La Isla Bonita - Madonna
Song Lyrics / Chart History / Artist Information

• Music by Patrick Leonard and Bruce Gaitsch, lyrics by Madonna
• Leonard originally offered the song to Michael Jackson, perhaps Madonna's biggest name competitor of the 80s.
• Jackson turned down the song, and it was subsequently offered to Madonna, who wrote the lyrics
• The song was first performed by Madonna, (born Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie 8/16/58 in Bay City Michigan)
• Love her or hate her, there is no denying Madonna's brilliant successes as a performer. Although sometimes controversial, her marketing instincts are as keen as her performing talents
• One cannot ignore the success of Madonna. As of 2008 she has scored 39 #1 dance hits, 12 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, and 36 Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits
• She has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide
• Her numbers in the United Kingdom are even more impressive, with 12 #1s and a whopping 60 Top 10 hits
• Madonna has more #1 singles than any other solo female artist in history, (Whitney Houston comes in 2nd with 11)
• In 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records listed Madonna to be the "world's most successful female musician"
• In 2008 Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, along with The Dave Clark Five, John  Mellencamp, The Ventures, and Leonard Cohen
• La Isla Bonita reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1987
• The song was included on the album True Blue, and later remixed for inclusion on the best selling "Immaculate Collection" album
• Chart-wise it did even better in Europe, where it was #1 in a number of countries, including the UK, Austria, France, Germany, and Switzerland. It was also #1 in Mexico and Canada
• It was the 13th Top 40 hit for Madonna, and the 5th single released from the True Blue album

Song Lyrics - La Isla Bonita

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away

Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby

I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast

Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby

I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy
And a boy loves a girl

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
It all seems like yesterday
Not far away

Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby

Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby