Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song)

Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song)

Infobox Single
Name = Volcano
Artist = Jimmy Buffett
from Album = Volcano
A-side = "Volcano"
B-side = "Stranded On A Sandbar"
Released = November 1979
Format = 7"
Recorded = May 1979
Genre = Rock/Gulf and western
Length = 03:37
Label = MCA
MCA 41161 (U.S., 7")
Writer = Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey
Producer = Norbert Putnam
Certification =
Chart position =
* #66 (U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100)
* #43 (U.S. "Billboard" Easy Listening)
Last single = "Fins"
This single = "Volcano"
Next single = "Survive"

Misc =Audiosample
Background=khaki
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file = JIMMY BUFFETT -- Volcano.ogg

"Volcano" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey and released as a single (b/w "Stranded On A Sandbar") on MCA 41161 in November 1979.

It was first released on his 1979 album "Volcano". It reached #66 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #43 on the Easy Listening chart.

The song and album are named for the then-dormant Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat in the British West Indies where Buffett recorded the album in May 1979 at AIR Studios. The studio was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Soufrière Hills erupted again in 1995.

The bridge before the final chorus mentions a number of placenames, some important largely in the context of 1979: quote|But I don't want to land in New York City,
I don't want to land in Mexico.
I don't want to land on no Three Mile Island,
I don't want to see my skin a-glow.

Don't want to land in [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/CA19 Camanche Skypark] ,
or in Nashville, Tennessee.
I don't want to land in no San Juan Airport
or the Yukon Territory.

Don't want to land no San Diego.
Don't want to land in no Buzzards Bay.
I don't want to land on no Ayatollah.
I got nothin' more to say.

"Volcano" is one of Buffett's more popular songs with fans, and is part of "The Big 8" that he has played at almost all of his concerts. Recorded live versions of the song appear on ', ', and the video "Live by the Bay". The placenames in the final bridge are often altered in concert to reflect more recent news. The song was also released for Rock Band on June 3rd, 2008 with the last two lines listed above changed to, "I want to be a couch potato / Just play Rock Band everyday."

Volcano was recorded in Montserrat and was played at the concert "Music for Montserrat" when Montserrat was struck by a volcano. The lyrics were changed to fit the context. For example, the phrase "We've got to help our friends in Montserrat" appeared in the song.

External links

* [http://www.buffettworld.com/lyrics/volcano.php#volcano Lyrics] at BuffettWorld.com


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