The 21 Best Fake '80s Songs on Television
About the Article
Vulture's ranking of the best original songs written for television specifically to evoke the sound of the 1980s — spanning everything from Phineas and Ferb and Freaks and Geeks to BoJack Horseman, It's Always Sunny, and Saturday Night Live — and this entry from You're the Worst.
The Entry — You're the Worst, "Twenty-Two"
"Something Like a Feeling (That Feels So Right)" — You're the Worst
Given the show's epic use of Boz Scaggs's "Lido Shuffle," the folks at You're the Worst clearly have an affinity for yacht rock, so much so that composer Adam Blau, series creator Stephen Falk, and Rick Cowling, former lead singer of the band Ambrosia, formed a fake yacht-rock band called Starlight Tidepool to record this mellow track, which Edgar listens to during season three's PTSD episode. Technically, yes, this probably skews more '70s than '80s inspiration-wise. But since yacht rock was alive and well in the very early '80s and Ambrosia had its most significant hit, "Biggest Part of Me," in 1980, I'm going to say this qualifies as '80s.
Context
"Something Like a Feeling (That Feels So Right)" was written by Adam Blau and Stephen Falk for the You're the Worst season three episode "Twenty-Two," which centers on Edgar Quintero's (Desmin Borges) PTSD. The track was recorded with vocalist Rick Cowling and released on iTunes as a benefit to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Originally published on Vulture (New York Media), August 9, 2017. Article by Jen Chaney.
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