Top Ten Songs by Jimmy Buffett
10 – Last Mango in Paris – Just straight-up regular Jimmy Buffett. With talk of exotic locales and even more exotic fruit, Buffett takes listeners away to another world on this great Buffett song. Definitely deserves a place on a Top Ten Songs by Jimmy Buffett list.
9 – It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – If you want to get technical, this isn’t an ACTUAL Jimmy Buffett song, as it was originally recorded by Alan Jackson with a cameo appearance by Buffett. However, the song was a hit, and Buffett has taken to singing it at all his concerts. A recent Buffett song, it sticks to the tried-and-true leisure subject matter, and definitely a great Jimmy Buffett tune to kick back with by the pool.
8 – Volcano – Great Buffett song. Catchy little rhythm, lyrics of exotic island danger, and all the while done with the typical Buffett light sense of humor. Throw in a frustratingly catchy chorus, and you’ve got the number eight greatest Jimmy Buffett song.
7 – Take Another Road – You know how some musicians who have been around forever have songs that you’ve always known but never knew that they were the ones who recorded it? This is that song. I don’t know where I heard it before I found out it was a Buffett, but I was shocked when I found it out. A hidden treasure in the Buffett song library.
6 – He Went to Paris – While he may be known as a party song guru, Jimmy Buffett knows how to pull at the heartstrings a bit as well. This Buffett ballad, which tells the story of a man recounting his full life looking back during old age, does a nice job at tugging. Nice soothing melody, and a message that’ll make you feel warm and fuzzy all over.
5 – Bob Roberts’ Society Band – Not the most popular Buffett tune by far, but a personal favorite. Just a great little jam, plunking along at a nice beat, and a nice catchy tune. Go ahead, enjoy it once for me.
4 – A Pirate Looks at Forty – Another emotional song in the line of “Come Monday.” Jimmy Buffett has been playing great songs for so long, and his fans have watched him age over the decades. This song is a tribute to growing old, and living the life that so many wish they could live.
3 – Margaritaville – The most famous Buffett song of all-time, and his only top recording hit. Then why is it only at number 3? If you clicked on a list of the Top Ten Songs by Jimmy Buffett, chances are good you already know about Margaritaville, and everybody thinks it’s the textbook Jimmy Buffett song. Let’s shake it up a bit.
2 – Cheeseburger in Paradise – The second most famous Jimmy Buffett song. Detailing the wonderful creature comforts of biting into a big juicy hunk of beef and bun, it’s hard not to like this great Jimmy Buffett song. Maybe if you’re a vegetarian.
1 – Fins – Not the most famous Buffett song, but definitely the one that most Buffett fans look forward to. If you have never been to a Jimmy Buffett concert, you must go at some point in your life and wait for him to play “Fins.” Never before will you see tens of thousands of people, ages ranging from eight to eighty, participate in this great Buffett tradition. Fins to the left, fins to the right!
