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Hey everyone - I would like to hear some of your favorite track lists for the islands. I know some of you are country, some rock and roll, some island music, etc. So put up some of your favorites here - we will try to recreate them on the iTunes store so people can purchase the songs for themselves if they are interested.

Great idea, Anthony! I don't have a playlist yet, but Kenny Chesney's "Be As You Are" album obviously has a lot of songs about the vigin islands. The title song, plus "Old Blue Chair" and "Somewhere in the Sun" are some of my favorites. I've always been a big Jimmy Buffett fan as well.
I am anxious to hear everyones favorites! Thanks Anthony!

Hi Anthony, I've posted these before, but here are the playlists John and I made on itunes for the past two trips:

2005 trip:

Sailing: Christopher Cross
Island in the Sun: Harry Belafonte
Grapefruit - Juicy Fruit: Jimmy Buffett
I Can See Clearly Now: Jimmy Cliff
Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett
The Harder They Come: Jimmy Cliff
Jamming: Bob Marley & The Wailers
You Can Get It If You Really Want: Jimmy Cliff
Could You Be Loved: Bob Marley & The Wailers
If I Had a Boat: Lyle Lovett
Matilda, Matilda: Harry Belafonte
Pressure Drop: Toots & The Maytals
Coconut Woman: Harry Belafonte
Back to the Island: Baha Men
Man Smart (Woman Smarter): Harry Belafonte
Gin and Coconut Water (Jelly): Baha Men
One Love / People Get Ready: Bob Marley & The Wailers

2006 trip:

Majic Steel: Caribbean Sound
St. Thomas 2:19: Jason Roseman and the Tropical Gems
Sly Mongoose: Lord Invader
Here Comes the Sun: Peter Tosh
Banana Wind: Jimmy Buffett
Montego Bay: Freddie Notes and the Rudies
Zombie Jamboree: Harry Belafonte
When the Sun Goes Down: Kenny Chesney
Monkey Man: Toots and the Maytals
Pour me a Vacation: The Great Divide
West Indian Sugar Crop: Wilmoth Houdini
Beyond the Sea: Royal Crown Revue
It’s Five o’Clock Somewhere: Jimmy Buffet (live from Mansfield)
Knock Out Punch: The Skatelites
Uncle John’s Band: Jimmy Buffett
Samba de Orfeo: Al St. John’s Trinidad and Tobago Steelband
Somewhere over the Rainbow: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Now working on the 2007 list, so it will be fun to see others' choices.

Cool - thanks. I made the first one, waiting to hear back from Apple (it takes a little while for them to publish). I will post the link when it becomes available.

I heard a song on Sirius the other day that I have been meaning to purchase. It felt like vacation to me.

Soul Limbo by Booker T. and the MG's

Besides the usual suspects – Buffett, Marley, Chesney, local heroes Inner Vison and Quito, here are some on mine:

Constellations – Jack Johnson
Flake – Jack Johnson
anything from the "In Between Dreams" album – Jack Johnson
Southern Cross – CSN
Blue Sky – Allman Brothers
Soak Up the Sun – Sheryl Crow
Dreadlock Holiday – 10cc
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Let It Grow – Eric Clapton
This Is Us – Mark Knofler and Emmylou Harris
In The Sun – Michael Stipe
Like Dreamers Do – The Radiators
Crazy Life - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Sing – Travis
Beautiful Life – Edwin McCain
Say Anything – Edwin McCain
Rock n Roll Woman –Buffalo Springfield
Forever - Vertical Horizon
Shout Out Load – Amos Lee
Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight – Amos Lee
Wisemen – James Blunt
Peaceful World – John Mellencamp
Your Life is Now – John Mellencamp
Island in the Sun – Weezer
Catch the Wind – Donovan
Everywhere I Go – Jackson Browne
Rockaway the Days - Springsteen
Beautiful Wreck – Shawn Mullins
New Slang – The Shins
Sunset Lullaby – Monte Montgomery
Lets Play – The Subdudes
Papa Dukie and the Mudpeople – The Subdudes
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Peaceful Easy Feeling – Eagles
A Good Feelin to Know – Poco
Let Me Turn Back to You – Poco
Twisting By the Pool – Dire Straits
Good – Better Than Ezra
Show Me Some Affection –Dave Mason
Shake Some Action – Flamin Groovies
Genesis –Jorma Kaukonen
Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks
Waterloo Sunset –The Kinks
Alcohol – The Kinks
Hymn to Her – The Pretenders

Okay so I have got this working - this is the first playlist you can buy from the iTunes store:

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I will be working on more as you guys post them.

Thanks -

This is a great St. John soundtrack. It starts off really lively and segues to sultry..

Jump in the Line, Harry Belafonte
Pass the Dutchie, A.B. Quintalla
Caban La Ka Kratchie - Georges Fordant
Pressure Drop, Toots and the Mayhals
Baila Mi Hermana, Santana
Hold On, Santana
Oya Como Vo, Santana
Mas Que Nada, Tamba Trio
Corazon Espinado, Santana
Wishing it Was, Santana
Waiting in Vain, Bob Marley
Crossed Paths - Claudio Ragazzi
Batuacada, Bebel Gilberto
Desafinado, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Aquaerela do Brasil, Toots Thielemans
Baia, Walter Wanderley
Europa, Santana
O Pato, Coleman Hawkins
Bella, Santana

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No VI playlist can be called complete without something from the Mamas and the Papas. Many of their most popular songs were written on St. John, where they lived on the beach at Cinnamon Bay in 1965. Their song "Creeque Alley" (of St. Thomas extraction) tells the story.

Peace.... bert

Here's a few:

St. John 2006 Playlist A:
The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful - Jimmy Buffett
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Red Red Wine - UB40
Me and Julio Down By the School Yard - Paul Simon
Another Saturday Night - Jimmy Buffett
Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
Blue Guitar - Jimmy Buffett
Israelites - Desmond Dekker
Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
Some Beach - Blake Shelton
Scarlet Begonias - Jimmy Buffett
Graceland - Paul Simon
Shining Star - The Manhattans
Island Fever - Jimmy Buffett
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

St. John 2006 Playlist B:
Manana - Jimmy Buffett
Wa-Do-Dem - Eek A Mouse
Take My Home Country Roads- Toots & The Maytals
Stir It Up - Bob Marley
In The Summer Time - Shaggy
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Dennis Brown
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte
The Tide is High - Blondie
I Can See Clearly Now - Various Artist (Reggae Pulse - The Hearbeat of Jamaica)
Back To The Island - Jimmy Buffett
Good Situation - UB40
One Particular Harbour - Jimmy Buffett
Diamonds on The Soles of Her Feet - Paul Simon
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
Dream Girl - Dave Matthews Band
Broken - Jack Johnson
Jolly Mon Sing - Jimmy Buffett