I need help with a Jimmy Buffett song
Trevor
Death of an Unpopular Poet
--
Trevor (see..l can be nice, least I didn't suggest WDWGDAS)
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Parottsix wrote in message
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>I am a 9th grader and as a last final fun thing to do in school we need to
pick
>a song that has some meaning and good poetic sense. If any one has any
>favortes that mean something to them could you post it. Your help would be
>very appreciated. I think if I can't find A Jimmy Buffett song I will do
John
>Denvers Rhyme And Reason Or Sweet Surrender.
>
> Danny Flieder
Gator Dave
I agree with Trevor. Not only is Death of an Unpopular Poet my favorite song
in the whole wide world but it is also an excellent poem. Danny, I think
this would be a great choice for you. And I bet your teacher would agree.
Sir Gator Dave
Official Cabana Boy, Chauffeur to the KWFLSAW and Chief Swamp Drainer
Trevor wrote in message <6kvpu4$7...@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>...
Hoss
I once knew a poet
Who lived before his time
He and his dog Spooner
Would listen while he'd rhyme
Words to make you happy
Words to make you cry
Then one day the poet suddenly did die
-Our prophet, J. Buffett
Fast Moving Angel
TwlvVltMan wrote:
>
> Well Danny, although I recommend Unpopular Poet as a good piece of art, I've
> got to steer you toward Island, off the album Coconut Telegraph and on the box
> set CD Ballads. It's very poetic and certainly has some meaning; it's a
> somewhat melancholy song, about one man's search for love and meaning in his
> life. For a song that looks toward real poetry/literature, try Nobody Speaks to
> the Captain No More, from Floridays, which is a tribute to the famous South
> American author Gabriel García Marquez. The song is loosely based on Marquez'
> short story El Coronel Quien No Tiene Nadie Que Escriba, a VERY rough
> translation of which is the title for Buffett's song. It's about a war veteran
> abandoning his past and living in the jungle with his saxophone, until he
> eventually commits suicide. Promise, it's not as depressing as it sounds! Good
> luck, sounds like a fun assignment....
>
> 12V Man
> Twelve Volt Man
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> TwlvV...@Aol.com
Geez! How come I never got cool stuff like this to do when I was in
school?
FMA
Parottsix
TwlvVltMan
Dan
Howdy Danny!
I definitely agree with Trevor, Gator Dave and Hoss that "Death of an Unpopular
Poet" would be a fantastic choice. Not only does this song have a poetic sense in
terms of basic rhythm and rhyme, but also in how it relates to modern society and
its "cult of personality" mentality in its melancholy, ironic way... which is what
I figure your teacher is more interested in. As far as "poetic" goes, I don't
think too many other songs can be any better than this one.
O' course, this bein' a Buffett NG, I'm more than a little biased. ;O)
The song is on the CD "A White Sports Coat and a Pink Crustacean", in case you
don't have that one. It's definitely one of my favorite Buffett songs, and I was
astounded that it wasn't on the boxed set.
Cheers!
Dan
Parottsix
Thank you guys a lot but Actually I never been much of a fan of the song The
Death Of An Unpopular Poet. I honestly think it is a toss-up between "Rhyme
And Reason" , "Floridays", "Nobody Speaks To The Captain no More", or Island.
But you may have thought of something I havent so keep the in flow of ideas
present. Thanks A lot
Danny Flieder
Bob Flood
Trevor wrote:
>
> Death of an Unpopular Poet
That would be my choice, too, but I see in your followup that you prefer
not. So let me also recommend He Went To Paris. It has an excellent
historical context (early 20th century intellectual community in Paris,
the World Wars and their effects on citizen's lives, the struggle of
conscience, and the resiliance of the human spirit.
---
Bob Flood
bfl...@slac.stanford.edu
Margaret Cronan
He Went To Paris was going to be my suggestion, too. A beautiful story
that has at times moved me to tears (it just tears me up to hear 'but I
had a good life all the way' - it's so final).
Brat
Gator Dave
Danny, by all means choose whichever song you feel is the best one for you
because, afterall, it is your paper. Ialso think it is neat that you want to
use a Buffett song. But, if I may commit and act of blasphemy, I would like
to suggest what I feel is the most beautiful lyrics ever written for a
contemporary song. It is a song by Don MacLean and is about Vincent VanGogh.
And suddenly I have drawn a huge blank in the space where my mind used to be
:>) It is either "Stary Starry Night" or "Vincent." Sorry Danny but I am a
little tired and can't think today. However, this song is gorgeous and
beautifully written. I highly recommend it, not only for your paper, but if
you have never heard it...just to listen to. Allright, back to sleep mode...
Sir Gator Dave
Official Cabana Boy, Chauffeur to the KWFLSAW and Chief Swamp Drainer
PS: Danny, Death of an Unpopular Poet is my favorite song...and if ya don't
like it I will hunt ya down and beat ya to death with a trout :>)
Margaret Cronan
GD:
You're right, it's Vincent (the first words of the song are 'Starry,
starry night'). Hmmmm, may have to add that to my next CD purchase....
Good suggestion.
Brat
Fast Moving Angel
annie dreams wrote:
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> Margaret Cronan <mcronanR...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
> <3574AA45...@ix.netcom.com>...
Annie, what a cool telescope!
(You wouldn't happen to have a drawing of a macaw like that, would you?
<hint hint>)
FMA
Parottsix
Well what is up is up with that song, the Death Of An Unpopular Poet. Please
don't hunt me down.
Danny Flieder
annie dreams
CaptainKidd
Try Jolly Mon. Not Only does it fall within the academically acceptable
definition of poetry, It tells a pretty good story.
Parottsix <paro...@aol.com> wrote in article
<199806020244...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
Da...@my-dejanews.com
In article <6l1v5r$72v$1...@camel29.mindspring.com>,
"Gator Dave" <davev...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Danny, by all means choose whichever song you feel is the best one for you
> because, afterall, it is your paper. Ialso think it is neat that you want to
> use a Buffett song. But, if I may commit and act of blasphemy, I would like
> to suggest what I feel is the most beautiful lyrics ever written for a
> contemporary song. It is a song by Don MacLean and is about Vincent VanGogh.
> And suddenly I have drawn a huge blank in the space where my mind used to be
> :>) It is either "Stary Starry Night" or "Vincent." Sorry Danny but I am a
> little tired and can't think today. However, this song is gorgeous and
> beautifully written. I highly recommend it, not only for your paper, but if
> you have never heard it...just to listen to. Allright, back to sleep mode...
> Sir Gator Dave
> Official Cabana Boy, Chauffeur to the KWFLSAW and Chief Swamp Drainer
>
> PS: Danny, Death of an Unpopular Poet is my favorite song...and if ya don't
> like it I will hunt ya down and beat ya to death with a trout :>)
>
>
indeed a beautiful song. Sweet, sad, poetic. It's one of my all time
favorites.
Dancy
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Gator Dave
Okay Dan, since ya asked...I have gone to painstaking trouble to do this for
you :>) (churight) here are the lyrics as stolen from www.soasoas.com lyrics
page. I also included He Went to Paris and Vincent by Don MacLean...hope you
like one of them...(I have my trout with me)
Death Of An Unpopular Poet
By: Jimmy Buffett
1973
I once knew a poet
Who lived before his time
Me and his dog Spooner
Would listen while he'd rhyme
Words to make ya happy
Words to make you cry
Then one day the poet suddenly did die
But he left behind a closet
Filled with verse and rhyme
And through some strange transaction
One was printed in the Times
And everybody's searchin'
For the king of undergound
Well they found him down in Florida
With a tombstone for a crown
Everybody knows a line
From his book that cost four ninety-nine
I wonder if he knows he's doin'
Quite this fine
'Cause his books are all best sellers
And his poems were turned to song
Had his brother on a talk show
Though they never got along
And now he's called immortal
Yes he's even taught in school
They say he used his talents
A most proficient tool
But he left all of his royalties
To Spooner his ol' hound
Growin' old on steak and bacon
In a doghouse ten feet 'round
And everybody wonders
Did he really lose his mind
No he was just a poet who lived before his time
He was just a poet who lived before his time
and here are the lyrics for HWTP:
He Went To Paris
By: Jimmy Buffett
1973
He went to Paris lookin' for answers
To questions that bothered him so
He was impressive, young and aggressive
Savin' the world on his own
But the warm summer breezes
The French wines and cheeses
Put his ambition at bay
The summers and winters
Scattered like splinters
And four or five years slipped away
Then he went to England, played the piano
And married an actress named Kim
They had a fine life, she was a good wife
And bore him a young son named Jim
And all of the answers and all of the questions
Locked in his attic one day
'Cause he liked the quiet clean country livin'
And twenty more years slipped away
Well the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady
And left him with only one eye
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered
And all he could do was just cry
While the tears were a-fallin' he was recallin'
Answers he never found
So he hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean
And left England without a sound
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin's
And drinks his Green Label each day
Writing his memoirs, losin' his hearin'
But he don't care what most people say
Through eighty-six years of perpetual motion
If he likes you he'll smile and he'll say
"Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
But I had a good life all the way"
Coda:
And he went to Paris lookin' for answers
To questions that bothered him so
And just for good measure here are the words for Vincent:
VINCENT (Starry, Starry Night)
Don McLean
Starry, starry night, paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land
Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
Starry, starry night,
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue
Colors changing hue, morning field of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain,
Are soothed beneath the artists loving hand
Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
For they could not love you,
But still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night
You took your life, as lovers often do,
But I could have told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you
Starry, starry night, portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless head on nameless walls,
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met,
The ragged men in the ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose,
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Now I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
Jim Emerson
Fast Moving Angel wrote in message <3574D8...@earthlink.net>...
>annie dreams wrote:
>>
>> _____________
>> ==c(___(o(______(_()
>> \=\
>> )=\
>> //|\\
>> //|| \\
>> // || \\
>> // || \\
>> // \\
>> to help you see the stars better!! <G>
>>
>> annie :)
>> ============
>>
>Annie, what a cool telescope!
>
>(You wouldn't happen to have a drawing of a macaw like that, would you?
><hint hint>)
>
>FMA
Let me see what I can do
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jollymon
I am constantly amazed with what some people can do with ASCII characters.
Annie - is this pure talent or is there a method you can teach to us poor
mortals?
--
Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been -
Jimmy Buffett - Barefoot Children
Jim Emerson <jrem...@mci2000.com> wrote in article
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Fast Moving Angel
Jim Emerson wrote:
>
>
>
> Let me see what I can do
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Cool, DW! I wish I were that talented. Its beak needs to curve
downward a little more, however (otherwise they wouldn't be able to
eat!).
How do you do that? Freehand, template, what?
FMA (who appreciates art in any form)
Jim Emerson
Fast Moving Angel wrote in message <357551...@earthlink.net>...
>Jim Emerson wrote:
>>
>> Let me see what I can do
>
>Cool, DW! I wish I were that talented. Its beak needs to curve
>downward a little more, however (otherwise they wouldn't be able to
>eat!).
>
>How do you do that? Freehand, template, what?
>
>FMA (who appreciates art in any form)
In this case it was freehand. I can add to the beak.
Trying curves in ascii isn't easy but it can be done.
Like all my drawings it free to whoever wants to use them.
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jollymon wrote in message <01bd8ef3$afa27a60$c5c866ce@office>...
>> Let me see what I can do
>>
>>
>> _..--~~~~,-
>> .-'. . . .' , ,' `/ '.,
>> ,'. . . _ (O) ',- / ' ''.,
>> ,'. . . ' --- ~~~~, ,, |'
>> /. . . . '~~ \ , -' '
>> /. . . . . , -'
>> / . . . . - . ,'
>> / . . . . _ /
>> . . . . . `-.:
>> . . . ./ - . )
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>>
>>
>> (\____/)
>> | 0\ /0 |
>> /|::: V :::|\ Jim 'Darkwing' Emerson
>> | |:::::::::::| | Misplaced Florida Beach bum
>> \|:;;;:::;;;:|/ jrem...@mci2000.com
>>
It's one of those things. I learned by seeing what
other pholks were drawing, and saying to myself
"Hey! I can do that!". I just do it for enjoyment.
Erika Jahneke
Margaret Cronan wrote:
>
> He Went To Paris was going to be my suggestion, too. A beautiful story
> that has at times moved me to tears (it just tears me up to hear 'but I
> had a good life all the way' - it's so final).
>
> Brat
>
> Bob Flood wrote:
> >
> > Trevor wrote:
> > >
> >
> > not. So let me also recommend He Went To Paris. It has an excellent
> > historical context (early 20th century intellectual community in Paris,
> > the World Wars and their effects on citizen's lives, the struggle of
> > conscience, and the resiliance of the human spirit.
> > ---
> > Bob Flood
> > bfl...@slac.stanford.edu
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Funny how these things digress so much
Da...@my-dejanews.com
In article <01bd8ea0$0ba02c80$16109cd1@default>,
"annie dreams" <WRONG...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> _____________
> ==c(___(o(______(_()
> \=\
> )=\
> //|\\
> //|| \\
> // || \\
> // || \\
> // \\
> to help you see the stars better!! <G>
>
> annie :)
> ============
>
> <3574AA45...@ix.netcom.com>...
> > GD:
> >
> > You're right, it's Vincent (the first words of the song are 'Starry,
> > starry night'). Hmmmm, may have to add that to my next CD purchase....
> > Good suggestion.
> >
> > Brat
> >
> > >
> > > Danny, by all means choose whichever song you feel is the best one for
> you
> > > because, afterall, it is your paper. Ialso think it is neat that you
> want to
> > > use a Buffett song. But, if I may commit and act of blasphemy, I would
> like
> > > to suggest what I feel is the most beautiful lyrics ever written for a
> > > contemporary song. It is a song by Don MacLean and is about Vincent
> VanGogh.
> > > And suddenly I have drawn a huge blank in the space where my mind used
> to be
> > > :>) It is either "Stary Starry Night" or "Vincent." Sorry Danny but I
> am a
> > > little tired and can't think today. However, this song is gorgeous and
> > > beautifully written. I highly recommend it, not only for your paper,
> but if
> > > you have never heard it...just to listen to. Allright, back to sleep
> mode...
> > > Sir Gator Dave
> > > Official Cabana Boy, Chauffeur to the KWFLSAW and Chief Swamp Drainer
> > >
> > > PS: Danny, Death of an Unpopular Poet is my favorite song...and if ya
> don't
> > > like it I will hunt ya down and beat ya to death with a trout :>)
> >
>
I should look thru some of my old albums before I start giving out song
titles. I actually *have* the song, was just thinking it was "Starry, Starry
Night", My mistake! Still one of my favorites.
redservo
TwlvVltMan wrote:
> try Nobody Speaks to the Captain No More. . . Promise, it's not as depressing as
> it sounds!
Oh, but how sad it is! <sniff> Also, a beautiful and poetic song is False Echoes,
off of Banana Wind (methinks). This is an excellent example lyrical endeavor.
--
Janet (official head nurse o'da magic bus an da house o' Ill Repute!
*****************************************
"Dreamin' I was at sea just my baby and me
When the words started comin' out wrong"
JB
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Frank Payne
As a new to the ng I am sticking my toe in very carefully.
If you wants words to loads of the songs, check out (I think this is the
right address) http://www.harmonycentral.com and the OLGA (On Line
Guitar Archive)
They have loads of words there. Use 'em myself.
In article <199806020244...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, Parottsix
<paro...@aol.com> writes
>I am a 9th grader and as a last final fun thing to do in school we need to pick
>a song that has some meaning and good poetic sense. If any one has any
>favortes that mean something to them could you post it. Your help would be
>very appreciated. I think if I can't find A Jimmy Buffett song I will do John
>Denvers Rhyme And Reason Or Sweet Surrender.
>
> Danny Flieder
--
Frank Payne
Torrelamata, Alicante, Spain
mailto:fr...@fpayne.demon.co.uk
or
mailto:fpa...@arrakis.es
Patti MacLean
Welcome to the group...why are you so careful?
The water's warm... Jump in & introduce yourself !!!
Parti Patti
<cabana girl>
~all that fiber optic gear,still can not take away the fear, like an island
song~JB
Frank Payne wrote in message ...
>As a new to the ng I am sticking my toe in very carefully.
<snipped>
Frank Payne
In article <kpYe1.4637$kp.61...@news.rdc1.on.wave.home.com>, Patti
MacLean <pmac...@home.com> writes
>Welcome to the group...why are you so careful?
Thanks. Once flamed, always scarred
>The water's warm... Jump in & introduce yourself !!!
Did just that under another topic, with many welcoming mailings in
response:-)
EJouppi
Frank Payne wrote
:>Thanks. Once flamed, always scarred
>
I'm sure you could find a good plastic surgeon to do something about those
scars, then you wouldn't have to be so nervous about posting. Seriously
though... eveyone gets phlamed, eventually. As long as your'e not one of those
mean-spirited types(you know who you are), don't worry about it. We don't hold
a grudge here, unless one is deserved. So post away.
Fruitcake -- the other one
Dale Greer
I will pay for $50 for a good copy of the Last Mango in Paris CD. It
must bear this disc number on the spine or disc: MCAD-5600 JVC-431.
Thanks,
Dale Greer
Grnwoman
Dale Greer mysteriously posted:
>I will pay for $50 for a good copy of the Last Mango in Paris CD. It
must bear this disc number on the spine or disc: MCAD-5600 JVC-431.<
OK. I give up. I've got to know.
Why MCAD-5600 JVC-431? %-)
GreenWoman (I mean, don't the rest of you guys want to know? Am I the only
one?)
* * *
There is humor in everything, no matter how grim. - Warren Zevon -
If I wasn't crazy, I would go insane. - Jimmy Buffett -
Be cool, but care. - Buckaroo Banzai -
MangoOmbre
I think I'll hang on to my CD.
Jim Mady
Grnwoman wrote:
> Dale Greer mysteriously posted:
>
> >I will pay for $50 for a good copy of the Last Mango in Paris CD. It
> must bear this disc number on the spine or disc: MCAD-5600 JVC-431.<
>
> OK. I give up. I've got to know.
>
> Why MCAD-5600 JVC-431? %-)
>
> GreenWoman (I mean, don't the rest of you guys want to know? Am I the
> only
> one?)
>
Mine says that....I gots ta know too!!! Does it says "John Lennon's
alive" or "Paul is Dead" is you play it backwards?
Mayday
Jim "Mayday" Mady
Buy a book...save a manatee at the
Cruising Library http://www.floatplan.com
"La luz del entendimiento/ me hace ser muy comedido."
RAVEN623
In article <199806120034...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, grnw...@aol.com
(Grnwoman) writes:
>will pay for $50 for a good copy of the Last Mango in Paris CD. It
>must bear this disc number on the spine or disc: MCAD-5600 JVC-431.<
>
>OK. I give up. I've got to know.
>
>Why MCAD-5600 JVC-431? %-)
>
>GreenWoman (I mean, don't the rest of you guys want to know? Am I the only
>one?)
I was curious, too...but I bin jus' too dang tired ta ask...but i am
interested...
:-))
Raven
Just a caveman in faded blue jeans...
Dawn A1A
>(Grnwoman) writes:
>
>>will pay for $50 for a good copy of the Last Mango in Paris CD. It
>>must bear this disc number on the spine or disc: MCAD-5600 JVC-431.<
>>
>>OK. I give up. I've got to know.
>>
>>Why MCAD-5600 JVC-431? %-)
>>
>>GreenWoman (I mean, don't the rest of you guys want to know? Am I the
only
>>one?)
>
>I was curious, too...but I bin jus' too dang tired ta ask...but i am
>interested...
>
>:-))
>
>
>Raven
>
>Just a caveman in faded blue jeans...
I was also wonderin' but thought maybe it was something everyone else
already knew (and I hate to ask those kinds of questions - ruins my *trying
to look highly intelligent* act)
;-)
Dawn A1A
Dale Greer
This is the initial-issue CD from MCA. When these sold out, MCA
reissuued the CD as part of their "Compact Price" series of budget CDs.
The difference is probably trivial to most folks, but I'm a pretty
obsessed collector.
Dale