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Postby moboid » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:12 pm

(UPDATE: Links to the songs are starting to appear in this very post, therefore I have moved the song choices up. - gc)

Massive amazing list of Yacht Rock covers:

<a href="http://eclecticspoons.netfast.org/blackfriday.mp3">SpOOn - Steely Dan's Black Friday</a>
<a href="http://actdead.com/mp3s/add-rosanna.mp3">Jefff - Toto's Rosanna</a>
<a href="http://www.moboid.com/music/mob01d_StealAway.mp3">mob01d - Robbie Dupree's Steal Away</a>
<a href="http://www.dan-ofromfive-o.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/06%20-%20Dan-O%20From%20Five-O%20-%20Dannys%20Song.mp3">Dan-O - Loggins & Messina's Danny's Song</a>
<a href="http://www.glenncase.com/music/covers/yachtrock/chriscase_sailing.mp3">Christopher Case (Glenn and Mojo) - Christopher Cross's Sailing</a>
<a href="http://glitterandtwang.org/songfight/Marcus%20Kellis%20-%20Love%20Will%20Keep%20Us%20Together.mp3">Marcus Kellis- Captain & Tennile's Love Will Keep Us Together</a>
<a href="http://www.glenncase.com/music/covers/yachtrock/chuck-right.mp3">Chuck the Bear - Gerry Rafferty's Right Down the Line</a>
KillMeSarah - Captain & Tennile's Do That To Me One More Time
<a href="http://members.cox.net/keiliki/evilseamus_dia.mp3">Seamus and Evil-E - Steely Dan's Do It Again</a>
<a href="http://www.glenncase.com/music/covers/yachtrock/HumanNature.mp3">Glenn Case - Michael Jackson (w/Toto)'s Human Nature</a>
<a href="http://www.glenncase.com/music/covers/yachtrock/gnr-whenever.mp3">Rachael and Glenn - Loggins and Nicks's Whenever I call you Friend</a>
<a href="http://kongbalong.com/music/mp3/starfinger/starfinger-ride_like_the_wind.mp3">Starfinger - Christopher Cross's Ride like the Wind</a>
<a href="http://homepage.eircom.net/~rinkydink/bakerstreet.mp3">Rinkydink - Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street</a>
<a href="http://www.glenncase.com/music/covers/yachtrock/gnj_summerbreeze.mp3">Tyrrell and Case - Seals and Croft's Summer Breeze</a>
<a href="http://www.johnnycashpoint.com/johnnyinthecorner_iylmn.mp3">Johnny Cashpoint - Chicago's If you Leave Me Now</a>
<a href="http://thebewells.com/songs/bewells_tonight.mp3">bwell - England Dan & John Ford Coley's I'd Really Love To See You Tonight</a>
<a href="http://www.jimtyrrell.info/mp3/jimtyrrell_him.mp3">jimtyrrell - Rupert Holmes's Him</a>
<a href="http://www.jimtyrrell.info/mp3/jimtyrrell_escape.mp3">jimtyrrell - Rupert Holmes's Escape</a>
<a href="http://www.dan-ofromfive-o.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Dan-O%20From%20Five-O_him-mp3.mp3">Dan-O - Tod Rundgren's Hello It's Me</a>
<a href="http://people.geneticmail.com/sam/merisan/merisan_ikeepforgetting.mp3">Merisan - Michael McDonald's I Keep Forgetting</a>
<a href="http://scaryfebruary.com/music/Blister_For_Ross-Come_as_You_Are.mp3">Blister for Ross - Nirvana's(?!) Come As You Are</a>

Inspired by Santa Cruz nights of yore, I hearby proclaim a Yacht Rock cover fight. We shall interpret the output of that famed period of Smoooooth rock music (1976-1984) immortalized in the <a href="http://www.channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=152">award-winning Channel101 series</a>, and further explained in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rock">wikip entry</a>. Significant artists include:
    Kenny Loggins
    Loggins & Messina
    Christopher Cross
    Toto
    Doobie Brothers
    Hall & Oates
    Michael McDonald
    Steely Dan
Other genre-appropriate artists and songs may be considered, subject to discussion on the thread, and ultimately resting on the capricious approval of the organizer (me).

EDIT: NEW DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 13

Who's in? Seahorse crew, I better hear an "aye aye" or three from your quarters!

EDIT: Here's a complete list of all the covers as of OCT 5, as well as artists that have been excluded from coverage for Insufficient Yachtiness.


[b]Insufficiently Yachty (or Rocky):

Journey
Steve Winwood
Michael Jackson
80's synthy songs in general
Chris de Burgh
Jethro Tull
Huey Lewis
Thompson Twins
Juice Newton
Steve Miller Band
Men at Work
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Postby stueym » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:21 pm

Yes please Heather :-)
......and you forgot the awesome Jethro Tull from your list ;-)
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Postby jb » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:42 pm

dude jethro tull is heavy metal.
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Postby moboid » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:08 pm

jb wrote:dude jethro tull is heavy metal.


I'm pretty sure that's what the wink was for?
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Postby mkilly » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:08 pm

some marcus is knockin' at the door. open the door and let him in.
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Oh and what songs?

Postby moboid » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:12 pm

HD or some variation will render Africa by Toto.
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Postby stueym » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:13 pm

moboid wrote:
jb wrote:dude jethro tull is heavy metal.


I'm pretty sure that's what the wink was for?


Totally was!.....was amazed to see they were the majority of tracks for episode 6...never placed JT with the other acts listed and as I never saw the show until now on there I will have to watch to understand why Episode 6 is dominated by their music.

I'm much more of a Toto man myself
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Postby jb » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:18 pm

we didnt' make it to episode 6 before i fell asleep
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Postby stueym » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:38 pm

Okay after some study I'd like to stay true to my British roots and make a claim for the inclusion of 10CC (pre Godley and Creme departure) and if allowed would you let me bring "I'm Not in love" to the fight. I await the adjudication of the coverfight mistress.
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Postby moboid » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:57 pm

stueym wrote:...would you let me bring "I'm Not in love" to the fight. I await the adjudication of the coverfight mistress.

Wow, that song's TOTALLY smooth... and features plenty of studio wizardry! Put on your captain's cap, Stuey!
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Postby moboid » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:59 pm

mkilly wrote:some marcus is knockin' at the door. open the door and let him in.

Does this marcus know what song he wants to do?
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Postby jb » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:06 pm

also, Jethro Tull is heavy metal

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Postby bz£ » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:07 pm

Imma be in this, some way, some how. I'll let y'all know what song in a few days.
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Postby moboid » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:13 pm

jb wrote:also, Jethro Tull is heavy metal

(i'm going to beat my joke into the ground until somebody laughs dammit)
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Postby mkilly » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:17 pm

moboid wrote:
mkilly wrote:some marcus is knockin' at the door. open the door and let him in.

Does this marcus know what song he wants to do?


no! i did appropriate some "danny's song" a couple years back (Why Are You Making Me Kick You Out?, a favorite of 15-16 puzzle and his sister), but "Reelin' in the Years," "Black Water" (Doobie Brothers), and "Love Will Keep Us Together" all seem solid. I'll send it out to a committee and hold some hearings, maybe go to Camp David for a week and mull it over.
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Postby sausage boy » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:26 pm

I have no idea what you are talking about, but the mentions of Jethro Tull peak my interest. So is Tull a viable option, and if so, I would love to do a Jethro Tull song.
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Postby a bebop a rebop » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:28 pm

I got the joke! Haha! Thanks Wikipedia!
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Postby Lunkhead » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:35 pm

We're in, but I don't know what song we'll do. Whatever it is, I pray to God that it's smooth.
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Postby GlennCase » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:43 pm

I claim no specific songs at this moment, but don't be surprised if I cover multiple songs, as I have a fondness for this smooooooth music.

...Although I have got to say that it was genius for the makers of Yacht Rock to feature "Portable Radio" by Hall and Oates, as it is one of the worst songs they ever made. I actually covered a song by H&O that I really like back in 2003. A song called <a href="http://www.glenncase.com/music/covers/TheGirlWhoUsedToBe.mp3">The Girl Who Used to Be</a>.

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Postby Lunkhead » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:09 am

Erin's going to do either "Kiss On My List" or "Maneater" by Hall and Oates.
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Postby erin. » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:28 am

Oh my God. I am totally doing "Maneater".
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Postby jack » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:28 am

yacht rock. i love it. i'm in of course.
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