Original Versions of Songs Buffett Has Covered

[East Texas Parrothead]

I've never seen this clip. Thanks so much for sharing. When Jimmy put it on the set list in Frisco a few years back, I had to remember to breathe.

I tried to find Guy Clark doing "Cinco de Mayo in Memphis." No luck.

[SeattleParrotHead]

[WichitaLimeMan]

RIP Levon, Rick, Richard

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Updated the Covers list through The Weight
(Does anyone know what two Bob Dylan Songs at the top of page 4 posted by Parrothead RBP, come after She Belongs to Me? I'm guessing Rainy Day Women 12 & 35 and ???

COVERS-Original Versions: (we have a pretty good list going)

All Night Long-Lionel Richie
Another Saturday Night-Sam Cooke
Back To The Island-Leon Russell
Ballad Of Spider John-Willis Alan Ramsey
Bama Breeze-Chris Tompkins & Gary Nichols
Banana Republics-Steve Goodman
Biloxi-Jesse Winchester
Blowing In The Wind-Bob Dylan
Boats To Build-Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison
California Promises-Steve Goodman
Carolina In My Mind-James Taylor
City Of New Orleans-Steve Goodman
Club Manhattan-Jesse Winchester
Coast Of Marseilles-Keith Sykes
Defying Gravity-Jesse Winchester
Door Number Three-Steve Goodman
Dukes On Sunday-Henry Kapono
Elvis Imitator-Steve Goodman and Michael Smith
Elvis Presley Blues-Gillian Welch
Everybody’s Talkin-Fred Neil (and cover by Harry Nilsson)
Fortune Teller-Benny Spellman
Gentleman Of Leisure-Jesse Winchester
Glory Days-Bruce Springsteen
God’s Own Drunk-Lord Buckley
Goodnight Irene
Great Heart-Johnny Clegg
Gulf Coast Highway-Nanci Griffith, James Hooker, Danny Flowers
Helpless-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Dallas Taylor & Greg Reeves
Here Comes The Sun-The Beatles
Hey Good Lookin-Hank Williams
I Still Miss Someone-Johnny Cash
If I Had A Boat-Lyle Lovett
In My Life-The Beatles
In My Room-The Beach Boys
It’s A Big Old Goofy World-John Prine
It’s My Job-Mac McAnally
Jamaica Farewell-Harry Belafonte
Last Man Standing-Mac McAnally
Lawyers, Guns and Money-Warren Zevon
Lighthouse-James Taylor
Love & Luck (Kole Sere)-Philippe Lavil & Jocelyne Beroard
Nobody From Nowhere-Daddy (Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack)
Once In A Lifetime-Talking Heads
Pacing The Cage-Bruce Cockburn
Paradise-John Prine
Rainy Day Women 12 & 35
Sail On Sailor-The Beach Boys
Sea Cruise-Frankie Ford
Sea Of Heartbreak-Don Gibson
She Belongs To Me-Bob Dylan
She’s Got You-Patsy Cline
Silver Wings-Merle Haggard
Southern Cross-Crosby, Stills & Nash
Stars On The Water-Rodney Crowell
Sunny Afternoon-The Kinks
Sweet Home Chicago-Robert Johnson
Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond
Swingin' Hula Girl-The Blue Hawaiians
The City-Mac McAnally
The Horizon Has Been Defeated-Jack Johnson
The Natives Are Restless-Don Tiki
The Tiki Bar Is Open-John Hiatt
This Hotel Room-Steve Goodman
Treetop Flyer-Stephen Stills
Trip Around The Sun-Stephen Bruton
Tripping Billies-Dave Matthews Band
Uncle John’s Band-Grateful Dead
USS Zydecoldsmobile-Sonny Landreth
Viva Las Vegas-Elvis Presley
Weather With You-Crowded House
Werewolves Of London-Warren Zevon
When I'm Sixty-Four-The Beatles
Whoop De Doo-Mark Knopfler
Wildflowers-Tom Petty
Wings-Will Kimbrough
Wondering Where The Lions Are-Bruce Cockburn
Yellow Submarine-Ringo Starr
You Can’t Always Get What You Want-Rolling Stones

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Rivers of Babylon recorded in 1970 by The Melodians

Covered by Jimmy in 1992 during the Recession Recess Tour

http://www.buffettnews.com/resources/songs/?song=571

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Did anyone ever hear Jimmy do a song called A Little Bit Of Rain?

(I know it is in the database, but that is because Jerry Jeff did it at the BDB show Jimmy did with him and Jimmy didn't actually sing it there.)

It's a song that Fred Neil did. I read this story about Jimmy wanting to record A Little Bit of Rain on his Son of a Son of a Sailor album.

http://www.fredneil.com/ric-obarry/

Do you recall Fred talking about Dylan?

I remember once Dylan showed up at his house in Woodstock with Rick Danko while I was there. Many musicians would have killed to record with Fred. The Band wanted to record Fred, Rick Danko wanted to record with Fred, but Fred wouldn’t cooperate. I remember Jimmy Buffett was recording his album “Son of Son of a Sailor” in Bayshore Studios at the same time we were there and he wanted to do record a duet of “Just a Little Bit of Rain” but Fred went into hiding again, he wouldn’t do it, he would not cooperate, that was Fred. I saw that happen a hundred times with some huge recording stars. I never got that one, I still don’t get it!

[hawaiiboy]

Nancy....thank you very much for posting that last video.
That is such a beautiful song.

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Nancy....thank you very much for posting that last video.
That is such a beautiful song.

I love it too. Have you heard it on the album called The Village by Amos Lee?



This version is more like I COULD "hear" Jimmy singing it. Somehow I can't get it out of my head that I have heard Jimmy sing it???

..and I love the photography.

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Door #3 from the album "JESSIE'S JIG AND OTHER FAVOURITIES" (1975)

(May be the original recorded verison?)

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Ballad of Spider John

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Champion of the World
Written by: Will Kimbrough and Gwil Owen

Before Will sings Champion of the World he mentions that this one is on the newest Little Feat album. Jimmy sings it on that album.

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Piece of Work written by Will Kimbrough

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OH so nice! The original verison of Back Where I Come From by Mac McAnally

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In 1990 Jimmy played with Kool Ray and the Polaroids in Key West.

He sang Under My Thumb by the Rollingstones.

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You really Got Me

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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by the Rolling stones.

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Rave On by Buddy Holly

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Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry

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Rocky Raccoon by The Beatles

[Tiki Torches]

The original version of "Dixie Diner" by Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers featuring Greg "Fingers" Taylor