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Benny looks like he's lived hard.

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1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

On some level, maybe, I can understand Baker Street grating on you after a while because it's overplayed. But you're going to change the channel on Right Down the Line? That's just wrong.

 

This man speaks truth.  Gerry gets more play than he deserves, but both songs are legit musically.

On 6/27/2018 at 8:01 AM, smuggs said:

Deserves some credit for one of the creepiest all time videos though:

 

 

I knew the lyrics, but that video takes it to a whole nother level. 

  • 5 weeks later...

Bill Simmons made a yacht rock playlist. It's good stuff, been playing it the last half hour or so on this sweltering July Sunday.



On some level, maybe, I can understand Baker Street grating on you after a while because it's overplayed. But you're going to change the channel on Right Down the Line? That's just wrong.
 

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God damn...never seen the video...that IS creepy.

Yeah....just a LITTLE bit.

Our local FM station plays these songs and I never knew their genre.  Now I do.  Gotta say, I kinda dig it.

When did Easy Listening become Yacht Rock?

On 6/23/2018 at 8:52 AM, BigDHornfan said:

No idea this was Paul Carrack from Squeeze until recently.

For a long time I thought this was Hall and oates.

I think Jesus had yacht rock in mind when He said, "So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." But I could be wrong. I often am. 

I will say, however, Jesus never mentioned Stevie Ray, so . . .

 

On some level, maybe, I can understand Baker Street grating on you after a while because it's overplayed. But you're going to change the channel on Right Down the Line? That's just wrong.  

 

 

 

This man speaks truth.  Gerry gets more play than he deserves, but both songs are legit musically.

I absolutely love this song. In fact, the entire ‘City to City’ record is really fucking good. Baker Street may get too much play, but the rest of his catalogue is criminally underrated.

 

On a related note, there is a yacht rock hoot night at hotel Vegas tonight.

 

Never figured out why they don't play this one, little too Gaelic I guess, and not enough of a hit, but it fits the channel perfectly.

 

2 hours ago, irishtexan said:

 

 

 

I absolutely love this song. In fact, the entire ‘City to City’ record is really fucking good. Baker Street may get too much play, but the rest of his catalogue is criminally underrated.

 

On a related note, there is a yacht rock hoot night at hotel Vegas tonight.

 

I noticed this....am thinking of trying to talk the wife into checking it out.  What the hell is a hoot night, by the way?  Any expectations for this one?

On 8/10/2018 at 2:43 PM, Brisketexan said:

I noticed this....am thinking of trying to talk the wife into checking it out.  What the hell is a hoot night, by the way?  Any expectations for this one?

I didn't end up going, and if you didn't go and figure it out, a hoot night is when a bunch of musicians/bands play songs by a single artist or as part of a specific genre in this case. They used to do them at Hole in the Wall all the time. Not sure if they still do.

Is England Dan and John Ford Coley considered Yacht Rock?  Love Yacht Rock but agree it's a limited genre and could tolerate melding the playlist with some select singer songwriter stuff and easy rock to flesh out the play list a bit.

13 hours ago, Lhorn said:

Is England Dan and John Ford Coley considered Yacht Rock?  Love Yacht Rock but agree it's a limited genre and could tolerate melding the playlist with some select singer songwriter stuff and easy rock to flesh out the play list a bit.

I Really Wanna See You Tonight is a Yacht Rock staple.

 

"City To City" is SUCH a great record.  I listen to it all the time.  I don't even get tired of "Baker Street".

And reaching back a little bit, Gerry's turn on "Stuck In The Middle With You" is fantastic, too.  Too bad he drank himself into the grave.

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

"City To City" is SUCH a great record.  I listen to it all the time.  I don't even get tired of "Baker Street".

And reaching back a little bit, Gerry's turn on "Stuck In The Middle With You" is fantastic, too.  Too bad he drank himself into the grave.

I actually just bought that album (City to City) after reading this thread. I've always loved Baker Street and Right Down The Line.

Heard Right Down the Line on the elevator this morning. Just puts you in a groovy mood, man.

  • 3 weeks later...

And just like the summer, it’s gone. Back to the app I guess.

Check that! They moved it from 70 to 30. Sail on!!

  • 2 weeks later...

Baker Street goes so hard!

I don't know if this tune qualifies, but I like to hear it when out on the boat. (no humblebrag)

On 9/4/2018 at 6:07 PM, Lat22 said:

Check that! They moved it from 70 to 30. Sail on!!

30 -- Yacht Rock

31-- Tom Petty 

32--  The Bridge

Don't judge me.  I'm old.

The boneyard is still the best though

  • 8 months later...

For all you poor bastards with old radios, Yacht Rock is back on the SiriusXm dial at channel 70.  In honor of its return to the regular channel line-up, I humbly submit the great Al Stewart and his Year of the Cat.  This song has it all.  They throw in a couple of killer guitar solos, and just when you thought it couldn't get better, they top it off with a saxophone solo.  This is a smooth tune.

 

That’s a great song. But I think the best yacht rock song ever is Baker Street.

Baker Street goes so hard!
I agree lol
For all you poor bastards with old radios, Yacht Rock is back on the SiriusXm dial at channel 70.  In honor of its return to the regular channel line-up, I humbly submit the great Al Stewart and his Year of the Cat.  This song has it all.  They throw in a couple of killer guitar solos, and just when you thought it couldn't get better, they top it off with a saxophone solo.  This is a smooth tune.
 
Great freaking song.
That’s a great song. But I think the best yacht rock song ever is Baker Street.
I can't just pick one best yacht rock song. Baker Street is definitely up there for that riff/hook.

Was looking for a Spotify playlist for backyard pool tunes. Bill Simmons' 2019 Yacht Rock one is a good start.

Yacht Rock is back. Brisket is happy. Last night, Brisket sang “the sailors say Brandy, you’re a fine girl, what a GOOD WIFE you would be!” loudly, in the car, annoying the kids. It was awesome. I was awesome. Brandy was awesome.

19 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Yacht Rock is back. Brisket is happy. Last night, Brisket sang “the sailors say Brandy, you’re a fine girl, what a GOOD WIFE you would be!” loudly, in the car, annoying the kids. It was awesome. I was awesome. Brandy was awesome.

Whenever I hear this song, I picture Brandy looking like Brandi Brandt:

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Sadly, life hasn't been that great to Ms. Brandt.

 

 

 

 

 

Donna Mills - good looking woman back in the day, may still be. 

Wow, I hear this all the time, and never paid attention to the lyrics.  Holy shit.  Chris Hanson would like Benny to have a seat over there.
 
And I kinda like that song.  I feel a little dirty.  
Benny has nothing on Gary puckett.
4 hours ago, APMP said:

Was looking for a Spotify playlist for backyard pool tunes. Bill Simmons' 2019 Yacht Rock one is a good start.
 

Where is southern cross?


Just want to point out that the grading scale you listed for southern cross also says no to summer breeze and Baker Street and rich girl.

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Those guys are idiots
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3 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Where is southern cross?

My boat is named Southern Cross.

Well is it a yacht?

No, it’s the bloated corpse of David Crosby, but that’s not important right now.
  • 3 weeks later...
On 5/31/2019 at 6:34 PM, tbone_ said:

That’s a great song. But I think the best yacht rock song ever is Baker Street.

Respectfully disagree...

 

Your music scene is for pussies, Koko. 

Yacht Rock, yeahhhh....

 

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