| "Sun of Jamaica" | ||||
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| Single by Goombay Dance Band | ||||
| from the album Sun of Jamaica | ||||
| Released | December 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Euro disco, schlager | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ekkehard Stein & Wolfgang Jass | |||
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"Sun of Jamaica" is a song performed by German group Goombay Dance Band, written by Ekkehard Stein and Wolfgang Jass. The song was released at the end of 1979, and subsequently included on their debut album, Sun of Jamaica.
The lyrics recount the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty as a boy. He explicitly mentions Marlon Brando in the lyrics, thus referring to the 1962 film version. When he visits, he falls in love with a woman, and vows to later return to be with her. The song was highly successful across Europe, reaching number 1 in no less than five countries. Goombay Dance Band have re-recorded the track a number of times later in their career.