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Why Don't We Get Drunk
"Why Don't We Get Drunk" is a novelty song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was a B-side to "The Great Filling Station Holdup", the first single from his 1973 album '' A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean''. A fan favorite, the song was almost always performed at Buffett's live concerts until 2007 ''Bama Breeze'' tour, after which it was only performed occasionally. Buffett wrote the song under the pseudonym Marvin Gardens, derived from a property on the original Atlantic City version of the Monopoly game board. Description The song is a parody of standard country music love songs. Buffett states that he made the song "as a total satire ndwasn't even going to put it on the album. We did it foolin' around in one take. But immediately that song became controversial, and there were jukebox sales." Buffett further notes, "I was hearing a lot of very suggestive country songs—in particular, Norma Jean's "Let's Go All the Way". I figured I ...
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A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean
''A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released on June 4, 1973, as his first album for Dunhill. The title of the album is a play on the country song " A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" by Marty Robbins, and it contains several of what later became Buffett's most popular songs. The album was recorded at outlaw country singer Tompall Glaser's recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee. It marks the first reference to Buffett's backup band as "The Coral Reefer Band" and is the first album on which long-time Coral Reefers Michael Utley and Greg "Fingers" Taylor play. Chart performance The album reached number 43 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, but did not make the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, his last major release not to make that chart. The single of "The Great Filling Station Holdup" reached number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart and "Grapefruit Juicy ...
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Atlanta
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1973 Songs
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Novelty Songs
A novelty song is a type of song built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of Comedy music, humor, or a sample of popular culture. Novelty songs partially overlap with Comedy music, comedy songs, which are more explicitly based on humor, and with musical parody, especially when the novel gimmick is another popular song. Novelty songs achieved great popularity during the 1920s and 1930s. They had a resurgence of interest in the 1950s and 1960s. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music; the other two divisions were Ballad (music), ballads and dance music. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. Novelty songs are often a Parody song, parody or humor song, and may apply to a current event such as a holiday or a fad such as a novelty and fad dances, dance or TV program. Many use unusual lyrics, subjects, sounds, or instrumentation, and may not even be musical. ...
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Jimmy Buffett Songs
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Designated Driver
The terms "designated driver" and "designated driving" (commonly known as DD) refer to the selection of a person who remains sober as the responsible driver of a vehicle whilst others have been allowed to drink alcoholic beverages. Thus, as a practical and ethical matter a ''designated driver'' is a person who abstains from alcohol on an occasion in order to drive their companions home safely as an alternative to driving under the influence. In order to encourage these arrangements, some bar, restaurant and nightclub proprietors will offer free or reduced-price soft drinks to designated drivers. History The designated driver concept was developed in Scandinavia over several decades beginning in the 1920s, leading to a formalized designated driver program in the 1980s. The program was introduced in Canada in 1986 by Hiram Walker and Sons as "The Canadian Club Designated Driver Program". The program was accepted readily and supported by the police, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, ...
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Condom
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Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis
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Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads
''Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads'' is a four disc compilation box set of Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band's greatest hits, rarities, and previously unreleased songs. Released in 1992, the collection received Recording Industry Association of America quadruple platinum certification in 2001. Track listing Disc one: ''Boats'' ''Boats'' is the boat and sailing-themed disc. "Love and Luck" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Take It Back," written for the US America's Cup yachting team, was previously available only as a single release. "Love and Luck" would later appear on the live album, '' Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays''. Disc two: ''Beaches'' ''Beaches'' is the beach and ocean-themed disc. Of the 18 beach songs, notable songs are "Margaritaville," also known as the Buffett signature song, and " Cheeseburger in Paradise". "Money Back Guarantee" was previously unreleased on a Buffett album. "Christmas in the Caribbean" was previously released on the 1985 ...
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High Times
''High Times'' was an American monthly magazine (and cannabis brand) that advocates the legalization of cannabis as well as other counterculture ideas. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade. The magazine had its own book publishing division, High Times Books, and its own record label, High Times Records. From 1974 to 2016, ''High Times'' was published by Trans-High Corporation (THC). Hightimes Holding Corp. acquired THC and the magazine in 2017. Overview ''High Times'' covers a wide range of topics, including politics, activism, drugs, education, sex, music, and film, as well as photography. Like ''Playboy'', each issue of ''High Times'' contains a centerfold photo; however, instead of a nude woman, ''High Times'' typically features a cannabis plant. (The magazine, however, often featured women—occasionally crowned as "Ms. High Times"—on the cover to help newsstand sales.) In addition, the magazine "published writers like Hunter S. Thompson, William S. Burro ...
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The Great Filling Station Holdup
"The Great Filling Station Hold Up" is a song written and performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1973 album ''A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean'' and was his first single from that album. The single reached No. 58 on the US Country chart in 1973. The song appears on ''Live at Fenway Park'', a live album that opened with an acoustic set consisting of " Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes", "The Great Filling Station Holdup" and "Pencil Thin Mustache". History The song is about two robbers holding up a filling station and the aftermath of getting caught shortly after the robbery in a honky tonk, where both robbers are drunk on beer they bought with the cash they stole. Buffett got the idea to write the song after finding amusement in a newspaper article about recovered property from a holdup. Soon after the release of the single, with " Why Don't We Get Drunk" as its B-side The A-side and B-side ...
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