Albums/ Songs
Possibly Micheal McDonald's greatest solo tune, it was used in the movie Running Scared, and its music video featured actors Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines.
Sweet Freedom
Song #11
Peg
Name that Song:
"Darlin'
Tell the truth
Don't turn away
This is our last chance
To touch each other's heart"
Heart to Heart by Kenny Loggins
Their smooth groove "Still the One" got toes tapping back in the '70s.
Orleans
What year was the term "Yacht Rock" coined?
2005
This song by Don Henley is about the passing of youth and entering middle age, and of a past relationship.
The Boys of Summer
Song #22
Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers
Name the Song:
"Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free"
Sailing by Christopher Cross
What band took their name from a William S. Burrough's novel?
Steely Dan
Yacht Rock Revue hosts an annual concert where they invite members of the original bands they cover to join them on stage for a few songs. What is the name of the concert?
Yacht Rock Revival
This famous yacht rock song includes a saxophone solo by Gerry Rafferty?
Baker Street
Song #33
Rich Girl by Hall and Oates
Name that Song:
"It was a hot afternoon
The last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One-ten in the shade
And the pavement was steaming"
Summer by Bobby Goldsboro
This act sang "make a wish, baby" in their huge "Biggest Part of Me." The wish worked, as it topped charts.
Ambrosia
What year was a Yacht Rock station added to online streaming music platforms?
This song recorded by Hall & Oates was originally written to by recorded by Daryl Hall's long-time girlfriend's sister Janna Allen?
Released in 1981, this was the third single on their 9th studio album
Kiss On My List
Song #44
Bonus: Name the Artist
So Into You by Atlanta Rhythm Section
Name that Song:
"Everybody needs a little time away
I heard her say from each other
Even lovers need a holiday
Far away from each other"
What band was Boz Skaggs a member of before recording solo albums?
Steve Miller Band
Sugar Ray's album released in 2019 included a cover of the 1979 Rupert Holmessong "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." Name the album.
What song did Lionel Richie perform at the closing ceremony of the LA Olympics in 1984?
All Night Long
Song #55
Rio by Duran Duran
Name that Song:
"So give up, give in, you lose
Love will always win, start surrendering
Stop resisting"
Bonus: Name the Artist
Nothing You Can Do About It by Airplay
What Yacht Rock artist was once married to Liza Minelli?
Mostly known for his song "Bi-Coastal"
Peter Allen
Yacht Rock bears strong similarities to the Japanese genre of ____ _____
City Pop