Christopher Cross ~ Ride Like The Wind 1979 Disco Purrfection Version
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- This guy came on like a hurricane in the spring of 1980. Christopher Geppert joined his first band, Flash in 1971. They opened for bands like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin garnering lots of attention but no record action. Chris quit the band in 1973 for a solo career and in 1978 secured a contract with Warner Brothers. Seldom does an unknown artist get the full out all star treatment he got from his label who enlisted Michael McDonald, Don Henley, JD Souther and Nicolette Larson to participate in the project.
However when the album was finished, WB held back the single release until they felt that there was nothing new being released, which ended up being January of 1980. The first single, "Ride Like The Wind" went to #2 for four weeks unable to disconnect Blondie's "Call Me" from the top spot, even with Michael McDonald on background vocals.
The second single, "Sailing" did just that, moving right up to the #1 spot and powering the eponymously titled LP to 5X platinum status and earned him a sweep of the 1981 Grammy Awards taking Best Album, Record, Song of The Year (Sailing) and Best New Artist. It was the first time in record history that an artist took the top four awards ever. - Hudba
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This is easily one of my favorite songs of all time.
Mines Also
@619 OG thanks 😁
@@alfredbrown7608 Good to see you on here again brother Alfred!
@@mikey_suzefour you to great comment thanks
Yes, when i was child i loved this song and " a horse with no name" of America.
After losing my job as a steelworker outside Pittsburgh, I moved to Houston, and with one of my best friends, Eugene, we got a job together, and this song came on while we cruised the 610 loop and 'Ride Like The Wind,' became our anthem! Up, Up and away we began, the world was our Pearl we believed, and we never forgot the moment when we first heard this song!!! Just a moment in time!!!
Bet they were good times brother good memories
so....what happened next? What happened to Eugene?
😂Don't go vote democrat now!
Wishing both of you all the best
How are you today user ef7 as we are all listening today and hoping you aer well!!
I'm turning 50 and these songs make me feel like a kid again
Happy birthday
Me too
im 64 so glad im from the 70 and 80 the best music of my life
1970S FOR SURE. LOVED VAN MORRISON
I'm 64 and still listen to this great music everyday. Good luck.
Yes. I as well. Agree 100%🎉
Me, too. I'm 72 now.
Think you meant Jim Morrison of The Doors@@jackiemjacksonjackson9611
I wish we could ride like the wind to escape the crazy times we live in. . .
You can. You have to join the Fight Club.
ABSOLUTELY
❤Have a sip , a puff , and ride the clauds..!!(and forget the American dream :"pizza NetFlix n a hot blond, LOL)❤
Vote reform 🇬🇧
Vote Trump🇺🇸
Maranatha-imminent.
Graduated high school in 1975 married in 1979 still married to same woman today a true wife who showed up every day! The love of my life. This song is one of. My all time favorites it speaks to my soul and drives me to just show up every day! Just keep going , just keep moving, just keep doing just keep showing up ! What else is there! Stay the course!
Anyone in 2024?
Goddam right.
I am here👍 Greeting from Germany......✌️I love this song ever
Yo a esta hora 4:47 p m del día 17/3/24 me gusta tanto un saludo desde Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León México bendiciones para usted y su familia.
Yee!
@@-Bicyclenomad Thank you
From Germany with love. I come from Berlin. I have the LP from 1980.
My late friend Guido ( rest in peace) played this song after telling Him I ended My first relationship.
He put on a smile , and told Me this is for You!
He had an amazing sound-system.
We used to pick music fm His collection,and try to surprise eachoter.
Not so much thinking about My ex.
More missing My childhood friend when listening to this song.
All a healthy,peacefull 2024
I'am black and I can't get enough of this song❤
You have great taste!
true brother... but the color of our skin cannot change us in front of the taste of beauty....
You have great taste my friend.
As a old white guy I can't get enough of it either
Welcome!! We love you!!❤
I am 64 oldtimer 😮 stil Alive and kicking 💪
Same here !😊
1979 I was 9 years old and have loved this song eternally ❤❤❤
I was 9 in 79 welcome to the over the hill club.
Oh the connection between Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald. Pure chemistry
Also 9 in 79. I'm fucking vintage
@@karaokeapocalypse2184 we're classic
Same age. December 1969
2024 great songs never fade..Chris Cross w/Michael McDonald in the background❤+❤
Everyone I heard the greatest thing today, my 15 year old son said he preferred my music over his generations. I'm so happy. 😄
You have an INTELLIGENT son. Good job Mom!
YES ! SMART KID
I was born in 1979. As a black woman, I still love soft rock from the 80s!
So do I.!!!
However i dont know why he put this song in the disco category.????
Same here music is universal!
Saxon did a good cover of this song.
@@louisgonzalez8846 Listen to the beat of the drums.
@@jsz2619 i was born as a bald white man,now im a black woman from 1970s...
Where have the great songs like this one have gone, 2 amazing talents like Chris Cross and Michael McDonald , those were the years, now there is not creative music, give me back the 70, 80, 90 please,
It makes me realize how lucky we are with these songs
I'm 62 n still listen to it 😊
Thnks who ever liked it
Lol
I'm 66 and this song brings back memories of good times.
Few people truly get this song and actually take the journey across this land while figuring out who they truly are in this life and their reason anf purpose is here on this Earth ✌️🥳💞💞
Here we are, the first week of February 2023, still jamming out with Christopher Cross! Sharing with our kids! Timeless! Love your music Christopher! ❤ 🎶
with ya these songs will never die
❤️ Every time we're on Lake Ray Hubbard we play "Sailing" 😀. I had this album in H.S. & just about played the grooves off of it. Great music never gets old & video didn't kill this radio star for me ❣️
Yes!
Yes!! Classic
Yaaaaaaasss 🙌🎤😎
I wish today’s music was as good like this, I miss the 70s and the 80s .
Music was excellent then .
Great singer along with Michael McDonald
Yes!!! And Kenny Loggins 👌
Where has the time gone? Friends gone like the wind.
Damn, I was a baby when this song came out now I just turned 50 and I can remember my parents blasting us in the 76 Cadillac two door
Your Parents had great taste in music...
Full Moon 🌕 This Night ( February 24th 2024 ) So Thankful & Grateful For Christopher Cross ... Fabulous Singer, Fantastic Song ... Hope to be Listening for the Rest of Forever As Well ... 🙏💕💕💕
Who's listening
This is what we call music 🎶, never gets stale.
My husband loved this song! He's no longer hear! RIP , my love.
Sorry about your loss sweety
@@alishaturner4362 ...thanks!
God bless him. I think he is riding now like my son who left 8 years ago.
We're with you, and some of ours are gone but not forgotten.
He's probably riding like the wind!😊👍
One of my favorite songs reminds me of driving 🚘 like forever
I dont care what anyone says ...his music was intoxicating and still is today !!! 💜💜💜
Agreed
Dig it!
Damn right! And I’m from the same home city he’s from-San Antonio, Texas.
Good Music
@Tina Osborn I agree. Today’s music is garbage. Just trash!
When America was the coolest place on earth.
Yes I agree
Still Is!!!!!!
@@chrismacola9945 Before Fox News.
I was born in Italy in 1966 and immigrate with my family to NYC in 1979. I live in Texas now and trust me, America is still the place to be.
I like what you said I'm the one that's playing this music I do it for people like you you make my day
Christopher Cross made enough money from this one song to live a good life.
If you're driving across the countryside listening to this you're in your seventies and retired from the school district and don't speak to your siblings.....
60s
They don’t make music like this anymore 🤧
So true
Totally agree with you
They certainly don't
I’m hip word
Classic comment 🍻
Who lived and lived these golden years, today they are in the range of 50-60 years ... To review all this is like being reborn, going back in time ... Happiness for all !!
DC
@@mylittlefinger1133 yep !
Yep, I was 15-16 in 1980, now 56. Great year for music!
@@frankbray9416 cheers !
Youknowit!!!!
19years old, air force, Europe....this was a song that helped me pull it together.....🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you 4 your serving 💒our country ..God Bless 💝
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for serving our country. ✌
Thank you for your service!
yeah i Pilot a Mrage on Six Day War....i shot some Migs that day....
Brings back vivid memories from childhood in the early 80’s.
I was on a Greyhound bus traveling from the East coast to San Diego. This song came on my radio, I unplugged the earphones and cranked the volumn up. The passengers quieted down and became lost in their own thoughts. When the song was over, everyone applauded. A GOLDEN MEMORY.
How is it in San Diego?
Tamara Hathaway PHILIPPIANS 4:3 Nice👍🏻
I drove from Maryland to Oregon in 3 days almost 3,000 miles this song was inspiration!!💯
I'm very intrigued by your CZcams name. I read the verse, and I'm interested to understand your take on it. I'm sure it is a good story.
Say what you want about Americans but no one breaks into spontaneous applause like they do and if anyone on here saw a movie like Die Hard in a US theater you'll know what I mean!
No one can knock this era of music....it really was the best ever ❤️
1👍👍
Very fortunate to have lived through it 🤠
Agree 👍🏾
@@RT-mu3bh Not sure about the best ever, but it was definitely up there. A great era of music DEFINITELY!
Real music died in 1999.
Ahh Better Day$ Late 70s Early 80s !!! ;) to Be Young Agin !! ;)
God bless Christopher Cross, a masterpiece.
The seventies and eighties had some of the best songs ever. Listening to these songs always brings me back to a happier time and place. I will never stop listening to these songs. Told my wife here I can see us now when we turn 80, cruising down the road, top down and the music cranked. Nothing like it in the world.
it was all totally genuine ... good times and good memories to draw upon
Drifting from lane to lane like we owned the world
Having grown up as a teenager in the 80s I have seen the steady decline in mainline music, so good to be able to tune into channels like these and just get lost in memories
I pray you get your chance!
I always say that when I die send me back to the 80's. Best time of my life. Man I miss the 80's.
there is not enough love in this world just want to say "i love you all".
Love to you too 💖💖💖
Lovin you too baaaaabbbyy!!😉
Awwwe thats so nice ❤
I swear
I love you
One of the best songs ever written. Thank you!
And Michael McDonald backing up yet another awesome tune.
His voice is unmistakable and legendary in all of the early 80s hits!!
there's a rumor out there that he did the song I'll Wait by Van Halen but they kept it quiet until recently.
@@pashon4percushon I heard that too. Maybe that's the reason that is one of the few Van Halen songs I like....
Michael McDonald of course was one of the main voices for the Doobie Brothers.
@@qkcmnt1242 and Steely Dan before that..
oh man! I heard that voice and thought that must be him. Then my eyes fell upon your comment!
My father took up sailing after his divorce from my mom, this was one of his jams on the way to the lake. Only once in a while he would take me, it was his time and today I understand...
That’s a touching story.
😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Kind of sad tbh but all good.
You got divorced too?
sure did
Christopher Cross is a Awesome Singer And Guitar Player, I Love his Music 🎸🎤❤️
I was only today (2024) old when I found out Michael McDonald is that epic back up vocal. It just added a layer of awesomeness for me.
This song NEVER gets old! Dang I love this song! Brings back a flood of good memories.
And the back up singer too? MM omg so beautiful.
The slang word "dang" brings back a few memories as well...👾⛽🕹️🎱📼📻📺☎️
Excellent time in my life""""" it was electric 😤x
The magic of this song playing full volume while driving cross country through the cool stillness of the desert in the wee hours feeling unbound and confident that each day would bring more joy than the day before. Ahh youth......
I'm sitting on my couch but the volume is cranked up!!
I concur
I agree, crossing the Mississippi, then the continental divide, looking at the expanse of the west smelling that cool night air, pumped and ready for anything...
Feeling you. Miss the 80s
Oh Yes!!!
FUN TIME IN OUR LIVES
I wish i could turn back the hands of time the 70s and 80s were the good ole days.
Oh. Me too. 57 now. 19-22 forever
I wish to my friend 😢
@ted ritola it's an expression.
Sandra Kimberlin. Oh so true. I would head back without hesitation.
back when we didnt know how bad our government was screwing us.
Damn this man can sing and another legendary singer is backing him up. Now that is sheer class !
YESSS!! Christopher Cross in the lead with Michael McDonald giving those muscular harmonies made some of the BEST music around!
Imagine having a legend like Michael McDonald singing BACKUP on your record!!!
I am sad for the way the industry has treated him. Will always love him and his music.
Yep, gotta love that vocal backup by Michael McDonald! Still have this on vinyl...
plonker
Good times listening to this song. Back in the 80s.
This was probably one of the greatest songs Christopher Cross ever recorded in my opinion people still come back to this song for the nostalgia.
Not just nostalgia, people who weren't even born when this song came out love it, it's just great music.
Christopher Cross is an 80s pop icon. This, and Sailing are his masterpieces.
Africa was Toto.
@@gregwarner9624 think that Toto goes back to the 1970s, Greg, but they certainly had their biggest success in the 80s.
Toto did africa
@@cathyspeer896 toto did Hold the Line as well.
Hey ,I did that I thought toto was wizard of oz,Oz, just kidding tho ,I'm hook on ur love ❤ 😍 💖 sm
I drove from Newport Beach California to Clearwater Florida in 3 days in 280z I loved this song
Nice ride , I hope you had great songs played in that ride !!😊
Super great memories I was eleven years old in 1979 ( 54 now )🙏 my Mom's had the 33 record at the time no computers no cell phone just pure living thanks Cris 👍👍👍
Feeling it bro- same! We were also blessed with the greatest period of radio music in history.
Memories of a greyhound ride to Baltimore MD...Of a sweetheart long lost,a greyhound ride to Detroit...ahhhh...for Tom,John and my kids
This takes me way back!!! Come on my peeps.... ya got to luv this!!! Love this...brings back so many good times!!!! Ya with me in 2021???
Me
@@andreascorrano9396 Glad to have ya and keep on listening!!! Have a great day!!!
@@barbr8012 thanks
Songs from the past are still much way better from most of the songs of these days.
More sophisticated. Less Gimmicky
Because today we are nihilistic and overly obsessed with sex and our identities.
@@ExaminerCross I would *wildly* challenge the notion that people weren't obsessed with sex and their own identities in 1979...
@@LayneBenofsky yeah but it's even more intense now. Way more intense. Technology has spread the self obsession to a much wider group of people. Much wider.
You - tube
The internet, and smartphones.
The speed and breadth of our obsession grows exponentially now.
You got that right
My son was born in 1979. This is a jam, when music made sense & created unforgettable memories. Love Michael McDonald in the background.
8 years later, and here I am again, over, and over, loving this song. Just great!!
And it made you stop being grumpy 😠... 😉
@@rachll7904 Ya know, you are 100% correct. ha
RIGHT...for real though!!
timeless classic my friend.
@@werearethedreamteam3724 timeless classic for sure
I’m mid 60’s this song his just so free. When music was music
Me too
its literaly 2 notes all the song and same vocal 24/7. Not sure what is so perfect in this song :d
Always enjoyed hearing Mike McDonald's harmonies on this song.
It is now one of my Cancer and abuse anthems,💪🙏🙏🙏🪖👍👍👍💯🔥🔥🔥
I am, a damn good song, bring back memories. Good memories!!!!👍
One of the best albums that has proven its worth through the decades.
Yes , indeed!👍🏼
Top song ,stirs up the internal spirit of being free
One of the most iconic songs ever!! Anytime it comes on...you gotta blast it!!
Iconic, and some are still running...
4 sure
Ridin like the wind at an AA MEETING! TOP THAT BITCHES
Thanks for your continuous love and support jo luna❤️❤️
How long have you been a fan of mine jo luna??
Yes wow what a tune, track, song, piece of 🎵🎶
As far as freedom goes, you have to ride it like the wind. Don't ever look back!!!
born in 1960 and never for one second thought that was a disco song
Yes, I was surprised by the classification as well!
Very light rock. Yacht rock in my opinion. Saxon did a heavier version that was awesome.
Yesssssss, my daughter (now 25), just sent Sailing to me, I sent Ride Like the Wind back, my traveling music!
This one will forever remind me of my grandmother in her white n baby blue Monte Carlo going to dairy queen on 84TH N Huron
When i drive i would only listen to his music awesome inspirational
This song is magi for the person who wants more out of life despite the odds. It feels and says it all. A classic in the true sense of the word. When I was poor and living in the ghetto, this was my song to change my environment and go for all the marbles. ..and I did!. It took a long time, but I wanted to " Ride Like the Wind".
and carry a gun on this hands..Fearless man....
Artist aren’t made like this anymore! A great song and songwriter. It’s an art to write, sing and on top of all that inspire others for generations to come. Thanks CC!
not to mention CC's guitar solo at the end.
Baby ride like the wind. Rest in peace Curtis.i love you.
The memories of this song brings a tear to my eyes sometimes. Classic
Every time! 😎🍿💖
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives
Gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind
And I've got such a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
Gonna ride like the wind
Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
And I've got a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Thank you for posting the lyrics 🥰
Never ceases to amaze me how much more incredible a song becomes once you have seen the lyrics and truly understand it xx
Thanks for sharing the lyrics, I'm latin, I'm from México City, bit I love this song. Best regards from México
Thank you!
@@simoneduardocastro saludos amigo yo soy de Actopan Hidalgo y me encanta el Rock AND roll
"Never was the kind to do as I was told."
Love that line.
This song reminds me of a middle school crush in that it puts me in a time and place. Still love you Michelle.
I'm surfing you tube Friday night 14 04 2023 New Zealand Pukekohe jamming ole skool so far Players,A.W.B,ThinLizzy and Christopher Cross Ride like the wind,my 70s childhood memories I'm 54 now and I still RIDE like the wind
I wish I could ride like the wind and wind up back in the 80s again.. Has anyone out there figured out a way to return to the past. I'd give anything to be youthful again.
I wish 💙
My very sentiments exactly. Such happy summery memories of the 80s. And l worked in a record shop. Happy days 🤗
I hear ya
I have, but your past is not as glamorous as you think that it is in life.
Nope Il Go back to the 70s ANY DAY
Micheal McDonald on the backups is killer!!!
Doesn't he add just the right amount "subconscience haunt" ?? 😉😁
I thought that was him yes great song still
plonker
McDonald’s little cameo always makes me laugh because that voice takes over everything lol It’s one of the most distinctive and immediately recognizable sounds in pop music. That voice is actually one of my earliest musical memories.
I believe the phrase you all are looking for is "He Freaking Rocks" .. Awesome song !!! Kills and rips my nostalgic heart tho 😣 ..
Anything Michael McDaniels touches his gold
CALIFORNIA LOVES CHRISTOPHER CROSS!!! 2021......
This has got to be one of the best songs ever. Go Christopher Cross!
Christopher Cross passed out hit after hit. The vocals in this man's voice are pure legendary, not to mention the lyrics.
Unbelievable singer, so lucky to have been around when all these songs came on the radio....
Christopher Cross is a member of a rare group of Grammy Winners who won all the 5 major Grammy categories in a single year. This exclusive group includes Stevie Wonder and Nora Jones. His debut album which featured SAILING and RIDE LIKE THE WIND established Christopher Cross as a legendary music icon.
Exactly
Not many artist make me feel chills
Magic
Well said only caus imonbis but brilliant band
i believe he beat out everyone and took home like 4 or 5 awards in 1985 or something like that. this guy's voice is something else.
Flying down I-64 West From Norfolk VA on my way to Washington DC in my 2010 Caddy DTS sunroof open doing about 80mph thumping this!!! Yaaaaasss
When riding my street glide with this monster jam every thing in this screwed up country seam better👍
This Song Helped me be Clean & Free Again. 25 Years AgO. Strong music here.
Good for u 👍👍
metal mark Great for you man. We all need inspiration.
Good Man , Stay Safe & Take Care 🤞
I started drinking heavily.
I commend your choice to have a positive future. Congratulations on the path of recovery your on. Keep your chin up and faith strong. You WILL succeed. Take care brother. Know your purpose in life is to share your wisdom, strength, and perseverance. Take the greatest of care. Prayers. 💪❤💋
This song is perfect when you are driving in a Chevrolet Camaro convertible going 120 mph in the highway going to Mexico
It's better as you leave Mexico..
I you know I've heard is back in the seventies I love this song ever since and I wish that I could tell this dude you know this is the greatest song of all time
It doesn't get much better than this. Timeless classic.
This is our time machine as we listening to our favorite beats.🌼🕊
What a duo Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald that's ACE
That's what I'm talking bout! It's a gem!!!
Yes
👍
Not wrong
INENARRÁVEL
Ride like the wind of life ,fast as it comes its gone just as fast!
Still a masterpiece after all this time, pure talent of everyone's involved in this album