~*~ Songs ~*~

[Martini Mom]

We are busy loading our MP3 player with music to take with us on the cruise. We are heading to Mexico, but have chosen songs like, Don't Worry Be Happy, Red Red Wine, Margaritaville, and salsa, calypso, etc. music.

 

Anyone have any great song suggestions? Thanks :D

[printingchick]

Oh, yes, yes, yes! Got a Nano for Christmas and I'm doing the same thing.

 

Someone on my Meet & Mingle board suggested a GREAT one. It's called "Where the Boat Leaves From" and it's my new favorite cruise son. Band is Zac Brown Band. You'll LOVE it - guaranteed!

 

Some more on my cruise-tunes playlist are:

• Some Beach (Black Shelton)
  
• Then What (Clay Walker - it has steel drums!)
  
• Everybody Want to Go To Heaven (Kenny Chesney and the Wailers) The Wailers sang with Bob Marley, so you know it's a very Jamaican-sounding song.
  
• Jimmy Buffet - LOTS of stuff. I've got Farewell Jamaica, Mexico, Margarittaville and It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, with Alan Jackson
  
• Jammin' (Bob Marley and the Wailers - very Raggae)
  
• I Live to Move It (Madagascar)
  
• Stays in Mexico (Toby Keith)
  

I have about 45 minutes worth, which should get us to the airport and get us all psyched up! (As if we need any help doing that!!)

 

ENJOY!

[Martini Mom]

They sound perfect! Thanks so much! I have to wait till dh gets home to listen to them. I suck at that type of computer stuff ;). Let me know if you hear of any other good ones.

 

Thanks again.

[Geraldo05]

Here's some of the songs I am putting in my playlist for my cruise:

 

• "Vacation" The Go-Gos
  
• "Holiday" Madonna
  
• "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" Rupert Holmes
  
• "Soak Up the Sun" Sheryl Crow
  
• "The Sweet Escape" Gwen Stefani
  
• "The Tide is High" Blondie
  
• "Coconut" Harry Nilsson
  
• "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes from Dirty Dancing
  
• "Wipeout" The Surfaris
  

I have those songs and a few that I associate with vacations. I also recommend songs by Shakira and maybe Selena.:)

[Martini Mom]

Thanks Geraldo! I will add those tonight :D.

[STEVE-O]

Hot, Hot, Hot...Buster Poindexter

Kokomo.....The Beach Boys

Sea Cruise.....Frankie Ford ( I think...)

1 particular harbor....Jimmy Buffett

Sea of Love.....Paul Philips ( I think...)

The Tide is High....Blondie

Sailing....Christopher Cross

Sloop John B.....Beach Boys, again...

YMCA.....Village People ( RCCL made us dance to this song during dinner..)

I've got Mexico.....Eddie Raven (country tune)

Adios, Mexico....Texas Tornadoes (very obscure...but it's a good one)

 

I'll think of more later....enjoy

[Martini Mom]

Thanks Steve-O! I think I'm with ya except for YMCA. My husband hates that song, lol. I forgot about the first two on your list. They will be perfect :)

[STEVE-O]

So....if your hubby hates YMCA....I'm guessin' the Macarena is out, too!

(We, the guests, had to dance to that song on a different cruise during dinner......)

 

Good luck filling up your I-Pod...you're sure to get ooodles of suggestions.....

 

Happy Sails to you and yours...

 

Steve-O!

[Martini Mom]

Yeah, the Macarena is bad, but not AS bad as YMCA. :eek:

[extcat]

Boat Drinks- Jimmy B

[cdncruzer]

2 Tickets to Paradise......Eddie Money

Come Sail Away..............STYX

Sailin'...........................Sammy Hagar

Brown Eyed Girl..............Van Morrison

Margaritaville

Hey Baby

One Love.................................Bob Marley

When the Sun goes Down...........K Chesney

Oya Coma Va...........................Santana

cent 5cent 10 cent "Dollar" song..Soca Boys

Cruisin' & Boozin'.......................Sammy Hagar

I'll take you there...................... "

I love this Bar........................... "

No shoes No shirt......................K Chesney

Beer in Mexico ......................... "

 

 

..just to name a few...along with those prev mentioned!

[Martini Mom]

Thanks cdncruzer! There are some good ones there that I hadn't thought of.:D

[jinxgirl]

Here are a few of my favorites:

 

Dollar Wine by just about anybody (IMO Taxi has the definitive version)

Sails by Steve Wariner (a little obscure, but a beautiful song)

Sweat and Twist and Shout by Chaka Demus & Pliers

Fernando by ABBA (we serenaded a favorite waiter named... ;))

Gimme Hope Joanna by Eddy Grant

Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys

Mexico by James Taylor

La Isla Bonita by Madonna

We Danced Anyway by Deana Carter

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley

Walkin' On Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves

Montego Bay by Amazulu

Follow Your Daughter Home by The Guess Who

Sunny Days by Lighthouse

Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters

Soul Man by the Blues Brothers (there's a story... :))

 

Hope this helps...I had fun just making this list!

 

Cathy :-)

[Martini Mom]

jinxgirl, Thanks! There are a few ones I forgot about. I will hurry and add them to the mp3, we leave Saturday. :D

[jinxgirl]

Here are a few of my favorites:

 

Sweat and Twist and Shout by Chaka Demus & Pliers

 

Oops! Sweat (A La La la La Long) is actually by Inner Circle.

 

Happy to help, Martini Mom! Have a GREAT cruise!

 

Cathy :-)

[Chuckawoo]

Well, my first cruise begins on Monday, so I don't really know...but "Sail Away" by Sister Hazel seems pretty appropriate. Give it a listen!

[mongo59r]

Two of my favorite J Buffet songs are "Son of a Son of a Sailor" and his cover of "Southern Cross"

[jkudzu]

And don't forget JB's "I've got boats to build". For some reason, that song puts me back on my balcony on the ship. :D

[kescott98]

Dont' forget Kenny Chesney's "All I want for Christmas is a really good tan".

[Ninjachyck]

How about:

 

Drift Away - Dobie Gray (or the one with him AND Uncle Cracker)

D'yer Maker - Led Zeppelin (great reggae feel)

Carry on my Wayward Son - Kansas

When the Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney & Uncle Cracker

[UUNetBill]

All good tunes, indeed, but I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Cruisin'" by either Huey Lewis and Gwynyth Paltrow or the original by Smokey Robinson. . .

 

:cool:

[rrjoy11]

Here are a few to consider:

 

Enya: Orinoco Flow, Caribbean Blue

Bobby Darin: Beyon the Sea

Jimmy Buff: A Pirate looks at Forty

Sinatra: Summer Wind

CSN&Y: Wooden Ships

[bermudafan8]

*Baha Men: -Island Boy & Back to the Island- great for Bahamas cruise; also-Dancing in the moonlight; Land of the sea and sun;

 

*Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell, Day O, Island in the sun,

 

*Od tapo imi - midwestern steel drum band; they have opened for Jimmy Buffet and have performed on cruise ships

 

*Johnny Nash - I can see clearly now

 

*Bob Segar - Sailing nights

 

*Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - perfect for Hawaii cruise

 

*John Denver - Calypso

 

*Amazulu - Montego Bay

 

*Mana - Mexican band, some of their music has a reggae flavor, such as La Chula & De Pies a Cabeza

 

*Gloria Estafan - Go Away (perfect if you're sailing from Miami)

 

*Paul McCartney - Winedark open sea

 

*Kenny Chesney - Guitars & tiki bars

 

*Sail Away - David Gray

 

*Nitty gritty dirt band - An American Dream

 

There's nothing like turning on a cruise music playlist on the ipod in winter and wishing you were on a cruise!

[cruisemeister8]

Here's another fun song to put you in the cruising mood:

 

Bucky Covington "Mexicoma"

 

 

Cute video. Spied a few ports and what looks like a Freedom-class ship.

 

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[Curtzilla]

I have a huge collection of Jimmy Buffett music, however the 15 songs I would select for a Cruise Environment are:

 

Margaritaville

Lone Palm

Brown-Eyed Girl (GREAT cover of the Van Morrison classic)

Barometer Soup

Banana Wind

Cultural Infidel

Jolly Mon Sing

Fruitcakes

Volcano

King of Somewhere Hot

Uncle John's Band (another excellent cover, this time a Grateful Dead oldie)

One Particular Harbor

Don't Chu Know

Boat Drinks

Smart Woman (In a Real Short Skirt)

Other must-bring songs:

 

80's -90's

 

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett

Southampton - 'Titanic' Soundtrack (aw lighten up!)

Fields of Gold - Sting

Informer - Snow

Africa - Toto

Roam - B-52's

Every Little Kiss - Bruce Hornsby

Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Representing The Mambo - Little Feat (if you can find it)

Everlasting Love - Howard Jones

La Bamba - either Richie Valens (50's) or Los Lobos (80's)

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder

So Alive - Love and Rockets

Pass The Dutchie - Musical Youth

Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels

Red Red Wine - UB 40

Da Da Da - Trio (again, if you can find it)

and of course the Enya songs

 

and a few 70's treasures....

 

Mexico - James Taylor

Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles

Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image

Brandy - Looking Glass

Drift Away - Dobie Gray

Morning Dance - Spyrogyra

Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson

Time Passages - Al Stewart