Buffett began playing guitar during his first year at Auburn University before continuing his college years at Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. He began his musical career in Nashville, Tennessee, during the late 1960s as a country artist and recorded his first album, the country-tinged folk rock record "Down to Earth" in 1970.
Moving to FLorida, Buffett's second release was 1973's A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean. Albums Living & Dying in 3/4 Time and A1A both followed in 1974, Havana Daydreamin' appeared in 1976, and Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes followed in 1977, which featured the breakthrough hit song "Margaritaville".
Buffett's album License to Chill, released on July 13, 2004, topped the U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in his career.
Buffett continued to tour regularly until shortly before his death, although later in his career, he shifted to a more relaxed schedule of around 20–30 dates, with infrequent back-to-back nights, preferring to play only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This schedule provided the title of his 1999 live album.
In August 2006, he released the album Take the Weather with You.
On April 20, 2010, a double CD of performances recorded during the 2008 and 2009 tours, called Encores, was released.
In 2020, Buffett released Songs You Don't Know by Heart, a fan-curated collection of his lesser-known songs rerecorded on his collection of notable guitars.
Illness and death:
In May 2023, Buffett was hospitalized to "address some issues that needed immediate attention" and rescheduled tour dates. In late August, he entered hospice care and had a final meeting with family and friends, in which his last words to his sister were "have fun". Buffett died on September 1, 2023, age 76, at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, due to complications from Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer, with which he had been diagnosed four years earlier. He was surrounded by his family, friends, music, and dogs at the time of his death.
A Love Song
Jimmy Buffett Lyrics
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I really do appreciate the fact you're sittin' here
Your voice sounds so wonderful
But yer face don't look too clear
Bar maid bring a pitcher, another round o' brew
"alright let's here it"
Why (don't we get drunk and screw)
"you're on the record!"
Chorus:
Why don't we get drunk and screw
I just bought a water bed, it's filled up for me and you
They say you are a snuff queen
Honey I don't think that's true
So, why don't we get drunk and screw.
"I can't wait for 'em to put that label on my live album. you're sounding absolutely wonderful out there, but we have invited the all girls choir from lima, ohio down here and we can't here
Too well now. we'd like all of you gentlemen out in the audience to just sorta take a break, sit back and let's let these beautiful women of the nineties tell us how they feel about it. ladies
Ou ready? on the count of four. one, two, three, four."
Chorus:
Why (don't we get drunk and screw)
"whoo yeah!"
I just bought a waterbed it's filled up with elmer's glue."
They say you are a snuff queen
Let's see what all you macho men can do
Why (don't we get drunk and screw)
"oh yeah."
Why don't we get drunk and screw
"I think we better work this out amongst ourselves."
Why don't we get drunk and screw, oooh yeah
The lyrics to Jimmy Buffett’s A Love Song are about a man expressing his attraction and desire for a woman in a humorous, yet suggestive way. He compliments her voice, but comments on her unclear face. He then suggests that they have some drinks and get intimate. The chorus repeats the phrase “why don’t we get drunk and screw” as a way to emphasize his desire for her. He dismisses rumors about her being a “snuff queen” and encourages her to let loose with him.
Line by Line Meaning
Okay
Acknowledgment of the start of the song
I really do appreciate the fact you're sittin' here
Gratefulness for the presence of the person being addressed
Your voice sounds so wonderful
Compliment towards the person's voice
But yer face don't look too clear
Acknowledgment that the person is drunk or blurry-faced
Bar maid bring a pitcher, another round o' brew
Ordering more drinks from the bar
"Alright let's hear it"
Why (don't we get drunk and screw)
Proposal to drink and have sex
"You're on the record!"
Announcement of recording the song for posterity
Chorus:
Why don't we get drunk and screw
I just bought a water bed, it's filled up for me and you
They say you are a snuff queen
Honey I don't think that's true
So, why don't we get drunk and screw.
Continuation of the proposal to drink and have sex with some lyrics thrown in for effect
"I can't wait for 'em to put that label on my live album. You're sounding absolutely wonderful out there, but we have invited the all-girls choir from Lima, Ohio down here and we can't hear too well now. We'd like all of you gentlemen out in the audience to just sorta take a break, sit back and let's let these beautiful women of the nineties tell us how they feel about it. Ladies Ou ready? On the count of four. One, two, three, four"
Introduction of a live performance including a choir, with an invitation for the male audience to let the ladies take the reins
Chorus:
Why (don't we get drunk and screw)
"Whoo yeah!"
I just bought a waterbed it's filled up with Elmer's glue
They say you are a snuff queen
Let's see what all you macho men can do
Why (don't we get drunk and screw)
"Oh yeah."
Why don't we get drunk and screw
Continuation of the proposal to drink and have sex with additional lyrics thrown in for effect, including references to a strange waterbed and the challenge for the macho men to join in
"I think we better work this out amongst ourselves."
Realization that the proposal to drink and have sex may not be universally accepted in the audience, suggesting to settle the matter offline
Why don't we get drunk and screw, oooh yeah
Final proposal to drink and have sex
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: AMBER M.C. CREMERS, BILLY STEINBERG, MARIE-CLAIRE CREMERS, RICHARD W JR NOWELS, RICK NOWELS
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