Cheeseburger in Paradise (song)#Tour

"Cheeseburger in Paradise" is about a man who tries to amend his carnivorous habits by eating healthy foods such as sunflower seeds. The song was inspired by a boating incident in which Buffett was forced to eat only canned food and peanut butter. He eventually made it to Roadtown on the island of Tortola, and celebrated with a cheeseburger.{{cite news |title=Jimmy Buffett's Support Helps St. Barts Move Forward |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/travel/jimmy-buffett-st-barts-sailing.html |access-date=July 15, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=April 7, 2018}}

Cash Box praised the bass line and vocals.{{cite news |title=CashBox Singles Reviews |date=April 29, 1978 |page=28 |newspaper=Cash Box |access-date=January 1, 2022 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1978/CB-1978-04-29.pdf#page=30 |volume=XXXIX |issue=50}} Record World said that it "rocks with a hint of country, and has a hand-clapping segment that is especially appealing" and that it makes for "most amusing listening."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=April 29, 1978|access-date=February 15, 2023|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/78/RW-1978-04-29.pdf}}

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In 2002, Buffett's company Margaritaville Holdings LLC licensed the name of the song to OSI Restaurant Partners as the name of the Buffett-themed Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. In 2006, the restaurant had 38 locations in 17 states in the United States and one in Sydney, Australia. By 2018 only a single restaurant in Secaucus, New Jersey remained of the chain.{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Rebecca |title=Cheeseburger in Paradise, a once-thriving chain, down to one location in New Jersey |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/12/28/secaucus-cheeseburger-paradise-last-once-thriving-chain/2424782002/ |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=December 28, 2018}} The last location closed in September 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/business/2020/09/cheeseburger-in-paradise-permanently-closes-its-last-standing-restaurant.html |title=Cheeseburger in Paradise permanently closes its last-standing restaurant |website=NJ.com |date=September 29, 2020 |first=Nicolette |last=Accardi}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/last-cheeseburger-paradise-unit-closes-permanently-secaucus-nj |title=Last Cheeseburger in Paradise unit closes permanently in Secaucus, N.J.: Parent Luby's Inc., which also owns Fuddruckers, is in the process of liquidating assets |magazine=Nation's Restaurant News |date=September 30, 2020 |first=Ron |last=Ruggless |url-access=subscription}}

A Cheeseburger in Paradise is a menu item at Buffett-owned Margaritaville Cafes located in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, as well as being on the menu at his sister Lucy's restaurant "Lulu's" in Gulf Shores, Alabama.{{cite web |url=http://www.lulubuffett.com/about.php |title=Lulu's – Our Story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105054816/http://www.lulubuffett.com/about.php |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |website=lulubuffet.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.apnimauj.com/201707/best-cheeseburger-recipe/ |title=Best Cheeseburger recipe |website=apnimauj.com |date=July 2017}}{{Dead link |date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

According to the lyrics found on the vinyl sleeve, Buffett sings "cheeseburger 'is' Paradise" twice throughout the song. It is unclear whether he is actually saying "in" or "is", but "cheeseburger "is" Paradise" can clearly be heard during live performances.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq69l32DCKs Jimmy Buffett – Cheeseburger In Paradise] YouTube Whether this is a fact for the studio version has not been confirmed.

Also, another lyrical confusion is in the second chorus, during the line "medium rare with 'Muenster'd' be nice"; the line is commonly mistaken as saying mustard instead of Muenster.{{cite web |url=http://www.margaritaville.com/jimmybuffett_discography.html?dd_id=33&ds_id=225# |title=Jimmy's Discography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404103239/http://www.margaritaville.com/jimmybuffett_discography.html?dd_id=33 |archive-date=April 4, 2013 |website=Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville}}

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