Great selection, and finishing it off with a modern classic AOR beauty from Young Guns Silver Fox. :))

Here is some more of the oldies but goodies.  Music I grew up listening to.  This is a more smoother, laid back, soulful side of Yacht Rock.  I even was able to fit some Yacht Soul songs in the mix with songs by the Commodores, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Michael Jackson, and more.  Enjoy the smooth get away grooves of the 70s and 80s.  Download, Listen, Enjoy, and Share!

Check out the Songlist:

1.	Taken In – Mike + The Mechanics (1985)
2.	Tempted – Paul Carrack (1981)
3.	Foolish Heart – Steve Perry (1984)
4.	Dancing Queen – ABBA (1976)
5.	Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb (1978)
6.	How Much I Feel – Ambrosia (1978)
7.	Human Nature – Michael Jackson (1982)
8.	Please Don't Walk Away – George Benson (1985)
9.	Mornin’ – Al Jareau (1983)
10.	Make Believe – Toto (1982)
11.	JoJo – Boz Scaggs (1980)
12.	Love You Inside Out – Bee Gees (1979)
13.	Too Much Heaven – Bee Gees (1979)
14.	(Love Is) Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb (1977)
15.	Georgy Porgy – Toto (1979)
16.	Lazy Nina - Greg Phillinganes (1984)
17.	Sexy Eyes – Dr. Hook (1980)
18.	More Love  - Kim Carnes (1980)
19.	Help is On Its Way – Little River Band (1977)

"Yacht Rock 4 Mix:  Rock & Soul"

Stream "The Pool” here: https://mayerhawthorne.lnk.to/thepool

Lyrics: 
Let’s get hot!
The devil ain’t got nothin’ on us
We get love from the sun everyone
Rub a little lotion on it

Tropical vacation catching rays by the shore
Frying like some bacon we can’t take any more
Oh no
I think I might explode

But then we’ll get real cool
Cool, in the water
Jump in and swim
And wash all our sins away
Hey hey
Yeah we’ll get real cool
In the pool
Reach nirvana
Smoke in the air
Then back to the beach chair
Aw yeah

Let’s get hot!
Steamin’ like an ocean liner
It’s a hundred degrees in the shade
Carolina reaper fire

Spicy pink paloma with some salt on the edge
Already flipped over and my back’s getting red
Oh no
I think I might explode

But then we’ll get real cool
Cool, in the water
Jump in and swim
And wash all our sins away
Hey hey
Yeah we’ll get real cool
In the pool
Reach nirvana
Smoke in the air
Then back to the beach chair
Aw yeah

Temperature rising and we’re ‘bout to explode
It’s too hot
We’re burning up and we can’t take it no more
It’s too hot!

We gotta get real cool
Cool, in the water
Jump in and swim
And wash all our sins away
Hey hey
Yeah we’ll get real cool
In the pool
Reach nirvana
Smoke in the air
Then back to the beach chair
Aw yeah


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The Pool

For fans of BRMB 'Birmingham' and Beacon Radio, here is  around 45 mins of airchecks from the early 1980s - thanks to Pete Phillips for  the cassette (note the sound quality varies).

NEW: Aircheck - BRMB 'Birmingham' & Beacon Radio 303 (Early 1980s) - 45+ MIns

NEW: Aircheck - WPLJ 'New York, NY' (15th April 1977) - Jim Kerr

NEW: Aircheck - WPLJ 'New York, NY' (13th April 1973) - Dick Summer

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aloha music lovers ! 
just ready for the summer here comes finest sunshine party music by unit blue.
funky dance / dub / reggae / electronica fusion is the key. 
let the good vibes get ya.
2025 remaster ep comes incl.  the spaced out sunset remix
by electric zeus from australia.
summer without holiday jam is no summer.
have fun under the sun ...ub

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😍 🥰 👉 Playlist 2025 t.ly/bezrE 👍🌊🏖😍🏝📷⬇️🍻🍹🌅
Enjoy, stay tuned and healthy !

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New: Unit Blue - Hoiday Jam  ( 2025 Remaster ) preview

This latest volume of my AOR On The Radio series is my medicine for a Saturday night hangover. Most of the tracks are either by ladies (they are definitely in a minority on AOR Disco) or about them. For example, 'Arianne' by The Neville Brothers was the song that gave me the inspiration for this mix. I don't quite understand his exact relationship to her (“she’s the smell of coffee brewing, on a quiet, rainy Sunday”), but this is one of the best love songs ever. The track is from their self-titled album that came out in 1978. It took courage to make a country soul album in the midst of the disco heyday. The original version of ‘Arianne’ is from soul singer Johnny Mathis. It appeared on his Killing Me Softly With Her Song album that was released in 1973). Rod McKuen, who recorded the song two years later, wrote on his official site that the song is a translated French poem. Picture: Ian Levine

Tracklist:
Maureen McGovern – The Morning After (1972)
Maxine Weldon – I Want Sunday Back Again (1975)
The Neville Brothers – Arianne (1978)
Love ‎– Alone Again Or (1968)
Ruthann Friedman – Typical Sunday (1960s)
Bojoura – The Letter (1974)
Don Blackman – Holding You, Loving You (1982)
FCC – Let The Love On Through (1980)
Chaka Khan – Any Old Sunday (1981)
Mark Capanni ‎– I Believe In Miracles (1974)
Madelaine – Who Is She And What Is She To You (1978)
Kenny Pore – My Heart Knows (1985)
Jim Capaldi – Wild Dogs (1979)
Steve Harley – Riding The Waves (Live) (2004)
Four80East – Hold A Candle (2015)
Valentine Brothers – King Size Bed (1979)
Young Gun Silver Fox – Saturday (2015)

Smooth Sunday Morning Sounds (AOR On The Radio Series)

Aircheck of Scott Neader on HIT 105-FM in La Crosse, WI during a weekend shift in the Summer of 1984.  I would have been 19 years old.

Scott Neader HIT 105 Aircheck Summer 1984

Imagine yourself on a yacht as it sinks after hitting an iceberg.  Your captain has failed you and feels bad.  So he gets out a mixtape from the inner pocket of his Captain's coat and pops it in the cassette.  The sounds of Kenny Loggins and friends accompany you on your failed  vacation. Let's take a trip through your youth. This is Soft rock music I grew up with. I hope you can swim, cause it's a long way to land.

Yacht Rock 2 Mix:  Captain Soft Rock's Revenge

Yacht Rock

I'm a Dutch dj and I worked for several radio stations, most recently for Laid Back Radio. My style can be described as intimate funky soul, or ‘funky chill’. 


Smooth Sunday Morning Sounds (AOR On The Radio Series)

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