Yacht Rock cover fight!

[Me$$iah]

Im not sure if they qualify.

but that tune should definaltey count

even if it gets ruled out, I wont stop believing.

[moboid]

Im not sure if they qualify.
but that tune should definaltey count

Nah let's save Journey for an Arena Rock fight. 'k?

[GlennCase]

If I am not already taking on too much with this sidefight (which I probably am), I may try to tackle "The Lady in my life" by Michael Jackson which is SUPER smooth.

I love this era of music. It's a perfect opportunity to make a few covers.

ROCK!

Glenn Case

[moboid]

I may try to tackle "The Lady in my life" by Michael Jackson which is SUPER smooth.

Interesting choice. How is it related to the Yacht and/or the Rock?

And can you offer linkage? I'm not as familiar with that song.

[GlennCase]

I may try to tackle "The Lady in my life" by Michael Jackson which is SUPER smooth.

Interesting choice. How is it related to the Yacht and/or the Rock?

And can you offer linkage? I'm not as familiar with that song.

It loosely ties into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6MAoDEKJdM">episode 5</a>. Michael Jackson decides that he is going to bring the ROCK for the Thriller album, but he is scared back into being SMOOTH by Vincent Price and co. A member of Toto really DID write the song "Human Nature" which is featured in the episode, but another smooth song from the very same album is "The Lady in my life". One could assume that he recorded this smooth song after being scared into recording "Human Nature"

You can judge whether it qualifies or not by listening <a href="http://www.glenncase.com/mj-liml.mp3">here.</a>

EDIT: Oddly enough, the same way that "I Keep Forgetting" by Michael McDonald was revived for "Regulate" by Warren G (as demonstrated in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StttHwEGCUY">Episode 7</a>), "The Lady in My Life" was sampled for the similarly smooth "Hey Lover" by L.L. Cool J. and Boyz II Men.

DOUBLE EDIT: Or "Human Nature" would be perfectly fine too. Particularly since I just learned that ridiculous keyboard intro on guitar...

ROCK!

Glenn Case

[moboid]

Here's the list so far.

Approved
MelodyGenerator - Doobie Bros' What a Fool Believes
Jefff - Toto's Rosanna
a bebop a rebop - Toto's Africa
StueyM - 10CC's I'm Not in Love
High Density - Ambrosia's Biggest Part of Me
Caravan Ray - Little River Band's Reminiscing
Dan-O - Loggins & Messina's Danny's Song
Glenn&Rachel - Christopher Cross's Sailing
Marcus Kellis & KillMeSarah - Captain & Tennile's Love Will Keep Us Together
Justin - Gerry Rafferty's Right Down the Line

Not Yet Approved (could you point me to audio or video, please?)
King Arthur - Steely Dan's Gaucho
Seamus and Evil-E - Steely Dan's Do It Again

Not Yet Decided
Starfinger - Christopher Cross ?
Pray For Mojo
Marcus Kellis (or are you just doing your duet?)
Charcoal
Lunkhead
bwell
Erin
Jack Shite
Ken
HeuristicsInc

Determined to be Non-Yachty:
Journey
Steve Winwood
Michael Jackson
latter-day Hall & Oates and Kenny Loggins
Chris de Burgh
Jethro Tull

[GlennCase]

Glenn&Rachel - Christopher Cross's Sailing

Actually, that's going to be Prayformojo and myself. We will be credited as "Christopher Case"

Justin - Gerry Rafferty's Right Down the Line

It's me and Justin. Please credit it to "Chuck the Bear"

Not Yet Approved (could you point me to audio or video, please?)
King Arthur - Steely Dan's Gaucho
Seamus and Evil-E - Steely Dan's Do It Again

I can arrange some audio of Gaucho when I get home. I think that <a href="http://www.glenncase.com/sd-dia.mp3">Do It Again</a> qualifies, but it's a close call. I think that "Gaucho" is actually even smoother than "Do It Again" for what it's worth.

ROCK!

Glenn Case

[moboid]

OK Glenn, I made all those updates you mentioned.
I'll include them in the next update after I've heard back from a few more folks about their songs.

[Kill Me Sarah]

I'm not sure whether Killy was serious about Love Will Keep Us Together or not. At any rate, either way I'd still like to do Do That To Me One More Time (also Captain & Tennille).

[Nigel (spOOn) Clements]

Provided a list...

What happened to my Steely Dan - Black Friday?
it's been like three days ago since I said I'd do that song and there was no objection, now it looks like I've just been ignored!

[mkilly]

yeah, i think that'll be untenable for now (tho i was serious.) put me down to do "love will keep us together" solo.

also, can Full Sail's IPA be the official beer of the sidefight?

[Rinkydink]

me and the mrs will enter this fight

does this qualify? - Huey Lewis & the news 'if this is it' find it here

or this? - The Thompson Twins 'hold me now' find it here

[moboid]

me and the mrs will enter this fight

does this qualify? - Huey Lewis & the news 'if this is it' find it here

or this? - The Thompson Twins 'hold me now' find it here

Hey, good to have you with us! Neither of those songs are remotely Yacht Rock. The videos and web sites linked in the post announcing the fight explain what is Yacht Rock, so please have a look if you haven't already. I know you'll find something you like in there.

[moboid]

Here's a list of the songs so far. It's looking awesome!

<b>Approved</b>
SpOOn - Steely Dan's Black Friday
MelodyGenerator - Doobie Bros' What a Fool Believes
Jefff - Toto's Rosanna
a bebop a rebop - Toto's Africa
StueyM - 10CC's I'm Not in Love
High Density - Ambrosia's Biggest Part of Me
Caravan Ray - Little River Band's Reminiscing
Dan-O - Loggins & Messina's Danny's Song
Christopher Case - Christopher Cross's Sailing
Marcus Kellis- Captain & Tennile's Love Will Keep Us Together
Chuck the Bear - Gerry Rafferty's Right Down the Line
KillMeSarah - Captain & Tennile's Do That To Me One More Time
Seamus and Evil-E - Steely Dan's Do It Again
Glenn Case - Michael Jackson (w/Toto)'s Human Nature

<b>Not Yet Approved</b> (could you point me to audio or video, please?)
King Arthur - Steely Dan's Gaucho

<b>Not Yet Decided</b>
Starfinger - Christopher Cross ?
Pray For Mojo
Charcoal
Lunkhead
bwell
Erin
Jack Shite
Ken
HeuristicsInc
Rinkydink

<b>Artists Determined to be Insufficiently Yachty</b>
Journey
Steve Winwood
Michael Jackson
latter-day Hall & Oates and Kenny Loggins
Chris de Burgh
Jethro Tull
Huey Lewis
Thompson Twins

<b>Yacht Rock Resources</b>
If you're trying to choose a song, check out these Yacht Rock troves of information:
<a href="http://www.channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=152">The Channel 101 Show</a>
<a href="http://www.answers.com/yacht%20rock">The Wiki entry</a>
<a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/10/this_post_conce.html">Some of the one-hit wonders revealed</a>
<a href="http://www.channel101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3819">List of songs featured in the show</a> (not all qualify, check thread for details)

[HeuristicsInc]

We're gonna give a try to Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone" if that's allowed Mz Moboid.
-bill

I have to agree with Erin on this one. This is Rock for a Jet Fighter, not a Yacht.

Forget it then, I'm not interested unless somebody asks me to help them.
Jeez this is a lot of "rules".
-bill

[GlennCase]

I know I am in for a couple of entries already, BUT I would like to call one last song, and then I will start actually working on these songs.

The song that Kenny Loggins is singing to Messina that is the "Shitty music that makes him barf" is a song called "Whenever I call you Friend". It's a duet with Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks. Rachael and I would like to claim that one.

ROCK!

Glenn Case

[GlennCase]

<b>Not Yet Approved</b> (could you point me to audio or video, please?)
King Arthur - Steely Dan's Gaucho

I have yet to run into a Steely Dan song that I honestly dislike, and <a href="http://www.glenncase.com/11-Gaucho.mp3">Gaucho</a> is one of their smoothest tracks ever, IMHO.

ROCK!

Glenn Case

[bz£]

Forget it then, I'm not interested unless somebody asks me to help them.
Jeez this is a lot of "rules".

Yacht Nazi says, "NO SMOOTH FOR YOU!"

Does being in the "Not Yet Decided" list mean that I haven't decided on a song yet, or that Mob. hasn't decided if it's an okay song? Since I picked a song like four days ago and I was just sorta wondering if it would be ruled on before the submissioni deadline, or if it had been lost in all the smoothery. (Hint: rhymes with "You're the Flinspiration, by Chicago.")

Gosh, I hope my lack of faith isn't enough to get me kicked out of the line.

[Nigel (spOOn) Clements]

wrote an updated list...

Thanks

[stueym]

"I'm Not in love"

I just read something the other day about how this was recorded - have you seen it? Apparently, that white noise-ish vocal kind of thing is like a gazillion tracks of "ahhhh" on every note in the chromatic scale, looped and faded in and out. I'm not describing it very well and should find the link but I put it on my "someday, yeah right" to-do list to try and replicate that effect. Ah, yes, here: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun05/articles/classictracks.htm

I did see that article and had heard the story before......but no I will not be doing a 'technical' tribute cover!! Thank god sequencers and samples have come a long way in the last 30 years cause there is no way I have the time or equipment to mimic what they did. Still one of my faves from the era so really looking forward to it.

[starfinger]

i was going to do 'ride like the wind', but I reserve the right to fall back on one of his smoother, more obscure numbers in case I can't get it to feel right.

-craig

[GlennCase]

i was going to do 'ride like the wind', but I reserve the right to fall back on one of his smoother, more obscure numbers in case I can't get it to feel right.

-craig

Hey Craig, For what it's worth, I imagine you would do a bang-up job on "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"

I hear the potential sound of this in my head, and it sounds divine. Drop the key down a couple of notches, but otherwise... Yeah... it sounds freaking cool in my noggin.

ROCK!

Glenn Case