Short Song Title Top Ten: Ace (#6)

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I had to go to the funeral home today to pay respects to my dad's cousin-by-marriage and best friend, then I had to go by the nursing home to tell my aunt that he'd passed away (he and my aunt used to work together). Rough, rough day. There's some epsom salts water waiting for me, but first, here's another song from my list of favorite really short song titles. #6: Ace - Jimmy Buffett After Jimmy Buffett became famous all of his early material started being re-released (which is typical....I've mentioned a number of times that's happened with artists, including a great Charlie Rich song I recently used). This was originally recorded in 1971 and released to the sound of crickets chirping. After everyone found their lost shaker of salt, though, the album was re-released (under different titles). And that's a good thing, because this is a good song. I've often mentioned that I'm more of a fan of Buffett's serious material than the why don't we get drunk and have a cheeseburger in Margaritaville at 5 o'clock stuff. I mean, that's got its place, but if you think that's all there is to Jimmy Buffett, you're wrong. Here we have a shining early example of that fact: a song about an illiterate homeless man ("Ace can't read, and Ace can't write, and he sleeps on a bench at night") who fell for the lie of big-city life ("from a poor dirt farm to dirty streets is really not much change") 50 years ago. Yeah, this is my kind of Jimmy Buffett. Ace Written by Jimmy Buffett Recorded by Jimmy Buffett From High Cumberland Jubilee, 1971 He ain't bitter, he ain't sweet: