Is anyone into Yacht Rock?

[JP4CY]

It's back now, but IMO it's leaning more into soft rock than Yacht Rock this iteration. Give me some more Steely Dan, LRB, George Benson.

Steely Dan has some songs where the hook/beat have been covered by A LOT of rappers.
Like an insane amount.

 

[cytor]

Yacht Rock radio channel on XM breakdown:

• 50% Steely Dan
• 30% Christopher Cross
• 20% Misc.

 

[matclone]

It's Yacht Rock Friday!

Bread is the house band in heaven

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Is that your song for Marj? Kidding aside, David Gates was quite the singer and songwriter (now retired).

 

[Cycsk]

Yacht Rock radio channel on XM breakdown:

• 50% Steely Dan
• 30% Christopher Cross
• 20% Misc.

What songs by Steely Dan?

Many of their songs have some rather "interesting" lyrics, such as "Dirty Work." Catchy sound, yes, but often with soul-crushing messages. I learned to enjoy their music more by thinking about the vocals as instruments more than singing lyrics.

 

[KnappShack]

Is that your song for Marj? Kidding aside, David Gates was quite the singer and songwriter (now retired).

As always I fall back to this version when romance is on the table.

 

[Bewilderme]

What songs by Steely Dan?

Many of their songs have some rather "interesting" lyrics, such as "Dirty Work." Catchy sound, yes, but often with soul-crushing messages. I learned to enjoy their music more by thinking about the vocals as instruments more than singing lyrics.

Nearly every song by Steely Dan, if you're me. Donald Fagan is definitely a master of sarcastic lyrical themes. But I am a big sarcasman.

A few of my favorite more obscure SD songs kind of by album:
- Gaucho
- Time Out of Mind
- Night by Night
- The Caves of Altamira
- The Royal Scam
- Razor Boy
- The Boston Rag
- Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More
- Cousin Dupree

I could go on...

 

[cyclones500]

Yacht Rock radio channel on XM breakdown:

• 50% Steely Dan
• 30% Christopher Cross
• 20% Misc.

Noteworthy, since Fagan initially skirted director's request for comment/participation in "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary."

Apparently, his manager did follow-up to allow some SD songs to be included. Here's People magazine summary.

Why Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Cursed Out and Hung Up on 'Yacht Rock' Documentary Director: 'Go F--- Yourself'

Donald Fagen hung up on director Garret Price when he called to interview the Steely Dan legend for 'Yacht Rock: A Documentary.'

people.com

As for XM, I imagine Steely Dan isn't against having that high level of exposure, if it the connection to genre-frication might be limiting.

 

[drmwevr08]

I hit channel 15 on the XM regularly.

 

[Cycsk]

Nearly every song by Steely Dan, if you're me. Donald Fagan is definitely a master of sarcastic lyrical themes. But I am a big sarcasman.

A few of my favorite more obscure SD songs kind of by album:
- Gaucho
- Time Out of Mind
- Night by Night
- The Caves of Altamira
- The Royal Scam
- Razor Boy
- The Boston Rag
- Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More
- Cousin Dupree

I could go on...

I'm fairly new to the concept of the yacht rock genre and definitely not comfortable putting Steely Dan in the same category as Hall & Oates. I should have knew it was coming when I started hearing Steely Dan and Donald Fagen songs at grocery stores.

 

[Bewilderme]

I'm fairly new to the concept of the yacht rock genre and definitely not comfortable putting Steely Dan in the same category as Hall & Oates. I should have knew it was coming when I started hearing Steely Dan and Donald Fagen songs at grocery stores.

I think the band qualifies as yacht rock well enough, but is absolutely not confined to yacht rock.

 

[Cycsk]

I think the band qualifies as yacht rock well enough, but is absolutely not confined to yacht rock.

I've heard the Bee Gee's refer to themselves as "an enigma with a stigma." They didn't fit a particular genre, but got tons of attention from disco.

Steely Dan has always been an enigma and now they are getting their own stigma of yacht rock.