If you could keep one cover song.
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- Lester Polyester
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If you could keep one cover song.
Ok I know this is wishful thinking, but a guy can hope. If Jimmy were to eliminate all cover songs from his set list, which one would you want him to keep. I'm going to go with southern cross. I still find myself enjoying it live.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
I'm not sure what the other options are as there's no actual poll but how often does he play "Defying Gravity" or "Biloxi"? I'd take any of those over most everything else he covers these days.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Biloxi was the first one that came to my mind. But, I have never heard him perform it live. I also like MIssissippi You're On My Mind. Are they both Jesse Winchester songs??
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Everybody's Talkin'
Honestly, I could never choose just one. I love Banana Republics and Duke's on Sunday, too.
Honestly, I could never choose just one. I love Banana Republics and Duke's on Sunday, too.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
I second Banana Republics. I don't even think of it as a cover anymore.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
I forgot Biloxi and defying gravity are Jesse Winchester songs. I guess I was more thinking along the lines of all night long, brown eyed girl, Scarlett begonias, southern cross, etc... I just never considered the old studio stuff covers, but technically they are. I just appreciate the old songs he rarely plays even if they are covers.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
I just hope he never does Trippin' Billies again. What was he thinking?
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Or yellow submarine and glory days.....horrible! I give him one pass on glory days, the version he played right after Clarence Clemons died.LIPH wrote:I just hope he never does Trippin' Billies again. What was he thinking?
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
That's what I mean when I say Buffett used to have more of a knack for making other people's songs his own. It's often been said of artists like Johnny Cash that once he covered your song it became his because of the indelible stamp he put on it. This is particularly true of "Hurt". Trent Reznor has even said that it's no longer his. I enjoy hearing Buffett cover Bruce Cockburn, John Hiatt, Stephen Bruton, Guy Clark, Mary Gauthier, Gillian Welch, etc but none of his versions surpass the original renditions. Hell, he's even lost his touch when covering Jesse Winchester. I love the fact that he continues to cover his work but his versions of "Defying Gravity" and "Biloxi" reign supreme over his versions of "Nothin' But A Breeze" and "Rhumba Man".Utvolzac wrote:I second Banana Republics. I don't even think of it as a cover anymore.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
I was just thinking about Scarlet Begonias earlier which is one of my favorite songs.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Looove Everybody's Talkin, samba style
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Glory Days...
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
I have heard that Buffett cover bands have played Nautical Wheelers before. That makes it a cover song. Therefore, I would like to hear Jimmy do a cover of someone else's version of Nautical Wheelers.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Ahh, the back door approach...FunkHouse9 wrote:I have heard that Buffett cover bands have played Nautical Wheelers before. That makes it a cover song. Therefore, I would like to hear Jimmy do a cover of someone else's version of Nautical Wheelers.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Second thattigzoe wrote:I was just thinking about Scarlet Begonias earlier which is one of my favorite songs.
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I have what "I" consider to be a very funny response to that. Since this is, at worst, a PG-13 rated board and I'd like to continue being a part of the group, I'll refrain.lime rickie wrote:Ahh, the back door approach...FunkHouse9 wrote:I have heard that Buffett cover bands have played Nautical Wheelers before. That makes it a cover song. Therefore, I would like to hear Jimmy do a cover of someone else's version of Nautical Wheelers.
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It would ok with me if he never plays Brown Eyed Girl at a concert at GW!
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
FunkHouse9 wrote:I have what "I" consider to be a very funny response to that. Since this is, at worst, a PG-13 rated board and I'd like to continue being a part of the group, I'll refrain.lime rickie wrote:Ahh, the back door approach...FunkHouse9 wrote:I have heard that Buffett cover bands have played Nautical Wheelers before. That makes it a cover song. Therefore, I would like to hear Jimmy do a cover of someone else's version of Nautical Wheelers.
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Re: If you could keep one cover song.
Southern Cross.
Glory Days (mostly because I just like the song, not because i think jimmy's cover of it is particularly good).
and i wouldn't be mad at all if he did Sweet Caroline at GW next month
Glory Days (mostly because I just like the song, not because i think jimmy's cover of it is particularly good).
and i wouldn't be mad at all if he did Sweet Caroline at GW next month
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Brown Eyed Girl.....sentimental reasons!!!!
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