In 1977, a singer-songwriter wrote a lighthearted song in just six minutes, and it went on to become a pop culture phenomenon that shaped his career for decades.
Jimmy Buffett was inspired to write "Margaritaville" in the latter part of the 1970s. He told Ellen DeGeneres in 2005 that the song's creation was just "one of those six-minute wonders that you hear about, but it actually happened to me."
"I was in Austin, Texas. It was a hot day," Buffett recalled. "I was in a bar."
"I can't even remember the name of the bar," Buffett continued. He said he had a margarita and it tasted good, before he got on a plane to return to his home in Key West, Florida.
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"I continued the research [at the bar]," he added. "And I went home and wrote it."
The Library of Congress reported that the song was inspired not only by his experiences at the bar, but also by a breakup with a woman he was dating. She drove him to the airport and it was there he began writing the now-infamous song, saying, “I was going to call it ‘Wasting Away Again in Austin, Texasville.’”
The tune was released in 1977 on Buffett’s seventh album, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. "Margaritaville" would reach No. 8 on Billboard and remain on the charts for 23 weeks.
In 2016, "Margaritaville" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Per the website, songs included on the list are honored for their "lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Inductees are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts."
The fun anthem would go on to define Buffett's professional career. The entertainer capitalized on the song's popularity in many successful ways.
These included hugely successful Margaritaville-themed restaurants and stores, as well as resorts, merchandise, and clothing. There are also stores, bars, food, casinos, a Broadway musical, and even retirement communities associated with the brand, per Florida Today.
The brand's official website further shared details of Buffett's empire built on a song about a delicious alcoholic beverage. It wrote that Buffett's "original idea for Margaritaville was to expand the opportunity for as many people to experience the lifestyle immortalized in his iconic song as possible."
It concluded, "Where is Margaritaville? It's in your mind."
After a career that spanned five-decades, Jimmy Buffett died on September 6, 2023. He was 76.
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