This song was truly made for the Yacht Rock high seas. Bertie Higgins hit the scene and dropped an instant classic upon us and one that once you hear it, you can forget the lyrics. On top of the fact that Bertie has no idea that he was the man in 1981 rolling around with his high collar, bare chested, gold chained machoism. Not only did he write great Yacht Rock songs, he lived them. Soak this in:

The song revolves around the setting for the 1948 film Casablanca filmed in Key Largo and his previous failed romance in the same area. He says that the songs was a plea for her to return to him and his report was that it was successful. The song hit #8 on the US Billboard charts in 1981 and was #3 in the Canadian charts. It was ranked one of the greatest “One-hit Wonders” of the 1980’s even though his other hit Just Another Day in Paradise also hit #10 on the US charts the following year.

Fun fact: Bertie became fast friends with Burt Reynolds who loved his music (and likely his swagger) and groomed him for screen writing movies. They remained lifelong friends.He has become a well covered artist with many popular artists including Tina Turner adopting his songs into their concert repertoire. The greatest compliment of all is that you can’t think of a another song that rings the names “just like Bogie and Bacall….” into a song. Listen to it in it’s original form and don’t be afraid to admit you love it. Here’s looking’ at you kid…

If you just love Bertie Higgins or his hit Key Largo, let us know. We are looking for classic Yacht Rock songs to rewind for your enjoyment.

Enjoy Key Largo.

Marco