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Gosh, I didn't really think anybody even read LJ any more.  I'm excited about getting 7 responses to my requests for island music already (okay, the 7 posts were only from 4 people, but that's a lot in the desolate silence that is LJ in 2012. I see that Dave already has an entire compilation that looks wonderful.  I've got two CDs ready to go now, complete with track lists and pretty labels, and I'm working on at least one more.  Hawaiian songs are just fine; I just don't have many of them. In fact, I only had two that were remotely Hawaii-themed (it's a stretch to call them "Hawaiian") so I just stuck them on the "Oh, Jamaica" disc. 

I'll list my first 2 playlists in a separate post.  Now I have to take a break from this arduous task to moon over my upcoming vacation destination.  Here's a link to the villa we'll be staying in, Sea Spirit.  Here's what it looks like (well, what the view from the front porch looks like, anyway).
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Island Playlist #1: 2012 Island Music

This is mostly the new songs I bought from iTunes after perusing online suggestions, padded with 4 more to fill the CD.  We start out with the usual Jimmy Buffet type song, then get distracted when we find that Kenny Chesney has recorded a duet with Uncle Kracker.  Then one thing leads to another and the next thing you know I'm ending up with Grateful Dead.  The segue is obvious, right?

Carol, you'll notice that I did find a few more Jim Hoehn songs, both of them a bit more upbeat than the two on your drinking song collection. 

1. Palm Tree Kind of Day  --   Jim Hoehn
2. Toes  --    Zac Brown Band
3. Knee Deep  --   Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett
4. Island Song  --   Zac Brown Band
5. Bad Day At the Beach      --   Jim Hoehn
6. Jolly Mon Sing      --   Jimmy Buffett
7. Havana Daydreamin'      --   Jimmy Buffett
8. Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season      --   Jimmy Buffett
9. Coconut Telegraph      --   Jimmy Buffett
10. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems      --   Kenny Chesney
11. When the Sun Goes Down       --   Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker
12. Follow Me      --   Uncle Kracker
13. Cinnamon Bay      --   Gene Mitchell
14. Tropical Island      --   Adam Green
15. Kokomo      --   Adam Green, Ben Kweller
16. (Put The Lime In The)coconut      --   The Hit Crew
17. Summertime     --    Lena Horne
18. Girl From Ipanema      --   Getz/Gilberto
19. Tales Of Brave Ulysees     --    Cream
20. Ripple      --   Grateful Dead

Island Playlist #2: Oh, Jamaica

Most Caribbean "island songs" seem to be about this one specific island, so I just led off with Country Joe's hippie anthem and let it be the title for the compilation. When I ran out of songs about Jamaica, I used calypso and reggae tracks - music that probably wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for Jamaica.  And since I still had room for one more song, I threw in that silly Matt Wahl track because it just sounded good as a lead-in for "Man Piaba."  And the Taj Mahal song?  No excuse for that one - it's just a great song. 

1. How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica?     --     Tracy Byrd
2. Oh, Jamaica         --        Country Joe McDonald
3. Jamaica         --       The Johnny Island Reggae Group
4. Kingston Market         --        Harry Belafonte
5. Land Of The Sea And Sun         --       Harry Belafonte
6. Island In The Sun         --        Harry Belafonte
7. Coconut Grove         --     Lovin' Spoonful
8. Coconut Woman         --       Harry Belafonte
9. Jamaica Farewell         --        Harry Belafonte
10. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)         --        Taj Mahal
11. Cakewalk Into Town         --      Taj Mahal
12. Jolly Mon Sing         --        Jimmy Buffett
13. Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian         --        Matt Wahl
14. Man Piaba         --       Harry Belafonte
15. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)        --        Harry Belafonte
16. Angelina         --       Harry Belafonte
17. The Drummer And The Cook        --        Harry Belafonte
18. Volcano         --        Jimmy Buffett
19. I Shot The Sheriff         --        Bob Marley & The Wailers
20. Montego Bay         --        Bobby Bloom
21. Sloop John B         --        The Beach Boys