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Music Appreciation

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9. Here's that 1983 Letterman appearance mentioned in reply 3 because he'd explained how

Fri May 2, 2025, 08:29 PM

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writing the song kept him from killing himself. That explanation is about 7-1/2 minutes in, but you'll want to hear all of this:

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Jimmy Buffet - Come Monday [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Thursday OP

Great one! ILikePie92 Thursday #1

In my top 3 Jimmy tunes. Great album but not as great as A1A in chicoescuela Thursday #2

No, it was written by Jimmy. See this article: highplainsdem Thursday #3

Fascinating. Tom Rush made this famous in New England. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #5

Promo video done for the song, as the article.mentioned above explained highplainsdem Thursday #4

Thanks for posting! Totally awesome. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #6

My favorite Jimmy Buffett song. SamKnause Yesterday #8