Buffett contradictions

[lilsalty]

I was thinking about different songs that have contradictions...wondering if there were lots of 'em. An example: "don't eat beignets/too much sugar and dough/but I will play for gumbo" (IWPFG) Vs. "the coffee is strong at the Cafe du Monde/ the donuts are too hot to touch/but just like a fool/when those sweet goodies cool/I eat till I eat way too much." Any other similar kinda contradictions in other songs?

[jonesbeach10]

Never thought about it, although...

Wino and I Know was written early in his career, while I Will Play For Gumbo was written later, so maybe it's another example of Jimmy mellowing as the year progress.

[redparrot26]

Other than Piece of Work itself, which is the point, I believe, I can't think of any.

I will say that I wish he'd do a live version of The Wino and I Know and replace the word donuts with beignets, as that's what we know he means. I just like the preciseness of it, as Cafe du Monde doesn't sell just donuts.

[TropicalTroubador]

Well, something to keep in mind is that these songs were written at different times, and perhaps his tastes changed.

Also...here's a shocker...what is in a song is not always 100% the literal truth. The way I've been taught, songwriting is about finding the universal truth behind the literal truth - the part of the truth that others will identify with - and then to fill in the details in ways that people can likewise connect with. To quote, they're really just "semi-true stories."

Loren

[CapnK]

Also...here's a shocker...what is in a song is not always 100% the literal truth. To quote, they're really just "semi-true stories."
Loren

LIES, LIES, All of them lies I tell you.

Yes, you've got to take songs with a grain of salt. It's a mythical thing.