One of my friends from the Academy was a guy from Long Island named Andy. He had every Jimmy Buffett album there was. Coconut Telegraph had just come out and he played it quite a bit. I think I might have been able to make the Margaritaville connection but apart from that, I had never heard of Jimmy Buffett. I thought The Weather Is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful was a clever and funny expression. I also like the tropical feel of his music.
A few weeks after my introduction to Jimmy Buffett, I was at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Back in those days, you could buy music in the student store and it always seemed to be cheaper than typical retail. I jumped on the opportunity to purchase Coconut Telegraph.
Does it seem unlikely that a guy could listen to Adam And The Ants then jump right into Jimmy Buffett and back? I’m listening to Coconut Telegraph right now. I listened to Kings Of The Wild Frontier yesterday. The styles are so different. I really like them both like I did then it’s just now, it seems like they clash somewhat like pickles and ice cream.
By the time Coconut Telegraph came out, Jimmy Buffett had already had a bunch of really good music out there. I just didn’t know about it. So for a brief period, Coconut Telegrapgh was not only my entry point into Jimmy Buffett music, it was all there was. Seems almost silly now considering all of his other cool songs. Here again, the listen to the entire album method has made me intimately familiar with every song on this album. Some reached me right away, others grew on me and I’d hate to think of the tracks that I wouldn’t have downloaded after listening to the 30 second sample.
The Weather Is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful
Island
This song always made me pause and reflect even in my early teens.
Incommunicado
Little Miss Magic
A really nice song that becomes more so when you have a daughter of your own.
It’s My Job