YouTube Yacht Rock

Saturday, May 30, Yachty by Nature was live streaming again.  YouTube came alive with the sounds of yacht rock and your favorite 70’s and 80’s soft rock hits.  In fact, we debuted our newest recording of a song from our homes and show off the serious smoothness.  We couldn’t wait to share the split screen video with you.  This was recorded from isolation during the Covid 19 pandemic.  The band is dying to play for you live and we’re almost there it seems.  Ultimately, hang in there and know that we’re in this together.  Importantly, we’ll return to the summer smooth cruise once again soon.  It’s been a trying time for everyone.

We just hope that everyone is hanging in there and staying safe, healthy, and ready to rock the yacht again.  Through this extraordinary time, it’s been amazing to see our fans.  You’ve been supporting us on the Virtual Concerts, streams, and continued fun posts.  Keep up that phenomenal support!  In addition, get your captain’s hats ready for one boat shoe extravaganza when we get back to fully live appearances.  After the youtube yacht rock days of streaming are over…

We’re still crossing our fingers for the upcoming concerts in July but all live shows are postponed and canceled through June.

YouTube yacht rock channel

Thanks again for all the support during Covid 19.  Interestingly, we rode several waves of openings and closings.  However, publishing some of those YouTube nights of music was so fun and got us out of the doldrums.  In fact, once we got to the Virtual Concerts and then finally back to live it was such a relief.  We’ve been so grateful ever since.  Now, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel and check periodically for the live videos of our concerts.  Additionally, our last blog post showed you some of the really cool pandemic posts that Captain Carl made.  Youtube yacht rock out.

Yacht Rock Revue comes to Cali

YBN & Yacht Rock Revue.  Southern California is getting ready for an epic weekend in Yachtiness! Obviously, come see Yachty by Nature on Friday @ Costello’s in MV, but if you haven’t seen Yacht Rock Revue, get out there and do it on Saturday 🙂 Link for tickets above and below here.

We’ll be kicking off a big Yachty month this Friday at the friendly shores of Costello’s in Mission Viejo. Importantly, the sax appeal and aural pleasures will be plentiful.  Yachty by Nature’s first class standard of smoothness will abound. Indeed, let’s celebrate ONE YEAR since embarking on a mission to bringing our gold standard LIVE YACHT ROCK to the sexy audiences of Southern California.

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Unfortunately, we still find it astonishing that there is a yacht rock band who plays locally using backing tracks.  Albeit, they profess to be the “kings” of yacht rock after only 4 gigs. Now, reality will kick in on Saturday night as the REAL KINGS of yacht rock, Yacht Rock Revue, will be in town at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood. From the East Coast, these guys play 100% Live and really kicked off the resurgence in Yacht Rock. Hope you have a chance to check Yacht Rock Revue out, they look and sound amazing! Ultimately, most yacht rock bands are paying tribute to the genius of this hot band. One of their most notables is that they were awarded, “Best Place to Get Drunk With Your Dad”! Very smooth indeed!

GET READY to YACHT rock revue!

So, get that Captain’s Hat and your finest boat shoes to hit the deck! You know that we’ll be busy laying down those 70’s and 80’s smooth grooves all of March.  In fact,  we would love to rock your yacht.  Step 1, check the calendar, we’re playing March 17 @ Black Marlin in Tustin, March 26 at the World Famous Swallow’s Inn, and capping it all off on March 31 at Stillwater in Dana Point. Anchors aweigh, it’s gonna be a blast of a month, hope we never leave the Lido Deck. All in all, take the Love Boat if you can but Uber home if you must.

Also known as the Yacht Fathers, Yacht Rock Revue has been bringing the smooth since 2009.  The first to take the YouTube series to the stage, these guys play the Dentist’s Office playlist with panache.  In fact, the Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote Yacht Rock Revue up and even mentioned us as one of the knockoff bands around the country.

YRR and YBN meet up!

Not bad company as these guys tour the country and sell out the big concert venues.  Indeed, a lot of our crowd has been on board with this band for a while now.  Two great tastes that taste great together.  In fact, when we played out in Florida in 2020, we got to meet the singers Nick and Peter and bro out a bit!  They sounded great and glad to see how complimentary and friendly they were to our band Yachty by Nature.

Moreover, to all our Yacht Rock fans out there, STAY SEXY and check out us and Yacht rock revue!

Yacht Rock Song List

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Yacht Rock Songs

Check out the ultimate authority on smooth songs that really rock.  Here’s the foremost Top 100 yacht rock songs of all time. In fact, here’s the real deal. More importantly, for you aficionados, these are the songs you’ve been looking for.  Finally, we are posting the hilarious list that really helped turn us on to the best in the YR genre.  Unbelievably, the commentary on these songs and the pure genius of which songs made the list energized our thirst for the genre.  In fact, literally every song we play made the list and certainly some go to the level of yacht-adjacent but we highly recommend perusing this article.  Speaking of articles, check out our Florida adventure here.

To top it off, this list provides some videos and the classic moments that go with the song.  The comedy is real and the power of those songs is tangible.  You won’t find another list of yacht rock songs like out there.  The author certainly crafted it with care and accuracy and we really appreciate weaving the music and life together.  Honestly, you can’t read through the list without complete amusement, excitement and laughter.  It feels so good to walk through these smooth cuts and see the music’s influence on our culture and what interesting stories are told.  It’s meaningful.  These songs reverberate with the joy that we as a band play these classic vinyl cuts.

Yacht rock playlist

Furthermore, click on this link to find a website that rates the top 100 yacht rock songs of all time.  In addition, the commentary is brilliant!  Lastly, consider it Anchors AWEIGH and you can thank us later!!!!!   In fact, I’m sure many of these amazing tunes will make your new yachty playlist.  Interestingly, we discovered this article back in 2014 and clung to the magic of these tunes that make smooth music really tick.  Once you begin reading the list, it’ll be hard to put it down.  These guys are dead on and the comedy and facts and background make it priceless.

Do yourself a favor and sit down for a deep dive into the genre.  Certainly, check out 70’s soft rock and 80’s soft rock as much as they are covered in the list as well.  Inasmuch, even if you start at number 100, you’ll surely make it to 50 and 30 and more.  Ultimately, you can click the big link or The Hello Loser website to get to numbers 21 through 30 on the TOP 100 SONG LIST.

Your playlist will seriously benefit from this read.  In fact, we haven’t seen a comprehensive look at yacht rock songs like this!  And now to get back to our Electronic Press Kit, click on the EPK/MEDIA tab on the website.

Smooth Youtube series

In fact, yacht rock has a distinct criteria that makes it float.  In fact, they have a website you can check for the ultimate authority on what’s Yacht or Nyacht.  Thus, it is aptly titled, YachtorNyacht.com.  More importantly, there are elements that guide the selection of what makes the cut.  The originators JD Ryznar, Hollywood Steve, Hunter Stair, and Dave Lyons generally say it’s polished jazzy, R&B music from 1976 to 1984.  But let’s dive into the elements that the fellas use to vote on whether a song makes their list of authentic smooth songs.

Additionally, it’s that well produced complicated chord arrangement played by mainly the best session musicians of the time.  Moreover, the songs contain crafty and intricate chord changes buoyed by lush harmonies and plenty of electric piano and saxophone.  The yacht behind the rock derives from the ubiquitous nautical references in the lyrics and even the album covers.  For example, Loggins and Messina at the helm of a sailboat for the album Full Sail.  Or, simply the flamingo on the cover of Christopher Cross’ self titled album.

Sirius/XM

Now, in recent times, we’ve made much about the fact that as a live band, the music still has to groove.  In fact, yacht rock songs can be quite mellow so the band does have to keep it poppin for our audiences.  Ultimately, Yachty by Nature has found a great balance of those upbeat and mellow songs to keep the party rockin’.  Of course, we’ve been so fortunate as a band to have so much with these songs and the great venues and crowds we play to!  For your listening pleasure, we always recommend finding a great playlist on Spotify or some Yacht Rock Radio on Sirius/XM.  Additionally, our friend Eddie Ganz at YR Radio brings the smooth like none other.

Song Requests

Yachty by Nature is always adding new tunes.  In fact, it’s tough to pick the right song to put in the set, but we’re always experimenting.  Additionally, we rely on our crowd to guide the choices and we LOVE to hear those thoughts.  As you can see, we have a lot of music to cover and every shade of the rainbow within the genre of smooth music.  Like captains going from port to port, we dabble into all kinds of waters.

Shades of the Rainbow

Yachty songs occupy these certain elements but it certainly isn’t so linear.  First, from soft rock to folk rock, the yacht genre encompasses some of those mellower hits.  For example, the song Brandy is accepted by our followers but rejected by the Yacht Rock youtube series guys.  But it represents something with yachty references and somewhere in the softer and folksy earlier 70’s.  The line is drawn tight that Bread is too soft and Summer Breeze by Seals and Croft may be too early as well.  But those songs are certainly adjacent and close to the heart of what we like to do.  In fact, some of those artists emerge on the yacht like Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, and Rupert Holmes.

Yacht rock Songs subgenre

Now, there’s what we call Yacht Funk or R&B where we dip into some George Benson, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and even perform Warren G’s Regulate.  The Yacht Prog can be seen in Toto, Ambrosia, Alan Parsons and even narrowly Crosby, Stills, and Nash.  In fact, Yacht Country makes a splash from time to time.  Certainly Islands in the Stream and the crossover country album of Lionel Richie gives you an idea of where it’s at.  Jazz makes an appearance or two with George Benson’s Breezin’ and Smooth Operator by Sade which is one saxy mutha.

As you can see, there’s too much to say.  One angle begets another and there’s simply a lot to cover.  Perhaps we can dive into each of these levels of smooth rock sometime.  But for now, check out the Top 100 website, listen to more tunes, and even check out new smooth!  And, if you want to focus on the Top 8 yachty songs that Yachty by Nature plays, check out this article Captain Carl published.  Until then, Keep it Yachty!

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