Top Ten Songs Buffett Covered: Mexico (#10)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (68120)
United States
December 7, 2021 11:03am CST
This countdown is dedicated to @NJChicaa , who’s the biggest Parrothead here in myLot land. I mean, I love Jimmy Buffett, I’ve seen him five times and met him twice, but I’ve got nothing on the queen of Margaritaville! 
So, for her I’m presenting the original versions of songs that Buffett has covered during his career. And, I should note, these are songs that Buffett recorded, because he does a lot of covers in concert that he doesn’t end up recording. Anyway, let’s get going.
#10: Mexico - James Taylor
There are a lot of songs that it sort of “makes sense” to see Buffett cover. This is one of them. James Taylor’s humorous tune about a vacation paradise (“I’ve never really been so I don’t really know”) could only be more perfect for Buffett if Buffett changed “Mexico” to “Key Largo.”
This was a good-sized hit for Taylor in 1975.
Mexico
Written by James Taylor
Recorded by James Taylor
From Gorilla, 1975
Covered by Buffett on Barometer Soup, 1995
With the sun sinking low:
So, for her I’m presenting the original versions of songs that Buffett has covered during his career. And, I should note, these are songs that Buffett recorded, because he does a lot of covers in concert that he doesn’t end up recording. Anyway, let’s get going.
#10: Mexico - James Taylor
There are a lot of songs that it sort of “makes sense” to see Buffett cover. This is one of them. James Taylor’s humorous tune about a vacation paradise (“I’ve never really been so I don’t really know”) could only be more perfect for Buffett if Buffett changed “Mexico” to “Key Largo.”
This was a good-sized hit for Taylor in 1975.
Mexico
Written by James Taylor
Recorded by James Taylor
From Gorilla, 1975
Covered by Buffett on Barometer Soup, 1995
With the sun sinking low:
James Taylor performs Mexico live at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio July 7, 1979.
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@FourWalls (68120)
• United States
7 Dec 21
Yes, he covered it. Yes, it’s on the list, right where it should be.
No, he didn’t write “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” with Goodman. They co-wrote “Door Number Three” together, as well as “Woman Going Crazy on Caroline Street.” Buffett took full responsibility for “Wy Don’t We Get Drunk”….under the pseudonym Marvin Gardens. 
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@TheHorse (218943)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Dec 21
@FourWalls One of my favorite Monopoly properties!
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@TheHorse (218943)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Dec 21
@FourWalls Door Number Three is pretty classic.
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@FourWalls (68120)
• United States
7 Dec 21
The questions are, do you know it was a cover and do you know JT’s rendition…..
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@NJChicaa (119652)
• United States
8 Dec 21
@FourWalls Yes I knew it was a cover and I knew James Taylor's version first. I have them both on my Apple Music playlist
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@FourWalls (68120)
• United States
8 Dec 21
Aren’t you lucky that none of these songs are Jimmy Buffett’s?
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
7 Dec 21
Nice! I love his restaurant "Margaritaville"
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 21
oh my as a former resident of Parrot Head-land (Cincinnati Ohio) this will get me the blasphemer title, but I like JT's version more than the original.
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@FourWalls (68120)
• United States
8 Dec 21
To me, there’s not a lot of difference. It’s not like Buffett turned “Highway to Hell” into a Margaritaville-style song here.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 21
@FourWalls well i can see and hear a difference but JT's voice is very different from JBs
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@RasmaSandra (79929)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec 21
I like the song but never heard it before from any singer, I just know the Mexican Girl that the group Smokie sings about, That is a really nice song,
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
8 Dec 21
I know this one; and I like James Taylor's rendition.
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@dgobucks226 (35621)
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18 Dec 21
A song which suited both artists styles I thought. Buffett pays tribute to Taylor several times in the song.
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