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The word around the water cooler is that this tour is for us! So if you could pick a song or two for Jimmy to pull out of the closet and play when he visits your town, what would it be?

I had the good fortune of hearing Jimmy play Nautical Wheelers last year in Bristow. Now that NW is behind me, my highest ranking songs I'd want to hear in Bristow are Lone Palm and Little Miss Magic, two great songs that hit those sweet spots in my soul. Unfortunately, they are extremely elusive in concert. Maybe one of these days I'll get lucky.

So... What are you keeping your fingers crossed for? Any particular reason why you want to hear it?

Far Side of the World
Death of an Unpopular Poet
Tin Cup Chalice
Cowboy in the Jungle
Pascagoula Run
Lage Nom Ai
The Wino and I know
Life is Just a Tire Swing
Take Another Road
Changing Channels
Someday I Will.

Love and Luck

No particular reason, other than it ROCKS and Nadirah wails on it!

Brand new country star
Cliches (both never played live)
Livingston's gone to Texas
Door # 3
12 volt man
They don't dance like Carmen no more
Presents to send you
African friend
Domino college
Slow boat to china
Semi true story

Some good suggestions already. I'll just say "Jimmy Buffett songs". Most any of them.

Take Another Road
Stars on the Water (I think the last time I heard it was the "Hurricane Hannah" show)
Knees of my Heart
Tire Swing
Autour de Rocher
Death of an Unpopular Poet
Tin Cup Chalice
And I know this is probably not popular with anyone else but I loved Summerzcool.
Here we Are - because after all, it's supposed to be about US.

chippewa wrote:Some good suggestions already. I'll just say "Jimmy Buffett songs". Most any of them.

So you're saying you want him to change it up a lot?

We were listening to You Had To Be There on Memorial Day. I want that show!

More like what I would NOT want to hear.. No covers.

As always, I want to hear "Hello Texas" at one of the Texas shows.
But I'd like to hear "Railroad Lady" in Austin, yes, it's a cover, but maybe the songwriter (Jerry Jeff Walker) could step in and assist.

Dezdmona wrote:But I'd like to hear "Railroad Lady" in Austin, yes, it's a cover, but maybe the songwriter (Jerry Jeff Walker) could step in and assist.

Buffett's the co-writer so it's technically not a cover.

only a couple I would like to hear live: the one from last year that got dropped just before the Cinci show, and Miss You So Badly.

Tiki Torches wrote:

Dezdmona wrote:But I'd like to hear "Railroad Lady" in Austin, yes, it's a cover, but maybe the songwriter (Jerry Jeff Walker) could step in and assist.

Buffett's the co-writer so it's technically not a cover.

Good deal. First time I heard it was JJW, so I just made an assumption without checking. (Yes, I'm Texan )

I'm not as sensitive about 'covers' as some people around here. Frankly, lots of people are songwriters, but not performers.
A few of the ones he's written in recent years s***, especially the music, so maybe he needs a little help.
If he can find a song that fits his style, and he has the chops to sing it, I'm good with it.

Dezdmona wrote:I'm not as sensitive about 'covers' as some people around here. Frankly, lots of people are songwriters, but not performers.
A few of the ones he's written in recent years s***, especially the music, so maybe he needs a little help.
If he can find a song that fits his style, and he has the chops to sing it, I'm good with it.

Agreed, though that tends to be more true of his early covers than his latter day ones.

In no particular order:

Hello Texas
Tonight I just need my guitar
My Lovely Lady
The Good Fight
Railroad Lady
Love in the Library
False Echos
Oysters and Pearls
Jimmy Dreams
Dallas
Cliches
Something So Feminine About A Mandolin
Steamer
Love in Decline
Why the things we Do
Blue Heaven Rendezvous
Ballad of Skip Wiley
Island Fever
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On
Life Short Call Now

I would love to see a show without the big 10 or 8 or 11 whatever it is this year. Just 26-28 Buffett classics spanning his entire catalog. A few of my favorites that I have never heard live:

Death Of An Unpopular Poet
Defying Gravity
Lovely Cruise
Banana Republics
Treat Her Like A Lady
Twelve Volt Man
Desperation Samba
When The Coast Is Clear
Pacing The Cage
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On
Something 'Bout A Boat
Einstein Was A Surfer
I Want To Go Back To Cartagena

I'd like to hear ANYTHING live.

I still live in hope that the band will come back to Sydney one day - we will even put safety nets around the stage if we have to!!

chippewa wrote:Some good suggestions already. I'll just say "Jimmy Buffett songs". Most any of them.

Salty Piece of Land
Miss You So Badly
Gypsies in the Palace
Tin Cup Chalice

Someone facebook the Margarillas and tell them to check out this forum. After reading the story about being backstage with Todd Snider and JB- JIMMY might be interested to know what his phans are saying about the set on the internet.