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Enya — Caribbean Blue
Album: Paint The Sky With Stars
Avg rating:
7.6

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Total ratings: 947









Released: 1997
Length: 3:55
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Eurus
Afer Ventus

So the world goes round and round
With all you ever knew
They say the sky high above
Is Caribbean blue...

If every man says all he can,
If every man is true,
Do I believe the sky above
Is Caribbean blue...

... Boreas...
... Zephryus...

If all you told was turned to gold,
If all you dreamed was new,
Imagine sky high above
In Caribbean blue...

... Eurus...
Afer Ventus...
... Boreas
Zephryus...
... Africus...
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 mdnlsn wrote:

RP really needs a rating like "Fine if it's your thing, but just not my jam".  I feel like such a jerk calling Enya "sucko-barfo".



My recommendation: simply do not offer a rating. I've got a pretty broad musical palette, but some genres or individual artists just don't do it for me. (For example, for some reason, Joni Mitchell's voice has always been a turn-off for me. Her writing talent is amazing; I just can't listen to her sing them. Go figure.)
I cannot see any reason to provide a rating in that circumstance. 
RP really needs a rating like "Fine if it's your thing, but just not my jam".  I feel like such a jerk calling Enya "sucko-barfo".
Enya was a punchline.
 user4176 wrote:

Seems like BG dug this up again after a 12 year break. Maybe we can enjoy it more peacefully this time?



and all that for a song with a 7.5 rating
Love this song. Makes me ache for the beauty of the Caribbean during this year of no travel.
Remember when I heard Enya for the first time, back in 1991. It was in a whiskey TV ad here in Mexico. There was no Shazam, Spotify, Apple Music or Google at all. It was a journey to find that she was the one... almost 20 years later, I still enjoy Watermark, Shepherd Moons, Caribbean Blue... 
Seems like BG dug this up again after a 12 year break. Maybe we can enjoy it more peacefully this time?
amb599 wrote:
Help, I'm trapped inside.. er.. a shiney box of some kind. With a pipe organ and an elvish limey. And er.. It won't stop the voices, they just won't stop and my head and my head and the voices! Aieieieieieieiie Think I'll sail away away awayaway awayasdayasdasda.1@#!%#@T$FDSFSF NO CARRIER
That's one of the funniest things I've EVER read. and I gave the song a 9.
Can RP create a fast-forward button?
Kerly wrote:
The best. The best from Enya, not her fan though, but this song got under my skin. So deep.
Not a fan either; Yet, this song touches me in scary ways.
this last set has made me feel very positive and mellow.
Wish I were in the Caribbean right now!
Help, I'm trapped inside.. er.. a shiney box of some kind. With a pipe organ and an elvish limey. And er.. It won't stop the voices, they just won't stop and my head and my head and the voices! Aieieieieieieiie Think I'll sail away away awayaway awayasdayasdasda.1@#!%#@T$FDSFSF NO CARRIER
The best. The best from Enya, not her fan though, but this song got under my skin. So deep.
DJac wrote:
this is one of the best songs in existence to waltz to -- try it sometime, your lady will love you!
We ladies do love to dance! Even if our partner isn't the worlds best dancer... as long as he tries At least, that's how I feel about it :)
guybejammin wrote:
Generally, I really can't listen to her music, but...my wife really likes her music and this is the CD we would play to help put our daughter to sleep each night the first few weeks she was home. Have not heard it since and was immediately transported back. It is a good place.
Yep. Wore out Watermark and Shepherd Moons putting my youngest to sleep lo these many, er, moons ago.
this is one of the best songs in existence to waltz to -- try it sometime, your lady will love you!
Always beautiful, even if her music all started sounding the same by the fourth album.
I remember this song from my childhood... specifically modern dance classes on Saturday mornings. Has a certain time-suspending quality for me... is beautiful.
highwindows wrote:
Repetition doesn't help - this is STILL MOR trash! Anyway my 1 managed to bring the overall rating down by 0.1 point. Every little helps.
Quite an accomplishment. Give yourself 20 dollars.
Repetition doesn't help - this is STILL MOR trash! Anyway my 1 managed to bring the overall rating down by 0.1 point. Every little helps.
wow... Bill, you must be physic - in Ireland, Enya is regarded as a recluse. She lives in a fantastic castle on the Southside of Dublin overlooking the sea with the Wicklow mountains in the background. She very rarely gives interviews ... but, guess what - at this very moment as I listen to RP, she is being interviewed live on the Late Late Show (Irish TV) - spooky!!!!!!!!!! Besides all of that - nice in small doses!!!
highwindows wrote:
Enya's music has no connection whatsoever with soul - it is vapid, ghastly MOR trash!
Highwindows...if you find no soul in Enya's music, then I suggest you send your self flying out one of those highwindows and then you'll get it!
Enya is one of those artists you either love or hate. I'm afraid I'm in the latter category. Look at that rating distribution! It's just not to my taste.
Shesdifferent wrote:
You obviously have no soul
Enya's music has no connection whatsoever with soul - it is vapid, ghastly MOR trash!
DH wrote:
Way too much production, IMHO. All fluff and no soul!
You obviously have no soul
I about fell off my chair when I heard Enya on RP, this is the woman after my own heart. There is a God,...er Goddess
jmwspg wrote:
I love this song. It is as if angels are singing in reverse. Wonder what you hear if you play it backwards?
Wear plaid and drink Guinness.
ever been to the caribbean? this would be a great soundtrack to snorkeling/diving on a reef somewhere.
I'm perfectly fine with the occasional bit of Enya. So there.
I don't like Enya--- but I can appreciate her sound. 8. Love what she did in LOTR.
I love this song. It is as if angels are singing in reverse. Wonder what you hear if you play it backwards?
OMG - Bill's playing Enya. I'm gonna need a Slayer hi-colonic after this. I have to say, I liked her stuff at first in the early 90s. Then as I listened, I realised that a lot of her stuff sounds contrived and bullshitty. Needless to say, I can't stand her. This gets a 1.
It's a beautiful piece of music
rah wrote:
i don't care how many times i hear this song -- it hits something in me every time, and i love it. it makes me sad that people can't simply listen and enjoy it for what it is without picking it completely apart.
I couldn't agree more--this song touches something deep inside me. It helped me get through some of the toughest times in my life.
The beginning totally reminded me of music from "Reading Rainbow."
here it comes again.... music for Poland Springs Water commercial.
all of her songs sound exactly alike. same song differant words. by one cd of enya and forget the rest .
i don't care how many times i hear this song -- it hits something in me every time, and i love it. it makes me sad that people can't simply listen and enjoy it for what it is without picking it completely apart.
My dad would listen to this when he was battling with cancer so he could relax and remove himself from the pain. We would just sit and listen... not talk at all. We didn't need to. Enya's music will always stir up a memory of peacefulness, simplicity and togetherness. No soul in her music? Whatever. It runs scathingly deep for me.
I like this at night after making love.
veegez wrote:
A song's "soul" content is not necessarily based on it's level of "production". And not all production is fluff, even if Scoop the Music Critic from Spin magazine says so.
Amen. I'm so sick of self-righteous "critics" who deem themselves authorities on whether an artist has "soul" or not. Like many others who commented here, I was blown away when I first discovered Enya (via this album). There was -- and still is -- nothing else like it. I personally believe she put PLENTY of soul into it. And it speaks to mine. SO THERE! :P
ce wrote:
Ah, yes: Enya. 1. Strike some chords 2. pump up the reverberation/resonance/echo machine 3. ?? 4. profit!!! Sounds OK, though. Exactly as (good as) all her other songs.
Sadly she cannot sing without vocal processing. She may as well be sampled.
Ah, yes: Enya. 1. Strike some chords 2. pump up the reverberation/resonance/echo machine 3. ?? 4. profit!!! Sounds OK, though. Exactly as (good as) all her other songs. :roll:
Well isn\'t this precious. Pass the insulin, please.
Lester wrote:
I hear Enya is coming out with a new album called "Face". It's a departure for her, a little more aggressive. Get it? Enya. ..... Face Enya ..... Face Enya Face Never mind.
Originally Posted by great_one: Watermark and Shephard Moon were great but that Memory of trees CD was horrid! :)
I have to agree in a limited way. I don't think Memory of trees was horrid, exactly, but it certainly was more of the same sound rehashed without some of the grandly sweeping tunes and simply poetic tunes that were so memorable from her first three efforts. Enya has given me years of pleasure (I remember the bliss of making the "discovery" of her music!), so I hope that she is able to stay innovative, and doesn't continue to make cookie cutter songs in the "Enya" style.
Originally Posted by Lester: I hear Enya is coming out with a new album called "Face". It's a departure for her, a little more aggressive. Get it? Enya. ..... Face Enya ..... Face Enya Face Never mind.
Originally Posted by DH: Way too much production, IMHO. All fluff and no soul!
A song's "soul" content is not necessarily based on it's level of "production". And not all production is fluff, even if Scoop the Music Critic from Spin magazine says so.
Way too much production, IMHO. All fluff and no soul!
Originally Posted by coldatlantic: This is the greatest station ever. I love this song. Bless you.
Well if you love this one you must be in heaven as every other song I've ever heard from her sounds like this one !
Pass me a bucket.
Originally Posted by KevinM: Enya's (aka Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) sister is Máire Ní Bhraonáin aka Máire Brennan
Máire is on the last Alan Parsons CD(Time Machine)I have...Lovely voiced Ladys the both of them....Cool A.P cd too Lots of good tunes...
Originally Posted by orpheus: her sister formerly of Clannad also has a beautiful voice, what a great gene pool
Enya's (aka Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) sister is Máire Ní Bhraonáin aka Máire Brennan
This is the greatest station ever. I love this song. Bless you.
her sister formerly of Clannad also has a beautiful voice, what a great gene pool
This was the first Enya tune I ever heard and I still love it to this day. So calming and relaxing. She has a beautiful voice.
Generally, I really can\'t listen to her music, but...my wife really likes her music and this is the CD we would play to help put our daughter to sleep each night the first few weeks she was home. Have not heard it since and was immediately transported back. It is a good place.
'As Stan from South Park says about Enya: "I can't take it anymore, this music is terrible, it's, it's cheesy, but lame and eerily soothing at the same time."' Heh heh heh. And that was the one and only time South Park managed to piss me off. Love all of her stuff and this is one of my favorites.
Enya continues to produce great music. This is sooooo relaxing :)
Originally Posted by nardi: ...zero tolerance...
What's not to like about this song?
hang on... let me put up my crystals, whale paintings and light some incense... okay, i\'m ready. actually, i do like this one. even though it reminds me of the new agey gift stores that i always seem to stumble into during my wifes shopping excursions.
Really, rather fantastic. You don\'t get this sort of thing any more (I must be getting old :-))
what a nice surprise to hear! takes me back to days pining after a certain boy my junior year of HS. he was really into this album... :)
Thanks so much for adding this to the playlist... Simply awesome sound
The Celts is quite a good album
A little bit of Enya is good from time to time.