Amazing tune from the Great Christopher Cross as always 💫☝️❤️ thanks for the reaction brother ☝️

Christopher Cross is a GREAT guitarist!

So calming

His voice is magic. He was a writer but never wanted to perform live. He had a couple of great songs, then went back to writing. I recently read He just appeared with someone in concert.

One of his best and as smooth as peanut butter!

Find a live "Ride Like The Wind" to see Christopher play guitar. If you really want a deep dive, check out Rick Beato "Greatest guitar solo you can't hear".

Music like this will drop your blood pressure

He had some giganormous hits: Authurs Theme, Ride Like the Wind, Never be the Same, Another Page etc etc. His debut album was released in 1979 and won 5 Grammy awards! If you havn't heard Authors Theme then u r probably an alien from another planet. He was seriously ill with COVID a few years back but finally managed to beat it. He is currently touring. Great reaction guys, as always. Chod, ur r very lucky to be married to that princess sitting beside you.

@martinpascoe7678

10 ай бұрын

not to mention he is also an Oscar winner !!!

What you were talking about in the video is actually what Cross has said in recent years. It’s about using imagination to step outside of a painful reality. When he was a teen he had a rough family life and a family friend would take him on a boat for a while and he would forget and just enjoy being around a more peaceful person. He actually doesn’t like sailing because it makes him sick. But the idea of it he still finds helpful to think about.

*This song always, ALWAYS let me drift away when I was stuck in rush hour traffic in L.A. back in the day.! Such a heavenly song. Thanks Chod and Dee.....

I also agree that “Think of Laura” is a great next song to review on your channel - like “Sailing” it too has a distinct vibe of it’s own - I also urge you to watch him do it “live”, as he is a very talented songwriter AND performer, and by that I mean he has the chops to make his live work sound like his studio versions - not a lot of today’s artists can say that about their hits

In 1970 a year out of high school he covered for an ill Ritchie Blackmore at a Deep Purple concert - so I think that answers the question if he can play guitar lol.

@fadguru

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Did not know that. What a combo: Highway Star to Sailing!!!

smooth...

This is a wonderful song to see Christopher play live on video.. He's a gr8 guitar player too.

“ The canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see…” yes indeed, no truer words spoken, the just to see the ocean is therapeutic for me, much less actually being on a sailboat ⛵️ in the middle of it! He truly paints the picture! 🎨

Christopher is a very good guitar player, and played the outro solo on "Ride Like The Wind". (You have to crank up the volume to catch it.) 40+ years later and this song is still in my collection. So serene. Have a great day!

Those orchestral strings section always reminded me of the boat he is sailing in, its very beautiful

The song also won 1980 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Arrangement of the Year, and helped Cross win the Best New Artist award. VH1 named "Sailing" the most "softsational soft rock" song of all time.

Never Be The Same- Christopher Cross. Another great song by Chris mega popular from 1979. The Cowbell is used so soft and well in this song. Not many reactors react to this one love to see you guys check this song out.

Chod, his "Think of Laura" is next for both of you!

1st dance at many weddings... Sadly, it was at my first wedding in '81. which did not last. Much better in '87 as I'm still married to this one! Still love the song for what it is not what it once meant... :)

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He had another great song off the same album called Never Be The Same.

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This song was Christopher Cross' very first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1981. This song is the second of four Top 40 hits coming from his self-titled debut album back in 1980.

Chris Cross won 5 Grammy's for this album!🔥💯 It really is that good!🤗❤✌

I remember when Christopher Cross's first album came out in 1979 & we all bought a copy. The whole album was good with one hit after another including "Ride Like The Wind", Sailing", "Never Be the Same", "Say You'll Be Mine" etc. He won 4 Grammy Awards for it. He released a 2nd album in 1983 with a few hits on it such as "Think Of Laura" & "All Right". But sadly after that his fame declined. Success came quickly, all at once & then suddenly faded. Too bad as he was very talented.

He was inspired by Joni Mitchell . She liked to use alternate tunings & had a few guitars around . He just played a few open strings and came up with the 3note basis for Sailing

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Check out the theme to the movie "Arthur", then watch the movie! lol Both are great.

Chod & Dee, two other vibes that'll put your head in the same place as "Sailing" are "Colors of the Rainbow" & "Summer Nights" by Lonnie Liston Smith on the "Visions of the New World" album. Ask your dad, he probably knows them!

Live RIDE LIKE THE WIND

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Staying with the sailing theme, Dee might like "Orinoco Flow" by Enya.

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Yacht Rock!!!

Chod, I know you've already done a reaction to America's Lonely People, but there is a great live version they did with Christopher Cross joining them on stage.

Arthur's Theme is my favorite song by Christopher Cross song. Your too young to remember the movie it starred Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. It was such a great movie it was the first Arthur.

My favourite Christopher Cross song first time I heard it was with jayveetv javon

Check him out with the band America live on soundstage. It's a great concert.

I suggest Enya, starting with Oricino Flow…

Chris turned down gigs with Steely Dan when he engaged in a solo career. He is actually a very accomplished guitarist. Nobody who was anybody turned down Steely Dan in the late seventies, but this guy did. I think he made the right decision. He stands in his own with absolutely timeless classics.

Check his AWESOME ballet "Think Of Laura" It's Smoother Than Oil.👍

Do you have Alex Isley on your vibe playlist?

Chris is such an amazing guitarist too- crank up the solo at the end of Ride Like the Wind! For some reason the producers turned it down. He looks like a football player- big guy!

Think of Laura

Have you reacted to "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles.

The Buggles said it best with there first MTV music video ( Video Killed The Radio Star ) Christopher Cross beyond amazing but because he wasn't a pretty boy it ruined his career well it hurt his career sad to say with I was joking but nope but that was the 80s for you.

Except for the strings, synth, piano, drums, percussion, bass and Chris’ vocals and guitar, I hated it. 🤣❤️ This song and a beach on Grand Cayman Island, yep. Chris is a FANTASTIC guitar player. 🎸 Here’s a link for a live version of Ride Like the Wind with Michael McDonald. The magic starts at @ 5:00. kzread.info/dash/bejne/m42jyKaFYLTUcqg.html

if u have never been sailing u must go. Please dont try it on ur own at 1st.

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