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Live By The Bay
''Live by the Bay'' is a 1986 direct-to-video concert film of American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. It was released in 1986 by MCA Entertainment. The 87-minute film was recorded from back to back concerts in Miami, Florida on August 16 and 17, 1985, at Miami Marine Stadium and is the first concert video released by Buffett. ''Miami Vice'' star Don Johnson introduced Buffett to the crowd. A brief rain shower during the middle of the Friday night show prompted Buffett to retreat to his sailboat (docked by the stage) and caused a majority of the final video release to feature the Saturday night show. After the rain cleared on Friday, the band played Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken" to demonstrate the equipment still functioned before Buffett returned to the stage. The stadium was originally built for powerboat racing. It used a floating stage in front of the grandstand that allowed additional concertgoers to listen from their boats in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" (ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century") and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a bestselling author and was involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best-known songs; he currently owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the now defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth as of 2017 of $900 million. Early and personal life Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent part of his childhood in Mobile, Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VH1 Classic
MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock, and VH1 Classic) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Media Networks. It was originally launched in 1998 as VH1 Smooth, an adult contemporary and smooth jazz channel. It was relaunched as VH1 Classic Rock in 1999 (later renamed VH1 Classic), with an emphasis on classic rock. On August 1, 2016, in honor of MTV's 35th anniversary, the channel was rebranded as MTV Classic, and now exclusively shows music videos from all genres from the 1980s to the 2010s. History 1998–1999: VH1 Smooth VH1 Smooth launched on August 1, 1998 as a part of the "Suite" digital package, delaying the original launch date of July 31, 1998. The channel focused on smooth jazz, new age, and adult contemporary music. The first music video to play on the channel was a cover of "Makin' Whoopee" by Branford Marsalis. 1999–2016: VH1 Classic Relaunched on August 1, 1999 as VH1 Classic Rock, the channel primarily featured a mainstream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencil Thin Mustache
"Pencil Thin Mustache" is a song written and performed by American popular-music singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released as a single (with "Brand New Country Star") on Dunhill D-15011 in August 1974. It was first released on his album of 1974, '' Living and Dying in ¾ Time''. It just missed the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and reached number 44 on the Easy Listening chart. The song, written in a Western swing style, is a nostalgic look by Buffett at the popular culture of his childhood. The title refers to the type of mustache worn by the film character, Boston Blackie. Buffett refers to a number of other persons, characters, and products of the period, including Ricky Ricardo, Andy Devine, Sky (King)'s niece Penny, ''American Bandstand'', Disneyland, ''Ramar of the Jungle'', Bwana, Errol Flynn, the Sheik of Araby, and Brylcreem. The lyrics also say that in the 1950s, "only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana". ''Cash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (song)
"Son of a Son of a Sailor" is a song written and performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It is the opening track of the 1978 album of the same name. The song is a fan favorite, although it was not a concert staple until the 2005 ''Salty Piece of Land'' tour. Live performances Although Buffett has excluded this song at many shows (especially in the mid and late 90s), it has gone through several changes during live performances. ''You Had to Be There'' (1978) Buffett's first live album, ''You Had to Be There'' opened with an upbeat version of the song. The opening riff was extended about thirty seconds while introductions were being made. The line at the end of the song, "The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains, I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer" was changed to "This cast is no blast, but it's comin' off fast, and I feel like I'm pullin' a trailer". This is a reference to having a broken knee during his performance. Buffett also makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaritaville
"Margaritaville" is a 1977 song by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett from the album ''Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes''. This song was written about a drink Buffett discovered at Lung's Cocina del Sur restaurant (where High 5 is located today) at 2700 W. Anderson Lane in Austin, Texas, and the first huge surge of tourists who descended on Key West, Florida, around that time. He wrote most of the song one night at a friend's house in Austin, and finished it while spending time in Key West. In the United States "Margaritaville" reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart, also peaking at No. 13 on the Hot Country Songs chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it number 14 on its 1977 Pop Singles year-end chart. It Buffett's highest charting solo single. Named for the cocktail margarita, with lyrics reflecting a laid-back lifestyle in a tropical climate, "Margaritaville" has come to define Buffett' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pirate Looks At Forty
"A Pirate Looks at Forty" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1974 album ''A1A'' and "Presents to Send You" is the B-side of the single. Buffett wrote the song about Phillip Clark, at the Chart Room where Buffett first performed after his move to Key West, Florida. The song contains the bittersweet confession of a modern-day, washed-up drug smuggler as he looks back on the first 40 years of his life, expresses lament that his preferred vocation of piracy on the high seas was long gone by the time he was born, and ponders his future. For radio play, the song was shortened by deleting the fourth verse for the single release. ''Cash Box'' said the song has "an almost reggae progression, fine guitar playing and lead solo, ndmoving lyrics." ''Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fins (song)
"Fins" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Buffett, Coral Reefer Band members Deborah McColl and Barry Chance, and author Tom Corcoran. It was released as a single (b/w "Dreamsicle") on MCA 41109 in July 1979. It was first released on his 1979 album ''Volcano''. It reached number 35 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 42 on the Easy Listening chart. The title refers to the fins of metaphorical sharks, i.e. "land sharks", men who attempt to pick up the woman who is the subject of the song. She is said to feel like a remora due to the proximity of the predators. ''Cash Box'' said that "swinging southern pop-rock, served up Florida style, compliments the neat double entendre." ''Record World'' said that Buffet's "inspired vocals and a lively beat give this broad appeal.." "Fins" is one of Buffett's more popular songs with fans, and is part of " The Big 8" that he has played at almost all of his concerts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheeseburger In Paradise
"Cheeseburger in Paradise" is a song written and performed by American popular music singer Jimmy Buffett. It appeared on his 1978 album ''Son of a Son of a Sailor'' and was released as a single, reaching No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Cheeseburger in Paradise" has become one of Buffett's signature songs and was selected as the first track on his greatest hits album '' Songs You Know by Heart''. Content The song is about a man who "is trying to amend his carnivorous habits" with health food such as sunflower seeds, but it was inspired by an experience that actually happened to Buffett: he had been forced to eat only canned food and peanut butter due to a boating mishap in the Caribbean, but eventually made it to landfall and managed to order the song's titular dish in paradise (" Roadtown on the island of Tortola"). However, other burger restaurants in the Caribbean have claimed to be the inspiration for the song as well. Reception ''Cash Box'' praised the bass line an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw
"Why Don't We Get Drunk" is a novelty song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was a B-side to "The Great Filling Station Holdup", the first single (music), single from his 1973 album ''A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean''. The song is a fan favorite, and until the 2007 ''Bama Breeze'' tour, was almost always performed at Buffett's live concerts. Buffett wrote the song under the pseudonym Marvin Gardens, derived from a property on the Monopoly (game)#US versions, original Atlantic City version of the Monopoly game board. Description The song is a parody of standard country music love songs. Buffett states that he made the song "as a total satire [and] wasn't even going to put it on the album. We did it foolin' around in one take. But immediately that song became controversial, and there were jukebox sales." Buffett further notes, "I was hearing a lot of very suggestive country songs—in particular, Norma Jean's "Let's Go All the Way". I f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Particular Harbour (song)
"One Particular Harbour" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Jimmy Buffett and Hawaiian-born Tahitian musician Bobby Holcomb and released as a single (b/w "Distantly In Love") on MCA 52298 in October 1983. It was first released on his 1983 album '' One Particular Harbour'' and reached No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. The song begins with lyrics in Tahitian: The translation given is: It concludes with the same verse plus: This is translated as: Buffett has said in radio interviews about the song that he wrote it while travelling the islands and that he was moved to write it one afternoon during his journeys, as he sat on the balcony of his hotel room watching the local children (memorialized in the lyric "Where children play on the shore each day"). "One Particular Harbour" is one of Buffett's more popular songs with fans, and was played at almost all of his concerts. Recorded live ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (song)
"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" is a song written and recorded by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released as a single (b/w "Landfall") on ABC Dunhill Records, ABC Dunhill 12305 in August 1977. Background It was first released on his 1977 album ''Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes''. It reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 24 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and number 11 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, Easy Listening chart. This song begins with an instrumental introduction which initially resembles the chorus of "Choucoune (song), Yellow Bird" (originally a 19th-century Haitian song, which gained popularity in the U.S. through a Hawaiian-flavored instrumental by the Arthur Lyman group in 1961), and then it evolves into the distinctive chorus of this song itself. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' described the song as using "sailing and sun -drenched island imagery" and "catchy, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcano (Jimmy Buffett Song)
"Volcano" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey and released as a single (b/w "Stranded on a Sandbar") on MCA 41161 in November 1979. The song was first released on his 1979 album ''Volcano'' and reached No. 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as peaking at No. 43 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. Background The song was written in a calypso/reggae style, The song and album are named for the then-dormant Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat in the British West Indies where Buffett recorded the album in May 1979 at AIR Studios. The studio was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Soufrière Hills erupted again in 1995. The lyrics describe the narrator's anxiety about his possible whereabouts following the impending eruption of a volcano. The bridge before the final chorus mentions a number of placenames, some important largely in the contex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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