hearsay

Like all great things, Yacht Rock, too, must come to an end. And I guess it did by getting canceled with a somewhat sub-par episode 10 a couple weeks ago. Oh well. I had learned more than I ever wanted to about really horrible music, and I don’t know how much more my head could have taken. But just to reconstruct the history, here is a linear sequencing of the show (ignoring the horrible Jethro Tull-focused episode 6).

Goodbye, Koko:
Yacht Rock 8
Steely Dan – Any World (That I’m Welcome To) (1975)
Loggins & Mussina – Watching the River Run (1973)
Hall & Oates – Gino (The Manager) (1975)
Doobie Brothers – Taking It To The Streets (1976)

Yacht Rock 10
Steely Dan – Everything You Did (1976)
The Eagles – Hotel California (1976)
Steely Dan – FM (1978)

Yacht Rock 9
Doobie Brothers – Echoes of Love (1977)
Van Halen – I’m The One (1978)

Yacht Rock 1
Kenny Loggins – Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’ (1978)
Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes (1978)

Yacht Rock 2
Hall & Oates – Portable Radio (1979)
Kenny Loggins – This Is It (1979)
Christopher Cross – Sailing (1980)

Yackt Rock 3
Steely Dan – Time Out of Mind (1980)
Kenny Loggins – Keep the Fire (1979)
Kenny Loggins – I’m Alright (1980)

Yacht Rock 4
Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom (1986)
Kenny Loggins – Don’t Fight It (1982)
Toto – Rosanna (1982)

Yacht Rock 5
Michael McDonald – Believe In It (1982)
Kenny Loggins – I Gotta Try (1982)
Michael Jackson – Human Nature (1982)

Yacht Rock 7
Michael McDonald – I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) (1982)
Warren G – Regulate (1994)

: Yacht Rock Song Credits :