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Buffett songs are awesome when covered by WSP
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Buffett songs are awesome when covered by WSP


Jun 9, 2021, 2:50 PM

especially when stretched into 45 minute long repetitive jams

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Re: Buffett songs are awesome when covered by Phish


Jun 9, 2021, 2:50 PM


especially when stretched into 45 minute long repetitive jams





FIFY

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Who covers buffett songs?***


Jun 9, 2021, 2:56 PM



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I think they broke up before Buffett was that popular***


Jun 9, 2021, 2:57 PM



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Nah, I am kinda being serious here. Does anyone cover


Jun 9, 2021, 3:03 PM

Buffett songs? They can't be too complex to cover. He offers up covers but I cannot think of anyone who does a Buffett song other than Margaritaville or something like that at Karaoke night.

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I'm sure some of the urban cowboy modern country singers


Jun 9, 2021, 3:08 PM

do.

But I don't pay much attention to them either.

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Come down to South Broadway here in Nashville and


Jun 9, 2021, 3:14 PM [ in reply to Nah, I am kinda being serious here. Does anyone cover ]

hit up some of the favorite places for the bachelorette scene. The bands there will play all the cheesy stuff you want for a few bucks, and there will be a Buffett song or two squeezed in between Fl Ga line and Luke Bryan covers.

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I've never seen any band cover a Fl Ga line or Luke Bryan


Jun 9, 2021, 3:18 PM

song. True story.

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You just haven't lived then.***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:19 PM



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Sounds like pure he1l


Jun 9, 2021, 3:19 PM [ in reply to Come down to South Broadway here in Nashville and ]



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Not only that, but the last time I was there was July '19


Jun 9, 2021, 3:23 PM

and the entire Broadway area smelled like garbage. Like dumped out on the street, used baby diapers and vomit.

I get it's cool and all that, but for me (and I am beginning to see how much different I am than everyone in here) it's another thing that's kinda like the Grand Canyon, Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons: I've seen it and done it once, and don't really ever need to do it again.

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That's just it.....that area is a tourist trap.


Jun 9, 2021, 3:30 PM

People here don't go there any more than you go walk up and down the stalls at the slave market...sorry...market for your taste of local Charleston. There are so many better places to catch music and eat and drink in Nashville than the clusterfluck that is South Broadway that it's not funny.

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subscribed***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:31 PM [ in reply to Come down to South Broadway here in Nashville and ]



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Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile,
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!!


Google Phish Jimmy Buffett you might be surprised***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:27 PM [ in reply to Nah, I am kinda being serious here. Does anyone cover ]



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haa..for you Buffett haters, somehow it just got worse***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:28 PM



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Dude, if you're gonna spend megathreads white knighting


Jun 9, 2021, 3:31 PM

the guy, you gotta spell it right. Jimmy BuffetT.

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Hold on now....I'm not 'white knighting' the guy.


Jun 9, 2021, 3:46 PM

Like I said last week, I don't really even listen to him that much. If he comes on, I probably won't change it. I think his story telling is legit, is somewhat relatable, and it's easy music to listen to. It's rare I seek out any of his music. I don't own any of his music in any form, and have never seen him in concert other than on youtube.

But I'd certainly listen to Buffett (Two T's, $1 to Obed, but if you hate him, who cares how you spell his name?) all day long before I turn on any burned out 60's political counterculture singing group.

My surprise was at the ridicule and hate of the guy. I didn't know people felt that strong about him. In the end, its mostly island escapism, I find it hard to understand why people would dislike that.

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There are generally two reactions to pre-packaged,


Jun 9, 2021, 4:01 PM

marketing driven "art". Love or appreciation from those it was packaged for, and denouncement from those whom it wasn't aimed towards, who find it incredibly insincere.

He was/is a talented songwriter who switched gears massively when he (and I don't fault him) recognized it was more lucrative to sell a lifestyle than write authentic music.

He's as much a taste of island culture as a Land Rover dealership is a taste of a Kenyan safari or Epcot is a taste of Europe.

I don't hate him--I like several of his songs quite a lot, I just don't take him seriously as an artist, and his albums from the past 20 years are comically bad.

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I think you could apply all of that to pretty much anything


Jun 9, 2021, 4:09 PM

right?

It seems we're down to "if everyone likes something, then it must be bad", and the equally nauseating hipster corollary version of that being "I like something because no one else has ever heard of it, regardless of its actual quality". I tend to think specialty liquors and a lot craft beer often fit in the latter category.

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Maybe so, but those acts don't also generally create


Jun 9, 2021, 4:12 PM

restaurants, clothing lines, and a million other money grabs as integral parts of their art, so it makes the disdain a lot more understandable.

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Kiss? Aerosmith? Led Zeppelin?


Jun 9, 2021, 4:27 PM

And I'm just referring to music.

Good lord, Gene Simmons was making (and selling ) KISS 'Kaskets'. CASKETS. If he could put the KISS name on anything, he'll merchandise it, package it and sell it. And how many "remastered" chitty versions and live takes of "Stairway" and "Rock n Roll" and any other obscure almost-song during a hazy practice has Page and the rest of Zeppelin pawned off on Zep fans? And I really like Zeppelin, but after a while it's like.."wow..that's a lot of the same stuff, and a lot of chit no one cares about".

They all do it. Buffet just seemed to be better at it over a larger retail space than some of teh others.

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If you're countering my JB claims of licensing over


Jun 9, 2021, 4:40 PM

substance with Kiss and Aerosmith, then you're making my point.

Led Zeppelin? Ehhh, disagree. They could have made a TON more money off their name, image, and licensing than they have. They almost appear to dislike money based on their lack of marketing the name and/or reuniting for a real reunion tour. Only thing I can think of with them are that Cadillac superbowl commercial with "Rock n Roll" and it was notable because it was the first time they allowed their music to be used commercially.

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I just did a quick google, and LZ has remastered and


Jun 9, 2021, 4:57 PM

and re-released all 8 of their studio albums..PLUS 4 live albums...PLUS 10 compilation albums. And they'll gladly sell you the originals of all those as well, if you swing that way.

As for general merch...need a $46 baby Zeppelin onesy shirt from the 1976 Japan tour of the "Song remains the same"? You can get one of their website:

https://store.ledzeppelin.com/clothing/categories/all-apparel


Perhaps a $100 Zeppelin umbrella?

https://store.ledzeppelin.com/accessories


How about a hard back Zeppelin book $60 (was $80), and complementary cheapass bag?

https://store.ledzeppelin.com/bundles


Maybe a Zeppelin full size pinball machine?

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No, they are just as guilty if not worse than any of the rest of them.

Point is--again, they all sell out. I mean if that's what you want to call it.

But like I said..which is worse? The sellout of a once great artist on the decline, or the pre- (or even post) popular hipster version of "being too cool because no one else but me listens/uses/knows about x (insert band/music style/product here)" version?

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No comparison to JB, whatsoever.


Jun 9, 2021, 5:08 PM

Robert Plant's the wealthiest member of LZ....$200M est net worth.


Margaritaville brings in $1.5-2B...billion....annually.

Selling a lifestyle.

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So JB is worse because he's better at it?


Jun 9, 2021, 5:36 PM

I'm not even sure of the point of the discussion at this point; I'm not defending JB at all.

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#### man, not many Buffett haters, but yall are stretching


Jun 9, 2021, 3:32 PM [ in reply to haa..for you Buffett haters, somehow it just got worse*** ]

HARD to prove some weird point that I cannot quite follow.

Most everyone agrees that Buffet was good, then sold out. Also, his concerts are real big parties. I've seen him once live, decent show, hate his two biggest hits though. I was ill-prepared for the party in the lot though.

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So they didn't cover Buffett. Not surprised.***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:29 PM [ in reply to Google Phish Jimmy Buffett you might be surprised*** ]



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Well, I took the challenge and found the absolute worst


Jun 9, 2021, 3:32 PM [ in reply to Google Phish Jimmy Buffett you might be surprised*** ]

version of Brown Eyed Girl ever recorded. Van should sue.

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Also, as most everyone knows, Brown-Eyed Girl is


Jun 9, 2021, 3:33 PM

not a Buffett tune.

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Which is why Van should sue. Phish and JB on stage


Jun 9, 2021, 3:35 PM

together playing it. I refuse to link it, but it is horrible.

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they must've been playing a wedding reception.***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:41 PM



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Ya. And JB covers Gumbo apparently.***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:41 PM [ in reply to Which is why Van should sue. Phish and JB on stage ]



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That just sounds terrible.


Jun 9, 2021, 3:50 PM [ in reply to Which is why Van should sue. Phish and JB on stage ]

*shudder*

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Lutz. You need counseling.***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:13 PM [ in reply to Re: Buffett songs are awesome when covered by Phish ]



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my niece told me that counseling is good***


Jun 9, 2021, 3:29 PM



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Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile,
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!!


My work here is done


Jun 9, 2021, 4:07 PM [ in reply to Re: Buffett songs are awesome when covered by Phish ]



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