9. WTF is Yacht Rock?

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of Yacht Rock through song analysis and debate.

What exactly is Yacht Rock and why is it called that? Mike, Danny and Rooney each bring their chosen Yacht Rock tracks to enjoy, analyse and debate. Are these songs gloriously cheesy, pure genius, or secretly both? And should we even be calling it Yacht Rock at all? Send us Fan Mail Support the show

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Danny

Guest: Rooney

Topics covered

• Yacht Rock
• music analysis
• song debate
• cheesy music
• music genres

Keywords

• Yacht Rock
• music
• tracks
• analysis
• debate

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