We asked on Facebook: What’s your favorite beach tune?
The response was overwhelming, and the overwhelming response was: “Anything by The Beach Boys.” And naturally, Jimmy Buffett got a lot of votes. Kenny Chesney did, too. Here’s are just a few of the songs readers chose. In cases where the same song was named more than once, we put the number of votes it received.
“Who’s the Blonde Stranger,” by Jimmy Buffett
– Teri Hawes
“Kokomo” by The Beach Boys — 3
“Surfer Girl” by The Beach Boys — 3
“Galveston” by Glen Campbell — 2
“For the Love of Galveston” by Sharis Roe and Tony Sassi
– Sharis Roe
“Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts
“Somewhere in the Sun” by Kenny Chesney — 2
“When the Sun Goes Down” by Kenny Chesney
– Jeff Mixon
“Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett — 5
“Two Pina Coladas” by Garth Brooks
– Mandie Parker
“Tequila” by The Champs
– Belinda Reyes Sandoval
“(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay” by Otis Redding — 4
“Under the Boardwalk” by The Drifters — 2
“Catch A Wave” by the Beach Boys. “Reminds me of surfing by the Flagship in the 60s. Good times in Galveston.”
– Linda Bell Burton
“Wipe Out” by The Surfaris — 3
“Surfer Girl” by The Beach Boys — 2
“California Girls” by The Beach Boys and David Lee Roth — 3
“Cheeseburger in Paradise,” by Jimmy Buffett
“Cabin by the Sea” by The Dirty Heads
– Lindsey White
“Island Song” by Zac Brown
– Bobbey White
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