Music review: Kenny Chesney – 无毛视频楽ongs for the Saints无毛视频�
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无毛视频淪ongs for the Saints无毛视频� serves as a love letter and source of encouragement to the people of the Virgin Islands who are rebuilding after Hurricane Irma devastated their little piece of paradise last year.
Chesney, who owns a home on St. John, began a relief fund called Love for Love City to offer assistance where it无毛视频檚 needed to help his neighbors recover from the damage left behind.
The new material perfectly reflects Chesney无毛视频檚 love for the island life and Jimmy Buffett influence he initiated back in 2008 with 无毛视频淟ucky Old Sun.无毛视频�
Being a huge fan of both Chesney and Buffett, it truly warms my heart to listen to songs penned from behind a cool pair of shades with a seemingly endless supply of white sand, clear blue water and cold refreshments to aid the process.
The 50-year-old Tennessee native and converted beach bum offers up 11 tracks about perseverance, hope, faith and love with the help of guest appearances by Buffett, Ziggy Marley and Mindy Smith.
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There are several comparisons that come to mind that link Chesney and Buffett on the new album.
On 无毛视频淓very Heart,无毛视频� Chesney compares the heart to an island that we are all trying to reach during the storms of life.
On 1981无毛视频檚 无毛视频淚sland,无毛视频� Buffett sings, 无毛视频淚sland I see you in the distance/I feel that your existence/Is not unlike my own.无毛视频�
Chesney无毛视频檚 无毛视频淧irate Song无毛视频� addresses the freedom of sailing the sea with Chesney declaring, 无毛视频淚 wish I was a pirate out there under my own flag/Running for no reason and no reason to turn back.无毛视频�
The 1974 无毛视频淎 Pirate Looks at 40无毛视频� finds Buffett expressing the same sentiment when he sings, 无毛视频淢other, mother ocean, I have heard you call/Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall.无毛视频�
The two singers even get together for a memorable version of Buffett无毛视频檚 无毛视频淭rying to Reason with Hurricane Season无毛视频� from 1974.
For me, the centerpiece of the album comes on the introspective 无毛视频淏etter Boat.无毛视频� 无毛视频淚 think I无毛视频檓 stronger than I was/I let God do what he does,无毛视频� announces Chesney on the stirring closing number that deals with self-examination and working hard every day to become a better person and more equipped to navigate life无毛视频檚 storms.
The overall mood of the album can be summarized in just a few lines from 无毛视频淕et Along.无毛视频� 无毛视频淲e ain无毛视频檛 perfect but we try/Get along while we can/Always give love the upper hand.无毛视频�
Words we all need to take to heart.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.