Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude, by Jimmy Buffett.
Inspired by a day in the sun at a soccer tournament and the Cucumber Lime Gatorade I serendipitously plucked out of a gas station fridge on the way home. And my wife who recommended Jimmy Buffett to go with these refreshing flavors, and who then patiently listened to my explanation of the Times Square Margaritaville story in Eater this week and its place in the genre.
This song, and its completely original intro not at all basically the same as Margaritaville's intro, honest approach is delightfully derivative, and yet somehow leads off the album that song is on. To play off of Jaya Saxena’s analysis of that song in the Eater story, Changes in Latitude, etc., starts off with a serious attempt at reflection that is unapologetically derailed by getting drunk with a friend, and a repeated chorus of “if we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane” that translates neatly as “ignorance is bliss, and if you say otherwise, you’re crazy,” which is rather rude in the year 2021, aside from being generally small-minded, and also a reminder that this particular attitude in THE SEVENTIES led to THE EIGHTIES somewhat directly.
Also, yes, I am sunburnt in September. The Weather.
And I kinda wanna sing Come Sunday next time the Buffett urge strikes.