New Tropical Music

Well today I discovered a couple of new Jimmy Buffett songs that I never knew existed… and being the Parrothead that I am, I downloaded them and they are simply amazing. Some of them were from his earlier albums but I still enjoyed them, he still has the tropical country feel. Here are the songs that I got:

Stars on the Water – One Particular Harbour (1983)

Manana – Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

Burn that Bridge – Riddles in the Sand (1987)

Gravity Storm – Off To See the Lizard (1989)

Off To See the Lizard – Off To See the Lizard (1989)

Apocalypso – Fruitcakes (1994)

Lone Palm – Fruitcakes (1994)

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – A-1-A (1974)

I also found out that Mr. Buffett also adapted a short-lived play by Herman Wouk in 1997 called Don’t Stop the Carnival. I listened to the 30-second previews on iTunes and I am very impressed and I actually love the CD. So, I downloaded it and now I am jamming to my new editions to my Tropical Island Playlist.

How I yearn for nice, humid, tropical weather. 

Stormy Weather

It’s another crappy day in paradise here… the skies are cloudy, its dark, cold and it’s raining. It would only make sense that I feel pretty depressed and very gloomy. Today is going to be a lazy day where all I do for the first half of the day is listen to Jimmy Buffett and watch movies… nothing much. Luckily, I have my 2 cats Henry and Patty and our dachshund Daisy.

I am listening to ‘Banana Republics’ from Jimmy’s Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes album, which was the last of the Key West Album collection. I listened to Steve Goodman’s original composition of this song and after comparing them, I really enjoy Buffett’s version better. It has a softer flow and it’s sung beautifully.

It’s not supposed to get sunny until Saturday… maybe I can hold out till then.