THE VIDEO SHELF · yacht rock parody
Yacht Rock 1 HD
The first episode of the Yacht Rock web series, a comedic parody about the smooth soft-rock musicians of the late 1970s and early 80s. It is a short, scripted sketch set at Koko's Boat House.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point the uninitiated to it as a beloved parody series, often in threads that mention yacht rock.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Hunter Stair
- Topic
- yacht rock parody
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I won't spoil this in case it is a surprise, but if you are familiar with this genre of music and have a guess as to who is at the center of the graph, the most connected person in all of Yacht Rock, your guess …
Stratoscope on Hacker News · 2021-08
In Using Postgres and pgRouting to Explore the Smooth Waves of Yacht Rock (2020)The line about yacht rock has me seriously considering applying. Also your stack and philosophy seem pretty cool. For the uninitiated, check out this smooth music: (spotify playlist): [LINK] (original video series): [VIDEO]
jrowley on Hacker News · 2017-05
In Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2017)
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