Watched a music documentary about Yacht Rock yesterday. "What is Yacht Rock?" I hear you asking. I didn't know before watching the documentary - but it didn't take long to recognize it. We are talking soft rock from the late 70's/early 80's - the likes of Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Toto, and - perhaps most ubiquitously - Michael McDonald. The very antithesis of punk music. What many of us - including me - think of as "lame". The kind of music you hear in elevators and shopping malls, and on bad radio stations. Watching the documentary, I think perhaps I gained a better appreciation for the musicianship in yacht rock. And, I'm not going to lie, I like some of the songs. I still wouldn't say it's my favo(u)rite genre, but I no longer consider it lame. Here is a "classic" from the genre:
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