I think anyone who regularly posts here would know thta i think the world of almost all the tunes you listed above.. Whenever i Call You Friend might be the greatest duet in the history of recorded music…. but i think the thing is that ive never seen the orig YR series from 2007 or whenever, and i havent yet seen the new documentary.. so my idea of what YR is or isnt might be different than other YR aficionados.. kinda like we all like dipping different things into our fondue pot ! Some like the melted cheese sauce, some dont…. Ive seen list of “YR classics” for instance that include songs like Brandy You’re a Fine Girl.. which came out in 19 freaking 72.. way too early to be YR.. or Toto’s Africa, on the cusp of YR chronology, but MUCH more an “80s song’, which is different from a YR song.. it is kinda like what that politician famously said about pornography- I cant define it, but I know it when i see it .
ETA i guess what im tryna say is people take way too much liberty with the term YR, to me it’s far more narrow and niche .