Vintage-style painting of a champagne fountain

By @Sealine · Feb 11, 2026

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Sunday: Champagne Si, Aqua No by Jimmy Buffet Sorry to jump ahead, but stumbled on this song and had to create and image! https://budgetpixel.com/blog/drinking-song-challenge-february-11-17-2026

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A mid-century, retro-inspired scene shows a multi-tier champagne fountain as guests in elegant attire toast and mingle under palm trees. Warm sunset hues and soft brush strokes create a festive, resort party mood, with a banner reading “Champagne Si, Aqua No Buffet” in the background.

Comments (20)

@CaylaCatz · Feb 13, 2026
@Sealine I wiki'd the song since I'd never heard of it. He worked 4 years on it with Wouk and it ran less than 2 months in Miami. A passion project. Imagine spending that much time and money on something and not making it to Broadway. By all accounts, he was happy with it tho. he said this in an interview “I chased and found Herman Wouk,” Buffett said. “He didn’t know who I was; I didn’t know he was still alive. I went to visit him and a day later, he wasn’t doing anything, so he wrote the libretto for that show and I did the music for it. … It played in Miami, it never made it to Broadway, but it was one of the great experiences of my life." So cool. Thank you for sharing the song and image!
@CaylaCatz · Feb 13, 2026
@Sealine I'm so happy you're enjoying the challenge. I love the songs that you pick. And I agree, it is amazing the things I'm learning about the songs, and hearing new songs from musicians I thought I knew. Yay! Thank you for saying you enjoyed the info. I kinda went down a rabbithole on that one more than the others since there was so little on the musical. I wish they'd make a movie out of it as it sounds fun. I could see the costume designer choosing clothes for the film just like the ones in your picture. They are perfect.
@CaylaCatz · Feb 13, 2026
This is a fun song. I know Margaritaville, of course, but I never knew Jimmy Buffet wrote a comedy musical with Herman Wouk about a New Yorker opening a hotel in the Caribbeans and its troubles like having no water and giving out free champagne. This is a very cool depiction of that scene and song. What a fun new thing to find about jimmy Buffet too!
@Sealine · Feb 13, 2026
It is amazing the things I'm learning and old songs I'm revisiting. Thanks so much for hosting these challenges. 🥰
@Sealine · Feb 13, 2026
@CaylaCatz So awesome! Thank you for the deep dive and for sharing all that info!
@DavidP · Feb 12, 2026
Amazing image, such awesome details and great styling.
@mim86 · Feb 11, 2026
Great choice, I love that song. Lovely image.