Yacht Rock Favorites

[harveycmd]

Never seen this mentioned as Yacht Rock, but my favorite beach song ever is Nu Shooz, I Can't Wait. Listened to this while surfing in Charleston, SC and Coco Beach, FL in 88-89 as a teenager. 

 

[robertcook91]

2 hours ago, BurntOrangeMD said:

 

Every time I hear this song, I think it's the opening credits to "Too Close for Comfort."  I looked it up though and the song came 2 years earlier.

[BurntOrangeMD]

5 hours ago, robertcook91 said:

Every time I hear this song, I think it's the opening credits to "Too Close for Comfort."  I looked it up though and the song came 2 years earlier.

Interestingly,,, 

 

[Red Five]

A lot of Hall and Oates nominations here, and I do not disagree. But, I have a question. Out of Touch is my favorite Hall and Oates song, but I do not consider that to be yacht rock. Unlike the rest of their catalogue. Am I off base here? 

[BurntOrangeMD]

6 minutes ago, Red Five said:

A lot of Hall and Oates nominations here, and I do not disagree. But I have a question. Out of Touch is my favorite Hall & Oates song, but I do not consider it yacht rock. Unlike the rest of their catalog. Am I off base here?  

 

[BurntOrangeMD]

 

[BurntOrangeMD]

On 5/22/2026 at 1:19 PM, Bobby Burton said:

I give up. The world is lost.

But now it is found! Bobby has got to love this one. 

 

[JMarquette]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

A lot of Hall and Oates nominations here, and I do not disagree. But, I have a question. Out of Touch is my favorite Hall and Oates song, but I do not consider that to be yacht rock. Unlike the rest of their catalogue. Am I off base here? 

I recently went on a trip to San Diego and went on a boat. Out of Touch came on while we were gliding through the bay. Definitely qualified (for me) as quintessential yacht rock. 

[Red Five]

14 hours ago, BurntOrangeMD said:

 

I've heard that song a million times and there were a bunch of lyrics in there I didn't know. For starters, in the chorus I think I've always thought it was "I'm out of touch" and not "I'm out of time". Even though he is clearly saying "time". Over and over. haha

[BurntOrangeMD]

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. 

 

[BurntOrangeMD]

 

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[Gerry Hamilton]

18 hours ago, BurntOrangeMD said:

 

A great one!

[Gerry Hamilton]

5 hours ago, BurntOrangeMD said:

 

Winner, On every playlist 

[BurntOrangeMD]

9 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Winner, On every playlist 

Kenny Loggins, Moody Amphitheater, Waterloo Park, August 2023.

[BurntOrangeMD]

[Red Five]

1 hour ago, BurntOrangeMD said:

I really can't believe we have three music venues downtown, all named Moody. 

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[Ronnie Barnhardt]

Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson

[BornOrange]

Here’s mine

https://youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A

Edited 2 hours ago by BornOrange

[Jeff Howe]

This technically isn't a Yacht Rock track, but it's Steely Dan, so it kinda counts.

Regardless, Craig Way used this song to intro his old radio show with Bill Schoening. When I co-hosted with Craig on The Horn, I convinced him to bring it back to intro the second hour of our show.