Yacht Rock cover fight!

a bebop a rebop · Post by **a bebop a rebop** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:48 pm

I kind of love Africa by Toto...

And thank you for introducing me to the wonders of yacht rock.

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:00 pm

Okay, I may die trying, but put me down for "Gaucho" by Steely Dan.

Charles (KA)

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:10 pm

king_arthur wrote:Okay, I may die trying, but put me down for "Gaucho" by Steely Dan.

Charles (KA)

I love this song, and if I could assist in some small way? I would do so.

ROCK!

Glenn Case

prayformojo · Post by **prayformojo** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:57 pm

I have it narrowed down to three, though I'm pretty much sure I know which one it'll be... assuming, of course, that i can figure out how to record the damn thing without any equipment.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:57 am

stueym wrote:Okay after some study I'd like to stay true to my British roots and make a claim for the inclusion of [url=http://en.[CENSORED].org/wiki/10cc]10CC (pre Godley and Creme departure)[/url] and if allowed would you let me bring "I'm Not in love" to the fight. I await the adjudication of the coverfight mistress.

And to add an antipodean flavour - I assume some Air Supply, or perhaps The Little River Band's, "Reminiscing" would be appropriate?

LMNOP · Post by **LMNOP** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:32 am

stueym wrote:"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.

Anyway, if you tackle this one, Stu, I'll be expecting great things.

Ah, yes, here: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun05/a ... tracks.htm

ken · Post by **ken** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:47 am

I will keep the fire by participating in this fight.

Does anyone remember what song I claimed during my origianl drunken rant when this idea came up?

Ken

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:52 am

How can I not do "Danny's Song"? (Unless Marcus was claiming it back there, I wasn't sure)

moboid · Post by **moboid** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:59 am

sausage boy wrote:So is Tull a viable option, and if so, I would love to do a Jethro Tull song.

No. Tull is not viable. Yes I know they were in the show. But I don't think it was trying to make an argument for Tull (the band, not the agriculturalist) as Smooth. I think they just wanted to dress up in loose shirts and talk in faux shakespeare, while playing a flute.

starfinger · Post by **starfinger** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:12 am

I will be attempting a Christopher Cross hit.

-craig

Kill Me Sarah · Post by **Kill Me Sarah** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:24 am

Am I just crazy or did you all leave out Captain & Tennille? Cuz I'm all over that action.

I will either do Love Will Keep Us Together or Do That To Me One More Time.

melvin · Post by **melvin** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:59 am

This may be just after the Golden Age of Yacht Rock, but I'd like to try a smooth 1986 hit by Steve Winwood.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:39 am

starfinger wrote:I will be attempting a Christopher Cross hit.

-craig

Uh Oh. We better speak up before someone else takes it...

Blue Seahorse and Periwinkle Seahorse are going to claim "Sailing" by Christopher Cross.

Hopefully that's not the one you had in mind, Starf. It still leaves gems like "Ride Like the Wind", "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", and "All Right" amongst others.

ROCK!

Glenn Case
Blue Seahorse of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/teamseahorse">Team Seahorse</a>

mkilly · Post by **mkilly** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:10 pm

kill_me_sarah wrote:Am I just crazy or did you all leave out Captain & Tennille? Cuz I'm all over that action.

I will either do Love Will Keep Us Together or Do That To Me One More Time.

I mentioned the former. (dan-o: dude, play the hell out of danny's song.) killmesarah, maybe we should duet on Love Will Keep Us Together. all homo style. it might be a laugh riot.

Kill Me Sarah · Post by **Kill Me Sarah** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:14 pm

mkilly wrote:
kill_me_sarah wrote:Am I just crazy or did you all leave out Captain & Tennille? Cuz I'm all over that action.

I will either do Love Will Keep Us Together or Do That To Me One More Time.
I mentioned the former. (dan-o: dude, play the hell out of danny's song.) killmesarah, maybe we should duet on Love Will Keep Us Together. all homo style. it might be a laugh riot.

Haha, I'd be honored. But why make it homo, it should just be sincere cuz, y'know, love will keep us together.

I like itallics.

Oh, and dibs then on Do That To Me One More Time

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:32 pm

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

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:45 pm

Jefff just came up with a brilliant moniker for the periwinkle/blue seahorse combo.

We shall be known as: Christopher Case.

ROCK!

Glenn Case
Blue Seahorse of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/teamseahorse">Team Seahorse</a>

Jefff · Post by **Jefff** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:51 pm

I call Rosanna.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:03 pm

I would do "Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald but I can't find any tabs.

That song holds a special place in my heart. (I once told this story in the movies thread, but anyways)

At my old job, two of my friends & I were always getting accosted by a group of our co-workers who were religious zealots. They would spend large amounts of their day trying to get us to convert and wouldn't get the hint. So one day we decided to give them a taste of their own medicine. We decided to create our own religion. We created our own deity, Jeebus Crust. He was part Pirate, part Speed Racer.

And we went all out with this. We made symbols for the religion- a flaming 8 ball. We canonized saints: Bruce Lee, Benny Hill. And we started writing a musical: Jeebus Crust: Supercar. The first song was built from "Sweet Freedom". We would go around the office singing "Shine Sweet Jeebus, Shine your light on me". And that was the final straw for the zealots. They left us alone.

Still to this day at the old job, there's a frisbee with a flaming 8-ball painted on it.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:17 pm

Niveous Devilchild wrote:I would do "Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald but I can't find any tabs.

(story)

That's hilarious, Niv. If it would help for me to work out the chord structure, I could help you out.

ROCK!

Glenn Case
Blue Seahorse

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:02 pm

Dig it. Thank you, Glenn.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:28 pm

Niveous Devilchild wrote:Dig it. Thank you, Glenn.

Word. No prob.

If you are planning on playing guitar, you might be in for a test. That song has like 1,000 chords. I'll gladly transcribe it, though. Hell, I'll play on it if you like.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

Yacht Rock cover fight!

No Tull