Today’s certified Yacht Rock song of the day:
Toto Thursday!!
Look What You’ve Done to Me
Boz Scaggs
1980
Yachtski scale score 53
My score 60
Toto members Steve Lukather, Mike Porcaro and JeffPorcaro with studio credits.
@ToledoCCHS_FB The game in ‘04 was my senior year at CCHS. One of the best memories of my senior year was winning the Irish Knight and bringing it back home. I was at the game. It was at the Glass Bowl and CCHS won 7-6
Saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. passed away on this day in 1999 at the age of 56. A fixture of the smooth jazz genre, Washington scored a yacht rock hit with “Just the Two of Us” in 1981. Sung by Bill Withers, it won a Grammy for Best R&B Song and reached #2 on the Hot 100.
The penny witnessed the 1st U.S President.
The penny witnessed Slavery.
The penny witnessed the Civil War.
The penny witnessed the Great Depression.
The penny witnessed 9/11.
But after 233 years on this planet…
It never witnessed Ohio State having a winning record vs Michigan
“Breezin’” by George Benson peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1976. It was one of two hit singles from Benson’s “Breezin’” album, the other being “This Masquerade”, which peaked at #10.
“I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)” by Michael McDonald peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1982. The song was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford, and personnel includes Louis Johnson, Greg Phillinganes, Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro.
“Hot Rod Hearts” by Robbie Dupree peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1980. The song was written by Steven Geyer and Bill LaBounty. Along with “Steal Away” and “Brooklyn Girls”, it was one of three songs to chart for Dupree, and all three songs are yacht rock.