My family has decided to take a Caribbean cruise this fall and as a little gift to them, I'd like to mix a CD of 'island music' to get everyone in the mood. It might sound silly, but I thought it would be fun.

On this CD, I'd like to include 'vacation' music. I'm definitely thinking stuff like Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet, some of Sean Paul's lighter stuff, etc. I have a CD with some steel drums songs so I'll include some of those as well. I'd like some more suggestions if anyone has any. What song always makes you think of laying on a beach, sipping margaritas?

Jay Ferguson ~ “Thunder Island”

B52’s ~ “Love Shack”

Otis Redding ~ “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay”

Blotto ~ “I Want to be a Lifeguard”

The Foundations ~ “Build me up Buttercup”

Ann Margaret ~ “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
While this is a Christmas song all you have to do is change a few words around and it is great!

I thought of a few more.

Smash Mouth ~ I’m a Believer

The Brady Kids ~ It’s a Sunshine Day (Laugh all you want, it is still a great summer tune )

Pointer Sisters ~ Neutron Dance

Timbuk 3 ~ The Future’s so Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)

Styx ~ Boat on the River

The Hues Corporation ~ Rock the Boat

There is an entire genre of "beach music" that started in my neck of the woods. Just for fun:

Beach Music History

"La Isla Bonita"-Madonna
"I Can See Clearly Now"-Johnny Nash
"Surfer Girl"-Beach Boys
"Crazy From The Heat"-David Lee Roth
"California Girls"-Beach Boys/David Lee Roth

As you might have figured out by now Jenni I have a few CDs labeled “Boat, Boat 1, Boat 2” ect. That has all these tunes on them. Nothing like sitting on the boat on a warm summer’s day, kicking back listening to good tunes . If I get the chance I will climb in there and dig them out. I am staring to feel the need for summer, and I am DE - pressed .

The Beach Boys ~ “Kokomo”

Go Go’s ~ “We Got the Beat”

Eagles ~ “Tequila Sunrise”

The Knack ~ “My Sharona”

First Class ~ “Beach Baby”

Guns and Roses ~ “Paradise City”

Ted Nugent ~ "Hey Baby"

The Ramones ~ “Rockaway Beach”

Beatles ~ “Here Comes the Sun”

Jimi Hendrix ~ “Cross Town Traffic”

Aretha Franklin ~ “Chain of Fools” (The Commitments do an outrageous cover of this tune)

John Fogerty ~ “Centerfield”

Chicago ~ “Saturday in the Park”

Ok, so this last one reminds me exclusively of sunny summer Saturdays spent in Yankee Stadium . (They play this song on every Saturday home game) But it is a good “warm” song.

Oh, and Fuse I know all about doing “The Shag” . (No folks I aint’ talkin’ bout’ no Austin Powers flick)

I got beach in my blood. (Some say sand, but @them)

Thanks guys! These are great! Please keep them up!

Koz, if you are too depressed, you can come here. We've had 60° days for the last week. Makes me DE-pressed! Perhaps we could swap weather?

This is how the weather in Colorado goes....tonight predicting up to 4 inches of snow (which will be close to what we've had all year but that's irrelevant). By Sunday, the temperature is suppose to be back up to 60-65°. This is the mildest, warmest winter I can ever remember.

I wish Jenni, boy do I wish!

We have also had less than 4” of snow this season and while I should be happy with that, and the fact that the weather has been unusually mild here so far they are now talking about “significant snow” in the forecast for Saturday into Sunday . While this upsets me it will really tick me off if it happens as I am heading over to New Jersey on Sunday morning for a baseball and autograph show I am really looking forward to attending.

Maybe they will be wrong and that rain / snow line will shift a tad north (Like it has all season so far) and those folks can deal with it again. (Sorry Bob )

Koz-
As you know, EVERYTHING shifts north in the &^$# winter! And Jenni, I'll switch climates anytime--you gotta live here to believe it..

"Sara"--Jefferson Starship
"Wishing You Were Here"--Chicago (listen for the sound of waves at the beginning--the Beach Boys sang back-up )
"Girls, Girls, Girls"--Motley Crue
"Groove Line"--Heatwave
"You Are The Sunshine of my Life"--Stevie Wonder
"Tiny Bubbles"--Don Ho

I might recommed alot of the music off of the Speed2:Cruise Control soundtrack. I have that CD and it is VERY good.

Sorry, I couldn't find clips for the first 3.
(but they're good!)

'Some People' by Rayvon

'My Dream' by Shaggy

'Crazy' (Phil Chill 12") (Mark Morrison)

Tell me is it true
UB40. Scroll down it is the first song.


A Namorada (Carlinhos Brown)

Never Give Up(Common Sense)

You can get it if you really want (Jimmy Cliff) The soundtrack version is better. The clip is the 6th one down.

"Caribbean Queen"--Billy Ocean
"Cherish"--Madonna

"Keep Comin' Back"--Richard Marx
"Jersey Girl"--Bruce Springsteen
"All Night Long"--Lionel Richie
"I Saw The Light"--Todd Rundgren