Yacht Rock

I think I can speak for the entire C.O.D. when I say we have an affinity for many different genres of music, and quite often what we listen to could be construed as "bad" or "embarrassing". There is one genre that I, personally love to listen to that nobody can argue with (unless they are have no taste at all), and that's Yacht Rock. Yacht Rock was listened to by every So-Cal yuppie yachtsman ever to wear heavy gold jewellery, a jumper around his neck and deck shoes while quaffing champagne in the 70's and 80's.* It was characterised by it's smoooooooothness, general all round great musicianship and being some of the greatest songs ever written.

This is an actual picture of Peter Frampton aboard his yacht in Hawaii in 1977.

Notable Yacht Rockers include Kenny Loggins (who went on to produce some of the greatest movie theme songs ever. See: "Danger Zone" from Top Gun, "Footloose" from um, Footloose, and the Caddyshack theme) The Doobie Brothers, Hall + Oates, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, and The Eagles. Almost everyone that was a Yacht Rocker had a beard. Most of them wore captains hats at some point.**

I've put together a little playlist that I urge everyone to immediately go and download/buy/steal/borrow off your parents. Listen to it in on the first day of Spring. You know, that day when the sun is just starting to warm up, and you're aching for the heat and icy poles and you haven't turned into that cunt that whinges about how hot it is yet.

GRACEY'S YACHT ROCK PLAYLIST #1

Captain + Tenille - Love Will Keep Us Together

The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes

Christopher Cross - Sailing

Hall + Oates - I Can't Go For That

Kenny Loggins - This Is It

Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

Player - Baby Come Back

Mr Mister - Broken Wings

Toto - Rosanna

The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets

Robby Dupree - Steal Away

* Just For Fun Outlandish Statement Number 1

** Just For Fun Outlandish Statement Number 2