Latenights in Lotusland: deserted isle discs forum II

I wish I could tell you about the South Pacific. The way it actually was. The endless ocean. The infinite specks of coral we called islands. Coconut palms nodding gracefully toward the ocean. Reefs upon which waves broke into spray, and inner lagoons, lovely beyond description. I wish I could tell you about the sweating jungle, the full moon rising behind the volcanoes, and the waiting. The waiting, the timeless, repetitive waiting.

James A. Michener, Tales of the South Pacific (1946)

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The Top 25 Island Music Albums exercise is gaining some steam... and stirring up some controversy (sillyness) along the way too. This weekend I spoke to a bunch of peeps who were confused as to what kind of music was acceptable.

Any, all music is acceptable; you don't have to list 25 reggae or soca albums. But you could. You can list anything you want. Whatever floats your cat, yeah?

Just remember, you might not ever get off the island... EVER. So pick 25 discs that can stand the true test of time. Got it? Jill? What a pistol. Funniest response I've received to date:

Jill to me, Lynn, Stinky, Visnja, Chelsea, Victor, Sandy, Miranda, Kristen, Island Diva, Gillian, G1, DK, Diva Darling, Coko, Charles, Buffalo Tim, Chris, Angela et al

3:29pm (1½ hours ago)

RE: EMAIL SENT BY: WIG2
SUBJECT LINE: "All right you pussies"
DATE: post new years hangover

Ok, this email has been sitting in my junk mail folder for some time ... originally having no idea who sent it to me (Wig2) ... and having read it as requesting :

my "Top 25 Island Music Albums" of all time,

I mean I like reggae, but REALLY ... how many of us have 25 favourite albums! (I found the whole proposition exclusionary from the get go and boycotted the free CD prospect immediately).

However, the truth was revealed at WTC Annual General Meeting last night that indeed conspiracy theories are easily conjured... the above mentioned message actually came from DJ Colin, (who btw didn't mean to insult the female anatomy by associating it with lacklustre responses in his subject line "all right you pussies") and whom actually truly wanted to know our top 25 albums of all time.

(Did anyone else misread this?)

Whew, now that's absolutely clear, I'm now making last ditch effort for that free CD ... Ah, but rather than offering my top 25 favourite albums which I'm sure between all of you, someone will mention, and Colin will ignore, ...

I enter ...

(drum roll please)

My Top 2.5 Island Film Score Tracks

#1. "I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair", from SOUTH PACIFIC

#2. "Ole Man River", from SHOWBOAT

# .5 "Tonight", from WEST SIDE STORY (ok, well NYC is kind of floating around water, no? and I'm only giving it half a pt.)

Do I still qualify for the free CD?? Now if any of you other pus'es really have nothing better to do ... I challenge you music-film aficionados beyond the 2.5 Richter rating!!!

Alas, I will not be compiling a free music CD at the end of it, ... but you will get a spoonful of my music loving respect!

Cheers,

Jill

the fast and not so thorough reader,

Jill