Michael Martin Murphey & the Rio Grande Band - "Wildfire"

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Michael Martin Murphey- vocals & acoustic guitar
Carmen Acciaioli- vocals & steel guitar
Dave Hoffner- vocals & keyboards
Leroy Featherston- drums
Gary Roller- bass, vocals
Robbie Robinson- electric guitar
Guest vocalists- Bill Miller and Tish Hinajosa
Recorded in Nashville, 1986
For more info, check out:
www.michaelmartinmurphey.com
www.davidhoffner.com
www.Garyrollerstudio.com
www.billmiller.co

Пікірлер: 8 300

  • @kristihalcrow8051
    @kristihalcrow8051Ай бұрын

    Whose with me in 2024...still amazing music 🎶 🎵

  • @jimmiematheny3947

    @jimmiematheny3947

    Ай бұрын

    I am at age 68. Love this song. Takes me back to a beautiful time ❤️

  • @kenperkins7921

    @kenperkins7921

    Ай бұрын

    ​the super sevntieswill go into the books as the greatest m of all time with not even an anney

  • @cynthiawest-dickens5846

    @cynthiawest-dickens5846

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely ❤

  • @useyourmind4405

    @useyourmind4405

    Ай бұрын

    Right here. A kid again hearing this

  • @johnnyalaniz9744

    @johnnyalaniz9744

    22 күн бұрын

    I'm with ya👍

  • @r.organizer544
    @r.organizer5444 жыл бұрын

    My wife and I were staying with a friend and his wife in Aspen, CO, when this song came on, and stuck with me ever since. My wife's gone, the friends are gone, but this song, brings them back, and that beautiful weekend in Aspen.

  • @sharonhusby8943

    @sharonhusby8943

    4 жыл бұрын

    R. Organizer Yes the same here and it's definitely such the most beautiful song i've ever heard. Great memories.

  • @starrfishhill

    @starrfishhill

    4 жыл бұрын

    R. Organizer I’m glad it brought you back to a Happy Place Sir:))

  • @davidgarber8116

    @davidgarber8116

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep. Memories. Good times. Laughter. Smiles. Makes up for the sad endings. Enjoy the good memories😃

  • @elizabethcox4695

    @elizabethcox4695

    4 жыл бұрын

    What s lovely song and a lovely memory to get you through the lonely times.

  • @Benny-ye7ro

    @Benny-ye7ro

    4 жыл бұрын

    R. Organizer , I’m very sorry for your loss. God’s peace be with you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @maryanndavis8580
    @maryanndavis858011 ай бұрын

    I've seem MMM in concert 5 times. My darling husband has been gone 15 years tomorrow. When I listen to this song, I picture my horse riding, country music loving husband coming for me on his magic horse, Outlaw. I still have lots of living to do but when it's my turn, my husband will come on his horse to get me. ❤

  • @1alexcody

    @1alexcody

    11 ай бұрын

    just beautiful

  • @wandast.hilaire3402

    @wandast.hilaire3402

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes ... he will. 💕

  • @marilynmckenzie2111

    @marilynmckenzie2111

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes he will 🥰🙏🏼

  • @gbkat4

    @gbkat4

    10 ай бұрын

    He's with you every day. Keep him in your heart. We all see each other again. After I watched NDE on KZread, I felt so much better. It's where people have had near death experiences and what they saw on the other side for those brief moments. They are beautiful!!! It changed the way I feel about losing people and pets in my life. I'm no longer sad. I Highly recommend watching those on KZread. It will change your whole perspective 😊

  • @Michael-yl5ot

    @Michael-yl5ot

    2 ай бұрын

    I was in a serious accident in Minneapolis in April of 2014. In my Semi. A woman cut me off in traffic. She had 8 children in her vehicle and I swerved real hard to avoid hitting her because I was concerned about the children. I had a Traumatic Brain Injury and I was in a coma for 7weeks. I walked with my Lord and Savior Jesus. I. Thought I had passed away from the Accident. But Jesus said that I had more to do here with my family. I've become more confident that it was a real experience

  • @warrencrawley1415
    @warrencrawley14156 ай бұрын

    As a teenager I wanted to download this song but was not available in New Zealand - I left a message Michael Murphys website asking how I could purchase it - instead I got a personal email and a file of the song from Michael! One of the most influential songs for me

  • @tonerman69
    @tonerman692 жыл бұрын

    My wife loved this song. She passed away in December 2020. I had this played at her funeral. Simply beautiful!

  • @classicrockstation

    @classicrockstation

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry for your loss! You certainly paid a beautiful tribute!

  • @parisweieneth6340

    @parisweieneth6340

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your loss of your dear wife. She is always with you Tim. Our Love is taken with us. She is your Guardian Angel in Heaven through GOD 🙏 ❤️

  • @robinwagoner7217

    @robinwagoner7217

    Жыл бұрын

    Im so sorry for your loss, I pray this song brings you comfort

  • @kilshanny

    @kilshanny

    Жыл бұрын

    As A horse owner and lover it will be played at mine also. I’m sorry for your loss, she was oh so special. 😊

  • @susanblock3378

    @susanblock3378

    Жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your loss

  • @jamesfasulo9801
    @jamesfasulo98012 жыл бұрын

    Michael achieved a sound not found in today’s popular music-enchanting and soulful

  • @redwingblackbirdnell

    @redwingblackbirdnell

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes...ethereal music that resides in wild grasses in the alpine..and heard in bright meltwater rivulets that cascade near camp while Whiskey Jacks come near with their dark eyes.

  • @tillyboo5385

    @tillyboo5385

    2 жыл бұрын

    Correct. The 70,s brought forth such music wish it would surround us today what's wrong w people

  • @johngates450

    @johngates450

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @richardobrien2102

    @richardobrien2102

    2 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully captured on paper too Ana!

  • @richardobrien2102

    @richardobrien2102

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anna

  • @michaelhart738
    @michaelhart738Ай бұрын

    I was a senior in high school when this song hit the airwaves. Back then, it was just another tune written by another country singer. I'm now 66 years of age. I've been listening to this fabulous page out of my past and am amazed at just how quickly it conjures up so many different yet poignant memories each and every time I hear it. It's almost as though I'm staring at a reflection in in a hazy window but can never pin down whether or not I'm on the outside looking in or vice versa. Loves that have been lost, loves that have been won and some that never even had a chance. I will always drift back to my youth whenever this songs graces my sense of hearing and I will always be grateful for the peace and tranquility that it provides. Thank You M.M.M for this precious gift!

  • @nomadicnative2444
    @nomadicnative2444 Жыл бұрын

    This song reminds me of my sister. She loved horses. She was killed by a drunk driver a few years ago. She was such a beautiful person.

  • @evettetwyford9044

    @evettetwyford9044

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm sad to hear this. Peace to you and my her soul ride free.

  • @dannyhenderson5337

    @dannyhenderson5337

    Жыл бұрын

    So very sorry for your loss god bless you😮😢

  • @Countdown-ct7iv
    @Countdown-ct7iv3 жыл бұрын

    I am black and this is my favourite song in the whole wide world.

  • @patriciajohnson3017

    @patriciajohnson3017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good music is good music:)

  • @camirose3009

    @camirose3009

    3 жыл бұрын

    why were all of us called to this in the last couple days ? it’s WILD ✨

  • @glendabrasda641

    @glendabrasda641

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love for music is colorblind

  • @brandonhudson9952

    @brandonhudson9952

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s a great one my brother

  • @Countdown-ct7iv

    @Countdown-ct7iv

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brandonhudson9952 Love it, nothing quite like it my brother.

  • @MrBBaron
    @MrBBaron4 жыл бұрын

    Really great song. Who is still enjoying this in 2020and 2021

  • @bigal4879

    @bigal4879

    4 жыл бұрын

    right here . that piano oh my.

  • @ronward5698

    @ronward5698

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I miss the 70s

  • @princessmewh

    @princessmewh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Meeeee!!!!!

  • @marilynstevenson865

    @marilynstevenson865

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep!!!

  • @paulaaubin4987

    @paulaaubin4987

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm still enjoying Michael Martin Murphey's "Wildfire" in 2020 in answer to your question. I love his voice and can't nobody sing Wildfire like Michael...nobody! I hope his song never dies...maybe his son Ryan will learn it and carry on the tradition.

  • @john.johnb_online1438
    @john.johnb_online1438 Жыл бұрын

    Damn ! How the world has changed from when this song was first played over the radio. Sad how far we strayed. Brings a tear to my eye.

  • @Cantbuyathrill

    @Cantbuyathrill

    10 ай бұрын

    A tear indeed., for it is a crying shame.

  • @philipliebegott1221

    @philipliebegott1221

    7 ай бұрын

    Memories are treasures

  • @michellevillegas2756

    @michellevillegas2756

    3 ай бұрын

    I cry everytime...just a beautiful song....

  • @jeffburress1202

    @jeffburress1202

    10 күн бұрын

    Yup

  • @sharoncampbell782
    @sharoncampbell7823 ай бұрын

    My late husband and I attended a Seals & Crofts concert at the Dome outside Rochester, New York, many years ago, thanks to our friend Curt, who was the father-in-law of one of Seals & Crofts' roadies. Michael Murphey performed "Wildfire" that night at the concert. I think it was soon after the song was released. We met Michael and his wife before the show. Of course we were thrilled when we realized it was his song we had been hearing on the radio. We met Jimmy Seals and Dash Crofts after the show. What a wonderful evening and memory for a small-town couple! We were married for 60 years and still mentioned that evening throughout our time together.

  • @josephdilorenzo5314

    @josephdilorenzo5314

    3 ай бұрын

    Breath taking memories, I must say.

  • @lauraromeo3043
    @lauraromeo30432 жыл бұрын

    Back in the 70's I worked at a stable in Southern Wisconsin and remember this song playing on a small hand held radio in the barn and fell in love with it ever since. We named one of the new colts Wildfire after this song. Many fond memories of a beautiful and simple time.

  • @robertanderson7823

    @robertanderson7823

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello Laura 👋👋👋

  • @genehoward6101

    @genehoward6101

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can't deny the beauty of the song and how it was so deeply felt by each person. I fell in love listening to that song. And rode off on my horse " Sundance" through a Wheatfield in Indiana .

  • @starmnsixty1209

    @starmnsixty1209

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great memory.

  • @angiemendenhall3113
    @angiemendenhall31132 жыл бұрын

    Listening in 2021 the same girl at heart as the girl in the 70ies, anyone else?

  • @danaleimbach7826

    @danaleimbach7826

    2 жыл бұрын

    Grad of 1972. Beautiful

  • @rogersutton3138

    @rogersutton3138

    2 жыл бұрын

    great song angie

  • @robertanderson7823

    @robertanderson7823

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello Angie how are you doing?

  • @Blooodhail
    @Blooodhail10 ай бұрын

    My mommy is currently in the hospital battling breast cancer. Every single weekend she played this song, sometimes multiple times, and I always kept telling her to listen to something different. I can’t believe barely today is when I realized how beautiful it is. I love my mommy.

  • @JackRowsey

    @JackRowsey

    10 ай бұрын

    I’m so very sorry to hear about your mother with her battle with breast cancer. I know how awful it is. My sister is going through the exact same thing with breast cancer that spread through her body. She starts her 2nd bout of even stronger Chemo that is sure to make her hair fall out and make her very sick. She’s 9 years older than me at 67 and her being a teenager in the late 60s and early 70s, she taught me about all these bands and musicians and we would listen to records together. I was 4 and she 13 in 1969 when she started as my Rock&Roll Teacher, despite the serious generation gap between our parents and us kids, who hated Rock&Roll. (Though this song is a beautiful ballad, and considered soft rock.) My sister would often babysit me on the weekends and she’d sneak us to concerts in Miami with her hippie friends.. I would ,literally, be the youngest kid there. She was a very caring sister. I hope she makes it through this disease, but if she doesn’t, I’ll always have sadness in my heart for the rest of my life. Again, I’m so sorry to hear about your mommy. Incredibly mine, as well as my dad are still alive at 92 and 95. My parents and I are all heartbroken that this is happening to her. I very much hope your mommy pulls through this dreaded disease. You have my sympathies.

  • @Blooodhail

    @Blooodhail

    10 ай бұрын

    @@JackRowsey Thank you so much for your kind words, I’m very sorry to hear that you’re going through the same thing. I really appreciate the memories of her you shared with me, it’s really sweet. I sincerely hope she does make it through. Cancer is so evil. I’ll be thinking of you and your family 🤍 Stay strong.

  • @shivathedestroyer2816
    @shivathedestroyer2816 Жыл бұрын

    One of my fav songs ever. am 70 now and the beauty can still bring a tear.

  • @duanelephart5224
    @duanelephart5224 Жыл бұрын

    A week before my Dad passed away, he told me this Song always reminded him of My Mother. I cannot listen to it without crying.

  • @ruthlundy4497
    @ruthlundy4497 Жыл бұрын

    Back when musicians told great stories , it's a lost art...

  • @doncarlson8391

    @doncarlson8391

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @dawngrover3527
    @dawngrover35279 күн бұрын

    AMEN TO ALL WHO LOVES THIS SONG..GOD BLESS YOU ALL

  • @johnwenzel2003
    @johnwenzel20032 ай бұрын

    This is one of those songs that just stays with you, always.

  • @GregScott-lm8xj

    @GregScott-lm8xj

    2 ай бұрын

    Makes you forget all the hate in the world if just for a little bit. Awesome!

  • @janisdais2832
    @janisdais2832 Жыл бұрын

    Such a hauntingly beautiful song !! I was a young woman when I first heard this song. I'm 75 now and it still moves me....❣❣❣❣ 🐎 🐎

  • @jeffreyleohner3247

    @jeffreyleohner3247

    Жыл бұрын

    Love this song! One of the best ever written, and recorded! Especially the music!

  • @loisjaeger9059

    @loisjaeger9059

    Жыл бұрын

    Janis; me too!

  • @jimmiematheny3947
    @jimmiematheny3947Ай бұрын

    Im 68 in June 2024, and it sounds as good today as it did back in the day. Classic masterpiece ❤️

  • @freddiemontanez8461

    @freddiemontanez8461

    Ай бұрын

    Me too ,lm 68 and it does sounds good.

  • @TheSilmarillian

    @TheSilmarillian

    12 күн бұрын

    True be that .

  • @doloresbill5283
    @doloresbill5283Ай бұрын

    God, how I love this song. The music and lyrics are sad, but uplifting. I cry every time I hear it. My sister asked me to listen to this song so long ago and now she is no longer with us, she passed this April, 2024, and it means so much more to me now as does she. Thank you Michael!

  • @pudster4115
    @pudster41152 ай бұрын

    Reminder of being a kid in the 70's....no care or idea where I was going in this world

  • @fleaflicker4052
    @fleaflicker40522 жыл бұрын

    Lost my wife of 52 years almost 4 years ago and her birthday is a few days off. The pain never stops. She rode in horse shows when she was young and I still picture as a young girl riding. This song lives in my heart. I loved her so much that for one day with her I would give anything.....

  • @markbass9402

    @markbass9402

    2 жыл бұрын

    My heart aches for yours. Life goes on and you must too. My Navy ship's motto was, "Press on Regardless!" Great words that I have tried to live by. Enjoy your life.

  • @razzledazzle8631

    @razzledazzle8631

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is so sad .. 52 years .. I could not imagine that ... life can be so hard .. but you are on my prayer list brother ..

  • @stricksantiquesfurnishings1147

    @stricksantiquesfurnishings1147

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am so sorry for your loss.

  • @oneilljryan

    @oneilljryan

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @jennapuhl596

    @jennapuhl596

    2 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful!! I am so sorry for your loss!! My husband and I have been married for 40yrs. Can't imagine losing him 💔. I am spiritual 🙏 and I believe she is still with you always ❤ We lost our oldest daughter 😢 December 23 2017 I am amazed we survived her death

  • @user-vx6im9oh5s
    @user-vx6im9oh5s2 ай бұрын

    I'm 65 yrs old now. I use to wish I was wildfire. It touches my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @nereidamuniz6007
    @nereidamuniz6007Ай бұрын

    May 20, 2024, this is one of my all time favorite songs and I'm 70 yrs old. Love the piano , but also the guitar. 🎶🎶🎶❤

  • @marcusvalera5406
    @marcusvalera5406 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks mom and dad(R.I.P.) for showing me good music since my early childhood.

  • @corystewart5818

    @corystewart5818

    Жыл бұрын

    This is mine and my dads song hes locked up for b.s reasons but the day he comes home we are having some beer's and listening to this song

  • @arturolopez1550
    @arturolopez15502 жыл бұрын

    I remember when my son left home to attend college , I listened this song on the radio and cried like a man so sad but so beautiful at the same time , this song is very special to me and for many people as well, I’m pretty sure ,right?

  • @jimwalker4984
    @jimwalker4984 Жыл бұрын

    BACK WHEN MUSIC WAS REAL!!!

  • @georgekepley9780
    @georgekepley97803 ай бұрын

    My daughter n law while battleing brain cancer sat here singing it with passion well she lost here fight and i just picked it up😢😢

  • @phillywhateverguy

    @phillywhateverguy

    21 күн бұрын

    God bless

  • @madonnacarew1538
    @madonnacarew15382 ай бұрын

    We are so blessed to have grown up with music like this It soothed our souls Still does

  • @nealohoro5364
    @nealohoro5364 Жыл бұрын

    My deceased wife loved horses, and she loved this song. We played it at her funeral. This is such a great version. Thanks MMM and company for such great work!

  • @phillipdycaico5949

    @phillipdycaico5949

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my wife in 2020 and played this song a lot. Keep strong brother.

  • @KittyGrizGriz

    @KittyGrizGriz

    9 ай бұрын

    I’m so very sorry for both of you, may your best memories of your wives lift you both up ❤. I love horses also~ my spirit animals…

  • @aafpeptoe4209
    @aafpeptoe4209Ай бұрын

    Brings you back to a time when lyrics and music were Really Good !

  • @reneekuhr611
    @reneekuhr611Ай бұрын

    Man we had the best music in history sure takes me back to such fond memories

  • @lisabailey5310
    @lisabailey53102 ай бұрын

    SIGH! No bands and No artists make music like this anymore. How lucky are we that we have this to remember when music touched our minds, heart and soul!

  • @bettyjomcdonald7394

    @bettyjomcdonald7394

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes! And this song always makes me crey. I hear it once ina while on sirius radio.

  • @gregdecola2919
    @gregdecola2919 Жыл бұрын

    A high school girlfriend had a few horses, I made a tape and played this song for her. We both held each other close, and enjoyed this wonderful song. Those are some great memories. Thank you Pam. I still love you hon.

  • @louismajeske5205
    @louismajeske5205Ай бұрын

    Music has to breathe, it has to have soul, and it has to speak to you. Something that music had back then that today's music dose not. Those of us who lived back then understand that. This why this song still lives on and is still popular today.

  • @nealiecruz2532

    @nealiecruz2532

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, so true!!!! It’s gonna take a lot of love by, Nicolette Larson Make a wish ….by, Ambrosia Time Passages ….by, Cat Stevens So beautiful

  • @Miguelflash
    @Miguelflash7 күн бұрын

    This music brings back so many memories from back in the 70's when life was so much sweeter and kinder.

  • @NeroneVettius

    @NeroneVettius

    6 күн бұрын

    70s in Miami

  • @JackRowsey

    @JackRowsey

    6 күн бұрын

    @@NeroneVettiusI’m with you brother. Grew up in Ft Lauderdale in the 70s. My mom a single mother, a teacher and also a teenage sister 10 years older than me, who would climb out the window to go to the “Strip” at night. We lived in an apartment just off A1A in 1969, when rent was just $150/month. What a great time and place! Listening to this song and other classics on WFTL-AM Radio on my mom’s car radio with my sister.

  • @michaelhart738
    @michaelhart738 Жыл бұрын

    Please folks, let's just take a minute and revel in the beauty of the piano introduction to this timeless classic. From opening note to final stanza, this is a superb and thought provoking string of musical notes all assembled with incredible care and emotion. Thank you MMM and DH for what has become one of the most prolific stories I have ever experienced.

  • @sandrabrown6018

    @sandrabrown6018

    Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully said !

  • @Cantbuyathrill

    @Cantbuyathrill

    10 ай бұрын

    Too fvckn long an intro.

  • @christinekojak

    @christinekojak

    7 ай бұрын

    My sentiments exactly

  • @christinekojak

    @christinekojak

    7 ай бұрын

    Referring to Michael hart

  • @dennismccafferty3133
    @dennismccafferty31332 жыл бұрын

    This is by far the best version of this wonderful, beautiful song. The extended piano and Murphey's guitar totally drives home its loveliness. Murphey's intro illustrates how special the song has been to him for all of these years. Just pure musical magic here, about a magic horse.

  • @thepololadycharlottemenkes1227
    @thepololadycharlottemenkes122710 жыл бұрын

    This song has "moved" my heart and soul more than words can explain for such a long time. It is just beautiful & majestical. I have named my sailboat "Wildfire" and someday, when I get my own Palomino, like Michael Martin Murphy did, I will name her "Wildfire". I really love this song with all my heart, so much, it makes me cry...not for being sad or happy, just the passion it evokes in my soul.

  • @michellemurray4708

    @michellemurray4708

    9 жыл бұрын

    I know what u mean....I get chills listening to this....

  • @lvettesonai
    @lvettesonai2 ай бұрын

    When I was a kid I loved this song so much. I would sit in the floor and just daydream about what was happening in the song. ❤ To this day it touches me.

  • @lesliemetz8612
    @lesliemetz861228 күн бұрын

    Im a 70s kid, and i remember hearing this as a kid. It brings back good memories. Sad the kids today have no idea what real music is. A very beautiful and peaceful song. Love it!😢

  • @kimkochel6754
    @kimkochel67542 жыл бұрын

    People who give this song a thumbs down 👎 don't know great music.

  • @davebarnessr.5805

    @davebarnessr.5805

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @knb868
    @knb8682 ай бұрын

    I just met him today when he stopped and ate at the restaurant I work at. SUCH a nice, down to earth guy!! He signed a couple autographs for me, personalized with names. Thank you!!!

  • @Sooner-3
    @Sooner-3 Жыл бұрын

    I’m listening in April 2023…..such a beautiful and timeless song ❣️❣️

  • @drakehonest2

    @drakehonest2

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing..?

  • @moonglow1311
    @moonglow13114 жыл бұрын

    Anyone listening in 2020❓🎶🎼🎹🇺🇸

  • @superrugged

    @superrugged

    4 жыл бұрын

    dang ur just a space donkey like me

  • @dhickethier2791

    @dhickethier2791

    4 жыл бұрын

    what a great way to mellow out in the start of a new year

  • @deckmasters7208

    @deckmasters7208

    4 жыл бұрын

    Still here, lol... class of '85

  • @RR-qv8uz

    @RR-qv8uz

    4 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeh they just don’t make music like this anymore !!!!!

  • @moonglow1311

    @moonglow1311

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can anyone tell me their version of what this song is about❓ The lyrics are quite confusing to me..... Healthy, happy and prosperous New Year's to all‼️🕛🍾🎉🎹🎈🎼🎊🎶🥃🎇🍷🎵🕛

  • @gabrieltrimble2432
    @gabrieltrimble24324 жыл бұрын

    The pianist is absolutely on fire! Amazing!

  • @grantstowers5390
    @grantstowers539010 ай бұрын

    I was a young teenager when I first heard this song...and loved it. I was a city girl never thinking I would ever live on a farm. 40 years later and I'm living on a farm, my teenage daughter is riding a horse of her own and ...you guessed it -the horse's name is Wildfire!

  • @bernie4268
    @bernie42682 ай бұрын

    Hard to imagine the world without this song. With all the craziness and violence going on in 2024, this is a reminder that humans aren’t all bad. The best of us is beautiful.

  • @sharonwagner3108

    @sharonwagner3108

    2 ай бұрын

    Great song ..best of all her husband a greT mam.with heart felt wishes f or hi. Who has lost..

  • @ayushmanmishra9833
    @ayushmanmishra98333 жыл бұрын

    Massive respect to the pianist

  • @jeanettecase1687
    @jeanettecase1687 Жыл бұрын

    Just working through a broken relationship and bought a green broke Appaloosa Stud. Worked through my sadness breaking and training him. Met my husband of 46 years one day when I was out riding one day. That horse’s name, Wildfire.

  • @bluerosemedley

    @bluerosemedley

    10 ай бұрын

    There's someone for everyone, if you're open to love and give it a chance.

  • @paulcollinsworth3326
    @paulcollinsworth3326Ай бұрын

    This live version is even better than the studio recording. Very nice...

  • @user-zh9ow3jz1t

    @user-zh9ow3jz1t

    Ай бұрын

    dito

  • @timberwolf534
    @timberwolf5343 ай бұрын

    Real music came in the 60's and 70's best ever. Glad i lived them. Never any regrets lived life to the fullest.

  • @KGraceSpeaksKea1335

    @KGraceSpeaksKea1335

    3 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @delby66
    @delby664 жыл бұрын

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

  • @pamelav.5699

    @pamelav.5699

    3 жыл бұрын

    🌈💞There couldn’t have been a better performer to sing it!

  • @charleylowe6373

    @charleylowe6373

    3 жыл бұрын

    ABSOLUTEY !! ❤️

  • @davedegennaro732

    @davedegennaro732

    3 жыл бұрын

    Puts me to bed

  • @kevanrice1496

    @kevanrice1496

    3 жыл бұрын

    shes comin forme i know theres a hoot owl out side my window no6nitws in a row

  • @loboblue5441

    @loboblue5441

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hands, down!

  • @islandman5802
    @islandman58023 жыл бұрын

    I love how the whole band turns and watches the pianist at the beginning of the song. Total respect for this guys talents.

  • @bernzee22
    @bernzee22 Жыл бұрын

    Thankful for my folks to show me this one. Its my favorite song now, and my music taste is only getting better with age. Im only 24... If only my friends could appreciate it like I do

  • @carreekley7806

    @carreekley7806

    6 ай бұрын

    Sounds like my son....it is rare & special.As well as a gift that keeps on giving! Keep on keepin on, young fellow. You guys hold the torch ❤✌

  • @user-lu2mz9xt7z

    @user-lu2mz9xt7z

    6 ай бұрын

    My daughter said it was before her time. We ended up in an argument about some of her favorite artists and their songs being before her time and possibly mine. No respect for my trying. I believe it's deeper than music. She loses here, but she thinks she won.

  • @bernzee22

    @bernzee22

    6 ай бұрын

    @@user-lu2mz9xt7z don’t worry, I go through the same arguments with whoever I’m dating. Some appreciate what I show them, some see this as just a horse song. Can’t reach them all 🤷‍♂️

  • @debbiescott6732
    @debbiescott6732 Жыл бұрын

    There are some songs that just pull you back in time and this is one of them. No matter where I am when I hear this song I'm back in my youth again wishing I could stay there. We had the greatest musical era of all time and we got to live in it. ❤

  • @doodlebug36
    @doodlebug364 жыл бұрын

    Back in the 70’s I worked in a little downtown beer & wine bar frequented by a great variety of folks. We had one regular customer come in as soon as we opened up every day - an old guy ravaged by time and alcohol who had given in to his addiction long ago. He used to sit by himself at a little table near the jukebox every day, order a beer, and play this song over and over, singing along with it at top volume with all his heart. He never bothered anybody, and after a few beers he’d get up and walk out. I can never hear this song without thinking of this old man. He sure did love that magic horse.

  • @delby66

    @delby66

    4 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful story. Amazing!!!!

  • @petersmith3274

    @petersmith3274

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is the essence of a song in itself.

  • @gregmcgill2396

    @gregmcgill2396

    3 жыл бұрын

    True talent and passion...great musician...and story teller...cant be topped.

  • @patticooke9300

    @patticooke9300

    3 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful testament to that old man !! Very cool memory for you to behold

  • @vangiegehrke4088

    @vangiegehrke4088

    3 жыл бұрын

    I had the rare privilege and honor to serve him dinner after his concert late 1 night, here in Reno/Sparks. He is down to earth despite his f ame and fortune.......

  • @stevencollins5806
    @stevencollins5806 Жыл бұрын

    If this song does not tug at your heartstrings then you're not alive

  • @allipat401

    @allipat401

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I agree.

  • @TheGrandmaSusan
    @TheGrandmaSusan Жыл бұрын

    I COULD LISTEN TO THIS EVERYDAY AND NEVER GROW WEARY OF IT. BEAUTIFUL. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @FloydFloyd-ot5eo
    @FloydFloyd-ot5eo6 ай бұрын

    What a melody! The first 90 seconds of piano and the the song takes off…so good. This song is a mood, a genre of it’s own.

  • @freddafox6265

    @freddafox6265

    5 ай бұрын

    Alit do not encompass the beauty of the intro As a musician I think it's superior!

  • @davidsiemer7578
    @davidsiemer75782 ай бұрын

    The greatest music ever was made in the 60s and 70s❤️

  • @mjphoto45
    @mjphoto452 жыл бұрын

    Now this is music. I am so lucky I was in my teens in the 70s

  • @alciao3441

    @alciao3441

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too graduated in 75 Clark Air force base (DoD) - Wagner HS - republic of the Philippines

  • @lukebradley2734

    @lukebradley2734

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so jealous that in music nowadays it’s not like this and other bands in 1960’s 1980’s and some of the 90’s

  • @garydias746

    @garydias746

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @cjones2467
    @cjones2467Ай бұрын

    one of the most beautiful songs in my lifetime...

  • @RonBroste

    @RonBroste

    Ай бұрын

    One of the greatest songs ever once you hear it you never forget

  • @patriciaperfater8161
    @patriciaperfater81612 ай бұрын

    When music and songs made sense

  • @bonitakirkpatrick3757
    @bonitakirkpatrick37575 жыл бұрын

    Michael lived up by us in the mountains was a good friend when I was 15 I lost my leg in an automobile accident and Michael did a benefit concert for me I thank him so much he made me feel human again and I still have the autographed album from him bless you Michael Murphy and I hope your son Shawn is doing well God bless you Michael

  • @phillipfrost1283

    @phillipfrost1283

    5 жыл бұрын

    U were blessed

  • @loisjaeger9059
    @loisjaeger9059 Жыл бұрын

    I waited on Michael at a health food store in COlorado. He had just played a concert for aid to a wildfire in CO and I asked him if he played Wildfire. OF COURSE❤️🥰💪💃♥️Thanks Michael♥️

  • @mr.o1246

    @mr.o1246

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m from Colorado, can only hope to see him in concert someday.

  • @Najain

    @Najain

    Жыл бұрын

    Very good

  • @jaeljade3609
    @jaeljade36096 ай бұрын

    I remember being so worried about the horse when I was a kid listening to this. I cried every time I heard it, but I loved it too.

  • @EdWeibe

    @EdWeibe

    6 ай бұрын

    It takes me down an emotional road. yeah its heart wrencher. listening right now and already welling up a little. It does take the mind off the worlds troubles for me and just reminds me so much of all the things we've lost (and personally too)

  • @josebrown5961
    @josebrown5961 Жыл бұрын

    This was the first Country song that I really fell for. I am black and back in those days your parents controlled the radio. Well we were on a road trip to Louisiana and dad told me to find some music. I was turning the dial and came on this song, it had just started and I was just hypnotized by it. Well I learned that there was more than R&B music!

  • @debbiescott6732

    @debbiescott6732

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh sweetie this isn't country music by any means. It was called folk music or soft rock. But as a 1970's youth I'm really glad you enjoyed it. We had a lot of great black bands and also great bands with black & white people in them. We would go to the dance clubs and we all were together black & white. One of my favorite bands was called Hot Chocolate and one of my favorite songs of theirs was called Every1's A Winner. They had a lot of great songs and they were a black & white band. All of those guys were so handsome. Google them and try to find the Video of them singing that song. I promise you'll love it. 👍

  • @vegaslimoguy2376

    @vegaslimoguy2376

    Жыл бұрын

    @@debbiescott6732 It is listed as Country, Soft Rock,and adult contemporary. Their were many country artists that had many "crossover" country hits and this is one of them. If you're going to try to give knowledge to someone, atleast try to be right or atleast half right! MMM has several country hits also known as crossover country hits! Educate yourself next time!

  • @debbiescott6732

    @debbiescott6732

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vegaslimoguy2376 you're an Ahole. And for your information it was called soft rock back in the 1970's when we listened to it on the radio. So STFU.

  • @randallhipwell4835
    @randallhipwell48352 жыл бұрын

    remember when songs had powerful lyrics that were well written and you could actually sing to them? Man, I miss these days.

  • @Agislife1960
    @Agislife19604 жыл бұрын

    Still in 2020, listening to this song gives me goose bumps

  • @kevdean9967

    @kevdean9967

    4 жыл бұрын

    People still get goosebumps from Mozart and that schizzle is 300 years old. Great don't need a date!

  • @gdochyde2742

    @gdochyde2742

    4 жыл бұрын

    So amazing I was just pondering deeply about music & boom here is the gift. Music feeds my soul with 🔥

  • @dmwilson1

    @dmwilson1

    4 жыл бұрын

    One of the the best songs in history!

  • @awesomedeb9922

    @awesomedeb9922

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it does ❤️

  • @trishamarieh.451

    @trishamarieh.451

    4 жыл бұрын

    I cry because it's so beautiful

  • @TheDivepyrate
    @TheDivepyrate7 күн бұрын

    I Was Fine! Then You Had To Post This song! Now I'm Crying Like a Baby! This song Was To Be Played At My Wedding To My High School Sweetheart. We Picked This One Because It Made Both Of Us Cry! She Passed Away 2 Months Before Our Wedding! I Was 19! 1978

  • @user-fu6jm1pw2j

    @user-fu6jm1pw2j

    6 күн бұрын

    I was 16 in 1978 I understand

  • @77cobaltblue

    @77cobaltblue

    3 күн бұрын

    me too, I was 19 in 1978. Loved this song., still do.

  • @jamestreasure527
    @jamestreasure5279 ай бұрын

    And now I am 85 years old and this song bring me comfort to my spirit

  • @charlesnugent472
    @charlesnugent4722 жыл бұрын

    I can recall selecting this song from a juke box on a wall of a Papa Gino's pizza in Massachusetts with my mom and two sisters and now I'm the last one with that amazing memory. You are missed ladies !

  • @russhester8219

    @russhester8219

    2 жыл бұрын

    May God bless you friend. He gives our family as gifts.

  • @brianlund4567

    @brianlund4567

    Жыл бұрын

    May god also bless you. How moving brought tears to my eyes.

  • @kamlawilliams6549
    @kamlawilliams65494 жыл бұрын

    One thing that cannot be denied, the 70's singers relied on actual voice. He sound just as good live as he does recorded. No auto-tunes back then! Good job!

  • @jamesenriquez7669

    @jamesenriquez7669

    4 жыл бұрын

    More importantly, music from 70's-80's have stories and meaning. Completely different from the trashy music today.

  • @shamusa943
    @shamusa943 Жыл бұрын

    An inspiration of my mom as she fought dying from cancer in the 70s.

  • @roredfearn8496
    @roredfearn84969 күн бұрын

    This song takes me back to my younger years. The first boy I ever loved played this song on his guitar for me. This is such a sweet memory for me.

  • @NeroneVettius

    @NeroneVettius

    6 күн бұрын

    First girlfriend nannete 1976 in Miami

  • @robertmccann8079
    @robertmccann80793 жыл бұрын

    My wife who I lost 3 years ago loved this song. She rode in horse shows and loved them. When I hear this song I see her riding as a young girl. I had her for over 50 years but this song brings the tears to my eyes as I loved her so. The courage and dignity she showed through her illness I will never forget and I hope I have the same at my end days. Thank you wildfire

  • @johnhanley5293

    @johnhanley5293

    3 жыл бұрын

    God bless you and all your family!!!!!!!

  • @lunalynd

    @lunalynd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Robert. I lost my wife 14 months ago I had her for only 14 shorts years, was hoping to grow very old together since I lost my first wife when I was 31 back in 1984.Sorry for your loss, it sure does hurt.

  • @mauiwonderland

    @mauiwonderland

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just cried reading this. Much love to you, man.

  • @Joanne111

    @Joanne111

    3 жыл бұрын

    God bless you 💜

  • @timjohnson8820

    @timjohnson8820

    3 жыл бұрын

    what a wonderful message you posted. God bless you

  • @loboblue5441
    @loboblue54412 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest songs, ever sung.

  • @anthonyc7045
    @anthonyc70452 ай бұрын

    This live version of "Wildfire" is absolute perfection from beginning to end. Nothing that I or anyone else could say can add or detract from it's Timeless beauty.

  • @user-qb1em5ux2p
    @user-qb1em5ux2p2 ай бұрын

    One of the best songs ever.

  • @joewigton6817
    @joewigton68172 жыл бұрын

    I went to a Michael Murphy concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Denver in 1976 or 1977. The lights were turned down when they began to play this song. I'll never forget that opening piano, under the stars on a beautiful Colorado summer night.

  • @alpha-omega2362

    @alpha-omega2362

    2 жыл бұрын

    nice..

  • @billyoung8118

    @billyoung8118

    2 жыл бұрын

    My first date with my wife (of now 32 years) was at a Def Leppard concert at Red Rocks. Awesome amphitheater for sure!

  • @johnadams5489

    @johnadams5489

    2 жыл бұрын

    Red Rocks is a unique Amphitheater. The Shape of it was designed for music, and its a wonderful experience if you ever are in that area to attend a show.

  • @brianlund4567

    @brianlund4567

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow how 😎

  • @SIXSTRING63
    @SIXSTRING63 Жыл бұрын

    My God that piano intro is from some celestial place! Gives me chills every time I play this. Michael chose the perfect player to play that intro for a live setting. Fantastic musicians on that stage. Long before protools and auto tune. When musicians rehearsed until it was perfect and didn’t depend on technology to make it better. People were playing complex music to perfection for over 500 years before the technology. I wish they would go back to recording old school live in the studio with very few overdubs. The music used to have a heartbeat and swing. Todays music sounds like a machine droning that has no way to give you chills of joy. Chills of pain is about it. Thank goodness there are a few bands that still make it old school.

  • @scarlettjoy9561

    @scarlettjoy9561

    Жыл бұрын

    Born in 65. Heard this on my Snoopy transistor radio. 57 now. WOW!!!

  • @rollinmckim4719

    @rollinmckim4719

    Жыл бұрын

    Just about brings tears to the eyes, it's so perfect........ that piano at beginning and end........

  • @michaelhart738

    @michaelhart738

    Жыл бұрын

    It IS magical isn't it? I can think of no other song that envelopes me in such melancholy and yearning as does this one. In my mind, Wildfire is a once in a lifetime song.

  • @ObsessiveAdrenaline

    @ObsessiveAdrenaline

    Жыл бұрын

    That intro and outro is something else! Totally agree with pure talent verses technology.

  • @dougkauble4707
    @dougkauble4707Ай бұрын

    I am and will always live, in my mind, in this amazing era of music...

  • @phillipstephil9705

    @phillipstephil9705

    Ай бұрын

    Amen.

  • @rollinmckim4719
    @rollinmckim4719 Жыл бұрын

    Can I ever lose myself in the opening and closing piano.........with this incredible song in the middle......Haunting. Forever haunting.

  • @benniebarrow348
    @benniebarrow348 Жыл бұрын

    Before the world went crazy ……..beautiful

  • @tartgreenapple

    @tartgreenapple

    Жыл бұрын

    trump 2022!

  • @julieel4551
    @julieel4551 Жыл бұрын

    Makes me think of years ago being little ~ when life seemed so simple and pure

  • @tartgreenapple

    @tartgreenapple

    Жыл бұрын

    and the schools were segregated PRAISE JESUS!

  • @arcadia5607
    @arcadia5607 Жыл бұрын

    I’m 54 and this is one of those incredible songs that bring it all back.

  • @eileenmoran3572
    @eileenmoran35722 ай бұрын

    My best friend passed away 4 weeks ago.. we loved this song from way back 🤗🤗

  • @oregon32nursenurse43
    @oregon32nursenurse43 Жыл бұрын

    I can’t get enough of this beautiful song!! He’s on tour in 2023😘

  • @loisjaeger9059

    @loisjaeger9059

    Жыл бұрын

    Where? I wanna go!

  • @mr.o1246

    @mr.o1246

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope he is in Colorado

  • @davidvbobb7785
    @davidvbobb77853 жыл бұрын

    Here I am on 7/15/21 and this song just popped into my head, out of nowhere. I just started singing it. Then I googled it and found this. Life is pretty cool sometimes.

  • @thunderroar5569
    @thunderroar55694 жыл бұрын

    Who's listening to this classic masterpiece in 2020 besides me? 💙🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶💙

  • @npc77107

    @npc77107

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me C-man

  • @lolaisawake

    @lolaisawake

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too! Loving it even more than when I was a kid.

  • @marilynstevenson865

    @marilynstevenson865

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sure am, kiddo..!!!!

  • @bigal4879

    @bigal4879

    4 жыл бұрын

    thumbs up.

  • @SwtTrisha8

    @SwtTrisha8

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me! July 4 2020 Greetings from Pensacola Florida

  • @scottorton482
    @scottorton4824 ай бұрын

    I remember when this song first came out. I was 9 or ten, I'm 60 now, have loved it all these years. So soothing.😢

  • @brownpsy496
    @brownpsy4967 ай бұрын

    Takes me right back to junior high. 💙 Love it now at 65.

  • @christinekojak

    @christinekojak

    7 ай бұрын

    Me 2

  • @bradnewbry730
    @bradnewbry730 Жыл бұрын

    Great music does not age! I still marvel at this song years later. The piano introduction is one of my favorite of all time, acoustic guitar is awesome.

  • @8257SIP
    @8257SIP6 жыл бұрын

    The 70's had the best music......and this is one of them......Fantastic

  • @bugger1649
    @bugger1649Ай бұрын

    Listening right now may 19th 2024 these songs never get old I'm 60 and they relax me

  • @brianblonski4200
    @brianblonski42009 ай бұрын

    You can take your music that is recorded now and stick it where the sun doesn’t shine. This music is classic and can never be replaced . I grew up in the 70’s . What a fabulous decade . Makes me cry !!! 😢

  • @michaelbourgeois6457

    @michaelbourgeois6457

    9 ай бұрын

    I agree brother. This is one of my favorite songs. I'm 56 now and I tell ppl all the time 70s was the greatest decade. Miss the 70s. 80s weren't too bad either.

  • @achriscilley3965

    @achriscilley3965

    8 ай бұрын

    70s what a beautiful time. That was truly a peaceful era It would be so nice if the world was still that way. Nothing can ever replace that time wouldn't that be great. We can just be greatful we did live through that time. And when we hear the music from those good ole days we can smile and relive it not only in our minds but in our hearts.

  • @KittyGrizGriz

    @KittyGrizGriz

    8 ай бұрын

    Wow 😮

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