“He wrote in double entendres, and sometimes triple. And there's enough to keep you thinking. I think his music was really to keep you thinking and start up a conversation.” »read more
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Buffett wrote this about sailing with his father when he was a kid. (thanks, James - Chicago, IL)
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Just want to reiterate that this is a beautiful song about his "grandfather"
- cage, Boston, MA
Buffett often tells the story that when he first was shopping this song around that a record executive told him that it was too sad and that he would have to change the ending so that "The Captain" didn't die at the end. Buffett refused, when asked why he said, "because in the real world he did."
- Patrick, Philadelphia, PA
Actually, it was about his grandfather. See the liner notes in 'Boats Beaches Bars & Ballads'
- Richard, Jefferson, NC