Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville (Audio)
Inspiration Behind Margaritaville:
Jimmy Buffet was drinking a margarita at a Mexican Restaurant in Austin, Texas when the idea for Margaritaville popped into his head. While staying at a friend’s house later that night, margaritas began to flow as the lyrics to Margaritaville were conceived. Margaritaville became such a popular song that Wyndham Resorts started creating Margaritaville’s inside their exclusive resorts a decade ago.
Biblical Application:
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch, Acts 11:25-26.
Exegesis of Margaritaville:
Nibblin’ on sponge cake
Watchin’ the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strummin’ my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp, they’re beginnin’ to boil
Jimmy envisioned Margaritaville as a place near the beach, filled with tourists tanning in the sun. However, Margaritaville isn’t limited to one location, this atmosphere can also be created at home while cooking.
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville
Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
But I know, it’s nobody’s fault
Margaritaville is the anti-big city, a place where you chill, shooting the breeze with a friend. No one is to blame for losing something that you misplace.
Don’t know the reason
Stayed here all season
Nothing to show but this brand-new tattoo
But it’s a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here, I haven’t a clue
Sometimes Margaritaville gets out of hand, doing things that you forget and regret.
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville
Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame But I know, it’s nobody’s fault
Repeating the chorus for the first time as Jimmy doesn’t want to get into an argument.
I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home
But there’s booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
This stanza begins with a vision of a hangover. Sometimes alcohol is used to numb the pain in your life.
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville
Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
But I know, it’s my own damn fault
When you are tired and drunk, you don’t function well.as minds struggle to focus. This likely led Jimmy to forget where he placed his saltshaker.
Yes, and some people claim
That there’s a woman to blame
And I know, it’s my own damn fault
Jimmy changes the chorus to take responsibility for his own actions.
Final Thoughts:
When my parents moved to Ohio while I was in college, I met several Parrot heads, fans of Jimmy Buffet. Several of the students that I went to the Cleveland Flats with, a riverfront area with nightclubs, filled the dance floor when a Jimmy Buffet song was played. Although I don’t drink anymore, I appreciate the relaxing melody and sound of Margaritaville.
by Jay Mankus
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