Out of the Main

Episode 21.13: Fool’s Gold

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Who better to talk to about the genesis, proliferation and ubiquity of the “foolish” concept in yacht rock song titles and lyrics?

Things Discussed:

  • What are the non-musical markers of yachtiness, besides the typical sonic ones?
  • How does the concept of the Trojan Horse apply to yacht rock?
  • Did “What a Fool Believes” kick off the Tomfoolery?
  • Why do so many yacht rock songs (and others from the era) include the word “fool” in the title or song lyrics?
  • See for yourself: Tom’s April Fool’s Day on the Yacht playlist on Spotify
  • Fool’s Gold: Counting down the captains’ top-10 favorite songs for fools!
  • Plus, an all-fool’s Lightning Round!

    • The Lightning Round:

    • Does It Float Your Boat?
    • Buried Treasures
    • Off the Map

      • References and Related:

      • John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
      • Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
      • Yacht or Nyacht? The Official Yachtski Scale
      • Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
      • Intro/outro music: “Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong” (Pages cover) by Page99 (full album now out everywhere)

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        • Twitter: https://twitter.com/yachtrockpod
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