Fun Music Information -> Jimmy Buffett

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Jimmy Buffet

Music Quotes:

Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been.
(from 'Barefoot Children')

Submitted by: Doc Brown

Strange Offspring Names:

Delaney - It's actually Sarah Delaney, but she uses her first name. Additionally, he has a song titled "Delaney Talks to Statues." Submitted by: Jodi

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Tofu Burger (Far From Paradise)"	"Cheeseburger In Paradise"	SusanG
"No More Margaritas (Chi-Chi's Shut Down) "	"Margaritaville"	oldtimer

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"What's New Pussycat?"	"Changes In Latitude, Changes In Attitude," Jimmy Buffett	Naomi Swanson
"Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw?"	"I'm Not That Lonely Yet," Rhonda Vincent	Regina Haniger
"The Cubs Are Gonna Win Today"	"Dream On," Aerosmith	..but do the Cub fans ever stop believing? Nooo... - Jonathan S.
"Cheeseburger In Paradise"	"Fat," Weird Al Yankovic	Peter
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Hanging Channels" originally "Changing Channels"

How does one hang channels?

Adrienne Ramseur

"A Pirate Looks At Fort" originally "A Pirate Looks At Forty"

Emmy Kay Butanone

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Borat Drinks" originally "Boat Drinks"

As in the movie 'Borat: Cultural Learnings Of ...'

Yvonne Sindri

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"A Pirate Loots At Forty" originally "A Pirate Looks At Forty"

Well, duh! Just like throughout a pirate's career.

Heather Brockwell

"A Pirate Cooks At Forty" originally "A Pirate Looks At Forty"

Emmy Kay Butanone

"Moat Drinks" originally "Boat Drinks"

rocky

"Boot Drinks" originally "Boat Drinks"

Heather Brockwell

"Boat Drunks" originally "Boat Drinks"

Samantha Wayland

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

Apr 29 "Marriage Is Out Of The Question!" by Redneck Mba a parody of "Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw" by Jimmy Buffett

Screw is so ina----------. making love is--------. naw, let's screw! Singsnap.com: (Sing Snap) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Margaritaville"	"Margarine-a-ville"	Airfarcewon
"Margaritaville"	"College Stripper Song"	Maigen O'Conor
"Only Time Will Tell"	"Only Time Will Tell (Michael T. Mondak Edition)"	Michael T. Mondak
"Six String Music"	"Best Friend Cassie"	Michael T. Mondak
"Strange Bird"	"Girlfriend"	Michael T. Mondak
"Changing Channels"	"Changing Channels (Michael T. Mondak Edition)"	Michael T. Mondak
"Mermaid in the Night"	"Girlfriends in the Night"	Michael T. Mondak
"I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever"	"I Wish Friends Could Last Forever"	Michael T. Mondak
"Boomerang Love"	"Boomerang Love (Michael T. Mondak Edition)"	Michael T. Mondak
"Lone Palm"	"Lone Palm (Michael T. Mondak Edition)"	Michael T. Mondak
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Cheeseburger In Paradise	Fuddrucker's	Andrea Huckstep
Cheeseburger In Paradise	McDonald's	Matt Donnelly

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Margaritaville	AA	nightrain express
Another Saturday Night	Dating Service	roachc420
A Pirate Looks At 40	Copyright Infringement Lawyer	Gonzo
Pina Colada(The Escape Song)	Rehab/Prison Combo	duhnees
Cheeseburger In Paradise	McDonald's Or Fast Food Burger Joint	T.T.
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Come Clean Hilary Duff	Come Monday Jimmy Buffett	Come Clean Monday Clean Monday=start of Lent in Eastern Orthodox Ch.	Jessica Junderworth
I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher	Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw? Jimmy Buffett	I Got You Drunk And Screwed You, Babe Imagine Sonny Bono confronting you with this news!	neptunevsmars
It's Five O'clock Somewhere Alan Jackson	Five O'clock Jimmy Buffett	Another Cheeseburger Day In Paradise	walmartian
Where's Captain Kirk? Spizzenergi	Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett	Where's Captain Kirk? Margaritaville! Drinking all those exotic alien women off his mind...	Ed
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Margaritaville" Misheard Lyrics: Searchin' for my lost "Digger" the dog Original Lyrics: Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt	"Cheeseburger In Paradise" Misheard Lyrics: Makin' the best of every b**ch you went by or Makin' the best of every virtue advice Original Lyrics: Makin' the best of every virtue and vice
"Cheeseburger In Paradise" Misheard Lyrics: She's burger and paradise. or Cheeseburger and paradise Original Lyrics: Cheeseburger in paradise	"Margaritaville" Misheard Lyrics: All those tulips covered with oil. Original Lyrics: All of those tourists covered with oil
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Margaritaville"

Misheard Lyrics:

All those tulips covered with oil.

Original Lyrics:

All of those tourists covered with oil

Story about this misheard lyric by: Artie B. Curtis

One of my all time favorite songs. I listened to this song for years wondering why tulips would be covered in oil. All of a sudden, one day I heard the word "tourists" clear as a bell. Then I knew the truth.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Fins to the Left"

Better Lyrics:

You got Finns to the left, Swedes to the right.
And you're the only Dane in town.

Original Lyrics:

You got fins to left, fins to the right.
And you're the only bait in town.

Submitted by: Psycho Librarian

"Cheeseburger In Paradise"

Better Lyrics:

She's flirting with hairy mice

Original Lyrics:

Cheeseburger in paradise

Submitted by: Static

"Cheeseburger in Paradise"

Better Lyrics:

Cheese flirtin' with a pair of mice

Original Lyrics:

Cheeseburger in paradise

Submitted by: Chris Jeffries

Funny Lyrics:

"God's Own Drunk"

The Funny Lyrics:

Well, like I explained to ya'll before, I ain't no drinking man.
I tried it once and it got me highly irregular and I swore I'd never do it again.

Why They're Funny:

Hilarious talking song about drinking moonshine with a grizzly bear.

Submitted by: John Patrick

"Margaritaville"

The Funny Lyrics:

Don't know the reason, stayed here all season
Nothing to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty, a mexican cutey
How it got here, I haven't a clue

Why They're Funny:

Simply a gorgeously graphic and insouciant description for having been out of one's head

Submitted by: John

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Floridays"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

I spent a year of my life one Night on the Beaches in old Beirut

Why They're Nonsensical:

How can you spend a YEAR of your life in ONE night??

Submitted by: Konrad Kobb

"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

If we weren't all crazy,
We would go insane.

Why They're Nonsensical:

Typically, 'crazy' and 'insane' have the same meaning.

Submitted by: Joe Penner

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Bananna Republics"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Sing me some words I can dance to
Or a melody that rhymes

Why They're Misrhymed:

Words are supposed to rhyme not melodies; we dance to to melodies not words (classic Buffett)

Submitted by: pwaveqrs

"Boat Drinks"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Now, I know, I should be leavin' this planet
I got a verse and can't rhyme it

Why They're Misrhymed:

'A' for honesty.

Submitted by: Dave

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Let's Get Drunk"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

Why don't we get drunk and screw?

Why They're Inappropriate:

This explains itsself, huh? It's a love song from a 'different point of view.'

Submitted by: SoulfulSteel

"Margaritaville"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

Nibbling on sponge cake

Why They're Inappropriate:

What does Jimmy's diet have to do with getting drunk in Mexico?

Submitted by: oldtimer

Dated Lyrics:

"Margaritaville"

The Dated Lyrics:

I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home

Why They're Dated:

Beer can pull tabs which detach from the can and cut the heels of unwary beachgoers were produced from the early sixties through the mid-seventies. Since then, pull tabs stay attached to the cans.

Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies

"Fruitcakes"

The Dated Lyrics:

'Seven years to the millennium, that's a science fiction fact.'

Why They're Dated:

Well it's a little past the millenium. There is a recorded live version that says 'Less then 2 years, to that milennium' I wonder what he says now in concert, I don't recall.

Submitted by: Jeffrey Piestrak

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Tin Cup Chalice" The Lyrics: So won't you get that Packard running And let's move Product Brand Name: Packard Submitted by: Matt McGhee	"Cheeseburger In Paradise" The Lyrics: I like mine with lettuce and tomatoes Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Product Brand Name: Heinz 57 Submitted by: Charlie Brown Van Pelt
There are additional product lyrics available.