Some songs don’t just play — they pull you. And “Getaway” by Machel Montano & Stacy Barthe is one of those songs that reaches straight into your chest and reminds you exactly where your heart belongs.
I got hooked on this song and think I should share it to remind you, just as it did for me. It’s that feeling of wanting to be carried back to Tobago, back to the place where the rhythm feels like it was made for your body. That longing to be on the sand again, to feel the water rushing over your feet, to ride the waves like they’re washing away every worry you picked up while you were gone.
The song captures that moment when all you want is the shoreline, the breeze, the freedom — that quiet promise that if you can just touch home soil again, everything will realign. It is the fantasy of having someone by your side who understands that pull as well, someone who feels like a getaway in their own right.
“Getaway” is a love letter to homecoming:
to the island that raised you,
to the people who ground you,
to the waters that heal you,
to the joy that waits for you the moment you return.
For anyone who’s ever felt that tug — that deep, familiar ache to go back to where the waves meet the sand and life feels simple again — this song is your anthem. It celebrates the sweetness of returning, the beauty of reconnecting, and the magic of letting home wash over you like the tide.
Because sometimes, all you really need…
is the water, the warmth, and the place that knows you best... Home!
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Song Title: Getaway
Artist-Performed by: Machel Montano, Machel Montano, and Stacy Barthe
Written by Machel Montano, Michael Babatunde Adeyinka, Stacy Barthe and Timi Aladeloba
Produced by: DJ Tunez & TMXO
Engineered (Mixed & Mastered) by: ***
Origin: Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Genre: Soca 🎶
Released: 03/19/2021
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