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Letters to the Editor - "What's with Jimmy Buffett?"
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 2:15AM
This is really a two part question that I am asked on a semi-regular basis.
READER: "What is with all the references to Jimmy Buffett?"
Editor's Response: "One of theMT recipients introduced me to the music and lyrics of Jimmy Buffett during my freshman year of college (thanks Stewie!). Jimmy sings about the life I would really like to live: warm breezes, lazy days, tropical drinks, and taking life one day at a time.
READER: "I can't believe you like Jimmy Buffett?"
Editor's Response: I assume this question comes from someone who has listened to some of the more questionable lyrics. For the most part, Jimmy writes songs that tell a story or paint a picture in my mind. Most of those stories and pictures are of places I would love to be. Just yesterday I told my fourteen year old, that a certain Buffett song always reminds me of when Kendra and I first met and fell in love. Those are some of the best memories in my life - so the music tied to them is just as good.
His music is also responsible for some of my favorite quotes (examples: "Quietly making noise" - "I've had good days and bad days and goin' half mad days" - "If the phone doesn't ring, it's me"). Sure, he's written some trashy stuff, but that's the beauty of editing - and that's not the stuff we listen to anyway. Typically, his music normally puts a smile on my face and often starts the whole house dancing...and that alone is worth the listen!
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
READER: "What is with all the references to Jimmy Buffett?"
Editor's Response: "One of theMT recipients introduced me to the music and lyrics of Jimmy Buffett during my freshman year of college (thanks Stewie!). Jimmy sings about the life I would really like to live: warm breezes, lazy days, tropical drinks, and taking life one day at a time.
READER: "I can't believe you like Jimmy Buffett?"
Editor's Response: I assume this question comes from someone who has listened to some of the more questionable lyrics. For the most part, Jimmy writes songs that tell a story or paint a picture in my mind. Most of those stories and pictures are of places I would love to be. Just yesterday I told my fourteen year old, that a certain Buffett song always reminds me of when Kendra and I first met and fell in love. Those are some of the best memories in my life - so the music tied to them is just as good.
His music is also responsible for some of my favorite quotes (examples: "Quietly making noise" - "I've had good days and bad days and goin' half mad days" - "If the phone doesn't ring, it's me"). Sure, he's written some trashy stuff, but that's the beauty of editing - and that's not the stuff we listen to anyway. Typically, his music normally puts a smile on my face and often starts the whole house dancing...and that alone is worth the listen!
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
Reader Comments (1)
We love our Buffett! Hubby grew up in South Florida and we are blessed enough to live at the beach again. Throughout our courtship, which lasted for eight years, Buffett was a favorite - particularly Distantly In Love and Survive, as Hubby was away at college and I was still living at home. These songs bring back such sweet memories for us...