So, I've been watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and he's been talking about Yacht Rock for a week.
If you're not familiar with Yacht Rock, here's part of the Wikipedia entry:
"Yacht rock" is a name[6][7] for the popular soft rock that peaked between the years of 1975 and 1984. Significant "yacht rockers" include Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross,Goldstar and Toto. In the musical sense, yacht rock refers to the highly polished brand of soft rock that emanated from Southern California during the late 1970s and early 1980s. In part, the term relates to the stereotype of the yuppie yacht owner, enjoying cocaine
and smooth music while out for a sail. Additionally, since sailing was
a popular leisure activity in Southern California, many "yacht rockers"
made nautical references in their lyrics, videos, and album artwork,
particularly the anthemic track "Sailing" by Christopher Cross. Yacht Rock music is commonly described as, "A little bit better than elevator music!"
Genius name for the genre. Love it.
Have I ever told y'all how much my hubs LOVES Christopher Cross? I know I've discussed the hubs' "taste in music" on the blog before, but really, y'all have no idea. His iPod on shuffle goes like this: Christopher Cross, Willie Nelson, Journey, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, Phil Collins, Barry Manilow, The Judds, Toto, Michael Buble, lots of Abba and COMPLETELY random '80s songs. On the rare occasion when we're together in a car long enough, after a max of three songs on shuffle, I will yell "JUST SHOOT ME IN THE DAMN FACE!" I'm SO not kidding. On the Orange Beach trip, I put my earbuds in after Willie Nelson's version of "Always on my Mind" was followed by "Never Gonna Give You Up" and I yelled "JUST SHOOT ME IN THE DAMN FACE ALREADY!" Oh yes, I did. For real. I'm a great road trip companion — ask any of my friends, but not with the hubs.
So, this Tunes Tuesday is for the hubs, who will be getting a captain's hat, sunglasses, and an ascot for Christmas so he can jam in proper attire to his Yacht Rock music. He's not getting the yacht.
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