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"Kaneohe, where the torquois waters meets the mountains by the bay"

is just across the street from where we are fortunate enough to live here in beautiful Hawaii and also where I met my beautiful fiance. So this is a bit of two love songs merged together.

Written on 'Emily', my favorite accoustic Epiphone guitar, I seem to remember starting it as a kind of James Taylor-ish style folk song. It later began to take on some flavors of Hawaii, Pop with a sprinkle of The Beach Boys, more energetic rhythms and just an outright celebration.

It was also the first time I ever recorded vocals at 'Hurricane Beach Studios'; although the 'Knothole Studio Choir', which sings on the last refrains, was recorded by Boo English at his studio in North Carolina.

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Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay
Oh
Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay

I know now how I found you
so now around you is where I'll stay
and if you truly want me to
I'll stay in Kaneohe
Six thousand miles away from home
we met over the telephone.
I heard your voice and said, " Ooo La La "
You had me at Aloha.

We're gonna stay (stay stay) in Kaneohe
(Stay on Oahu, where you taught me to smile)
where the turquoise waters greet the mountains by the bay
Stay in Kaneohe.

Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay
Oh
Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay

The first time that I saw you,
Aw you stole my heart away
You looked at me and I could see
I'd always want to stay.
The cell phone calls, the e-mails back,
the voice message that always lacked
that smile, that style,
that sense of you
that brought me to Oahu.

We're gonna stay (stay stay) in Kaneohe
(Stay on Oahu, where you taught me to smile)
where the turquoise waters greet the mountains by the bay
Stay in Kaneohe.

We're laughin' with the dolphins 'cause they just wanna play
"Catch us if you can before we get away"
We're havin' so much fun
You'll find us everyday
out on Kaneohe Bay
Ooo

We love our lives
We love our lives
We love our lives way out in Kaneohe.

Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay
Oh
Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay

I know I'll never leave you
'cause I believe you when you say
you know you'll never leave me
'cause you believe me when I say,
"There's no one else
no reason why
we'd ever need to say goodbye
Right here's the place we need to be.
I love you and Hawaii ".

We're gonna stay (stay stay) in Kaneohe
(Stay on Oahu, where you taught me to smile)
where the turquoise waters greet the mountains by the bay
Stay in Kaneohe.

We're laughin' with the dolphins 'cause they just wanna play
"Catch us if you can before we get away"
We're havin' so much fun
You'll find us everyday
out on Kaneohe Bay
Ooo

We love our lives
We love our lives
We love our lives way out in Kaneohe.

Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay
Oh
Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay
Oh
Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay
Oh
Stay in Kaneohe
Play in Kaneohe
Say it: 'Kaneohe'
Say it's okay

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from John Hunter Phillips and the Hurricane Beach Band, released October 20, 2014

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John Hunter Phillips Kaneohe, Hawaii

The first thing you hear when you listen to John's music is
the Beach Boys influence.
John sang on stage with the Beach Boys nine times in the 1990's. You can watch the first time on video if you go to Youtube.com. You will see his soul shining from the joy of it.
John now resides in beautiful Kaneohe, Hawaii, where he continues to write, produce and record.
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