Caribbean Party Playlists

[DiverDrew]

Getting ready for my annual Caribbean/Cajun themed party called "Voodoo" up here in Cincinnati. Last year it was crazy with 90 people and a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonater.

Just finished the music; an upbeat and a mellow mix. Posted them to iTunes for anyone interested in taking a listen. They're listed under Drew's USVI Upbeat and Drew's USVI Mellow. Play lists are below. Mostly reggae, cali-reggae, island country, classic rock, and some acoustic folk.

Let me know if you have recommendations for other songs to add. Enjoy!

UPBEAT
Aaron Carter & Baha Men - Summertime
Abdel Wright - Quicksand
Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Ballyhoo! - Cali Girl
Blake Shelton - Some Beach
Citizen Cope - Bullet and a Target
Citizen King - Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)
Collie Buddz - Sensimillia
Collie Buddz - Let Me Know
Collie Buddz - Come Around
Cunninlynguists - Beautiful Girl
Derrick Harriott - Monkey Ska
Desmond Dekker - Jamaica Farewell
Diana King - L-L-Lies
Diana King - Shy Guy
Dirty Heads - Stand Tall
Half Pint - Pass It On (featuring Long Beach Allstars)
Hepcat - Dance Wid' Me
'Imisi - Blue Skies
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
Kenny Chesney - Guitars and Tiki Bars
Lily Allen - Smile
Lily Allen - LDN
Long Beach Dub All Stars - Sunny Hours
Matisyahu - King Without A Crown (Live Version)
Matisyahu - Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light)
Matisyahu - Message In a Bottle
Mike Pinto - One More Time (radio Edit)
One Groove - Big Ship
OPM - Heaven Is a Halfpipe
Paul Simon - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
Paul van Dyk - Time of Our Lives
Phoenix - Everything Is Everything
Rihanna - Pon de Replay (Radio Edit)
Rihanna & Sean Paul - Break It Off
Sean Paul - Temperature
Sean Paul - We Be Burnin' (Recognize It - Amended Album Version)
Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
Shaggy & Rayvon - Angel
Slightly Stoopid - Officer
Slightly Stoopid - Sweet Honey
Steel Pulse - Brown Eyed Girl
Sublime - What I Got
Sublime - Santeria
Sublime - Doin' Time (Uptown Dub-)
Sugar Ray - Every Morning
Sugar Ray - Fly
Sugar Ray - Shot of Laughter (Previously Unreleased)
Sugar Ray - When It's Over
The Expendables - Head In My Hands
Tracy Byrd - How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Weezer - Island in the Sun
Ziggy Marley - Love Is My Religion
Ziggy Marley & Cedella Marley - Good Ol' Days


MELLOW
10 Ft. Ganja Plant & John Brown's Body - Mercy
Abdel Wright - My Decision
America - A Horse With No Name (Remastered Version)
Bag of Toys - Share
Bob Schneider - Big Blue Sea
Braddigan - Pura Vida
Christopher Cross - Sailing
Collie Buddz - Tomorrow's Another Day
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
Dispatch - Carry You
G. Love - Lovin' Me
G. Love - Sunshine
Go Jimmy Go - Why You Cry
Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Handsome Boy Modeling School & Jack Johnson - Breakdown
Ho'okoa - Last Night
Inoa'ole - Mi Afi
Jack Johnson - Flake
Jack Johnson - Taylor
Jack Johnson - Upside Down
Jack Maness - New Day
Kalai - On My Mind
Kalai - Divide Me
Ky-Mani Marley - Many More Roads
Ky-Mani Marley - Ska-Ba-Dar
Lily Allen - Friend of Mine
Louque - Whoa Now
Matt Costa - Sunshine
Mishka - Lonely
Nine Black Alps - Pocket Full of Stars
Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya
Pepper - Tradewinds
Pete Francis - Ride a Tear
Porno for Pyros - Pets
Pure Prairie League - Amie
Rebelution - Other Side
Rebelution - Safe and Sound
Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband - Rain Falls Down
Slightly Stoopid - Sun Is Shining
Slightly Stoopid - Closer to the Sun
Smith - The Weight
State Radio - Right Me Up
Stephen Marley - Mind Control
Stephen Marley featuring Mos Def - Hey Baby
Stone Senses - Broken Crown
Sugar Ray - Into Yesterday
The Beautiful Girls - La Mar (The Ocean)
The Beautiful Girls & Mason Jennings - Freedom, Pt. 2
The Doobie Brothers - Black Water
The Expendables - 24/7
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
Travis - Walking In the Sun[/size]

[nothintolose]

Great playlist Diver Drew - gonna go check it out! Definitely gonna pull songs off of it.

Stephen Marley is great!

You should check out Eric Lindell's Change in the Weather - from what you had on there, I think you might really like his stuff. It's not reggae though.

nothintolose

[destiny92782]

Not to sound like a crazy person but How do you look at other people play lists.

[DiverDrew]

To look at other people's play lists on iTunes, from any of the music screens look for iMix on one of the menus. From there you will be able to search for play lists people have put together, by the name of their mix or by lists that include a particular song or artist. If you key in USVI in the search field and change the pull down sort key to "iMix Name", you'll find these two lists.

[destiny92782]

Thanks so much...I found it. Im happy

[DiverDrew]

Hey Nothintolose,

Great tip on Eric Lindell. I always have room for good blues music, especially if it's out of the Big Easy. I'll throw a few of his tracks on the mix for the party along with some Rockin' Dopsie. Should go well with the jambalaya, po'boys, and Abita we'll be serving.

We're looking into another trip to the Crescent City in November. Nola and St. John are our two favorite destinations. My wife and I enjoy and care for your city so much that we named our 7-week old daughter Annaliis Nola.

- Drew

[nothintolose]

Jeez Drew - that's beautiful that you named your daughter that! Congrats on the new wee one!

I didn't know you could get Abita up there! What's your favorite flavor? Mine is wheat - hoarding it right now because it's seasonal and almost over. I saw they have a Pecan Ale for the next season - kinda scared of that one - something about Pecans and beer My other favorite year round flavor is Amber.

I am glad Destiny asked that question cuz I woke up this morning wanting to go to your playlist to add those songs to my iPod but wasn't quite sure how...now I know.

You'll have to let me know when you come down in November!

nothintolose

p.s. Stephen Marley was my favorite performance at Jazz Fest this year! He was AWESOME!!! Eric Lindell and Trombone Shorty were my other two favs.

[nothintolose]

Drew - is it possible to download a whole playlist? If so, how?

nothintolose

[DiverDrew]

In iTunes when you're looking at the playlist you can buy songs individually by clicking on the "add song" button. To buy the whole list, up at the top of the screen by the name of the iMix, is a button that says "add all songs".

Stephen Marley is the best of the Marley boys, but they're all good. I saw him in concert last year on the Roots, Rock, Reggae tour. I've been to New Orleans over a dozen times, but I've never been down for Jazz Fest or Mardi Gras. Something about crowds I guess...

We can get Abita in 4-5 flavors in bottles, but we can get Abita Amber in kegs, which is my favorite. I emailed Abita asking where I could buy a tap handle and they kindly mailed me one at no charge. Very nice folks. I've been missing Dixie and Blackened Voodoo.

Strangely now, I'm thirsty.

[nothintolose]

Drew - I can send ya' some Dixie if ya' want. Also, I was looking for Blackened Voodoo a couple of weeks ago and didn't see any. Gonna see what's up with that.

I am trying to decide whether to just buy your whole playlist or just the songs I don't have - there's alot on there that I never heard of but really liked!

nothintolose

p.s. the crowds at Jazz Fest are different than most crowds cuz believe me, I HATE crowds.

[liamsaunt]

Thanks Diver Drew! I am fighting with itunes right now but I know we can resolve our differences. Once I do, I am downloading your playlists!