Sometimes When We Touch
Soft Rock dominated pop music. Then became a punch line. Now its influence is felt everywhere from hip-hop samples to TikTok. The exclusive new series charts a musical movement through its most treasured songs, stories and stars.
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Paramount+
- Documentary, Music
- TV-MA
Soft Rock dominated pop music. Then became a punch line. Now its influence is felt everywhere from hip-hop samples to TikTok. The exclusive new series charts a musical movement through its most treasured songs, stories and stars.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Reign
After Vietnam and Watergate, the musical question of a generation morphs from "Are You Experienced?" to "Have You Ever Been Mellow?" As America gets in touch with itself, major artists of the era and today relive the 70's tsunami of soft rock
Episode 2
Ruin
Trashed by the music press, ridiculed in pop culture, left as roadkill by MTV, soft hits rock bottom in the 80's. Air Supply and Rupert "Pina Coloda" Holmes deal with milquetoast accusations as careers plummet and soft rock descends into irrelevance
Episode 3
Resurrection
The most fantastic resurrection in music begins when Warren G samples Michael McDonald then Yacht Rock sets sail. Now a staple of hip hop, movies, TV and social media, soft rockers are finally getting the respect they've always deserved