Please note that the videos embedded with the songs were posted by some great Parrotheads on YouTube and not my creation.
On a day when life was personally at its most
confusing, I heard this song "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On"
(2005) on Radio Margaritaville (where else) and thought what a great piece of
advice Jimmy was giving me.
Then upon realizing that I had the song on CD, Take the Weather With You, I listened a
little more closely to what Jimmy was actually singing about. As many of you know, Jimmy Buffett grew up in
Alabama and has strong ties to the Gulf Coast and here he is singing about when
Hurricane Katrina and "Pontchartrain buried the ninth ward to the second floor". The song has a 2005 copyright so must have
been written soon after this terrible hurricane hit in September 2005.
At first it seemed rather banal advice to people whose loved ones died and had their homes ruined, but right after the storm what else was
there to do but "Breathe in, Breathe out, Move on". As he so often does, Mr. Buffett got it right
again.
cool post for B, mine is posted at GAC a-z
ReplyDeleteAs usual,some of the best advice. We all live in the path of the storm, in one way or another. The time is ALWAYS now.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Reminds me of a quote by Robert Frost: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." Thanks!
ReplyDeletegood advice. Mr. Buffet actually went to my high school though a few year ahead of me. I had backstage passes to his concert in Mobile when I was a junior in high school. He's a cool dude.
ReplyDeleteI agree-- great advice from Buffet-- but so soon after the hurricane? Yikes. Oh well-- you are so right--he gets right to it--doesn't he!! Great post :)
ReplyDeleteCheers, Jenn
http://www.wine-n-chat.com
The inspiration uncovered by emotional tribute to a time that changed the world he was in. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThere's not much Mr. Buffet gets wrong! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that he was able to write and sing about such a disaster so close to his home, but that's what artists do--they take suffering into themselves and give it back to us in a form that helps us cope with it. Good choice and post, Pam.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little ashamed to say I haven't kept up with his newer stuff. Must rectify that! Thanks for the nudge :)
ReplyDelete~Lynn
Powerful stuff! I too am amazed he could do this~
ReplyDeleteWhat a tribute...
Nice prompt!
I'm a Buffet Parrothead and I love everything he's done. Nicely done here and with obvious love. ♥
ReplyDeleteI have those day where I just need to breathe in and breathe out...and move on...thanks for sharing...loved the post.
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Love it... thank you for turning me back onto Buffett.. brings back so many good memories. :-)
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's the only thing you can do.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this, and completely agree with the message. Sometimes you have no choice; you just have to keep breathing and moving forward!
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