even changed the lyrics and took zero song writing credit for those changes. So technically it is "originally by" Jimmy Buffett - but it's a cover song.
80% of country artists are cover bands? That's probably accurate. Most of them don't do their own songs - they're covers. Great performers and artists - and then you say Kenny Chesney? But you said "great performers and artists". How does Kenny Chesney fit into that? If he pens 60% of his stuff then that leaves 40% of it being covers.
You don't consider those songs JB did as covers... but they are, regardless of your definition.
It's simple if you look at it this way: if it's not written by the person singing it, it's a cover.FinsUp6835 wrote:That is your opinion bud.
ASaltyPieceOfLand wrote:It's simple if you look at it this way: if it's not written by the person singing it, it's a cover.FinsUp6835 wrote:That is your opinion bud.
I don't understand how you think that songs that Jimmy did that were written as well as recorded by other people are not covers!
That may be your opinion but it's wrong!
There you go, dude!
I actually wish he would bring back Yellow Submarine occasionally. It was an encore during the 2009 Summerzcool tour but hasn't been heard since (or at least I don't remember hearing it since.)TommyBahama wrote: ↑January 23, 2016 9:32 amGlory Dayssistergoldenhair wrote:Medley -- Free and Into the Mystic
Just Kidding , that and Sorry Jen , Love Peters Music , But Yellow Submarine have to go...... I wish he would play Sea Cruise a little more