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�� Lucky ♪ ♪ I feel in love with you... ♪ BRENDA: You had to really know
who you were as a Black artist because I remember walking
into a record company and I said, "Okay, I'm not R&B." And he said,
"Honey, you Black, you R&B." (LAUGHS) I went,
"Oh, excuse me, I didn't know." So, you know, it was hard
to cross over into the pop thing because people had
a preconceived idea of what you're supposed
to sound like
who you were as a Black artist because I remember walking
into a record company and I said, "Okay, I'm not R&B." And he said,
"Honey, you Black, you R&B." (LAUGHS) I went,
"Oh, excuse me, I didn't know." So, you know, it was hard
to cross over into the pop thing because people had
a preconceived idea of what you're supposed
to sound like
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♪ Lucky ♪
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♪ I feel in love with you... ♪
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BRENDA: You had to really know
who you were as a Black artist
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because I remember walking
into a record company
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and I said, "Okay, I'm not R&B."
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And he said,
"Honey, you Black, you R&B."
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(LAUGHS) I went,
"Oh, excuse me, I didn't know."
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So, you know, it was hard
to cross over into the pop thing
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because people had
a preconceived idea
00:00:28.903 --> 00:00:31.002
of what you're supposed
to sound like.
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Movie Summary
This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.
