Yacht Rock

[daft twat]

I was born in 77 and grew up in a house where the radio was always on. As much as I love “Dam That River” and “Slaves and Bulldozers,” this has become my genre of choice over the past couple years.

The yacht rock station on iheart radio is on daily in my house during dinner prep, dinner, and the washing up. Today I put on “Lost 80s” at the recommendation of a friend. While we were cleaning up, my 14-year-old asked, “Trying a new station?” I said, “Yeah, why? Do you miss yacht rock?” He said he did. I asked, “Really?” and he replied, “Come Monday, this better be back to yacht rock.”

I expect this thread to die quickly, but if there are fellow fans, I’ll start with this: “Margaritaville” is the quintessential yacht rock anthem, but “Come Monday” is gorgeous and should be Buffet’s best known song.

[doug rr]

come Monday is a great song..I saw Jimmy live in Denver way back in the day but I'm nowhere near being a parrot head..give me all that stuff though from the 70s..America, supertramp, etc..bring it on

[Anders]

I have never heard the term before.

Found this now: The term yacht rock was coined in 2005 by the makers of the online video series Yacht Rock, who connected the music with the popular Southern Californian leisure activity of boating. It is considered a pejorative term. Prominent artists that have been labeled "yacht rock" include Christopher Cross, the Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Rupert Holmes, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Toto, and Supertramp.

[Alex]

[coptheriotact]

i didn't know it was a relatively new term... also i would like to experience this music on a boat one day..

[wease]

Son of a Sailor is Buffet’s best song.

[Anders]

I saw Toto once. They were playing downtown Oslo in a free concert. I didn't even know they were going to play, I just walked by. But they did have quite a bit of chart success here way back.



Found the concert as I was making this post.

[liebzz]

My son is 10 and loves Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. I hold my head in my hands and wonder what I did wrong.

[wease]

Toto is a group of fantastic musicians. But other than the hits they’ve had I know next to nothing about them.

liebzz, you need to make The Dan your next exploration.

[Ms Harmless]

every time I see the title of this thread

[liebzz]

Toto is a group of fantastic musicians. But other than the hits they’ve had I know next to nothing about them.

liebzz, you need to make The Dan your next exploration.

After the billion live albums!

[daft twat]

Son of a Sailor is Buffet’s best song.

This has to be tied to a personal memory.

[Higgs]

Son of a Sailor is Buffet’s best song.

This has to be tied to a personal memory.

Yeah, it's obviously "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes". And that is tied to a personal memory for me.

[daft twat]

I’d like to share some of my favorites, and I’m going to start with the most troublesome one. You have to get past the first lyric because it’s a huge bummer, but the chorus is absolutely stunning. The video would be admissible evidence in court.

[Higgs]

Mods?

[Higgs]

But seriously, gotta post this.

[i got bugs]

Son of a Sailor is Buffet’s best song.

This has to be tied to a personal memory.

Yeah, it's obviously "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes". And that is tied to a personal memory for me.

A pirate looks at 40 is easily tops for me.. reminds me of my fav beach spot Ocean City MD, because if u hang there you'll hear it 60 times

Followed by come Monday n havanna daydreaming (funny how 2 of JBs best are about drug dealers)

Minus that creepy first line that mardones song is great.. I guess that shit was perfectly normal in the 70s

There's a yacht rock tribute band around here called boathouse row n I wanna see them bad, heard it's a great time

[BurtReynolds]

kinda disrespectful not to have mentioned the king of the yachts yet.

[wease]

He was mentioned in the third post.

[wease]

Son of a Sailor is Buffet’s best song.

This has to be tied to a personal memory.

Yeah, it's obviously "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes". And that is tied to a personal memory for me.

A pirate looks at 40 is easily tops for me.. reminds me of my fav beach spot Ocean City MD, because if u hang there you'll hear it 60 times

Followed by come Monday n havanna daydreaming (funny how 2 of JBs best are about drug dealers)

Minus that creepy first line that mardones song is great.. I guess that shit was perfectly normal in the 70s

There's a yacht rock tribute band around here called boathouse row n I wanna see them bad, heard it's a great time

My favorite tunes by him are Pencil Thin Mustache and Get Drunk and Screw.