The 12 essential Jimmy Buffett songs

Jimmy Buffett’s death at age 76 brought in tributes from all corners of the entertainment industry, speaking to his cross-generational appeal.His first pop hit, “Come Monday” is a gorgeous soft-rock single in which his pining for a distant lover feels comforting, not sad. Its warmth emanates from the loveliest Buffett melody ever composed — it sighs and sways with romantic grace.

The vaguely Caribbean breeze that blows through the song is so airy that it suggests a world without worry, whereas the song is actually about a drunk coming to the realization that his loneliness might be his own damn fault — a subtle detail but one that gives the song an emotional depth that chain restaurants and retirement communities named “Margaritaville” can’t quite wash away.Like “A Pirate Looks at Forty” before it, “Son of a Son of a Sailor” benefits from a sense of middle-aged malaise.

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