Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings!
The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of the RedRocker's catalog!
This time, we feature Sammy's first solo retail single, Flamingos Fly, from his first solo album, 1976's Nine on a Ten Scale.
Flamingos Fly was "gifted" to Sammy from Van Morrison, asHagar and Morrison were both recording at the same studio (The Record Plant) at the same time. Morrison liked Hagar’s voice and essentially "gifted" him the song. While Van Morrison wrote the lyrics, Sammy’s choice to record them as his first solo statement feels prophetic in that the song is drenched in imagery of the Cabo Wabo lifestyle long before it existed, almost like this song was the subconscious - or conscious- blueprint for his "Billionaire Beach Bum" persona.
Come to think of it, did Sammy hit upon this lifestyle vibe before Buffet? Buffet only became recognized for his "island escapism" persona" following the release of the song "Margaritaville" in 1977, a full year after 1976's Nine on a Ten Scale! Also, if you listen to Van Morrison's version (released in 1977), it sounds wayyyy different!
Ponder that as you enjoy a lazy, hazy Sammy Sunday!
All songs available for purchase on iTunes! We bought it- so should you!
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