Cruise Music Mix Suggestions? Anyone?

[samiam0403]

I think I have 99% of the songs listed already, but here are some more on my cruise playlist:

 

Cupid Shuffle - Cupid (I know, dumb, but they play it on EVERY cruise and at EVERY Margaritaville, so it reminds me of cruising...)

All I Want To Do - Sugarland (watch the video)

Bartender Song - Rehab

The Boys of Summer - The Ataris

Caribbean Party - Morgan Heritage

Come Fly With Me - Michael Buble (for the plane ride...)

I've Been In Mexico - Blaine Larson

Laid Back 'n Low Key (Cay) - Alan Jackson

Me Love - Sean Kingston

Mexicali Blues - Greatful Dead

Operation: Working Vacation - Sugarland

Pour Me A Vacation - The Great Divide

Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow

This Summer - Squeeze

[flatman]

Great suggestions on this thread. Most of my favorites have been posted.

 

Here's another: Drift Away by Uncle Kracker

 

Oh, give me the BEACH, boys, and free my soul

I want to get lost in your rock and roll

And drift away :)

 

Drift away is originally by Doby Gray who BTW is the black man behind uncle kracker on his video..

[Swtgypsy]

I don't know how this got to be such a popular song played on the cruise ships but "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Chariman of the Board is heard often on many ships. And it is a great beach version of the song.

 

To the question about on line radio stations which play "vacation" songs...the Endless Summer Network plays some really great beach music!

 

Have you heard "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole I love that version. The album is "Alone in iz World"

I also like "Islands in the Sun" by Wheezer.

I am listenng to all my cruise music right now :D

I go onto itunes and put in cruise music and it brings up all kinds of interesting stuff.

Tanja

[parody]

Hot, Hot, Hot is not Jamacian; that soca classic was written and performed by the innovative singer Arrow who is from Montserrat.

 

A great cruise song! Arrow's version can be found

, but I still prefer the version sung by

.

[kelligirl]

Since I am cruising to Panama, "Panama" by Van Halen is a must have. Although it's not about the country!

[cruzelovr]

"On a Boat" - by The Lonely Island. A new great tune that should be added to everybody's cruise mix!!!

[printingchick]

Got this from someone on my meet & mingle boards:

 

"Where the Boat Leaves From" by Zac Brown Band

 

The lyrics are awesome!!

There's a place, where the boat leaves from

It takes away all your big problems

You got worries you can drop them in the blue ocean

But you gotta get away to where the boat leaves from

Take one part sand & one part sea, one part shade of a banana tree

The drinks they're cold and the reggae is hot

And I know this is the place for me

 

Chorus

 

See the problem is that you're out there

And there's a perfectly good island somewhere

We’ll all ride the boat, and don't grab your coat

You won't need it where we are going

 

Chorus

 

Pick me up

Pick me up

Pick me up

 

Put me down

Down on the sand where its cool

Put me down

When I fall off my stool

Put me down

I'll just sleep there ‘till morning comes around

 

With sunshine tan ladies and pina colodas

and Bob Marley songs that are playing

There's a song in my ear that I want you to hear

Soft tropical lips that are saying

 

Get away to where the boat leaves from

It takes away all of your big problems

You got worries you can drop them in the blue ocean

But you gotta get away to where the boat leaves from...

Makes me smile every time!

[MamaParrotHead]

Got this from someone on my meet & mingle boards:

 

"Where the Boat Leaves From" by Zac Brown Band

 

The lyrics are awesome!!

There's a place, where the boat leaves from

It takes away all your big problems

You got worries you can drop them in the blue ocean

But you gotta get away to where the boat leaves from

 

Take one part sand & one part sea, one part shade of a banana tree

The drinks they're cold and the reggae is hot

And I know this is the place for me

 

Chorus

 

See the problem is that you're out there

And there's a perfectly good island somewhere

We’ll all ride the boat, and don't grab your coat

You won't need it where we are going

 

Chorus

 

Pick me up

Pick me up

Pick me up

 

Put me down

Down on the sand where its cool

Put me down

When I fall off my stool

Put me down

I'll just sleep there ‘till morning comes around

 

With sunshine tan ladies and pina colodas

and Bob Marley songs that are playing

There's a song in my ear that I want you to hear

Soft tropical lips that are saying

 

Get away to where the boat leaves from

It takes away all of your big problems

You got worries you can drop them in the blue ocean

But you gotta get away to where the boat leaves from...

Makes me smile every time!

 

Oooooooooooooo...i just checked this one out on iTunes and it's a GREAT one, #71 on my cruise playlist! Thanks! :D

[TexasCPA]

I collect music on itunes, and have since before I got my ipod. You can buy songs for 99 cents, it’s incredibly easy to use, and they can be burned to CD, not just loaded onto the ipod.

I would recommend using Amazon.com for MP3 downloads. They cost the same as iTunes, they do not have DRM (digitial rights management) imbedded into them, they have better audio resolution, and they can be easily ported from your computer to your device(s). I download songs I don't already own on CD from there. Anything I already own I rip from the CD of course. :D

 

P. S. For ease of use, my LW and I both use Zunes. She can be computer and technology challenged, and she finds it easy to use.

[sports-mom]

Another Zac Brown Band song is "toes" or "toes in the sand".

[Sea Hag]

How about Jimmy Buffett "Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude?"

[fendbass]

Well, 'swtgypsy' beat me to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole . On our cruise around Hawaii a few years ago, that song played ALL the time. Great song

 

You should give a listen to the LP 'Atlantic Crossing' by Rod Stewart. Two really good songs from that album, 'Stone Cold Sober' and 'I am Sailin'

 

I haven't seen anyone suggest Sailing by Christopher Cross; 'Hawaii' by the Young Rascals

 

oh, and anything by Dick Dale, the 'King of the Surf Guitar'

 

Finally (and I am really dating myself here), the insturmental duo of Santo and Johnny who were big in the late 50's and early 60's (think "Sleepwalk"). They had two albums out that are very easy listening "Hawaii" and "Off Shore"; you can almost hear the waves breaking

 

I could just go on and on

[InitialD]

My favorite cruise song is "I'm on a Boat" by The Lonely Island featuring T. Pain. This comedy group has done a number of songs for Saturday Night Live. Funny but explicit lyrics.

[LMF282]

If you really want to get into yhe "Island Mode" go on I-tunes and search "soca" "calypso" "steel drum" or "reggae" that will keep you busy for a while and really give you that "Island feel"

[paradiseseekers]

ALL Kenny Chesney Island Songs are a must on your IPOD!!!!!!!!

 

and don't forget MIAMI by Will Smith

[NickPA]

A lot of great tunes on here...Does anyone know of specific steel drum bands bands or songs to search for online, haven't had much luck there...

 

Here is a great steel drum band: Steel Drum Island (Also known as Carnival Steel Drum Collection). http://www.steeldrumisland.com/

 

The music is unbelievable... It's all cover songs of great beach / cruise music!!! I ended up buying all 14 cd's off of them!!

[sports-mom]

"Swimmin in the sunshine" By: Billy Currington

[silverado44]

First song I always play is "Just One Fix" by Ministry.

[Joaljoe]

Wow! This is a great thread which I accidentally found by doing a google search for cruise songs! I can't believe how old it is but it's great that's it's still somewhat going! LOL Thanks to everyone for all the song suggestions....I found a lot of songs that I wouldn't have thought about.

 

One of my favourites that wasn't mentioned in this thread is CARNIVAL By Chipz!!

 

Gotta download that one....you'll love it!! Below are the lyrics!!

 

'Comon! there's a carnival over here

Lets dance yeah yeah yeah

 

come one the party has starded

everybody's waithing down at the beach

the night is very warm now

millions of stars burning just out of reach

(oh-ooh) here the drums and listen to my song(oh-ooh)let us celebrate all night long

 

carnival in the carribean

carnival on the cocola island

come dance with us two

we're waithing for you

its a carnival

oh whee oh oh whee oh

nanaa ey ya

 

come on there's no time for sleeping

let us go hoela hoela and go cha-cha-cha

the water is very blue now

in the summer forever, here where we are now

(oh-ooh) here the drums and listen to our song(oh-ooh) let us celebrate all night long

 

carnival in the carribean

carnival on the cocola island

come dance with us two

we're waithing for you

its a carnival

oh whee oh oh whee oh

nanaa ey ya

there's a carnival

oh whee oh oh whee oh

nanaa ey ya

 

oooooh-ohoooh wheeeho nanana

oh whee oh oh whee oh

nana eey ya

carnival!

 

carnival in the carribean

carnival on the cocola island

come dance with us two(oh-ooh)

we're waithing for you

its a carnival

carnival in the carribean

carnival on the cocola island

come dance with us two(oh-ooh)

we're waithing for you

there's a carnival

 

come on! ooh whee oh oh whee oh

nana ey ya

here's a carnival

ooh whee oh oh whee oh

nana ey yaa

party has starded

(carnivaaal)

oh whee oh oh whee oh

nana ey ya

oh whee oh oh whee oh

nana ey ya

Oh whee oh oh whee oh

nana ey ya

[cruzelovr]

The Crystal Ship - The Doors...

[Sweet_Misery]

Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins

Bailamos by Enrique Inglesias

Cha Cha Slide by Mr. C.

Conga by Gloria Estefan

Crazy by Gnarles Barkley

Cupid Shuffle by Cupid

Electric Slide

Fire Burning by Sean Kingston

Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

Holiday by Madonna

(I've Had) The Time of My Life

Leavin' on a Jet Plane by John Denver

La Isla Bonita by Madonna

Los Ketchup Dance

Macarena

Miami by Will Smith

Take You There by Sean Kingston

Y.M.C.A. by the Village People

You're My Best Friend by Queen

[azcruisers85379]

Such a great compliation of songs in this thread! I don't know if anyone mentioned, but you gotta have "Bang the Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren!

Thank you for everyone who posted! We head out Jun 19th on the Splendor and have a 5 hour drive to get to Long Beach. These songs will definitely help the drive go by and build that excitement for us!

[kyle66605]

Where the Boat Leaves from- Zac Brown Band

[RedInLove]

Theme Song from Jaws!

 

LMAO!! I'm making a list, thinking of making a cruise CD for the car ride from home to Bayonne NJ in a few weeks.

[suezyq50]

Haven't read the whole thread. My newest addition was Brad Pailsey's "Water"