Reaction
John Oates credited Yacht Rock in 2007 with rekindling interest in Hall & Oates and lowering the demographic age of the group's fans saying:
| “ | I think Yacht Rock was the beginning of this whole Hall & Oates resurrection...They were the first ones to start to parody us and put us out there again, and a lot of things have happened because of Yacht Rock. | ” |
Michael McDonald commented on Yacht Rock in a 2008 interview:
| “ | Have you ever owned a yacht? No, but I thought Yacht Rock was hilarious. And uncannily, you know, those things always have a little bit of truth to them. It’s kind of like when you get a letter from a stalker who’s never met you. They somehow hit on something, and you have to admit they’re pretty intuitive. |
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Canadian-based band The New Pornographers promoted their 2007 album Challengers with a fan contest to cover the band's songs in the yacht rock style.
The series also inspired the creation of the Atlanta-based cover bands Yacht Rock Revue in 2008 and Yacht Rock Schooner in 2009.
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And, by the famous might that lurks
In reaction and recoil,
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