BajaNomad - what song or music?

what song or music?

pappy - 9-17-2004 at 06:58 PM

what song or music, when state side, takes you right back to baja? :?:

elgatoloco - 9-17-2004 at 07:18 PM

Sabor a Mi

4baja - 9-17-2004 at 07:23 PM

my dog howling around my house, thats what he does every time i leave him and i take off in my boat. :coolup:

David K - 9-17-2004 at 07:27 PM

James Taylor: Mexico

Bachman Turner Overdrive: Roll on Down the Highway; Taken' Care of Business ("...people see you have'n fun, just a lying in the sun..."); and, naturally: Four Wheel Drive.

Eagles (many tunes)

Margaritaville is good, and Santana tunes, too.

M_Man - 9-17-2004 at 08:13 PM

Buena Vista Social Club

Ol' Blue Eyes "South of the Border" The Capital Years w/ Nelson Riddle Orchestra

"Smuggler's Blues" Glen Frey

Is it "Treetop Flyer" Stephen Stills?

Don Alley - 9-17-2004 at 08:41 PM

la llorona

Mexray - 9-17-2004 at 08:43 PM

Lots of J. Buffett's stuff....'Boat Drinks', for one...."I got to go where it's warm!"

BV Social Club, for sure to get the juices flowing!

Almost any 'upbeat' Latin sound...just can't sit still when those sounds start surrounding one's space!

...and of course, the sound a Mexican Beer makes as you crack open the bottle...takes me right back to a beach in Baja California...I'm a sucker for those great Corona Ads they play for us up here in the States...even though I'd rather pop open a nice, icy Pacifico - like no other!

#1 - 9-17-2004 at 09:10 PM

One of my Baja buddies had a Strunz & Farah tape that he brought along on every single Baja trip. And played. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over... And that was just the first day. :lol:

Finally on Sept. 13 2001 we were at Diaz's in Bahia de Los Angeles and thanks to some intense inebriation therapy, I was able to send the tape south with a Dutch couple driving to La Paz. My buddy agreed to it, but did not know what he agreed to until well into the trip home the next day.
It's a love/hate thing now. I hate Strunz & Farah but I love the memories it brings back. :yes:

mcgyver - 9-17-2004 at 09:24 PM

"Riding My Thumb to Nexico" Jonny Rodriquez, " Iv'e Got Mexico",Eddie Raven , " Take Me Down To mexico" Long Beach Dub Allstars, " Mexico" Elvis Presley, "Cortez The Killer" Niel Young,
" Mexico Road" K.T. Oslin, "I was born in Mexico Don Juan DeMarco, " Rodeo Or Mexico" Garth Brooks. and David K.s Favorite " Mexico " , James Taylor.

Bajaboy - 9-17-2004 at 09:40 PM

I have a number of staple Baja CDs all depending on the mood I'm in or where I'm travelling to. Some of it loud and fast (Offspring, etc.) for the washboard or others relaxing and a bit introspective (Miles Davis) while others (Chris Isaak) for chilling at the beach. But, the music that brings Baja home the most is the blues. One of my favorite things to do in Baja is sit around a camp fire with a Ballena or two and listen to the blues. Life just seems to come together and make sense. Thus, after a few beers at home, all it takes is a Robert Cray song to come along and set me on my way.

Zac

Mexitron - 9-17-2004 at 09:46 PM

-Israel Kawakamaiole
-Uncle Tupelo
-Grateful Dead
-Johnny Cash
-Dave Alvin

Mike Humfreville - 9-17-2004 at 10:57 PM

I am influenced by music in all aspects of my life so it's everywhere for me. Somehow the most beautiful artistic creation, no matter how moving, isn?t colored until it?s accompanied with music.

Some of us will name a particular song to answer your question. That tune will carry us back to Mexico because of a specific moment in time. I did it that way when we were living at Las Cuevitas with our young boys. The Irish flautist, John Galway, had a song that was popular back then, mid-'80's, called "Piper, Piper, Sing Your Song" I think. Our boys loved it and they would strut their stuff in the stones of the beach in time with the music, played nightly.

We listen to it still from time to time, the 4 of us, and reflect back over the summer we had there.

And there are two collections that come to mind, privately collected and money was not involved, that a number of the old Amigos board, now reconstructed by Doug and nomad, folks received from Brandi (and Etta and Mike) and Suzanne (and Pete and children). The former was a great collection of songs about Mexico-related music; the latter was build for a Fourth of July gathering at Geckos and starred Lee Greenwood. Aside from the music, not to abandon it at all, we should focus of putting these open-to-all gatherings back on the map.

Personally, I find myself reliving my times along the peninsular shores and deserts daily. Here, in Alta California, caused by my love for and attachment to Baja California, I often listen to romantic movie soundtracks that carry a common theme throughout the entire album. For example, soundtracks from "Out of Africa," "Cider House Rules," "Legends of the Fall," "Somewhere in Time," "Six Days, Seven Nights," "The Power of One," etc. and the list goes on. In a sense these movie compositions are spin-offs from classical music in that the theme is somewhat twisted and varied but remains intact throughout the life of the entire work. Since I buy, organize, take and listen to this music in Baja frequently, it takes me back when I'm not there. Sitting on a quiet shore after everyone else is sleeping, watching moon slip over calm water and hearing the distant splash of a diving bird over romantic music? It doesn?t get any better. Music takes me there and rarifies the moment.

Santiago - 9-18-2004 at 05:11 AM

"Mexican Girl" by Jackie Greene. Jackie is a young (23 yrears old) phenom from Placerville - check him out if you get the chance. www.jackiegreene.com

baja

capt. mike - 9-18-2004 at 06:55 AM

marimba band - all of 'em!

and all the rest of my extensive latin mood music collection.

the entire collection of robert rodriguez film music.

martin mull's tribute to "coyote ugly" ,
"i just drank enough 'till she looked good to me"

ah.....so much baja music....so little time to list it all......

Cardon Man - 9-18-2004 at 07:39 AM

Steely Dan, My old School...."Hear the whistle but I can't go, gotta take her down to Mexico..."

John coltrane, Giant Steps

Mars Volta,Deloused in the Comatorium

King Crimson,Larks Tongues in Aspic

Favorite Mexico song

Marie-Rose - 9-18-2004 at 08:48 AM

"That's why God made Mexico" by Tim McGraw

What Else

LaTijereta - 9-18-2004 at 09:04 AM

You got to have Chris Isaak's "Baja Sessions" :tumble:

Also Buffet's "Barometer Soup" is the bomb when sitting in Mike's Bar (Loreto) around 10 o'clock at night

Through in some Eagles and "Lifes Good"

pappy - 9-18-2004 at 04:48 PM

all great selections-have most of 'em.
years ago, a fellow nomad and i were on a search for something "special".it was one of those hot, sweltering, pink asthma-nefrin afternnons.deep into a bottle of cazadores(i think)we were flyn' along out on the plano.petal to the metal with the grateful dead blaring-...."fire, fire on the mountain..." never found what we were looking for but somehow ended up with two hefty sized snappers that upon our return to camp, were thrown dierctly onto the fire...( turned out good!)anyway, there is a lot more to the story, but an adventure that will always be remembered and never repeated.anyway, that song really gets my spirit going.... :spingrin:

A-OK - 9-18-2004 at 04:57 PM

The band ( CALEXICO ). All of their cd's are good but the newest one will make me black out and get into a cazuella trance.

pappy - 9-18-2004 at 06:28 PM

yeah-calexico is cool desert music for sure....

pappy - 9-18-2004 at 06:30 PM

yeah daddy!-calexico is cool desert music for sure!! :yes:

pappy - 9-18-2004 at 06:32 PM

oops! didn't mean to post twice....

Mexitron - 9-18-2004 at 06:38 PM

Hey pappy--that was Orendain Anejo we were puttin' down the hatch in the blue blazing ford---yeeeeeeee haaaaaaw!!! Ride em b-tch!!

M_Man - 9-18-2004 at 08:03 PM

Cardon Man, Thanks for reminding me about "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" Fripp Rocks!

I'll pick it up Tuesday, when I'll be in town to pick up STAR WARS on DVD!

Poncho and Lefty

capn.sharky - 9-18-2004 at 09:01 PM

Also---Seven Spanish Angels and Mexicalli Rose

elizabeth - 9-18-2004 at 09:14 PM

Lacy J. Dalton
I want to go where the warm winds blow me, I just want to ease my mind.
I want to run in the sand and the sun,
leaving it all behind...
Watch that old moon rising on the horizon, turning from gold to blue...
just making it easy for taking it easy with you...

THE KINGSTON TRIO

Barry A. - 9-18-2004 at 10:15 PM

Barry A. - 9-18-2004 at 10:18 PM

Oh, yeah----almost forgot-----Bud and Travis's "Latin Album", and Keola Beamer's slack-key guitar music.

Taco de Baja - 9-19-2004 at 07:23 AM

Although I have noyt listened to it in Baja yet, I plan in taking Baja Sessions - Chris Isaac with me next week :coolup:

"They all went to Mexico"

BajaVida - 9-19-2004 at 07:38 AM

Carlos Santana joined by Flaco Jimenez and Willie Nelson

"Pancho and Lefty"
Willie N. and Ray Price

"Se me par?"
Johnny Chingas

pappy - 9-19-2004 at 02:47 PM

taco-
are you guys going down this coming week? any reports of what the rain was like in that area??

pappy - 9-19-2004 at 02:51 PM

mexitron-
was trying to keep your name out of it to protect the(not so) innocent. :lol:

amazed you recall what we were indulging in....ahhhh those young and crazy days-they somehow helped us grow a liitle wiser and a littl more tame...!

Mexitron - 9-19-2004 at 08:18 PM

Ay mateo-that's the paradox. Anyway, the universe opens up as it wills.......and i'm very parched!!

elgatoloco - 9-19-2004 at 10:11 PM

Chris Isaak is my wifes favorite. She has ALL his CD's and she plays them all the time when we are in Baja.

We saw him perform in San Diego recently.He signed a shirt for Barb. They chatted briefly about her friend that used to be the sound guy for Mr. Isaak. He is a nice guy.We REALLY enjoyed his concert. He is an exceptional entertainer and tells funny stories and makes fun of his band mates and gets the crowd involved

We also have ALL of Linda Ronstandt's music, too!! :biggrin:

King Crimson...

Cardon Man - 9-20-2004 at 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by M_Man
Cardon Man, Thanks for reminding me about "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" Fripp Rocks!

Yes indeed M_Man..."Larks" is one of the best prog rock records ever. It has "Easy Money" and of course "Larks tongues in Aspic", parts 1 and 2. Buy it and enjoy!!

pappy - 9-20-2004 at 10:26 AM

mexitron-
parched ya say??? i know a little tienda thats sells those big, ol' cold beers-hmmmmmm-let me see....Ba-ba-ballena!!!yeah, that's it-it's Ballena time!!! :spingrin:

marla - 9-20-2004 at 04:39 PM

Hey great selections! I have been wanting to make a Baja CD of such songs after hearing one in David K's car that I think El Camote made? But have been hampered by (a) no CD burner and (b) lack of songs so now at least I have a good song list! Let me add the song I just heard for the first time recently Kenny Chesney's No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem(s?) about going to Mexico that instantly catapulted me onto the beach with a Pacifico in my hand. I might have to get the whole album though I don't know if the other songs are good.

Hi Marla,

David K - 9-20-2004 at 10:22 PM

I think that CD was one El Camote made of all the sound tracks used in his produced movies of our group trips in 2001: (Matomi 2001, BBBB-1, the Great Lost Mission Hunt Preview). That CD was a door prize at Viva Baja-3 and Sarah won it.

BajaNomad - 9-21-2004 at 07:17 AM

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Originally posted by Barry A.
THE KINGSTON TRIO

What?: "The Tijuana Jail".... ???

Doug it's "TiAjuana jail!

Tucker - 9-21-2004 at 07:45 AM

pre-running at night in 1971 and 1972

thebajarunner - 9-21-2004 at 06:31 PM

we listened to Wolfman Jack on XERB.

"Imagine" by Lennon

and

"Baby have you seen her" The Chilights

Baja Arriba!!

pappy - 9-21-2004 at 07:22 PM

b-tchin'!tje wolfman-what a missed voice he is! :yes:

# 1!!!!!

Debra - 9-21-2004 at 07:38 PM

James Taylor "Mexico" (as stated by Marla and David K. , El Camote made a CD that is just great! I'll always see "Amigo's" when I hear that song no matter how many times Brendan plays it State side. :biggrin:

"Pancho and Lefty" Wille & Waylen (don't know how Ray Price got credit for that one, :no

Madonna, "Spanish Lullaby" (I suggested to El Camote that he might include that one on the second video he made of us Baja addicts......If I remember correctly, he said something like "No way, no icky girl stuff!"

And yes, Chris Issak "Baja Sessions" is a good one.

pappy - 9-22-2004 at 09:49 PM

debra- great selections! they are some of the good ol' standards around these parts! :biggrin:

I heard a new song

bajapablo - 10-7-2004 at 01:22 PM

that makes me wish I was in Baja. It is Blake Shelton's Some Beach
I also like Shelton's Playboy's of the Southwestern World, Try them you'll like them.

I thought that smiley face was

bajapablo - 10-7-2004 at 01:23 PM

really a smiley face not a tongue-sticker-outer. Sorry for the irrevelant icon above

KINGSTON TRIO----expansion for Doug

Barry A. - 10-7-2004 at 01:50 PM

Doug----Yes, the "Tiajuana Jail" is one of them, but all the original 6 records that Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, and Bob Shane made are superb music to listen to around the campfire on a deserted beach in Baja. The Mexican fishermen used to come around at night and listen for hours to the original Kingston Trio music. Great times!!! I still play their music whenever out in the boonies around a campfire. The record titles are: The Kingston Trio, From the Hungry "i", At Large, Sold Out, Make Way, and Here we go again. Nick Reynolds is from my home town, Coronado, which helped to make them popular with us 'Coronadoans'., but they were great even without that personal connection. Nick is still in Coronado to this day-----I have been gone for 35 years. Check them out.
Barry A.

surfwidow - 10-7-2004 at 03:05 PM

Modern English "I'll Stop the World and Melt With You" must have cold beer too.

bajapablo .........

cristobal - 10-7-2004 at 03:25 PM

The one you want is .....

......... or

..... not

Mexray - 10-7-2004 at 07:31 PM

This is kind of a 'corny' one, but we used to play the 'oxide' off the cassett of "Paint-Your-Wagon" years ago when we went camping with our kids. There's a bunch of up-beat fun stuff for everyone - especially us, after a couple a belts of tequila!

It's great fun to listen to Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin try their best to knock out a couple of tunes!

"they call the wind Maria"
"I talk to the trees" (Eastwood)
"The first thing you know" (Marvin)
"Hand me down that can of beans" - the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"Wand'rin Star" (Marvin)
"Gold Fever" (Eastwood)
....and more.

It's on CD's these days, so we no longer have to deal with the 'oxide' factor....just a few scratches! The DVD is a fun small screen play if you're in the mood!

While on the subject of Movie sound tracks, it's hard to beat the opening music and the visuals to...'Lawrence of Arabia'...those desert scenes when viewed on the BIG SCREEN, with some good audio is a real BLAST! The movie wasn't all that great, but the music sure was!

Cristobal, (not Crystal Ball)

bajapablo - 10-8-2004 at 07:14 AM

I know, I got in a big rush as usual and didn't proofread or do an icon double-check. After I sent it, I did the icon double-take instead.

Nice to hear you on the call in show

David K - 10-8-2004 at 07:29 AM

I hope it didn't sound like 'crystal ball' when I said it! It is not easy to spell a sound, but I think it would be: cris-toe-BALL (how I said it) vs. cris-TOBE-al (how Chris said it).

It was a nice call... asking when I would write a new book. Thanks Chris!

I got a cold

bajapablo - 10-8-2004 at 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by David K
I hope it didn't sound like 'crystal ball' when I said it! It is not easy to spell a sound, but I think it would be: cris-toe-BALL (how I said it) vs. cris-TOBE-al (how Chris said it).

ears are plugged. Wife says I can't hear straight anyway (or that I just plain don't listen).

NORTH-of-the-BORDER ... thing .....

cristobal - 10-8-2004 at 10:06 AM

The LOCALS down SOUTH pronounces my name ..... cris-TOE-ball ..... They get a lot of practice with local names ... like the fish camp south of BAHIA TORTUGAS and PUERTO NUEVO ..... called SAN CRISTOBAL.

I stopped by SOUTH COAST FARMS in SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA .... the business of DON JORGE and he said it like DAVID K did.

I think it is a ... NORTH-of-the-BORDER ... thing. :bounce:

NOT a problem .... I answer to anything ...

....especially with a CERVEZA in my hand.

David K - 10-8-2004 at 04:04 PM

Well Chris, if you make it to Oceanside the Pacificos (or Dos Equis) are on me... I have a book, map, photo and video collection on Baja that will make it worth the 45 min. drive.

I am thinking of going to the Off Road Expo in Pamona this weekend... but just for one day.

marla - 10-8-2004 at 05:16 PM

marla - 10-8-2004 at 05:18 PM

So David what you are saying is that Sarah has the CD I want. Will she burn me a copy of it? Or sell it to me? Btw, I just ordered "No shirt, no shoes, no problems" from amazon.com and can't wait till it arrives!
I've been up to my neck workin' 6 days a week
wearin' holes in the soles of the shoes on my feet
been dreamin' of gettin' away since I don't know
Ain't no better time than now...for Mexicooo.

No shoes, No shirt, No problems!
Blues what blues...hey I forgot 'em
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand
with no bottom...and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems!
No problems!

Want a towel on a chair in the sand by the sea
want to look through my shades and see you there with me
Want to soak up life for a while
In laid back mode
No boss, no clock, no stress, no dress code

No shoes, no shirt, no problems
Blues what blues...hey I forgot 'em
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems

Babe lets get packed...tank tops and flip flops if you got 'em
No shoes, no shirt, no problems
No problems!

David K - 10-8-2004 at 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by marla
So David what you are saying is that Sarah has the CD I want. Will she burn me a copy of it? Or sell it to me?

Contact El Camote, the creator... :yes: