Yacht Rock Favorites

[Texas84]

Steely Dan - Peg

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Texas84

[LILP]

On 5/22/2026 at 9:43 AM, JMarquette said:

@Gerry Hamilton started this up on this morning’s C&F, so I want to keep it going. Everyone drop your favorite YR songs, here are some of mine

 

-Back in the High Life Again - Steve Winwood

- What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers

-Dirty Work - Steely Dan

-Steal Away - Robbie Dupree

I’m omitting my favorite Jimmy Buffett songs since, as a Parrothead, we could start another thread. 

Diamond Girl

What a Fool Believes 

The Pina Colada Song

We’re In This Love Together 

 

[Drawls]

On 5/22/2026 at 11:36 AM, ArizonaLonghorn said:

This was never my favorite genre of music but since he's from Texas and was living in Austin playing frat gigs and covers when he recorded this Grammy winning song at an Austin studio let's give it up for Christopher Cross.  This was back in the late 70's when I was on campus.  The album also featured "Ride Like the Wind" which hit # 2 on the Top 100.  I think he won 5 Grammys that year.

I had a 14' Hobie Cat in those days and every time this song comes on the radio (rarely now) I think of those days sailing on the Austin area lakes.

 

Winner!

[robertcook91]

I was born in 1969 and was given my first radio in 1978.  I used to sit in my room and listen to Z97,  which eventually became Eagle 97 a few years later, a Dallas pop station.  Most of the music that I listened to was Supertramp, Little River Band, Toto, the Doobie Brothers, etc.  It was just late 70's soft rock.  XM came along and gave it a name.

 

[BloodOrange]

 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Banana Republic by Steve Goodman, although most will remember it when he played with Jimmy Buffet.  Steve was on ACL a couple of times so those are on YT.

Also any Cubs fan will be familiar with his baseball songs.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Have to note the later Beach Boys after Pet Sounds and in particular the Sloop John B.  Not an original by them, but the definitive version for sure.  I think Al Jarrel had to convince Brian Wilson to record it.

Then the perfect God Only Knows and the islands themed Kokomo.

 

[Migas & Fajitas]

1 hour ago, Texas84 said:

Steely Dan - Peg

 

 

Nice one!

[ArizonaLonghorn]

On 5/22/2026 at 11:19 AM, Bobby Burton said:

I give up. The world is lost.

If only you had a yacht you wouldn't feel this way ... 

[Red Five]

Didn't read through the thread, but I consider Ride Like the Wind to be the quintessential yacht rock song.

[TexasMDcoach]

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