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  • Christopher Cross performed on The Midnight Special September 12, 1980
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  • @johnkaplan9725
    @johnkaplan9725 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    One of the best performances ever by a non-football player in an Earl Campbell jersey.

    • @planomathandscience
      @planomathandscience ปีที่แล้ว +13

      just thinking this myself, hey, that's Earl!!

    • @sarleywinkle
      @sarleywinkle ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Only second to Earl!

    • @markberryhill2715
      @markberryhill2715 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same here. My first thought - he was an Earl Campbell fan! Lol.
      Also my senior year in hs. Too cool!

    • @masochismworld1507
      @masochismworld1507 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @adewey1970
      @adewey1970 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Earl Campbell is proud

  • @schepler2
    @schepler2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    That double-neck Fender is spectacular! I'll bet that thing is worth a fortune today.

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i'd like to have that. that looks fucking cool.

    • @tb0yp
      @tb0yp ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I asked him if he still has it - he said no. So it’s out there somewhere!

    • @Terk131
      @Terk131 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tb0ypHe doesn’t hold onto stuff.

    • @tomcampbell6384
      @tomcampbell6384 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IKR!! not every guitar player can pull it off

    • @RayGoettler
      @RayGoettler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for naming this guitar. I never knew the name.😊

  • @mossy723
    @mossy723 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The guy on the triangle crushes it.

  • @ELLIOTTH-n1w
    @ELLIOTTH-n1w ปีที่แล้ว +22

    THERES NO MORE MUSIC IN 2023 LIKE THIS WOW

    • @graphicbrew
      @graphicbrew 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have you heard Benny Sings cover this song in 2023?

    • @DeutschIndianer89
      @DeutschIndianer89 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@graphicbrew i just did sounds Horrible🤢

  • @ChrisSunfield
    @ChrisSunfield ปีที่แล้ว +56

    On the cusp of the 80's - a period of significant musical change - we have this gorgeous song that is truly timeless by not being tethered to any epoch is pop musical history.

    • @eclipse12121
      @eclipse12121 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Your critique is so poetic and profound

    • @ChrisSunfield
      @ChrisSunfield ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @eclipse12121 thank you!

    • @Hoopr32
      @Hoopr32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like to think of this as post funk pop, and it's just fantastic music.

    • @urgemore
      @urgemore 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As a teen I was a little uncomfortable about how much I liked this tune and his music. I didn't tell anyone because it seemed soft and uncool and I was an insecure teen male. Now I realize it was pretty cool to perform this great music while not bothering to put on a rock star charade. Hell, I once saw an interview where he said Richie Blackmore considered him the best guitar player to cover for him, so he once played onstage with Deep Purple when Blackmore was too sick to play.

    • @rlloyd4209
      @rlloyd4209 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great point-not tethered to any epoch!

  • @romelovesdan
    @romelovesdan ปีที่แล้ว +23

    LUV YA BLUE! Love seeing him wearing that Houston Oilers jersey when this was telecast. Mick Jagger followed suit and wore one when the Stones played in Houston the next year, 1981. Great undeniable tune...liked it as a rock loving youngster. Still do as an older rock fan.

  • @gregvanderhorn8394
    @gregvanderhorn8394 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This song always come to mind when the sun is out, the breeze is blowing, and I can listen to the leaves in the trees. Thanks Christopher Cross

  • @leonardvicari2857
    @leonardvicari2857 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The song is a soothing and relaxing and spiritual it deserved the Grammy award

  • @colinobrien3806
    @colinobrien3806 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i seriously dont think chris ever knew how good he was ........ man i was young and went through the 90s rave culture and dire straits stevie nicks etc etc after him and barely remembering him ( only because my older brother) .... GOD WHAT A VOICE AND TRACK .... RIDE LIKE THE WIND ...THESE GUYS FORMED MY MIND ....LEGENDS HONESTLY ... WHEN YOU PREFER TO LISTEN TO THE LIVE VERSION OF A TRACK ....HEY THERE IS YOUR ANS OF QUALITY VOCALS AND MUSIC... SPICE OF LIFE TIMELESS SONG TO ME, I WILL NEVER FORGET HIS VOICE ..TOP CLASS FUNNY THING IS I HAVE HIM ON THE VERY TOP WITH THE VERY BEST IVE EVER HEARD ... AND BONO STEVIE NICKS THE CURE , BOB ,PEARL JAM , METALLICA TO NAME A FEW THAT I LOVE

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t think he did either…He just never looked confident on stage

  • @StarGeezerTim
    @StarGeezerTim ปีที่แล้ว +45

    One of Yacht Rock's finest tunes! Great performance, and what a voice! Still stands the test of time.

  • @jjsc4396
    @jjsc4396 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Shows you how hard it was back then to really get good synth string pads. Lyle Mays was the absolute master at it via Oberheim.

  • @joeguajardo5092
    @joeguajardo5092 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The Canvas can do miracles just you wait and see

  • @marshalllancaster2314
    @marshalllancaster2314 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Most tranquil song in the history of pop music.

  • @donald1841
    @donald1841 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This song has meant so much to me over the years. Wonderful to hear it again. Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It certainly makes me bittersweet. I was six when it came out, and I remember hearing this on the radio back in 1980.

  • @paradoxward2533
    @paradoxward2533 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    don't Chris look like the kid that lived next door to you, that you grew up with, that you would never imagine would ever have hit record??

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah he does, and that’s what did him in when MTV hit, sadly

    • @elmerlopezramos.3712
      @elmerlopezramos.3712 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, u got it !

    • @realtruenorth
      @realtruenorth 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like that he just looked like a regular guy instead of a rock star or something.

    • @2760ade
      @2760ade 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paisleyprincess7996 Their loss then! What does it matter what you look like if you make beautiful music?

  • @estherokere4757
    @estherokere4757 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful song of 1980 I wish I was in my youth in that decade

  • @deandynamite1672
    @deandynamite1672 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sort of reminds me of my Navy days. On beautiful nights you could watch the moon shining on the water and it was peaceful at times.

    • @KiraLou06
      @KiraLou06 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your service

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I loved this show, I was 20 then and had been watching since it started, back the this was one of a very few ways to see bands or musicians, other than going to concerts, this guy was a great musician and songwriter. Thanks for flashback

    • @tomcampbell6384
      @tomcampbell6384 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was 21...We'll never see this kind of talent again in our lives...60'-70's-80's

  • @keitha.9922
    @keitha.9922 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was only two years old when he performed this on Midnight Special. Wow 😮

  • @metalrunas
    @metalrunas ปีที่แล้ว +4

    September 12, 1980. What a day, what a year! Year of wonder and blessings ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      43 years ago this week!

    • @metalrunas
      @metalrunas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paisleyprincess7996 Indeed! ✌🙏

  • @sarleywinkle
    @sarleywinkle ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It so does take me away.

  • @shamadam1
    @shamadam1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Chris cross was a genius. Crammed all his brilliance in a short span of time. Unheralded success on his first album. It's never been achieved by any artist before or after. Won the Grammy and Academy award in the same year

  • @SamanthaLily1
    @SamanthaLily1 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    A classic and timeless song.

  • @DavidSmith-xr8js
    @DavidSmith-xr8js ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was 16 when this song came out.
    I remember how soothing it was to me and it has the same effect today.

  • @astroboy317
    @astroboy317 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    First time I hear this song was around 1984 back in my country. I think I was about 14. This is August 2024 and still love this song

  • @mozdickson
    @mozdickson ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sw him in London early 81 riding this LP === the Linebacker with an angel's voice and axeman's hands

  • @hailmaryrecordings8255
    @hailmaryrecordings8255 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My all-time favorite song. ☮️❤️🎶

  • @tonymazz1721
    @tonymazz1721 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man, what a beautiful song. You can really get lost in this one. Loved it for years

  • @keithmerscheim1924
    @keithmerscheim1924 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    IT JUST SPEAKS A TIMELESS SONG FOR THE AGE'S. SO FULL OF EMOTION AND FEELINGS. TEARS AT YOUR ❤️ HEART.

  • @deanehlers4850
    @deanehlers4850 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am so happy these are available to us now! I will subscribe to the channel for sure! I watched them all !!

  • @jazzmachine
    @jazzmachine ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That voice.

  • @mrwalker862
    @mrwalker862 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A Masterpiece!!!

  • @StacksMaxwell
    @StacksMaxwell ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A brilliant version of a beautiful song. Well played Chris

  • @jametz66
    @jametz66 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember seeing that show when it aired ..... always loved the Midnight Special!

  • @danwuollet5649
    @danwuollet5649 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A voice that we hear from heaven

  • @vicko1978
    @vicko1978 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ah man what a pure strees melter, i can close my eyes and imagine sailing into a beautiful Caribbean sunset.

  • @SD-nh6tz
    @SD-nh6tz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Effortlessly beautiful ⛵️

  • @RayGoettler
    @RayGoettler 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song takes me back to Sailing in Vancouver's English Bay and the Gulf Island's B.C. Canada.

  • @paisleyprincess7996
    @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song brings back so many memories of late summer of 1980, just before school started. Listening to this song in my hot bedroom, and drifting away to it…Even at six it just spoke to my soul. A Yachty even then

  • @that70sgirl90
    @that70sgirl90 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Beautiful song... he has a gorgeous voice!!
    Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

  • @evafiacchini9838
    @evafiacchini9838 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bellissima canzone senza tempo voce inconfondibile grande Cristofer Cross 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

  • @malcolmclarke3033
    @malcolmclarke3033 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This song brings back so many great memories for me. Seeing and hearing this I am in tears, it is beautiful. Thank you.

  • @victoriapopaz5303
    @victoriapopaz5303 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m off into the golden glow sunset
    🌅⛵️🌞🇦🇺 timeless song.

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every time I hear at this song I get chilling vibes at the beach 🏖 in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ahhh the memories!

  • @DPoner
    @DPoner ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this so much❤

  • @stevecfo1
    @stevecfo1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can breathe think see hear feel how lucky i am....

  • @kejmat
    @kejmat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome song and performance in 1980.
    Awesome song and performance in 2024.

  • @timetocallitaday
    @timetocallitaday ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What is it about this song eh?.... something truly about it that takes us sailing with the song 💜

  • @rlloyd4209
    @rlloyd4209 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a soothing, timeless song, and that Oilers jersey, no matter what your team might be, is really the icing on the cake. It was beautiful, too

  • @margix1172
    @margix1172 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Christopher Cross is a LEGEND!!! Great AOR Music great vocals great songs!!!

    • @Lance37a
      @Lance37a ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great guitar player as well.

    • @melprophet1936
      @melprophet1936 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Lance37a The guitar at the end of Ride Like the Wind is fantastic and a lot of people don't even notice it because of how it was recorded.

    • @Lance37a
      @Lance37a ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mel Prophet yes it's real low in the mix.

  • @Frank-YYZ
    @Frank-YYZ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Masterpiece ❤

  • @mikezisk5009
    @mikezisk5009 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was 20 when this came out, I was already married with my first child for 3 years at this time, times of my life, what a reflection

  • @StephanieJeanne
    @StephanieJeanne ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a great song! So easygoing and peaceful! His voice was beautiful, too! Takes me back to high school. ☺💜

  • @realestateguru8769
    @realestateguru8769 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this song

  • @CarolynPulse
    @CarolynPulse 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome! This is therapy!

  • @stevecfo1
    @stevecfo1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you ✨️

  • @oldmanjack8326
    @oldmanjack8326 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    An excellent music with a legendary artist!

  • @anthonyrichards9512
    @anthonyrichards9512 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like this songs' video!!

  • @timetocallitaday
    @timetocallitaday ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How sublime 💜

  • @ariplatt8192
    @ariplatt8192 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The solo on the piano is simple and sweet

  • @lukewarmwater5320
    @lukewarmwater5320 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is what's missing in music today, how many contemporary songs can you say off the top of your head can actually get inside your head like this one and put you on a fucking sailboat in a quiet bay watching the sun go down?

  • @sandraDiPinto-jw4ff
    @sandraDiPinto-jw4ff 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hes awesome😊😊😊😊

  • @jorgealejandrocardenasceba6736
    @jorgealejandrocardenasceba6736 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautyfull

  • @cirestamey9243
    @cirestamey9243 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Magnificent!

  • @sandraDiPinto-jw4ff
    @sandraDiPinto-jw4ff 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hes awesome

  • @deborahneal161
    @deborahneal161 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    And the 10 Grammy goes to Christopher Cross!☺ one of the best songs ever written, can't be duplicated, still listening 40years later!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Crichton51
    @Crichton51 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    beautiful

  • @drexelfergusen5760
    @drexelfergusen5760 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So cool that I got to shake his hand and get some autographs years ago at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.

  • @dancelzard
    @dancelzard ปีที่แล้ว

    one of my favorite songs...thank you.

  • @Guillermo-h5w
    @Guillermo-h5w หลายเดือนก่อน

    Que grandes voces músicos pasaron en esos programas que lamentablemente ya no existen buenos bonitos tiempos Santiago Chile 2024😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

  • @landonlewsaw1762
    @landonlewsaw1762 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The genesis of yacht rock!

  • @Marcelomalves78
    @Marcelomalves78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Muito bom, em 1980, caramba eu tinha 2 anos

  • @tomrockhill8634
    @tomrockhill8634 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They played this WAY TOO MUCH when it first came out but it really is a fantastic song. If this song doesn't relax you and put a smile on your face, you have no soul.

  • @paulcollins1918
    @paulcollins1918 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A Great song by a great Artist

  • @mikestampede77
    @mikestampede77 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That percussionist is incredible; the sound at 2:30 should've been on the record too

  • @kalelc1996
    @kalelc1996 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this song!!!! & BTW That double neck Stratocaster is the bomb I remember seeing one eerily similar to the one that he's playing at the Sam Ash in New York City way back in 2013 however it was gone when I went back several days later.

  • @stephenross6944
    @stephenross6944 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks stoned,not many can sound as good as the original,❤️ it,great 🎵 the song takes you on a beautiful journey,

  • @JoseJ-h8h
    @JoseJ-h8h 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Como . Crear algo tan maravilloso. Ah . Ahora . No hay nada .

  • @karenlistar-swick3203
    @karenlistar-swick3203 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it, an awesome singer

  • @rodrigocarneiro2100
    @rodrigocarneiro2100 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing

  • @AntonioCarlosAraujo1306
    @AntonioCarlosAraujo1306 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excelente música

  • @jamesgomez753
    @jamesgomez753 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chris has golden pipes

  • @Rs2_890
    @Rs2_890 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cada vez que ouço esta música só me faz lembrar o quanto amo a minha mulher❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Hansprivate
    @Hansprivate ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The weird thing about Christopher Cross is he hasn’t aged much, if at all, since the 1970’s.

    • @close2reality
      @close2reality ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Facts! Saw him on Rick Beato and he looks the same, just with less hair 😅

  • @JoseCasillas-h2q
    @JoseCasillas-h2q 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow ‘what a classic masterpiece!!

  • @marygriffiths2950
    @marygriffiths2950 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    👏👏👏👏

  • @apache1017
    @apache1017 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    excelente guitarrista poco reconocido

  • @tb0yp
    @tb0yp ปีที่แล้ว +4

    American Music Royalty 🙌

  • @wsjustice
    @wsjustice ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nowadays thid dude woud break out via American Idol or something like that. Back then he just broke through on pure talent. Unless he was on Star Search or Solid Gold or something.
    He's kinda like that guy in Jaws 2 that was also in Dog Day Afternoon. Stands out and stays with you.

  • @Ibrian8888
    @Ibrian8888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boom!
    🙏🤗🍺cheers

  • @demonicsweaters
    @demonicsweaters ปีที่แล้ว +13

    dude was playing 2010s NYC Indie Rock in the 1970s

  • @stefanymonalisa6667
    @stefanymonalisa6667 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Christopher is beautifull my husband ❤❤❤❤ i Love YOU Cris

  • @MrKayley10
    @MrKayley10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Are there any plans to upload Genesis' appearance from 1973?

  • @fernandoperdomomusic
    @fernandoperdomomusic ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Id love to have been a fly on the wall to his wardrobe decision making that morning .....

  • @williamdrijver4141
    @williamdrijver4141 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Most decadent and fantastic sounding music category ever: Yacht Rock 🙂

  • @shamadam1
    @shamadam1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This song is the reason they coined the term " yacht rock"... Robbie du Pree , bill La bounty etc

  • @axa.axa.
    @axa.axa. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mf'er looks like he just showed up to fix your plumbing.
    Legend.

  • @Barry101er
    @Barry101er ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Phil Chen on bass??

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup, he played for Rod Stewart

    • @Barry101er
      @Barry101er ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he passed away a couple of years ago. I think he made it to 80.

    • @johnnyfleming522
      @johnnyfleming522 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like one of the Porcarro brothers on bass guitar.

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnnyfleming522 could be. The Pocaro Brothers need a monument of them on a yacht

    • @gsorge6968
      @gsorge6968 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think it was Andy Salmon, the original bass player in the band even before the first album came out, along with Tommy Taylor on drums and Rob Meurer on keys, also original members.

  • @Zzyzx_2112
    @Zzyzx_2112 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍👍

  • @OWR0406
    @OWR0406 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Grammy wins, million LP sales, what happenend to CC after the Another Page LP....why the decline? a mystery that still puzzles me...