Post #17171 by johntiki on Mon, Dec 23, 2002 10:48 PM

Even if he DID include steel guitars, all you Buffett-bashers wouldn't be able to hear them over the sound of your own whining.

That is not true, if he had included the steel guitars I wouldn't have even written the original post. If he had stuck with the stereotypical regional sound the song originally captured instead of diluting it with a Caribbean influence than I would have let it go. If there were an Easter Island in the Caribbean then the steel drums would have at least made sense but not when the song refers to a tropical island obviously near the South Pacific. (I say near because Christmas Island is really in the Indian Ocean) I realize it’s just a stupid Christmas song and in two days who’s going to care anyway but, it just emphasizes the reasons a lot of tiki purists don’t like Buffett – he bastardizes everything he touches.
Hey, I wouldn’t criticize or even think less of anyone that likes Jimmy Buffett – I just think the guy blows!!

Happy Holidays!
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