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Gomez — Hamoa Beach
Album: How We Operate
Avg rating:
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Total ratings: 1986









Released: 2006
Length: 3:28
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Oh no, why can't you get along?
Okay, I know its not my place.
I've gotta say somethin'
I've gotta say somethin'
I've gotta speak

She'll never leave
And you can never throw her out
Impossible to conceive
You'd rather be with than without
That's just the fear talkin
That's just the fear talkin
That's just the fear

Don't let it take you
Like it nearly took me
Fear
Don't let it fool you
Like it nearly fooled me
Fear

Remember the good old days
Well love is like a dragonfly
So beautiful
It will die
And disappear before your eyes
I'm no philosopher
I am no poet
I'm just trying to help you out

Don't let it fool you
Like it nearly fooled me
Fear
Don't let it take you
Like it nearly took me

So you sit and wait
For another man to take your place
And when, when he comes
Would you welcome him with open arms

You'll feel a hundred years younger
You'll feel a hundred years younger
You'll feel no fear

Don't let it take you
Like it nearly took me
Fear
Don't let it fool you
Like it nearly fooled me
Fear
Don't let it kill you
Like it nearly killed me
Fear
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 maxjboxer wrote:
This song helped me get out of my marriage. {#Fight}  {#Beat} Which was a good thing{#Dancingbanana_2}


I'm going to bet this isn't one sided
Posted 2 months ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
I likes that Gomez guy!
Posted 2 months ago by awhfman    [ Reply ]
Oh no, my husband is never getting rid of me 
Posted 4 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Someitimes I gotta ask myself, what station am I listening to.
Posted 4 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:


hell yeah.   i wish i knew it when i was getting out of mine!!


This song helped me survive someone who wouldn't leave....until.
Posted 8 months ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:

Another band/tune that William turned me onto so long ago. Got me through many driving trips with my Better Half™ and the two genetic experiments. THANKS SO MUCH, WILLIAM.


ROFLMAO!!

And also tears for all who've died in the Maui fires recently. 

LLRP
Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Another band/tune that William turned me onto so long ago. Got me through many driving trips with my Better Half™ and the two genetic experiments. THANKS SO MUCH, WILLIAM.
Posted 1 year ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 maxjboxer wrote:
This song helped me get out of my marriage. {#Fight}  {#Beat} Which was a good thing{#Dancingbanana_2}


hell yeah.   i wish i knew it when i was getting out of mine!!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
…very strong World Party vibe in this one. I approve.
Posted 1 year ago by gurple    [ Reply ]
My advice to my Kids on the dangers of "Emotional Auto-Pilot".
Live in the Now or suffer "Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda" for the rest of your Days.
Thanks Gomez!
Posted 1 year ago by AlanNorth    [ Reply ]
What fantastic guitar work! Acoustic envelope.
Absolutely love Gomez on my bucket list.
Posted 2 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
Beautiful segue to this from Solisbury Hill! Thanks so much!
Posted 2 years ago by kcatalina    [ Reply ]
 QuestionMark wrote:

I hear JJ Cale sort-of.




Like hearing the ocean in a seashell? Yes, there's a waka-ja-wanka rhythm guitar, but hardly a Cale-esque, IMHO.
Posted 2 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 cosmicjoe54 wrote:

Paul Simon?




Vocally? No. Lyrically? No. Musically? I guess, if you squint your ears just right.
Posted 2 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomez_(band)
Posted 2 years ago by kcatalina    [ Reply ]
Paul Simon?
Posted 2 years ago by cosmicjoe54    [ Reply ]
reminiscent of Pousette-Dart band
Posted 2 years ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
I thought gomez were from the states not merseyside.
Posted 3 years ago by Arsecake    [ Reply ]
What a great rhythm to this song.  Want to hear it again.
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT6Xt7KdTG0
 Huh?


Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 MilesW wrote:
Is there no more list of songs played on the new website? 
 
I have my android app synced to the website and I 'track' the songs my app plays so I can read/comment on songs w/ my work PC (MUCH faster for my old ass to type with a real keyboard, and navigate, etc.) - so depending on your setup, you can get a list of tracks played.  

The main site still has:   https://radioparadise.com/musi...

And I was coming here to comment that I was looking forward to hearing this one today, and if I wasn't already at a 9 on this one I'd go +1...it's not quite a 10 to me....Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
that's just the beer talkin
Posted 5 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
I   GOMEZ




Posted 5 years ago by martymoose15    [ Reply ]
I miss 'get miles' in the list of Gomez songs
Posted 5 years ago by Krist    [ Reply ]
Is there no more list of songs played on the new website? 
Posted 6 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
Gomez played at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this past weekend. Very good band, although the vocals were not mixed well. I would see them again.My wife who had never heard anything by them ended up liking them a lot. Even performed China Doll, a Grateful Dead song I don't believe I have ever heard performed by anyone else. Only through RP do I know them.
Posted 6 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Look here Madam.....I am GOMEZ!    what you want,   Jewels, Gold?!?    I am a very ELEGANT band.....a very  EXTRAVAGANT Band!
Posted 6 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
 LinThizzy wrote:
Beautiful textured guitar work
 
Agreed!  I just went 8→9 on this track because the music is great....and another great message esp. with regard to divorce/ending relationships....Long Live RP!~~!
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Beautiful textured guitar work
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
I've read that this is a "jaunty little tune about divorce" - which is funny because I usually congratulate folks who get divorced.  Nothing worse than being in a relationship that's not 100% (or should I say 50/50) - I'll also NOT think about the fact my honeymoon was on Maui when thinking of the subject of this song; nearly 10 years in and going strong.  Long Live RP!!  now pass that Maui Wowee CoJo!
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Having just spent decent holiday bucks on RP merch I was hoping for less Gomez and more, say, Jason Isbell. 
Posted 7 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
This song helped me get out of my marriage. {#Fight}  {#Beat} Which was a good thing{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 7 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
 QuestionMark wrote:
I hear JJ Cale sort-of.

 
more than a little... 
Posted 7 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
I can relate ad infinitum to the lyrics in this song. It is amazing that more people don't notice how similar all break-ups are... BTW Hamoa Beach is an incredible spot on the windward/ Hana side of Maui. I confess that I like the way it was spelled in Melville's time: "Mowee." In his seafaring days, Melville spent time in Lahaina; it was a major whaling port, and capital of what was then still called "The Sandwich Islands,' named after the Earl of Sandwich, Captain Cook's biggest sponsor. My first time staying there, at the Old Plantation Inn, after 3am, in full moonlight, I awoke and thought I heard Melville's despondent ghost muttering, sputtering, spouting nautical and cetaceous things, over by the fragrant blooming plumeria trees. Upon closer inspection, it was only the resident flock of mischievous mynahs (& maybe the effects of lots of Mowee Wowee and kava kava consumed at a local shindig earlier in the evening).
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I hear JJ Cale sort-of.
Posted 11 years ago by QuestionMark    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:


 
If that's Brighton, Global warming must be accelerating faster than I thought.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 KitKat wrote:
Hamoa Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on Maui.

Now you get to ask what Maui is ...  Waiting for a cute answer from the RP crowd. 
 
Wowie!  What is Maui?!?!    Let me think for a minute .... nope, can't think of anything ... sorry, dude.

Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]

Got a couple of their cd's, and I'm quite happy with them.  I may have to pick this one up, too.  How's the rest of the album?


Posted 12 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit more contemporary than I am used to from Gomez. Still like it though...{#Daisy}
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Getting to know this band is a good thing.
Posted 13 years ago by trissi    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
What a cool song! {#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Most excellent !
Posted 14 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
 mellyp wrote:
i'm a big gomez fan and i really like this song...but it always makes me think of the fraggle rock theme song :)
 
Oooo - Fraggle Rock!  I loved that show...Mokie was my mentor...

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Who can predict what Bill will play?  We had a wonderful slack-key set, but he put Gomez here, so it wasn't a slack-key set, but a sort of tropical set. And now, we have CSNY... Oh, crap - gotta go turn this one up. Sorry. I had a thought, but it's gone now.

I am shallow...
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
yeah...that's just the beer talkin'
Posted 14 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
i'm a big gomez fan and i really like this song...but it always makes me think of the fraggle rock theme song :)
Posted 14 years ago by mellyp    [ Reply ]
Good Gomez; Bad Gomez.....which is this one? I would have to say this is one of their good ones for this scyzhophrenic band.
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Posted 15 years ago by j7    [ Reply ]
This is better than the average GoatMess....Like it...
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 colt4x5 wrote:
funny. wasn't really following what was on, but in the back of my mind i was thinking 'buffalo springfieldy' while this was playing, and then *poof* cs&n.

*poof* 
 
And today the same thing happened , poof, cs&n. Deja vu almost, suite Judy Blue Eyes
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam} LOVE this song.

Posted 15 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
funny. wasn't really following what was on, but in the back of my mind i was thinking 'buffalo springfieldy' while this was playing, and then *poof* cs&n.

*poof* 

Posted 15 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
Chazar
(Orlando, FL)
Posted: Apr 27, 2008 - 11:39 < Reply >
Kerly wrote: Gomez - Hamoa Beach
Nitin Sawhney - Mausam

- nice set!



Same set today.
Can you say, "Pro-gram-mat-ic-al-ly?"
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 JTRox8 wrote:
Is it just me, or does the chorus of this song sound a little like "There Goes the Fear" by Doves?

{#Stupid}
 
Now that you make me think about it...


Posted 15 years ago by Barman    [ Reply ]
Is it just me, or does the chorus of this song sound a little like "There Goes the Fear" by Doves?

{#Stupid}
Posted 16 years ago by JTRox8    [ Reply ]
That's two Hawaiian references in a row. What's next?
Posted 16 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
 Antigone wrote:
Ahhhh, RP introduced me to Gomez with this song ... thanks ... now I'm having a love affair with Gomez!!
 
OMG, whatever would Morticia say?!

On a roll today...

Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 KitKat wrote:

Hamoa Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on Maui.

Now you get to ask what Maui is ...  Waiting for a cute answer from the RP crowd. 

 
At least you think we're cute...wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no maui.

Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]

I really like this song, but literally can't stand some of their other songs on this album.  I don't think I've ever had such polar opposite reactions on one album. {#Stupid}


Posted 16 years ago by sporkster    [ Reply ]
Just love Gomez...."that's the fear talking" is a line I have repeated to myself a number of times after hearing this gem....
Posted 16 years ago by dkeifer    [ Reply ]
 Gednabb wrote:
nah, that's just the food talking

WonderLizard wrote:
Goes with cheeseoa in your omeletoa.

 
Hamoa Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on Maui.

Now you get to ask what Maui is ...  Waiting for a cute answer from the RP crowd. 

Posted 16 years ago by KitKat    [ Reply ]
 AiNoTame wrote:
is this a song about getting married? :)
 
maybe divorced?

Posted 16 years ago by indigosun    [ Reply ]
Great record from an outstanding band. 
More Gomez!!
Posted 16 years ago by ROSSinDETROIT    [ Reply ]
nah, that's just the food talking

WonderLizard wrote:
Goes with cheeseoa in your omeletoa.



Posted 16 years ago by Gednabb    [ Reply ]
Aardvark wrote:
what's a hamoa?
Goes with cheeseoa in your omeletoa.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Cute little pop ditty - love the chiming, jangly sound of guitar!!
Posted 16 years ago by manchester1    [ Reply ]
Kerly wrote:
Gomez - Hamoa Beach Nitin Sawhney - Mausam - nice set!
Same set today.
Posted 16 years ago by Chazar    [ Reply ]
King_Balt wrote:
Why do I always feel like playing the MATCH GAME whenever I hear this song. Gene Rayburn anyone? Wonder if Ian Ball was singing into one of those tall skinny hand held mics when they recorded this...?
I don't know ... and even though I remember the Match Game very well, I don't know why this song reminds you of it. This was the song that started my love affair with Gomez.
Posted 16 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
...almost has a country flavour...but funki-fied, Gomez style :) Nice grooves :)
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
Gomez - Hamoa Beach Nitin Sawhney - Mausam - nice set!
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Why do I always feel like playing the MATCH GAME whenever I hear this song. Gene Rayburn anyone? Wonder if Ian Ball was singing into one of those tall skinny hand held mics when they recorded this...?
Posted 17 years ago by King_Balt    [ Reply ]
Yea! Gomez!
Posted 17 years ago by pkimbrel    [ Reply ]
Hadn't heard them before RP, (tho I think they've played in my town ?!). I like them. 7.
Posted 17 years ago by crushedvelvet    [ Reply ]
This is very nice! Godlike!
Posted 17 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
This is't my favorite Gomez album, but it's grown on me.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Wonder what it's like to feel 100 years younger? I'd probably feel like that golden-hearted bowery hooker I was in my last life.
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by wookie    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
RadioParadise generates album sales!
From me, too.
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
~Michelle~ wrote:
LOVE Gomez! Bought their cd after hearing them on RP. Great album! Yaaay!
Me, too, and me, too.
Posted 17 years ago by ktnsb    [ Reply ]
MSN currently has an hour-long video of Gomez at a show they did in Chicago on April 13. I caught it the other night and watched it twice. This song and "Here Comes The Breeze" are especially excellent and inspired me to buy "Out West". I really, really like these guys - they are refreshingly musical, creative and dynamic. If you like Gomez, check out their performance on MSN - go to "Video Highlights" on the home page, then "Music" and the link is at the top of the column.
Posted 17 years ago by Ja300Mes    [ Reply ]
Seems like RP is doing a good job in bringing out the Gomez to people. THis station introduced me to a lot also.
Posted 17 years ago by milehighYinzer    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
Ahhhh, RP introduced me to Gomez with this song ... thanks ... now I'm having a love affair with Gomez!!
Yesyes, same here, but I have a love story with this so summerish track
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
LOVE Gomez! Bought their cd after hearing them on RP. Great album! Yaaay!
Posted 17 years ago by ~Michelle~    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
Ahhhh, RP introduced me to Gomez with this song ... thanks ... now I'm having a love affair with Gomez!!
Me too! I can't believe how great this band is and they've been around so long w/o much recognition in the US. I'm picking up on their older stuff now. I tend to get obsessed w/certain music and Gomez is my latest obsession.
Posted 17 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
I give it a 9, but that's just the beer talkin'.
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh, RP introduced me to Gomez with this song ... thanks ... now I'm having a love affair with Gomez!!
Posted 17 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Gomez rulez.
Posted 17 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
A little peppier than I'm used to from Gomez, but it's a good tune to work to.
Posted 18 years ago by Faulplz    [ Reply ]
Great Track and they're working with CLIF Bar too www.clifgreennotes.com
Posted 18 years ago by circlec    [ Reply ]
Kerly wrote:
Nice
That's How We Operate! In niceness :P
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
Sure, let's do it ... ... Hamoa Beach here we go!
Nice
Posted 18 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Kerly wrote:
Mari, would you care for one ?
Sure, let's do it ... ... Hamoa Beach here we go!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Mari, would you care for one ?
Posted 18 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Got to see them sing this live last Friday at ACL fest. What a great band. They put on a very energetic performance--sounded terrific.
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
Kind of a boring song, except for the great harmonies.
Holy cannoli, a moderately positive review from Physicsgenius! I really like this entire album.
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
Kind of a boring song, except for the great harmonies.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
this is a good song, and i like gomez a quite alot...but i still have to say that when the doves did this song it was called 'there goes the fear'. okay, it's a differnt song, but there are some striking similarites
Posted 18 years ago by damo    [ Reply ]
FallOutOfWindow wrote:
Really skillful rhythm.
I like it a lot
Posted 18 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
is this a song about getting married? :)
Posted 18 years ago by AiNoTame    [ Reply ]
okay, i'm an insane fan of these guys. also, live, they are one of the best bands i've ever seen. they have a ton of fun with each other and with the audience, makes for an elevated experience. and though i agree that they may never match the lo-fi brilliance of their early work, i like how we operate a good deal more than split the difference. change is good sometimes. 10.
Posted 18 years ago by supergroverx    [ Reply ]
Thanks to RP, I've come to know and love this band. It's almost all good! But: Seems that they've really hit on a good groove with both of the voices here -- and arranged some cool new and very diggable tunefulness behind!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
One of the best albums of this year! I think going with a real producer on this one was a great decision.
Posted 18 years ago by d-mac    [ Reply ]
time to pick up the new gomez. this is great.
Posted 18 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
Fredrikson wrote:
yeah.. chill with that
Almost made it 24 hrs w/out Gomez... an A for effort, though.
Posted 18 years ago by raven121x    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
Is it wrong for me to love this song?
No, and the whole album's great. Listened to it repeatedly on a long drive to Croatia, and it really grows on you. I've got all their albums. This one's different, but that's not bad.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
Is it wrong for me to love this song?
No it is not wrong!! It is very very right to love this tune and the rest of this fine disc!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Farquwaar    [ Reply ]
Is it wrong for me to love this song?
Posted 18 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
Bumped it up to 6. It's growing on me a little upon repetition.
It'll be a 10 before long at this rate.
Posted 18 years ago by Nothing    [ Reply ]
Hamoa is a variation on the classic Cuban sandwich.
Posted 18 years ago by FallOutOfWindow    [ Reply ]
Bumped it up to 6. It's growing on me a little upon repetition.
Posted 18 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Aud wrote:
Why so much Gomez, Bill?
Because they're incredibly talented musicians and music makers.
Posted 18 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
AGAIN?? This is about the fourth time in five (working) days of listening. It's not that good.
Posted 18 years ago by Nothing    [ Reply ]
Really skillful rhythm.
Posted 18 years ago by FallOutOfWindow    [ Reply ]
The more Gomez I hear, the more I like 'em.
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Aud wrote:
Why so much Gomez, Bill?
yeah.. chill with that
Posted 18 years ago by Fredrikson    [ Reply ]
Why so much Gomez, Bill?
Posted 18 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
This is a public beach that shares facilities with the Hotel Hana Maui. The beach has been voted one of Hawaii's favorite beaches
Posted 18 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
argghh old stuff so much better, new stuff so diluted by dave mathews esque bs. oh well, maybe once they're selling the albums they want the can go back to the vein of bring it on, liquid skin and in our gun. one can always hope. not that this isn't a decent album, just not nearly as musically challenging as their earlier efforts.
Posted 18 years ago by th3boon    [ Reply ]
tonypf wrote:
However, I'm pretty sure Hamoa is not a Hawaiian word.
Phonetically it works... but I have no idea what it might mean. Of course, that has about as much value as me saying "well, chought *could* be an English word".
Posted 18 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]