For example, the phrase "We've got to help our friends in Montserrat" appeared in the song.
The lyrics were changed to fit the context. Volcano was recorded at AIR Studios in Montserrat and was played at the London benefit concert "Music for Montserrat", arranged by Sir George Martin to support the island after the twin disasters of hurricane Hugo and the eruptions of the Soufrière Hills volcano.The song was also re-recorded and released for Rock Band on June 3, 2008, with the last two lines listed above changed to, "I want to be a couch potato / Just play Rock Band everyday." The placenames in the final bridge are often altered in concert to reflect more recent news. Recorded live versions of the song appear on Feeding Frenzy, Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and the video Live by the Bay. "Volcano" is one of Buffett's more popular songs with fans, and is part of " The Big 8" that he has played at almost all of his concerts. Pervasive percussion to the sparkling bass pipes." I don't want to land in no San Juan AirportĬash Box said that the song "is flavorful and timely, with lots of offbeat references." Record World said that "The Carribean ambience runs from the
I don't want to land on no Three Mile Island, The bridge before the final chorus mentions a number of placenames, some important largely in the context of 1979:īut I don't want to land in New York City, The lyrics describe the narrator's anxiety about his possible whereabouts following the impending eruption of a volcano. The studio was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Soufrière Hills erupted again in 1995. The song was written in a calypso/ reggae style, The song and album are named for the then-dormant Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat in the British West Indies where Buffett recorded the album in May 1979 at AIR Studios. Lyrics Coming up as a folk artist, Jimmy's lyrics have always reflected his storyteller's eye as he weaves fictional facts and factional fiction into songs that are as much insightful as they are escapism. 43 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as peaking at No. The song was first released on his 1979 album Volcano and reached No. It was written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey and released as a single (b/w "Stranded on a Sandbar") on MCA 41161 in November 1979. " Volcano" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.
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