[2], Jim Powell, a pilot from Rolling Meadows—who orchestrated virtually all of Buffett's aircraft needs for eight years; and whom Buffett modeled the character Billy Cruise after, from his 1992 best-seller Where Is Joe Merchant?—advised Buffett not to fly over the north coast of Jamaica, due to some concerning weather patterns, as well as a suspicion that the ambitious Grumman Albatross would get unwanted attention. The incident with Jamaican authorities occurred two days later. The Jamaican government acknowledged the mistake and apologized to Buffett. It is the second track from his 1996 album Banana Wind. He explains that the authorities had been shooting everywhere, comparing the incident to being in a James Bond movie.

Buffett was not as cautious, so Powell opted to not partake on the trip. The plane had been carrying Buffett, as well as U2's Bono, Bono's wife Ali and their children, Island Records producer Chris Blackwell,[2] and co-pilot Bill Dindy. [1], On January 16, 1996, Buffett's Grumman HU-16 airplane named Hemisphere Dancer was shot at by Jamaican authorities, while taxiing in the waters near Negril. ", Please help to establish notability by citing, Please help improve this article, possibly by, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Jamaican Police Apologize to Bono and Company", "Jimmy Buffett Crashes his Grumman Widgeon Seaplane " Jimmy Buffett World", "Bono recalls terrifying day police shot at him", "Jamaica Mistaica by Jimmy Buffett Song Statistics – setlist.fm", Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Great American Summer Fun with Jimmy Buffett, Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaica_Mistaica&oldid=982652048, Articles with topics of unclear notability from September 2018, All articles with topics of unclear notability, Music articles with topics of unclear notability, Wikipedia articles that are excessively detailed from September 2018, All articles that are excessively detailed, Wikipedia articles with style issues from September 2018, Wikipedia articles lacking focus from September 2018, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 13:51. [5] The shock of the whole event made Bono cancel the remainder of his family's Jamaican trip, immediately taking them back to Miami, Florida. "Jamaica Mistaica" is a song written and performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Live Appearances[edit] Despite not being a concert stapleor having an official live album release, "Jamaica Mistaica" is Buffett's most played song out of his 1990s repertoire, having made at least one appearance on each of his annual tourssince its release in 1996, except for 2000, 2003 and 2016 tours. [7] Despite the Jamaican government recognizing that the Hemisphere Dancer had not been carrying marijuana and Buffett claiming in the bridge of the song that not even a spliff was present; in some recent performances, Buffett has added the line, "Well, maybe just one! Jimmy Buffett performs Jamaica Mistaica live in Dallas, TX 1998. The Jamaican police believed the craft to be smuggling marijuana, though Buffett claims their main interest for taking the trip was for eating Jamaican-style chicken. [3][4], Bono told the Belfast Telegraph that the experience was terrifying and he thought everyone was going to die. The aircraft sustained minimal damage, with only a few bullet holes.

Despite Buffett not releasing any singles from the album, "Jamaica Mistaica" remains one of Buffett's most notable numbers from his '90s repertoire, due to the well-publicized incident it was written about. [6], Despite not being a concert staple or having an official live album release, "Jamaica Mistaica" is Buffett's most played song out of his 1990s repertoire, having made at least one appearance on each of his annual tours since its release in 1996, except for 2000, 2003 and 2016 tours.

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