popular island-y song - please help! -- Answered

[calyse]

I have been trying to figure out this song for years -- I have heard it numerous times on various college spring breaks back in the mid-late 1990's. (God I feel old).

These are NOT the lyrics but what they sound like to me....very melodic..

"oh-a one pan-a-maya....she said a one pan-e-maya....ohhhhhh pannnnnnn-a-mayyyyyyyahhhh....da da da dah."

any ideas?? not knowing what this song is has bugged me for years. i don't think it's really "panama" Any searches I try to do just lead me to "Girl from Inpanema" which is not this song!!!

really want to put the song on a cd for my friend's "tropical bridal shower" this weekend.

Thanks so much!

 

[shoefresh]

The name of the song you're looking for is Guantanamera.

About a billion different musicians have covered this song... Celia Cruz, Julio Iglesias, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez...

BTW, congratulations to your friend on their upcoming wedding...

 

[ad-rock]

In regards to Spring Break, and with the time frame you're speaking of...I'm gonna make an educated guess that you're looking for the version by Wyclef Jean from his "Carnival" album.

 

[calyse]

Okay, I LOVE this board!!! Thank you guys soo much! First of all, not knowing what that song has been has bugged me for years! And second of all, I can so put this on the "island" cd.

I had no idea what to call this song without knowing those lyrics (which I'm about to go look up so I can see what they really are - lol!)

Where else, but on this board would someone be able to decipher my lame attempt to hum out the song and come up with both the song AND the version I was looking for.

You guys rock!

Cheers!

CA

 

[ad-rock]

Originally posted by calyse@May 10 2005, 10:13 AM
AND the version I was looking for.

You're welcome! :blush: