Subject: ADD Version: Banana Republics (Goodman) From: Joe Offer Date: 25 May 21 - 04:15 AM Here's my transcription from a Steve Goodman live recording. There are a few words different from the Digital Tradition - I marked them in bold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvktfcfP7UY BANANA REPUBLICS (Steve Goodman ) Down to a Banana Republic, down to the tropical sun. Come all the expatriated Americans expecting to have some fun. Some of them come for the sailing drawn by the lure of the sea. To cure the spirit that's ailing from living in the land of the free. Now, some of them are running from lovers, leaving no forward address. And some of them are running marijuana, and some are running from the IRS. Late at night you can see them in the cheap hotels and bars. Hustling the senoritas as they dance beneath the stars. Spending the renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime. Singing, give me some words I can dance to and a melody that rhymes. Once you learn the native customs and a word of Spanish or two. Then you know you can't trust them because they know they can't trust you. And down in Banana Republics it is not always as warm as it seems. When none of the natives are buying any second-hand American Dreams. The Expatriated Americans are feeling so all alone. Telling themselves the same lies that they told themselves at home. And late at night you can see them in the cheap hotels and bars. Hustling the senoritas as they dance beneath the stars. Spending the renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime. Singing, give me some words I can dance to and a melody that rhymes. Here's a studio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVB_-jBom1k |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Banana Republics (Steve Goodman) From: Joe Offer Date: 24 May 21 - 03:21 PM Here are the lyrics from the Digital Tradition: BANANA REPUBLICS (Steve Goodman )
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Banana Republics (Jimmy Buffett?) From: leeneia Date: 13 Jan 21 - 05:02 PM My husband has a brother, his brother has a wife. The wife has a niece who had three good friends of long standing. One terrible day, one of them committed suicide. They couldn't get over it. Finally they got the idea of moving to Costa Rica, where nothing would be familiar. After six months, the niece moved back home, but last I heard, the others were working there, and they were not only speaking Spanish but thinking in Spanish. Not everybody who changes countries deserves to be sneered at. |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Banana Republics (Jimmy Buffett?) From: cnd Date: 11 Jan 21 - 08:29 PM Yes, alongside Steve Burgh and Jim Rothermel. |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Banana Republics (Jimmy Buffett?) From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Jan 21 - 03:55 PM This is a Steve Goodman song, right? |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Bananna Republics From: GUEST,Owlkat. Date: 26 Jul 00 - 02:42 AM Hi. Ack. Well, that's the best I can do. Hope it makes some sense. Owl. |
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Bananna Republics From: John in Brisbane Date: 26 Jul 00 - 02:41 AM Lyrics and chords are in the DT, just look for BANANA. Great song, Regards, John |
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: BANANA REPUBLICS (Steve Goodman) From: GUEST,Owlkat Date: 26 Jul 00 - 02:40 AM Hi, Here goes. Hope I get the line breaks in the right places... Banana Repbublics Steve Goodman CCheers, Owl. Preformat commands <pre> (beginning) and </pre> (end) added to space chords. |
Subject: Bananna Republics From: GUEST,John Baxter Date: 26 Jul 00 - 02:24 AM Hi, does anyone have the chords to Bananna republics by Steve Goodman? (also recorded by jimmy buffett). Thanks John |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: John in Brisbane Date: 14 Jun 99 - 07:04 PM And if all else fails look in the DT for the lyrics and chords. I know it's there because it was the first song I ever looked up. |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: Ted from Australia Date: 14 Jun 99 - 07:02 PM Buggerit here. |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: Ted from Australia Date: 14 Jun 99 - 06:59 PM I have a bit more time now so "http://www.renegadeolga.com/olga/main/b/buffett_jimmy/"here's.a blue clicky. Regards Ted |
Subject: Lyr Add: BANANA REPUBLICS (Steve Goodman) From: Ted from Australia Date: 14 Jun 99 - 05:31 AM You will find this and a bunch of Buffett songs at http://www.renegadeolga.com/ (too much of a hurry to do a blue clicky) Regards Ted #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4) with SMTP id ; Thu, 22 Apr 1993 09:35:48 -0700 Received: from moe.coe.uga.edu by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Thu, 22 Apr 1993 09:35:46 -0700 Received: by moe.coe.uga.edu (4.1/25-eef) id AA09315; Thu, 22 Apr 93 12:35:44 EDT From: Mike Hall Message-Id: Subject: song -"BananaRepublics.crd" - Jimmy_Buffett To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Date: Thu, 22 Apr 93 12:35:43 EDT X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] This song is off the "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" albumn. (Note to guitarists: I was sick of trying to figure out the chords to the 4th line of the chorus. I finally had a suggestion from a friend, so I put his best guess there.) Banana Republics ================ By Steve Goodman\Jim Rothermel\Steve Burgh (As performed by Jimmy Buffett) G Am2. First you learn the native customs, soon a word of spanish or two. You know that you cannot trust them, 'cause they know they can't trust you. Expatriated Americans, feelin' so all alone, telling themselves the same lies that they told themselves back home. (solo) -play - G Am D G - Dm Am C G C G Down to the Banana Republics, things aren't as warm as they seem, none of the natives are buying any second-hand American dreams. (repeat chorus) Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun; go the expatriated Americans hopin' to find some fun. (repeat chords and fade) ------------------------------------ [Please forgive any errors I may have made. Suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated...] ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Mike A. Hall // "If I don't die by Thursday, // // mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu // I'll be roarin' Friday night." // // // --J.Buffett // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: PJ Date: 14 Jun 99 - 03:04 AM kittyfoot-- That was very helpful. Here I thought leer-icks were the noises Italian men made while staring at ugly girls on the street... Geetz Romo-- Have you tried www.margaritaville.com? That's Senor Buffet's website, and I think there's a link to some of his lyrics there. I'm married to a certified parrot-head (unfortunate medical condition aside, he also likes Jimmy Buffet a lot) I'll ask him where he keeps the emergency lyrics around the house. PJ |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: catspaw49 Date: 14 Jun 99 - 01:22 AM While Art's looking, I'll try to help with lyrics and chords. Lyrics are words and chords are harmonius note groupings such as you might play on guitar or autoharp. Hope that was helpful................ catspaw---R.W.A. (Resident Wise Ass) |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: Geetz Romo (inactive) Date: 14 Jun 99 - 12:20 AM Thanks,Art. Geetz |
Subject: RE: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: Art Thieme Date: 13 Jun 99 - 11:42 PM I believe this song was written by Steve Goodman along with J.B. I'll dig it out in a while---but not right away. Art
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Subject: Banana Republic: Jimmy Buffet From: Geetz Romo (inactive) Date: 13 Jun 99 - 03:57 PM Can you help me with the lyrics and chords? I'm slowly trying to remeber songs I once played, and this site is helping. |
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