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I think the thread for this week could be songs before the Vegas show or gamblin songs.

IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I'M NOT FAMOUS YET
Jimmy Buffett & Steve Goodman

Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
And take it down to the casino
The God almighty sound of money movin' round
Can be heard all the way to Reno

Chorus
Well it's midnight and I'm not famous yet
Tryin' to win it all with one more bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight and I'm just gettin' ready to go
Lester Polyester signs another marker
Like the high rollers do
Seven come eleven
His brand new baby needs Gucci shoes
Well it's midnight and she's not famous yet

Tryin' to break the bank with one more bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight and Lester's gettin' ready to roll

Instrumental

They're pagin' someone we know
Lester hits a Keno
he's not leavin' yet
Vacuum cleaners hummin'lounge act still is strummin'
It's their twenty fourth set
Well it's midnight and they're not famous yet
Tryin' to win with one last bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight got nowhere to go



Is this a Vegas song or a Tahoe song or what?

Love and Luck.

Kick It In Second Wind

That's My Story and I'm Stickin' to It

Gravity Storm

Stories We Could Tell

Piece of Work

Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote: Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Oh, I like that one

springparrot wrote:

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote: Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Oh, I like that one

Me too...for many different reasons....

I can't get enough of OPH.

davesnik wrote:

springparrot wrote:

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote: Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Oh, I like that one

Me too...for many different reasons....

I can't get enough of OPH.

I like it, but ready for a change...how about Island for a change.

springparrot wrote:

davesnik wrote:

springparrot wrote:

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote: Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Oh, I like that one

Me too...for many different reasons....

I can't get enough of OPH.

I like it, but ready for a change...how about Island for a change.

I dont know that one......is that a jb tune? Or am I not getting a joke? It is late....that is highly possible (actually that's possible most of the time no matter what time it is! )

davesnik wrote:

springparrot wrote:

davesnik wrote:

springparrot wrote:

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote: Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Oh, I like that one

Me too...for many different reasons....

I can't get enough of OPH.

I like it, but ready for a change...how about Island for a change.

I dont know that one......is that a jb tune? Or am I not getting a joke? It is late....that is highly possible (actually that's possible most of the time no matter what time it is! )

Island is a song from Coconut Telegraph

Island

By: Jimmy Buffett, David Loggins
1980
For Jane
Island I see you in the distance
I feel that your existence
Is not unlike my own
Island they say no man is like you
They say you stand alone
Sometimes I feel that way too
It's the need for love

Heart and soul accompaniment
Seems to make me different from you

Chorus:
Well I tried to book passage, but you have no ports
And I tried to sail in, but your wind and waters
Tore my sails and broke all my oars

Island I see you in the moonlight
Silhouettes of ships in the night
Just make me want that much more
Island I see you in all of my dreams
Maybe someday I'll have the means to reach your distant shores
When the need for love

Heart and soul accompaniment
No longer makes me different from you

Chorus:
Well I tried to build bridges
But they all fell down
And I've taken to the air on wings of silver
But I always hit the ground

(instrumental)

Well I tried to book passage, but you have no ports
And I tried to sail in, but your wind and waters
Tore my sails and broke all my oars

Island I see you in the moonlight
Silhouettes of ships in the night
Just make me want that much more

I always enjoy this gambling song...

African Friend
Written by - Jimmy Buffett
From - Son Of a Son Of a Sailor

Disembarking at Duvalier Airport
Seeking transportation to town
As the purple ink dried on his passport
He could still feel the eyes look around

'Messieur ou y est casino?'
Spoke to the cabbie and smiled
Driver replied, 'Vieux ou noveaux'
As he motioned the dark man inside

Business in Aruba concluded
He now had a little money to spend
That's how I came to meet my African friend

We were rolling the bones several hours
Conversing as most gamblers do
We were calling on all of our powers
Hopin' to see the night through

But not approving at all of our winnings
Pit boss he tugged at his sleeve
Through the whole thing my new friend was grinning
When he motioned it's time we should leave

With our night at the tables behind us
We were ready just to do it again
That's when I came to know my African friend

But I woke up on the steps of a whorehouse
Soldier told me I'd better leave
As I stumbled to find me a taxi
I saw a note pinned to my sleeve

'It was a pleasure and a hell of an evenin'
Truly was our night to win
But the authorities insist on my leaving
Take care my American friend'

With my weekend at Haiti concluded
I now had a little money to spend
That's when I came to meet my African friend
That's how I came to know another good friend

It's Vegas - Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw

LIPH wrote:It's Vegas - Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw

Hey, I like that request!

Last Man Standing!

The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful

(Hey you never know.... when was the last time that one was done?)

Or how about "The Wino and I know"....

(Diamond as Big as the Ritz?) Certainly you see a lot of "Diamonds" there!

how about my head hurt my feet stink and i dont love _ _ _ _ _. fill in the blanks..

conched wrote:I think the thread for this week could be songs before the Vegas show or gamblin songs.

IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I'M NOT FAMOUS YET
Jimmy Buffett & Steve Goodman

Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
And take it down to the casino
The God almighty sound of money movin' round
Can be heard all the way to Reno

Chorus
Well it's midnight and I'm not famous yet
Tryin' to win it all with one more bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight and I'm just gettin' ready to go
Lester Polyester signs another marker
Like the high rollers do
Seven come eleven
His brand new baby needs Gucci shoes
Well it's midnight and she's not famous yet

Tryin' to break the bank with one more bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight and Lester's gettin' ready to roll

Instrumental

They're pagin' someone we know
Lester hits a Keno
he's not leavin' yet
Vacuum cleaners hummin'lounge act still is strummin'
It's their twenty fourth set
Well it's midnight and they're not famous yet
Tryin' to win with one last bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight got nowhere to go



Is this a Vegas song or a Tahoe song or what?

Saw him do that in Vegas in 03.

If he is gonna do any covers---He outta take a stab at Kenny Rogers The Gambler

Glorfindel7 wrote:The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful

(Hey you never know.... when was the last time that one was done?)

Or how about "The Wino and I know"....

(Diamond as Big as the Ritz?) Certainly you see a lot of "Diamonds" there!

Wino was also done at the 03 show in Vegas too

I guess what I was actually thinking of is making requests for music Radio Margaritaville plays before the concert.

Elvis Imitator might make a good pre-show music song.

Gambler by Kenny Rogers would be great to hear.

Surely....something by Celine too...

Need one by Tom Jones and Wayne Newton too.