1st Time Cruisers Music Playlist Requests

[West Indies#1]

Hi there

My wife & I are due to go on our very first cruise nextyear – 2 weeks in the Caribbean.;p

We are in the process of compiling a playlist for ourIPhones/IPods for us to listen to whilst away & more importantly, get us inthe mood for the cruise – we have some Bob Marley & Jimmy Buffett.in mind

So, we are now asking you far more experienced cruisers thisvery simple question – what music do you have on your playlist(s) that you canpass on & recommend to us?

Also, if possible, we are looking for track suggestions forthe following –

Embarkation

Sail away party

Disembarkation

Many, many thanks in advance

P & D

[Essiesmom]

I have never had a playlist for a cruise. However, last year we fell in love with the piano bars on Carnival, and if I were to compile a playlist, it would include the most popular numbers from the piano bars, because that would remind me of our cruises. EM

[sykimball1498]

We have plenty as we also make cruise videos of our cruises, or should I say, my husband does. Some of the songs we have used are listed below:

 

1. Caribbean Queen--Billy Ocean

2. Kokomo--Beach Boys

3. Where the Boat leaves from--Zac Brown Band (this is especially good for embarkation day!)

4. Sailing--Christopher Cross

5. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem--Kenny Chesney

6. Panama-Van Halen (for our Panama Canal cruise crossing)

 

I can't think of the others just yet, but I know there are more. But like you said, Bob Marley and Jimmy Buffet are good choices and have many song to choose from..

[evandbob]

Dave Matthews "You and Me" lyrics:

 

 

Wanna pack your bags, something small

Take what you need and we'll disappear

Without a trace, we'll be gone, gone

The moon and the stars will follow the car

And then, when we get out to the ocean

We're gonna take a boat to the end of the world

All the way to the end of the world

 

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, and when the kids are old enough

We're gonna teach them to fly

 

[Chorus]

You and me together

We could do anything, baby

You and me together, yes, yes

You and me together

We can do anything, baby

You and me together, yes, yes

[George C]

Totally agree on beach boys and jimmy buffet , but love Bobby Darin “beyond the sea”

[sykimball1498]

Totally agree on beach boys and jimmy buffet , but love Bobby Darin “beyond the sea”

 

Yes, that is always a good one.

 

I remembered some of the others we play:

 

Toes by Zac Brown Band; Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills and Nash; Hot, Hot, Hot ( don't know who sings this one) and of course Come Sail Away by Styx (this is good for the sail away party.

[George C]

Also Christoffer Cross “sailing”

[Flatbush Flyer]

Too bad you're not going to Hawaii. But still, consider the entire album "Alone in IZ World." For the Caribbean, look at Cuban music: the entire first album of Buena Vista Social Club.

Jimmy Buffett and Beach Boys music is hackneyed at best because it's been done to death.

Also be adventurous and look at "island" music by the likes of Arrow or the contemporary jazz steel drum music of Andy Narell.

[Bookish Angel]

Old school reggae and ska - Peter Tosh, The Mighty Diamonds, the Abyssinians, The Skatalites, The Dualers, The Wailers.

 

Also World Music like Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (South Africa) Of Men and Monsters (Iceland) The Proclaimers (Scotland) Tim Armstrong, Buckwheat Zydeco, Kenny "Blue Boss" Wayne, Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners (USA) and much more.

 

No country, no Top 40, no classical for me.

[Flatbush Flyer]

Old school reggae and ska - Peter Tosh, The Mighty Diamonds, the Abyssinians, The Skatalites, The Dualers, The Wailers.

 

Also World Music like Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (South Africa) Of Men and Monsters (Iceland) The Proclaimers (Scotland) Tim Armstrong, Buckwheat Zydeco, Kenny "Blue Boss" Wayne, Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners (USA) and much more.

 

No country, no Top 40, no classical for me.

 

 

 

Don't forget Queen Ida for Zydeco; Hapa for Hawaiian (though Iz is the king) and, for nostalgia buffs, Pablo Cruise (saw them reunited at the Sausalito Art Festival a couple of years back). Maybe the Sun Dogs?

[GJClay]

Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth

Drift Away by Dobie Gray

Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc

Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads

Wild Night by Van Morrison

Riptide by Vance Joy

Island in the Sun by Weezer

Maria by Ricky Martin

Island Girl by Elton John

Cupid by Sam Cooke

Whenever, Wherever by Shakira

Get the Party Started by Pink

Baby Boy by Beyonce

Bialamos by Enrique Eglasias

Greeting by Half Pint

Aye Como Va by Santana

Fireball by Pitbull (this a a snippet of my very long Caribbean play list!)

[GJClay]

And Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters

[West Indies#1]

Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth

Drift Away by Dobie Gray

Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc

Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads

Wild Night by Van Morrison

Riptide by Vance Joy

Island in the Sun by Weezer

Maria by Ricky Martin

Island Girl by Elton John

Cupid by Sam Cooke

Whenever, Wherever by Shakira

Get the Party Started by Pink

Baby Boy by Beyonce

Bialamos by Enrique Eglasias

Greeting by Half Pint

Aye Como Va by Santana

Fireball by Pitbull (this a a snippet of my very long Caribbean play list!)

 

 

GJClay

 

Could I beg a massive favour & request a copy of your "very long Caribbean playlist" please?

[jlp20]

Between laptop(movies & music) and old Ipod, over 11,000 songs. Both go on the cruise along with a "On Stage" amplified sound device.

[bbtbear]

I have a whole spotify playlist called "beach" where I've collected a ton of songs about summer, having fun on the islands. Here are some faves:

Island Style: Jack Johnson, John Cruz

Stir it Up: Bob Marley

Don't Worry Be Happy: Bobby McFerrin

Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys

Heat Wave: Martha Reeves

Here Comes the Sun: the Beatles

Water: Brad Paisley

The Tide is High: Blondie

In the Summertime: Shaggy

Some Beach: Blake Shelton

Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett

The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful: Jimmy Buffett

I need a Beach: Kayte Strong

Pour Me a Vacation: The Great Divide

Tin Cup Chalice: Jimmy Buffett

Cabin By the Sea: The Dirty Heads

Feeling Good: Nina Simone

Christian Island: Gordon Lightfoot

The Lazy Song: Bruno Mars

Two Pina Coladas: Garth Brooks

Folding Chair: Regina Spector

Endless Summer Aaron Lewis

Jamaica Farewell: Harry Belafonte

Toes: Zac Brown Band

Where the Boat Leaves From: Zac Brown Band

Me By the Sea: Edie Brickell

Ten Things: Paul Baribeau

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere: Alan Jackson

Soak Up the Sun: Sheryl Crow

Three Little Birds: Bob Marley

Under the Sea: Samuel Wright

Have Love Will Travel: The Basics

Seaside Rendezvous: Queen

On Top of the World: Imagine Dragons

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems: Kenny Chesney

Sunny Afternoon: The Kinks

Coconut: Harry Nilsson

Dune Buggy: The Presidents of the United States of America

Good Day Sunshine: The Beatles

Long Hot Summer Days: Sara Watkins

Set Sail: The Movement

The Sound of Sunshine: Michael Franti

Let the Good Times Roll: Shirley and Lee

Summer Vibe: Walk Off the Earth

By the Beautiful Sea: Julie London

A Beautiful Morning: The Rascals

Sand in my Sheets: Wheeland Brothers

Island Song: Zac Brown Band

Under the Boardwalk: The Drifters

Sittin on the Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding

Walking on Sunshine: Katrina and the Waves

Knee Deep: Zac Brown Band

 

You may not like them all, but that's a great list to get you going. :)

[julesdb99]

Cant leave off "Sea Cruise" by Frankie Ford

[GJClay]

GJClay

 

Could I beg a massive favour & request a copy of your "very long Caribbean playlist" please?

It's on spotify under gladys.jean. I don't know how to share it on here but I do need to edit it, because it has become somewhat of a catch-all. I have a great 80's one on there, and others too but I don't know what kind of music you like.

Edited September 6, 2018 by GJClay
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[bbtbear]

It's on spotify under gladys.jean. I don't know how to share it on here but I do need to edit it, because it has become somewhat of a catch-all. I have a great 80's one on there, and others too but I don't know what kind of music you like.

 

Awesome! Just found it. Going to comb through and see if there's anything I haven't heard that I want to add to my Beach playlist. :) Thanks for sharing.