Wastin' Away In Non-Complianceville

Everyone knows — or should know — that "The Terminator" is the best Halloween movie release and that "Die Hard" is the best Christmas movie (even though it was released in July). But while it's hard to come up with a best movie for Valentine's Day, it turns out that there's a hands-down favorite Valentine's Day song release: February 14, 1977, was the release date for Jimmy Buffett's song "Margaritaville," the classic song of Caribbean beach lovers everywhere.

So in the spirit of the holiday, here are a few "fun facts" about Jimmy Buffett's only top-ten song:

• During a recording session, Buffett complained to his producer about a bad day he recently had on the beach, which included losing one of his flip-flops, cutting his foot on a beer can pop top, and running out of salt for his margarita, and he said he might turn it into a song. Although his producer told him "that's a terrible idea for a song," Buffet (fortunately) ignored him, leading to the recording of