Singing of Tropical Paradise #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday, it's time for music, and I'm back from my blogging and social media break.

So, who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? Well, we are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post may be labeled "No Music".)   Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.

Every other week, we have a theme.  On alternate weeks, we can blog on any music theme we want. This week's theme is "songs about a tropical paradise".  No, I wasn't in a tropical paradise during my time off but it's still a great theme for this time of the year.

I'll begin with Jimmy's classic 1977 hit Margaritaville. Written by Jimmy, who wrote it in a Mexican restaurant in Austin, Texas. 

Kokomo was a 1988 hit from the Beach Boys.  Kokomo is a fictional island in the Florida Keys, but who cares?

Kingston Love from  UB40.  This video is a bit blurry but I liked its beginning.

I heard this song a couple of times last week.  I am not sure of its origins but I remembered that Harry Belafonte did it. Not everything in the tropical paradise is paradise, as this light flavored calypso song sings about. Here's Matilda, a song which may have its origins back in the 1930's. Belafonte recorded it twice, in 1953 and then a remake in 1955.

I will end with possibly the best known Weezer song - from 2001, Island in the Sun.

And that's a wrap.  

I kept this a little short because I think we all want to get back to dreaming of tropical islands - except, maybe, I will wait until winter for that dreaming.  Just think, with snow falling around me, dreaming of different changes in latitude.  I'm in no rush, though.

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.