songs meanings???
Posted: May 10, 2004 10:25 pm
Does anyone know a site other than here where a person could look up a songs true meaning and what the song is about when in doubt???
curious...........
curious...........
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Posted: May 11, 2004 11:21 am
anyone??
Posted: May 11, 2004 11:26 am
I know of no such site but I think there was a thread similar to this not long ago where fellow fans offered their own insight as to the meanings of several songs. My personal outlook is, even though a song may have a specific meaning to it's author, what it means to you is really what's most important.
Posted: May 11, 2004 11:29 am
I know VH1 used to have a show about the meanings of songs called True Spin. Some funny ones in there
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/true_spin/series.jhtml
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/true_spin/series.jhtml
Posted: May 11, 2004 12:37 pm
ok cool, here is an example...."Last Mango in Paris", some have said its about Ernest Hemmingway, some have said no its about Capt Tony...also with Matgaritaville, there was a rumour about looking for the shaker of salt and that maybe it wasnt salt in the shaker....
We are doing a Buffett Tribute and would like some stories thats all....
Thanks
We are doing a Buffett Tribute and would like some stories thats all....
Thanks
Posted: May 11, 2004 12:45 pm
another example...
Q My personal favorite from is Volcano. Now, I've have to ask you: What's the meaning behind that one?
A Keith Sikes started writing that song. He was a good friend of Jerry. We needed a song. We looked up and there was a volcano on the island where we were recording the song on the island of Montserrat. And Keith just started playing. And he wrote, "I don't know where I'm going to go when the volcano blows." And then we just sat up and we wrote that song in about five minutes.
And the ironic thing was that, 25 years later, that volcano blew up. And I had to go back and do a benefit concert in London for the families of Montserrat. It was a big show with McCartney and Sting and Clapton and all the people that recorded down there. Dire Straits. And I was the only American band, me and James Taylor, the only bands that had been there. And I went to London to do the song. And I realized, you know, now, it was about a serious situation where this volcano had blown up and destroyed the town of Plymouth, the main city on this island. So my little kind of festive lyrics didn't really fit this occasion. And I had to go back there and rewrite that song that night. And it scared me to death because I didn't know whether I'd remember the words or not. So those things happen. And Volcano was written in one of the most fun times and also one of the most bizarre times. You talk about not telling the stories. The recording of the album "Volcano" is one that one day I will write that one down, because it goes beyond belief that we actually ever got that record done. It's like tonight. It is one of the most hilarious things, I think, in all my years of everything I've done. The recording of that album and what went in and what happened there and how we got out of there, is a story. I mean, it could be a movie, because people would not believe it.
Q My personal favorite from is Volcano. Now, I've have to ask you: What's the meaning behind that one?
A Keith Sikes started writing that song. He was a good friend of Jerry. We needed a song. We looked up and there was a volcano on the island where we were recording the song on the island of Montserrat. And Keith just started playing. And he wrote, "I don't know where I'm going to go when the volcano blows." And then we just sat up and we wrote that song in about five minutes.
And the ironic thing was that, 25 years later, that volcano blew up. And I had to go back and do a benefit concert in London for the families of Montserrat. It was a big show with McCartney and Sting and Clapton and all the people that recorded down there. Dire Straits. And I was the only American band, me and James Taylor, the only bands that had been there. And I went to London to do the song. And I realized, you know, now, it was about a serious situation where this volcano had blown up and destroyed the town of Plymouth, the main city on this island. So my little kind of festive lyrics didn't really fit this occasion. And I had to go back there and rewrite that song that night. And it scared me to death because I didn't know whether I'd remember the words or not. So those things happen. And Volcano was written in one of the most fun times and also one of the most bizarre times. You talk about not telling the stories. The recording of the album "Volcano" is one that one day I will write that one down, because it goes beyond belief that we actually ever got that record done. It's like tonight. It is one of the most hilarious things, I think, in all my years of everything I've done. The recording of that album and what went in and what happened there and how we got out of there, is a story. I mean, it could be a movie, because people would not believe it.
Posted: May 11, 2004 12:49 pm
a thing to remember is that many of jimmy songs where written by other people or co-written. Many more are his version of other peoples music. I heard the other persons version of "everybody's talkin" I was at an ice cream place and it was in the background. I was just listening to it in the car. Dumb story but true 
Posted: May 11, 2004 1:45 pm
This site is a personal favorite of mine http://www.songfacts.com/ they have about 12 buffett songs but they have a ton of information about any artist you could ever want to read about, they also incldue lyrics and song interpretations a great site!
Posted: May 11, 2004 3:02 pm
The booklet that comes with Boats, Beaches, Bars and Ballads has the story behind just about every one of the songs in the box set.
Posted: May 11, 2004 7:20 pm
Without getting up to look (can you say lazy 
), I think the Barometer Soup CD insert has the meaning behind each song on the same page as the lyrics.
If my youngest keet has asked me once, he has asked me a million times, "Did Jimmy really rob a gas station?" and "Why did he shoot his freezer?" I guess I should be more clear when I say many of Jimmy's songs are about his life experiences!!
), I think the Barometer Soup CD insert has the meaning behind each song on the same page as the lyrics.If my youngest keet has asked me once, he has asked me a million times, "Did Jimmy really rob a gas station?" and "Why did he shoot his freezer?" I guess I should be more clear when I say many of Jimmy's songs are about his life experiences!!
Posted: May 13, 2004 7:25 pm
cool, just wondering about Last mango for example....and also if the salt in Margaritaville was salt, or is that an urban legend......