It's Monday, and it's time for music!
Today I join up with other Music Moves Me bloggers, a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post may be labeled "No Music".) Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.
Every other week, we have a theme. On alternate weeks, we can blog on any music theme we want. This week's theme is "Your Choice of Music".
I'm picking, this week, music from the genre of "Yacht Rock". It's generally accepted, I believe, that yacht rock encompasses certain songs recorded between 1976 and 1984 (but it can include songs from other eras) with a certain smoothness and lightness. It's music you could listen to on a yacht (never mind that I've never even been close to a yacht) or some other kind of ship.
You'll be so relaxed at the end of this set that you won't even want to get off the ship.
Perhaps the song I most associate with Yacht Rock is this 1979 song from Christopher Cross - Sailing.
Boz Skaggs and Lido Shuffle, a 1977 hit my spouse and I both loved so much that we ran out and bought the Silk Degrees album. I wish I still had that album.
Seals and Crofts and Diamond Girl, from 1973.
Jackson Browne's last top 10 hit, Somebody's Baby.
Finally, I hope you have enough time to listen to this classic, one of my favorite songs of all time: Al Stewart and Year of the Cat. The lyrics of this song are so beautiful and so is the music. Strings, sax, guitar - what is there not to love?
And that's a relaxing wrap!
Join me again next week with another episode of Music Moves Me.
Hi you picked really great sounds this week I am out there on the water, are you joining me? 💜💜
ReplyDelete...some great classics.
ReplyDeleteYacht Rock is actually very peaceful and good. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up yesterday on my site issues. Hopefully it's working okay for everyone now. It appears alright when I view it anyhow. :) I'm lovin' your music picks with these old easy going classics. Have a boogietastic week, Alana!
ReplyDeleteWow, great song choices. Those songs really bring back memories
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of the term "yacht rock." The years given make me think of "easy listening." Never a fan. Except for the Jackson Browne there, I never got (or get) tired of Jackson Browne! Started listening in high school and never stopped.
ReplyDeleteLots of memories there...
ReplyDeleteI love Yacht Rock! I went to sleep listening to Sirius/XM's "Yacht Rock - Deep Cuts" station last night. Those are the album tracks from the Yacht Rock artists. Highly recommended!
ReplyDeleteBTW, the reason it's now called "Yacht Rock" is because a group of guys made this comedy show almost 20 years ago, and that's what they called it. (https://www.masterclass.com/articles/yacht-rock-guide) I believe you can find the videos on YouTube... (Let me see if I can find them... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTI8vg7A5U) More info than you wanted, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteHi Alana - all of these are well known to me, and "Yacht Rock" made me smile because it's what I now listen to on my free to air radio app when I'm pottering around. It makes for great background listening and also for short walks down memory lane when a favourite comes on.
ReplyDeleteYou always pick great tunes! I love Baker St and The Year of the Cat. All ate excellent!
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