Sun of Jamaica
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"Sun of Jamaica" is a song co-written by Ekkehard Stein and Wolfgang Jass, performed by the German band Goombay Dance Band
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The lyrics recount the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty
as a boy. When he visits he falls in love with a woman, and vows to later return to be with her.
Goombay Dance Band
The Goombay Dance Band is a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. The band is named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of St...
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The lyrics recount the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The film retells the 1789 real-life mutiny aboard HMAV Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against the ship's captain, William Bligh...
as a boy. When he visits he falls in love with a woman, and vows to later return to be with her.
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria | 1 |
| European | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Sweden | 5 |
| New Zealand | 19 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 |
| UK | 50 |