"Do You Know what it Means to Miss New Orleans," first made famous by Louis Armstrong. He nailed it.
Jimmy does great covers in general. He respects the material and doesn't go out of his way to put his own stamp on it. Van Morrison covers usually gall me, but Buffet's "Brown-Eyed Girl" is fantastic. His cover of "Southern Cross" is better than the original. And, much like Willie Nelson (whose "Stardust" is one of my favorite songs), when he takes on an old jazz standard, he generally gets it right.
Right now, you are literally acting like a Parrothead. Squawking, enunciating words but not making sense.
Don't let Buffetfan ruin it for the rest of us. For years, I went to see Buffet, often more than one show, every time he came to town.
I love Buffet too. I was disappointed to see him hobnobbing with the leftists, but he's an aging, dope-smoking hippie, whatcha gonna do? Was that New Orleans song he played a reference to Katrina?