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.
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 what a beautiful story Sharon…this was a special time in the world. This was a special song delivered by the hands of GOD…I truly believe it. It will never ever be repeated again with such a special message and so heartfelt!
My Mother used to sing this song to me when I was a little girl. I lost her about 6 weeks ago to cancer. My eyes watered to the lyrics but at the same time brought a very special memory back to me. Thank you for sharing. ❤
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
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.
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 .
I took a painting class in Eureka, NV. We painted a horses head and a glass of wine. I put this song on and we sang and painted. I felt joy for the first time in a long time. A special memory.
My wife was born and raised on the plains of northern Nebraska. She had a horse named Wildfire, and she passed away in 2007 of cancer at a young age. This song has special meaning to me.
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. ❤
He's with you every day. Keep him in your heart. We all see each other again. After I watched NDE on TH-cam, 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 TH-cam. It will change your whole perspective 😊
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
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?
In the late 70's My wife and I had 2 Arabian horses. She named hers Wildfire after this song. I named mine Night Thunder. The "B" side to Wildfire. They were great horses and friends. We do cry when this song comes on the XM.
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!
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!
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. ❤
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.
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.....
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.......
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.
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
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.
@@VeraKocot 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 🤷♂️
Yesterday would have been my late wife and my anniversary. She was a beautiful blonde love from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This was her favorite song. Every time I listen to this song, it bring back wonderful memories of her.
Me too, I moved to Colorado in 1975, was dealing with alot of shit. My mom had just died. I was 23. I've seriously never recovered from that. But this music is bomb.... 4 ever
This song, in part, is about "the Rainbow Bridge." I died and was sent back on February 5, 2022. The first thing that I remember seeing was all of my pets in a group. They recognized me, and I remember searching for specific ones and finding them all. It was seeing them that told me I was leaving this world. As this song implies, our pets are the gate keepers of heaven. God sends them to get us when it's time to go.
There’s something magical about this song…… Between the guitar playing and the keyboards it’s just amazing how it takes me to heaven and I feel like I’m close to God every time I listen to it. It makes me wonder if this gentleman knows God and if he can feel it when he sings it too, it’s such a blessing to me and after all these years, it still affects me the same way. I sit and listen with no other sound and it touches my soul deeply. Thank you for being obedient to write this song. I know it’s touched hundreds of people-if not, thousands…….it brings me such peace, it’s amazing and I’m so glad I have it to listen to over and over again. Love in Christ, Tania Rose
When ya hear a song like this, brand new for the first time in 75, you know it's going to transcend the ages! And the people of the future will listen and say.......we wished we lived then! It is a sublime song!
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!
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. 👍
@@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!
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.
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.
@@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.
I saw the magnificent Michael Martin Murphy last night in Waco Texas. He was doing a special benefit show at an historic theater in Downtown Waco. In my humble opinion, the ONLY way for a show of this type of talent. A one man show. No band, just MMM and his guitar. His voice is so beautiful. His songs are very meaningful and his stories were entertaining. If you ever get the chance, be sure to catch him during one of his appearances. You won’t be sorry.
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
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.
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♥️
My sister was a true cowgirl.Every horse and every animal she had , which was plenty , she had names for all of them .I mean the chickens too ! She just passed away recently. But even before she died the song made me think of her.What , 30 years ? She would be the one running through the night looking for Wildfire , in a blizzard . God I miss her so much. She was the real shit. The really real shit. I mean the really ,really , real shit . Hope you get the picture ! RIP baby girl !!!!!!
Randall my little sister died a week before her 22nd birthday, 40 years ago, and she was a horse girl from the moment she was born. I hear this and see her riding on Stormy her appaloosa colt with her friends. Beautiful song.
I don't think I heard this song for 30yrs. A special tribute to Dan Fogelberg Garth Brooks,Vince Fill Amy Grant plus many more. They invited Dan Fogelberg to special hall and presented to his wife. Dan died in 2007 of prostate cancer. Rip A must see
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.
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.
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!
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!
I was 15 years young when this classic was released...now I'm pushin' 64 and the songs of old make me feel young again if only for a precious short time.
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.
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 !
I feel so blessed to have grown up during the 70's and have had the opportunity to hear these beautiful and memorable songs when first played on the radio.
Patti Kelley Ha, me too! How about when you heard a song for the first time and you loved it. Then you would have to wait for it to come on again. Or when a song you loved came on the radio, you would say “turn it up”.
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.
I am 71 yrs old now n this song always makes me cry ....i played it today because during the hurricane i rescued 3 abandoned kittys n i called one wildfire cause of her little dappled belly n fighting spirit n im crying now i know SILLY OLD WOMAN 😢❤
This song reminds me of the time losing my wife to a vehicle accident 40 years ago, this was one of our favorite songs. It brings back such bittersweet memories!
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.
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.
Oh I'm crying. This is my "go to" song when I've had enough but tears won't fall, because I refuse to cry..Hate it. MMM is not appreciated enough..or Dave Hoffner He is another I will listen to when I have had enough. The best on any kind of keys. What a talent. And they are all so smart to work together. MMM has played this song a thousand different ways, but this is my favorite.
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.
I hear ya man, I’m just a 71 year old kid but this song always takes me back to 1975 and a girlfriend I had that had a horse named Domino. She loved that horse. He hated me, I took her away from him. Gonna see her next wknd at a barrel racing derby, she’s 65 and still doing it!!!
Hiya ,I've 62 years Elizabeth O'BRIAN and same here this song is in my heart as you say and Frank Reeves I can relate! Summer of 75/ 76 great times ,great Era , still Listening to Wildfire and each time enjoying the memories ♥️ and Wow Frank that's great to still have someone in your life from those years ! Have a good time 😊
I DON'T KNOW WHY I TEAR UP EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS SONG. IT COULD BE THE PIANO OR THE LYRICS OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. JUST A BEAUTIFUL SONG THAT MAKES ME MISS THE 70'S SO MUCH.
I remember it from back then , didn't think much of it , was more into the heavier stuff , Jimi Hendrix , Santana ... but now I'm with you on it now , it really is a great tune and there sure was a lot to miss back then Mary Jane . oh well , guess we'll look back at today and say the same .
Add me to the list. We were SOOO blessed to have grown up in the 70s and 80s-these kids today will never know how we feel and how special our generation was and is! God bless them-and us too.
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.
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.
R. Organizer Yes the same here and it's definitely such the most beautiful song i've ever heard. Great memories.
R. Organizer I’m glad it brought you back to a Happy Place Sir:))
Yep. Memories. Good times. Laughter. Smiles. Makes up for the sad endings. Enjoy the good memories😃
What s lovely song and a lovely memory to get you through the lonely times.
R. Organizer , I’m very sorry for your loss. God’s peace be with you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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.
Breath taking memories, I must say.
@@josephdilorenzo5314 what a beautiful story Sharon…this was a special time in the world. This was a special song delivered by the hands of GOD…I truly believe it.
It will never ever be repeated again with such a special message and so heartfelt!
Oct 2024 , who’s loving MICHAEL !
My Mother used to sing this song to me when I was a little girl. I lost her about 6 weeks ago to cancer. My eyes watered to the lyrics but at the same time brought a very special memory back to me. Thank you for sharing. ❤
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I’am, to my soul & his guitar playing is magical let’s not forget the intro of the piano I’m in heaven
Being 67 has afforded me a life long love of the best music.
My wife loved this song. She passed away in December 2020. I had this played at her funeral. Simply beautiful!
I'm sorry for your loss! You certainly paid a beautiful tribute!
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 🙏 ❤️
Im so sorry for your loss, I pray this song brings you comfort
As A horse owner and lover it will be played at mine also. I’m sorry for your loss, she was oh so special. 😊
So sorry for your loss
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.
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
Good guys! Sometimes it is good to meet our heros ❤
One of my fav songs ever. am 70 now and the beauty can still bring a tear.
So much love from all my loyal fans! May Wildfire forever live in y’all’s hearts ❤
You should come to the Opera House in Lexington KY.
beautiful song....always
@@cherylvoll6473There is a Posh Salon that I frequent in my travels near the Opera House in Lexington. Maybe I can arrange something……❤
I always cry when I hear this. Absolutely breaks my heart. It's so sad and beautiful.
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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.
Hello Laura 👋👋👋
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 .
Great memory.
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I took a painting class in Eureka, NV. We painted a horses head and a glass of wine. I put this song on and we sang and painted. I felt joy for the first time in a long time. A special memory.
Whose with me in 2024...still amazing music 🎶 🎵
I am at age 68. Love this song. Takes me back to a beautiful time ❤️
the super sevntieswill go into the books as the greatest m of all time with not even an anney
Absolutely ❤
Right here. A kid again hearing this
I'm with ya👍
I’m listening for the 700th first time. I go places inside this song.
My wife was born and raised on the plains of northern Nebraska. She had a horse named Wildfire, and she passed away in 2007 of cancer at a young age. This song has special meaning to me.
So sorry for your loss!!😢
@@margaretguseman-elley7321 thank you. It's been a long time now. But the feelings and memories never die.
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....❣❣❣❣ 🐎 🐎
Love this song! One of the best ever written, and recorded! Especially the music!
Janis; me too!
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. ❤
just beautiful
Yes ... he will. 💕
Yes he will 🥰🙏🏼
He's with you every day. Keep him in your heart. We all see each other again. After I watched NDE on TH-cam, 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 TH-cam. It will change your whole perspective 😊
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
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?
Thanks mom and dad(R.I.P.) for showing me good music since my early childhood.
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
In the late 70's My wife and I had 2 Arabian horses. She named hers Wildfire after this song. I named mine Night Thunder. The "B" side to Wildfire. They were great horses and friends. We do cry when this song comes on the XM.
I forget how beautiful this song was😂
Maybe one of the best live performances that I have ever seen.
Great song, emotion and performance. ❤️🙏🏼👏🏼
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.
A tear indeed., for it is a crying shame.
Memories are treasures
I cry everytime...just a beautiful song....
Yup
Beautiful thoughts
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!
Lost my dad when this song came out and always think of him when I hear it.❤️
That's him letting you know he's still with you...always.😢❤😊
Never get tired of all this!!!
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!
I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my wife in 2020 and played this song a lot. Keep strong brother.
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…
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. ❤
Michael achieved a sound not found in today’s popular music-enchanting and soulful
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.
Correct. The 70,s brought forth such music wish it would surround us today what's wrong w people
Agreed
Beautifully captured on paper too Ana!
Anna
Real music came in the 60's and 70's best ever. Glad i lived them. Never any regrets lived life to the fullest.
Me too
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.....
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.
That is so sad .. 52 years .. I could not imagine that ... life can be so hard .. but you are on my prayer list brother ..
I am so sorry for your loss.
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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
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.
People who give this song a thumbs down 👎 don't know great music.
Agreed
To whom ever put this up 🙏DONT EVER REMOVE 😭
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉! I agree!!!✌
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.
Beautifully said !
Too fvckn long an intro.
My sentiments exactly
Referring to Michael hart
BACK WHEN MUSIC WAS REAL!!!
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!
More importantly, music from 70's-80's have stories and meaning. Completely different from the trashy music today.
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.
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
U were blessed
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.
Alit do not encompass the beauty of the intro As a musician I think it's superior!
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.
What a beautiful story. Amazing!!!!
That is the essence of a song in itself.
True talent and passion...great musician...and story teller...cant be topped.
What a wonderful testament to that old man !! Very cool memory for you to behold
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.......
I’d forgotten how beautiful this song and instrumentals was. Ah the memories ❤
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Really great song. Who is still enjoying this in 2020and 2021
right here . that piano oh my.
Yeah, I miss the 70s
Meeeee!!!!!
Yep!!!
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.
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
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 ❤✌
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.
@@VeraKocot 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 🤷♂️
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
🌈💞There couldn’t have been a better performer to sing it!
ABSOLUTEY !! ❤️
Puts me to bed
shes comin forme i know theres a hoot owl out side my window no6nitws in a row
Hands, down!
Yesterday would have been my late wife and my anniversary. She was a beautiful blonde love from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This was her favorite song. Every time I listen to this song, it bring back wonderful memories of her.
That gives you peace, Thats what wild fire riding on is about. We all move on in time my friend.
I used to listen to this on the radio when I was a kid back in the 70's.
2015? Where did all the years go?
I hear you, Roger! Years go by like a vapor! What's to measure a life as our sense of time races with age?
***** Me, too! The lyrics are beautiful!
joe jarden Yes! In Mexico we listened it also in the 70´s ... How quickly life passes, I am also 53 years old!
Huh! Why do I get this urge to comment here? I'm 54 years old from Japan.
I'm 56, and I was in junior high when this song vame out. It hit me then, and still does. Some things never change! Even though we get older!
God I wish there was still bands like this. Soooo much talent in the 70's.
Amen
Me too, I moved to Colorado in 1975, was dealing with alot of shit. My mom had just died. I was 23. I've seriously never recovered from that. But this music is bomb.... 4 ever
1 million memories
I agree
I agree 1000 percent.
we had the best music If you're close to my age.Im 57.
I’m 54 and this is one of those incredible songs that bring it all back.
Back when musicians told great stories , it's a lost art...
Amen!
If you can’t connect with this song , you don’t have a soul. Beautiful!!!!!!
This song, in part, is about "the Rainbow Bridge." I died and was sent back on February 5, 2022. The first thing that I remember seeing was all of my pets in a group. They recognized me, and I remember searching for specific ones and finding them all. It was seeing them that told me I was leaving this world. As this song implies, our pets are the gate keepers of heaven. God sends them to get us when it's time to go.
remember when songs had powerful lyrics that were well written and you could actually sing to them? Man, I miss these days.
The pianist is absolutely on fire! Amazing!
@@gabrieltrimble2432 oh yes you bet the piano intro is amazing but I didnt know Robbie Robertson was playing guitar on that track
This is one of those songs that just stays with you, always.
Makes you forget all the hate in the world if just for a little bit. Awesome!
There’s something magical about this song…… Between the guitar playing and the keyboards it’s just amazing how it takes me to heaven and I feel like I’m close to God every time I listen to it. It makes me wonder if this gentleman knows God and if he can feel it when he sings it too, it’s such a blessing to me and after all these years, it still affects me the same way. I sit and listen with no other sound and it touches my soul deeply. Thank you for being obedient to write this song. I know it’s touched hundreds of people-if not, thousands…….it brings me such peace, it’s amazing and I’m so glad I have it to listen to over and over again. Love in Christ, Tania Rose
I love how the whole band turns and watches the pianist at the beginning of the song. Total respect for this guys talents.
I'm 65 yrs old now. I use to wish I was wildfire. It touches my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When ya hear a song like this, brand new for the first time in 75, you know it's going to transcend the ages! And the people of the future will listen and say.......we wished we lived then! It is a sublime song!
Classic, Great Song in my Time. I still Love it.❤
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!
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. 👍
@@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!
@@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.
Im 68 in June 2024, and it sounds as good today as it did back in the day. Classic masterpiece ❤️
Me too ,lm 68 and it does sounds good.
True be that .
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.
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.
@@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.
I saw the magnificent Michael Martin Murphy last night in Waco Texas. He was doing a special benefit show at an historic theater in Downtown Waco. In my humble opinion, the ONLY way for a show of this type of talent. A one man show. No band, just MMM and his guitar. His voice is so beautiful. His songs are very meaningful and his stories were entertaining.
If you ever get the chance, be sure to catch him during one of his appearances. You won’t be sorry.
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
God bless you and all your family!!!!!!!
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.
I just cried reading this. Much love to you, man.
God bless you 💜
what a wonderful message you posted. God bless you
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♥️
I’m from Colorado, can only hope to see him in concert someday.
Very good
My sister was a true cowgirl.Every horse and every animal she had , which was plenty , she had names for all of them .I mean the chickens too ! She just passed away recently. But even before she died the song made me think of her.What , 30 years ? She would be the one running through the night looking for Wildfire , in a blizzard . God I miss her so much. She was the real shit. The really real shit. I mean the really ,really , real shit . Hope you get the picture ! RIP baby girl !!!!!!
Randall my little sister died a week before her 22nd birthday, 40 years ago, and she was a horse girl from the moment she was born. I hear this and see her riding on Stormy her appaloosa colt with her friends. Beautiful song.
I don't think I heard this song for 30yrs. A special tribute to Dan Fogelberg Garth Brooks,Vince Fill Amy Grant plus many more. They invited Dan Fogelberg to special hall and presented to his wife. Dan died in 2007 of prostate cancer. Rip A must see
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Your tribute to your sister Is beautiful Im sorry for your loss
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😢😢
God bless
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.
nice..
My first date with my wife (of now 32 years) was at a Def Leppard concert at Red Rocks. Awesome amphitheater for sure!
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.
Wow how 😎
I've been listening to this song for 30 years and it never gets old. ✌️ To all of those people that understand this classic , rock on .....
I'm one of them but we're a dying breed.
@@Flomariah Indeed we are, my friend.
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!
Yes! And this song always makes me crey. I hear it once ina while on sirius radio.
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!
I was 15 years young when this classic was released...now I'm pushin' 64 and the songs of old make me feel young again if only for a precious short time.
Exactly! ❤
I was 11. Poetic song
I cry whenever I hear this song. This full length version is amazing. What a gift to the world.
I COULD LISTEN TO THIS EVERYDAY AND NEVER GROW WEARY OF IT. BEAUTIFUL. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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.😢
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.
I know what u mean....I get chills listening to this....
We are so blessed to have grown up with music like this
It soothed our souls
Still does
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 !
May God bless you friend. He gives our family as gifts.
May god also bless you. How moving brought tears to my eyes.
Best song ever… always takes me back❤
Massive respect to the pianist
I feel so blessed to have grown up during the 70's and have had the opportunity to hear these beautiful and memorable songs when first played on the radio.
Patti Kelley Ha, me too! How about when you heard a song for the first time and you loved it. Then you would have to wait for it to come on again. Or when a song you loved came on the radio, you would say “turn it up”.
Same here. Same here. This one steeps me in nostalgia.
yes indeed.
Big time.
Out of nowhere I started singing this awesome song from my passed. I just had to hear it. It's been awhile. Great memories.
AMEN TO ALL WHO LOVES THIS SONG..GOD BLESS YOU ALL
I can’t get enough of this beautiful song!! He’s on tour in 2023😘
Where? I wanna go!
I hope he is in Colorado
Perhaps the most beautiful song ever written. A masterpiece, thanks Michael.
Perfect
Beautiful
are you related to bonnie reno sheses in wpb
@@kevanrice1496 no, sorry.
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.
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
I am 71 yrs old now n this song always makes me cry ....i played it today because during the hurricane i rescued 3 abandoned kittys n i called one wildfire cause of her little dappled belly n fighting spirit n im crying now i know SILLY OLD WOMAN 😢❤
“Silly” love songs,
What’s wrong with that?
Prayers for the kitty.
I'm 70 ... ah yes those were the days my friend.
thought i was the only one who cried to this song
God Bless you !!
Your not silly, I'm a 71 year man and I always loved this song.
That piano intro is just gorgeous
They dont write or sing songs this good anymore.
Amen to that …
I agree, how different would the world be if artists went back to the simpler times?
Now this is music. I am so lucky I was in my teens in the 70s
Me too graduated in 75 Clark Air force base (DoD) - Wagner HS - republic of the Philippines
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
Amen
Just a beautiful song... I could listen to it a million times... I can almost imagine them riding off on Wildfire...
This song reminds me of the time losing my wife to a vehicle accident 40 years ago, this was one of our favorite songs. It brings back such bittersweet memories!
She is with you in another space. Love doesn’t die and disappear ever. Cherish those beautiful memories. You will meet again one day. God bless 💕🙏🏻
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.
Born in 65. Heard this on my Snoopy transistor radio. 57 now. WOW!!!
Just about brings tears to the eyes, it's so perfect........ that piano at beginning and end........
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.
That intro and outro is something else! Totally agree with pure talent verses technology.
Brings you back to a time when lyrics and music were Really Good !
I cant listen to this without crying, and yet I cant stop listening to this....always has had the same effect ...anyone else?
Oh I'm crying. This is my "go to" song when I've had enough but tears won't fall, because I refuse to cry..Hate it. MMM is not appreciated enough..or Dave Hoffner He is another I will listen to when I have had enough. The best on any kind of keys. What a talent. And they are all so smart to work together. MMM has played this song a thousand different ways, but this is my favorite.
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.
I don’t know why but this song has always touched my heart. It makes me cry. I listened to it in the 70-s. Now I am in my 78 th year. Great song!
I hear ya man, I’m just a 71 year old kid but this song always takes me back to 1975 and a girlfriend I had that had a horse named Domino. She loved that horse. He hated me, I took her away from him. Gonna see her next wknd at a barrel racing derby, she’s 65 and still doing it!!!
Hiya ,I've 62 years Elizabeth O'BRIAN and same here this song is in my heart as you say and Frank Reeves I can relate! Summer of 75/ 76 great times ,great Era , still Listening to Wildfire and each time enjoying the memories ♥️ and Wow Frank that's great to still have someone in your life from those years ! Have a good time 😊
I'm 66. I've loved this song from the beginning and will love it until the day I die. Now I need a tissue.
One of the greatest songs, ever sung.
And now I am 85 years old and this song bring me comfort to my spirit
I'm 69yrs. young and this is still one of my favorite songs ever..She's coming for me I know
I DON'T KNOW WHY I TEAR UP EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS SONG. IT COULD BE THE PIANO OR THE LYRICS OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. JUST A BEAUTIFUL SONG THAT MAKES ME MISS THE 70'S SO MUCH.
Its about tragic loss ,the longing to be re-united with those lost.I tear up also,for that reason
@Mary Jane Miles
I know what you mean. I do too.
I remember it from back then , didn't think much of it , was more into the heavier stuff , Jimi Hendrix , Santana ... but now I'm with you on it now , it really is a great tune and there sure was a lot to miss back then Mary Jane . oh well , guess we'll look back at today and say the same .
Me too.....
Add me to the list. We were SOOO blessed to have grown up in the 70s and 80s-these kids today will never know how we feel and how special our generation was and is! God bless them-and us too.
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.
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. 🎶🎶🎶❤