The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful

Album: Coconut Telegraph (1981)
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Songfacts®:

  • Buffett explained: "Graffiti in the bathrooms of good bars has always been a great source of material. I think this one came from Captain Tony's or the Napoleon House in New Orleans." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Ken - LaSalle, Canada

Comments: 3

  • Rodney Page from Saint Petersburg, FlThe start of the song is "Lip Balm!'' Not "Play Ball.''
  • Thomas from Somerville, AlBuffett Rules and so does this song. Nuff said.
  • Mark from Outside Kc, Ks"This song is for Billy Clyde Tuggel. I hope you make it to Tahiti one day." -- Jimmy Buffett, 1980

    Billy Clyde was a character from the ABC soap opera "All My Children." His lifelong dream was to make enough money to escape to the islands of the Carribbean. But, what Buffett fan doesn't share this dream?
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