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The song is about two robbers holding up a filling station and the aftermath of getting caught shortly after the robbery in a honky tonk, where both robbers are drunk on beer they bought with the cash they stole. [2] Buffett got the idea to write the song after finding amusement in a newspaper article about recovered property from a holdup. [3]
All of the songs on A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean were written or co-written by Buffett.. The most well-known song of the album, the novelty "Why Don't We Get Drunk (and Screw)", was originally released as a B-side, backing the single "The Great Filling Station Holdup", and inspired some controversy at the time due to its lyrics.
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Great Heart (Johnny Clegg) Gravity Storms (Jimmy Buffett, Jay Oliver) Gypsies in the Palace (Jimmy Buffett, Glenn Frey) In The Shelter (Jimmy Buffett) Honey Do (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) Son of a Son of a Sailor (Jimmy Buffett) Knees of my Heart (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley, Will Jennings) Coconut Telegraph (Jimmy Buffett)
Gary Graff of The Oakland Press said that the album was not of the same caliber as its predecessor, but added that it was "a perfectly fine fix between boat drinks for any Parrothead worth his or her feathers."
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It was a B-side to "The Great Filling Station Holdup", the first single from his 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean. A fan favorite, the song was almost always performed at Buffett's live concerts until 2007 Bama Breeze tour, after which it was only performed occasionally. [citation needed]
Hot Water is the sixteenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in June 1988 by MCA 42093 and was produced by Coral Reefer Band members Michael Utley, Russell Kunkel, and Ralph MacDonald. [1] The album was engineered and mixed by Jay Rifkin.