Nothing Says Winter in Wisconsin like the Song "Margaritaville"

Now that January is here, a Wisconsinite like myself will recognize the chill and taste of the weather.  I have a lot of fond memories of starting the car early in the morning with ice frozen to the windows or running orders without a jacket on to drivers in their warm cars while working at Culver's.  Yet, nothing strikes me more of the feeling of cold weather than the song "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffet.

Why? It was playing on a radio station as I was leaving work today and it got me thinking, why on earth would you play this in the middle of winter?

While I can't say the reason behind Lake 96.1's song choice, I have my own thoughts behind why Margaritaville is a great winter song.  It has to do with the dichotomy of one's feelings towards the season of winter.  When it's summer, it is too hot. When it's winter, it is way too cold. "Margaritaville" acts on this emotion of wanting summer to come back as it transports you to an island beach where the tropical percussion seeps into your mind as you waste away in a Margaritaville.  

This song also brings back personal memories of me working at Alpine Valley while Jimmy Buffet was playing there.  It was hot for an August evening, but all I can remember were drunk baby boomers complaining about being unable to use the bathroom because I wouldn't let them use the VIP section's porta potty (management made it clear that only people with wristbands were allowed in that section).

Margaritaville's strange magical trip to summer blues allows for the dreams of summer to protrude from the memories of season's past.  While Bob Dylan is the catalyst for the fall season, Phillies ensemble of musicians (including the Ronettes and the Crystals) is the catalyst for the winter season, Jimmy Buffet is the oncoming storm of late spring and early summer.  

Movies I Have Seen Since Last Post:

• The Lobster
• Bone Tomahawk 
• I'm Still Here

- Kristen Johnson: a person who used to hate Bob Dylan but has grown to appreciate him for introducing the Beatles to drugs