The Music Thread
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Great background.
First three songs are great. Wonderful 90's Euro vibe to it.
First three songs are great. Wonderful 90's Euro vibe to it.
I use to chill to this album quite a bit back in the day. Incredible night music. You listen to the group Mono as well?
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And for those that know the B-town band and how two artists one from Gainesville and Dale Lawrence from B-town created this music sending tapes to one another. And a bonus track from another Bloomington band, The Mysteries of Life. Jake from MOL also played with a later version of the Vulgar Boatmen.
I love Air, and popped it on Pandora and that band and the related bands are a pretty great era of music.
What Are the Origins of 'Yacht Rock'? | HISTORY
Yacht rock, while defined more than two decades later, offered a break from the politically charged era of the 1960s and early '70s.
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What Are the Origins of 'Yacht Rock'? | HISTORY
Yacht rock, while defined more than two decades later, offered a break from the politically charged era of the 1960s and early '70s.
So funny to see how irritated Donald Fagen is to be lumped into this genre. The viral video going around now with him being called by the producer and asking to interview Donald, and when he finds out it was for a yacht rock doco, and then telling the guy to go **** yourself. Too funny. But I think he’s wrong. Steely Dan does fit the genre, even if they are way headier than the rest.
Everyone forgets that John Prine discovered Lyle Lovett.
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Victor Willis, writer of “YMCA,” wants to clarify something: the song is not gay themed. “There is nothing gay about it,” he says in a Facebook post. Willis is thrilled Donald Trump likes the song, especially since the Village People singer says he’s made millions from it since Trump started...
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Most people who try to cover this (*cough*Hozier*cough*) suck at it, but these guys come pretty close to actually doing it right.
