🎵 CHRISTOPHER CROSS - RIDE LIKE THE WIND REACTION

[@kenshiro_977]

Cross said in an interview that he was in Austin on a nice sunny day, so he took LSD and wrote this masterpiece. Don’t know about y’all but that’s legendary stuff lmaoo 🙏🏼

[@wompa70]

As Rick Beato said, “the best guitar solo you can’t hear.” He does a breakdown video where he isolates the guitar solo. It’s freaking awesome.

[@Trapper50cal]

That was a good one!

[@bugvswindshield]

ya I watched that one. Rick was NOT lying !

[@onsesejoo2605]

Someone should pick up the original multitrack and remix the song instead or mere remastering.

[@chuckconner3694]

It's absolutely ridiculous to cover that solo up with a recurring chorus you've already heard 15 times. Talk about missing the mark on the production side.

[@Trapper50cal]

@@chuckconner3694 My guess is that the label wanted to target it to "easy listening" rock radio and the ending was too "Heavy". If that's the case, screw that label.

[@marwenplukol9235]

The great Michael McDonald on back up vocals. His voice added something special to this song.

[@spydude38]

"Sailing" is the other hit from Christopher Cross. And you could hear Michael McDonald from the Doobie Brothers providing the backup vocals.

[@williamthelast1]

Sailing wrote if I don't say garbage by Mister Burt Bacharach. But maybe I have no memory, too old for that .....

[@bradjbourgeois73]

Also, Best That You Can Do.

[@sealdrup]

I honestly didn't remember that Michael McDonald sang backup on this song.

[@feldspar3858]

“The other hit”? He’s had more than 2!!! Do your research.

[@bobsacamano2948]

My favorite

[@marilynk30]

The great Michael McDonald is singing back up here! Great song! One of my favorites! ❤ Sailing by him is absolutely beautiful! This is actually called Yacht Rock! Idk 🤷‍♀️ it's a thing!

[@chetcarman3530]

Yacht Rock didn't become a phrase till a generation or so after this. As a working musician at the time, this was called "Soft or Mellow" rock. Getting bogged down into categorizing each track is counterproductive.

[@HerveBoisde]

I mean I don’t think the term “yacht rock” would have ever come about if it weren’t for Sailing.

[@nikkobellini]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGGrq4qDprGYn6c

[@larrybailey517]

Lex, you hit on something that even many musicians overlook in this song. This one of the best unnoticed lead guitar tracks ever recorded. It usually isn't noticed because of its low recorded level. Good ear Lex.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

It's hard to convey just how BIG Christopher Cross was in the late 70's and early 80's! This guy was a hit machine at the time!

[@StephenCaudillPhoto]

Only Lex would dig out that deeply buried guitar solo and rock it.

[@darrenbernard3526]

I was so happy she caught it!!

[@philpiercy2588]

Dude has riffs. Very underrated.

[@Itelkner]

Damn perceptive, that one.

[@straya52]

Lex has such feel for the intricacies of the music. Ric Beato has done an amazing review of this song.

[@markgwinnell7259]

I have a live version from 1983 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqxaIKPqahjhqc You can hear the guitar solo here !

[@CRUISERJ1]

Saw this band in the early 1980's , a great easy listen with awesome harmonies. Chris Cross from Texas, started out playing for college frat houses.

[@jrshelton3398]

Cross is a very underrated guitar player. He can play his ass off

[@williamkilpatrick6821]

This was soft rock back in the day. Great artist.

[@robb9395]

Chris Cross is a very underrated guitarist. This song is really, really good.

[@ChrisSmith-bz1gl]

The greatest guitar solo you can't hear-Rick Beato

[@gochasingwaterfalls9970]

Love this song. I’d recommend some Steely Dan as well for some Yacht rock. Jack of Speed, Hey Nineteen, Aja pretty much every song lol.

[@AriseNBMen]

"Ride Like the Wind's"' outro has the best guitar solo you can't hear.

[@ChrisSmith-bz1gl]

As stated by Rick Beato

[@AriseNBMen]

@@ChrisSmith-bz1gl Exactly! 😀

[@classiclife7204]

Rick Beato recently pointed out that the outro guitar solo is one of the coolest things ever but you can hardly hear it, as it's mixed WAY the f down. It's actually Cross on the guitar, too. Talk about hiding a light under a bushel!

[@markgwinnell7259]

I have a live version from 1983 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqxaIKPqahjhqc You can hear the guitar solo here !

[@classiclife7204]

@@markgwinnell7259 Thanks!

[@goldenruletv7301]

This is the music I didn't appreciate when I was younger but I learned to appreciate the older I get especially anything Michael McDonald is a part of. Talent always shines.

[@metalmark1214]

Such a great soft rock song. Also check out Sailing.

[@keithdittmar1701]

Good Choice. I hope that you review other hits by Christopher Cross. "Think of Laura" was in remembrance of a lost friend and "Sailing" is just beautiful. Christopher is highly respected in the music industry as a musician and composer.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

Laura Carter was a lacrosse player at Denison University and the roommate of Paige McNinch whom Cross was dating. Laura was killed in the back seat of her parents' car in Columbus Ohio after a game during Parents Weekend. Urban youths were enjoying their favorite sport of discharging rounds from their firearms and Laura was hit. All Cultures Are Equal

[@da_blade5040]

@@leonardshevlin7260 "urban youths"? 🤣 A Very Politically correct comment. 🤔

[@jutwilton2805]

Sailing and Arthur's theme are both cracking songs by him :)

[@karenlackner192]

I love Christopher Cross!!! This brings me straight back to 10th grade, 1980. What a great year that was !!!!

[@Rick-pq8dv]

The SCTV sketch with Michael McDonald singing his part on this song is a classic.

[@cometogether999]

So glad to hear someone else knows that skit! Comedy gold!

[@joebalusikiii5811]

Rick Moranis in his prime!

[@cameron_fairchild]

That is legend! So funny.

[@stevedouglas1654]

Brad looks so serious and Lex is loose enjoying the great music ! 😂🤣

[@ALong-fo5so]

Fun fact: Chris Cross filled in for Ritchie Blackmore for one night when Ritchie came down sick just before a Deep Purple gig. This was way before Cross became a major star and he was just a teenager. That guitar outro at the end of Ride was a beast of a solo. But it was mixed so low. Rick Beato commented in a recent video that it was the best solo no one could not hear.

[@iantrott9152]

The best guitar solo you’ve never heard! I’ve always wondered why the solo was so far back in the mix :)

[@markgwinnell7259]

I have a live version from 1983 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqxaIKPqahjhqc You can hear the guitar solo here !

[@simplesimon8586]

Still haven’t figured out that Rock came out of R&B? So much rock has strong R&B sounds to it.

[@fabian4ever69]

A classic! Brilliant music by Christopher Cross.

[@skiziskin]

He wrote this song as a tribute for his friend Lowell George of Little Feat, who died of a heart attack a year or two before. Lowell George was not really an outlaw but had that kind of style and wrote a great song about the same topic called Willin'. Check it out. Willin' by Little Feat.

[@joea7293]

This album was amazing and Chris won 7 Grammy's for it along with Producer extraordinaire David Foster back up vocals on I think 3 tracks was Michael McDonald. all around great musicians. Thanks for the post and reaction guys and as always stay safe and much love to you both.

[@3YearsApart1613]

My favorite song of Christopher Cross. Has an amazing solo at the end.

[@daviddrouant2852]

miss you guys

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Great memories of Christopher Cross racking up at the Grammy Awards many, many moons ago 🎶👍🏾

[@tommack9395]

Christopher Cross had many great musicians on that album... Larry Carlton, Tommy Taylor, Eric Johnson, Jim Horn, Valerie Carter, Michael McDonald, Don Henley and J.D. Souther. I knew Lex would like the solo in the outro... Christopher Cross was a heck of a guitarist, the solo in the outro is so gnarly good but they laid it so low in the mix.

[@dannyberry8725]

Rick Beato has an entire video dedicated to this outro solo. Great video. CC is one helluva guitarist himself.

[@wolf762x51]

@@dannyberry8725 Was going to post this. I can finally hear it well enough to try and play it. I said try. lol

[@susanbotwinski5584]

GOSH LEX!! YOU SAY EVERYTHING RIGHT. OMG Awesome song. Love Sailing as well by CC. LOVE YOU GUYS 😍😊

[@trinitraveller2592]

Sailing is his best one yet. I also like his efforts in the 90's like walking in Avalon. A different sounding Christopher Cross. This song is a groovy vibe ☺️

[@royschmidt675]

Lex, you are the only one who is emotionally together with physically reacting to most of your videos. Keep up the great display ! Peace & Love ❤️🙏

[@cameron_fairchild]

She very cute.

[@lluecaradoc]

Christopher Cross - Sailing, is another bonified classic!

[@jamesrobertson2361]

His debutalbum won 5 grammys .

[@txrockerusa1st862]

Great Choice👍👍 My Mom RIP 🙏 Was friends with Chris when he put this out he's an AWESOME guitar&🏀 player/bcz he's like 6'8''. I didn't like it then but really appreciate it these days. I thought of it as to softrock early on.

[@michaelduran8627]

This is the first record I ever bought. On 45 at Kmart. 5 years old at the time. Still have it too. A classic.

[@NoCanDu]

First album I ever bought! I was 11.

[@wen-nz3sk]

"Sailing" is a beautiful song. No idea how any of these categories work, it's all great music to my ears and soul. ❤👍🏽

[@OG_Wakanobi]

I totally had my eyes closed listening to this... except for that minute or 2 I watched Lex rocking to this gem.

[@TheConservativeinaction]

sailing and Arthurs theme (caught between the moon and new york city) are his two other hits. They are great.

[@Rockaria23]

His first release in 1980. Number 2 in USA. Only Number 69 here in the UK. Backing vocals by Michael McDonald :)

[@eggy1962]

Uk made the same mistake with Doobie Brothers hit - what a fool believes ….only got to 37 in chart

[@ervinpelaez7188]

One of my favorite songs....you two Rock.

[@badhabitbabbitt7655]

"Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme" from the movie soundtrack Arthur are Chris's other big hits.

[@sugarayofsunshine]

Such a sweet clear voice. Love this

[@joepaskowski9091]

A true outlaw! Christopher Cross is an amazing guitarist and the solo in this song is actually killer…just a shame it was so far back in the mix and drowned out by the ‘ba ba ba ba..bush buhh buhh buhhs’

[@ChrisSmith-bz1gl]

The greatest guitar solo you can't hear-Rick Beato

[@bradbeam3767]

Agreed, Christopher Cross is shredding the guitar solo at the end of this track, such a shame it was burried in the mix. There's a great video of him playing it in a live performance here on KZbin where it stands out much better. Cheers. ✌🤘

[@r.g.1166]

Pretty average actually.

[@michaelkearney2186]

@@r.g.1166 why. Because Alex Skolnik didn’t play it? That solo rips

[@r.g.1166]

@@michaelkearney2186 Lots of solos rip, average isn't bad, it's average.

[@txrojas]

I love how you two come to your own conclusion to what rock genre a song is. Southern rock is nothing like soft rock. Although this is soft rock it’s also put in the category of yacht rock. I’m surprised after listening to Michael McDonald the other day that you didn’t recognize his vocals in the song (although the title said featuring Michael McDonald).

[@chantellecline6945]

So excited to see you guys reacting to this song!

[@bigchris7709]

Michael McDonald on background vocals too! 👍One of my favorite songs to rock as I drive my semi across the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico!

[@steveyoung2317]

Ahh. Michael McDonald you reacted to yesterday is back vocals. Such a long way to go

[@TracyfromNC]

Now I get it...Lex hears those undertones...several pros have stated that this is Cross's most awesome guitar you can't hear because the mix puts it in the background.

[@bigchris7709]

Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan has that chill Yacht Rock/Soft Rock vibe as well. Classic record.

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

I ♥️ Lex she is so much fun!

[@yeahboiii6640]

Great tune! Love Christopher Cross!

[@oldparatroop90]

I always love some "Let's get into it!" with my morning coffee.

[@gregmiller9238]

Been a yr or so, but Brad listens , what seems like discerning, Lex listens with an enjoyment and leaving herself right into the music without inhibition, like I used to listen when i wasnt exactly a musician but a fan that never thought of what was behind the curtain of OZ. i miss that and appreciate Lex for it!!!

[@richard_n]

Yet another great song, you guys have been killing it lately

[@PaladinesAngel]

The dance version cover of this song is SO good from the 90s

[@neillenet291]

I'll never forget being on leave when I was in the Navy and sitting in a bar in Ocean City Maryland listening to this song looking at the ocean.

[@TheDivayenta]

I love people’s song sense memories. We were stationed in Germany when this came out. We listened to a mix tape of this along with Doobies and Steely Dan as we were driving through the Swiss Alps - I’ll never forget it!

[@kathdavies1220]

OMG I haven't listened to Chris Cross in years. Love him thankyou 👍

[@MP-od1zz]

this whole LP is epic. Thank you for your reaction, hope you do more, if you like to chill

[@youngwrenzo]

The first time I ever heard of Christopher Cross was at the first Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, 1978. Google it. I was there, front and center for 16 hours. His place in the lineup was between Foreigner and Journey. Foreigner rocked us, we were all hyped up for Journey, and here comes CC. I kid you not, 100,000 people sat down. They played maybe three songs and were done. That always colored my view of this band, fairly or not.

[@smittybenzo4693]

In this episode of Brad & Lex, Brad presses play then light percussion, a driving piano and strings beckon his "sway" while Lex gradually warms to her desired temperature producing her "dust devil bop" which makes way for the brief debut of her "doggy paddle bop". Combined the couple call Chris Cross "rebellious chill" as they continue their studies to define soft rock.

[@TracyfromNC]

And she recognized the awesome guitar toned down by the mix . They never figured it was the Michael McDonald on backing vocals.

[@footnotedrummer]

I love this tune to this day. It never gets old. It just has a feel that you can't get away from. Same with Sailing.

[@wild8757]

The song “Sailing” was a top hit for them 🥁💣🎸🧨

[@josepheastman1719]

Absolutely, Lex, most don't catch the solo or appreciate like you did, another awesome catch. That was Chistopher Cross himself

[@scottarnest8980]

That's one wicked solo at the end.

[@827dusty]

Yes, that is Michael McDonald, singing in the background. I guess when he wasn't with Steely Dan, or The Doobie Bros. he was singing on other artist's albums.

[@ronrotz2879]

Great song🎵 A true classic!!!

[@MarkMcLT]

I might have said this before, but I love that the two of you are so different in the way you respond to the music. Don't ever change!

[@matthewmolkentin6230]

It's 1980, you're a new recording artist and you need a song like this to become a huge hit... So, you get someone like Michael McDonald to sing backing vocals for you. - Forget about it becoming a huge hit because it becomes an instant classic. Awesome song that still sounds cool after all these years.

[@rangerwolfhound]

The lyric are so badass for a soft rock song

[@judyseeley5284]

Love Christopher cross's songs my favorite is "Think of Laura" he wrote it about an 18 year old college student named Laura from Ohio that was shot by cross fire while riding in her parents car, sad story but love that song, can hear his emotions while singing it

[@frankrizzo4460]

Wow and the whole time I thought it was written for General Hospital's Luke and Laura 🤔

[@judyseeley5284]

@@frankrizzo4460 no they just used it for their wedding on gh

[@CJ-Fischer]

Love this song in Dickey Roberts Movie! Lol so awesome! Christopher’s songs are so good. Hard to believe he was born and raised in Texas

[@TheDivayenta]

Rick Moranis!

[@WineSippingCowboy]

You have a double shot of Michael McDonald! You reviewed him yesterday in I Keep Forgetting, his signature song as a solo singer. Michael McDonald appears many times in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the backing singer. In addition to this, Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, he appears in This Is It with Kenny Loggins, in Yah Mo Be There with the late James Ingram, in On My Own with Patti LaBelle and in I'll Be Over You with Toto. MM wrote What a Fool Believes and This Is It with Kenny Loggins. MM wrote I'll Wait with the main lineup of Van Halen. MM had his solo career too.

[@terryspak5763]

Cross has his own niche, that's fer sure. Having enjoyed this since I was a kid along with a bunch of his other songs...never bothered to even know what the lyrics were about. Had no idea that was the theme, lol. Great song. "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme" (my Cross fave) would be among others to check out.

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here...Wow..This is my childhood here..I Loved Loved This 🎵 song as a kid...The arrangement was amazing ...I didn't really understand the lyrics then..I Loved his other hit song "Sailing" as well..Very smooth..

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Back in those days it seems like a great many of us didn't care what labels were put on the music.. we just grooved to what resonated with us 🎶😊

[@donnyrodenbergerjr4757]

Sailing and Never Be The Same are two great songs of his. Both are off the same album as Ride Like The Wind.

[@markburnham7512]

Ahh yes, the ubiquitous Michael McDonald backing vocal of the time. Always a nice touch.

[@playbassken]

Glad you listened to our requests because I saw a lot of others also requested this one. Nice job!

[@fastfreddysstuff1641]

Love the song, always wished they would have cranked the volume on Chris scorching solo when they mixed. Great solo

[@hmpz36911]

The N.W.O.B.H.M. band Saxon recorded an excellent cover of this, keeping the feel of the original but making it their own, adding a bit more energy to it. They have an official video which is pretty good, but there's also a fan-made video with scenes from some Jason Mamoa film, where he's riding a motorcycle through the desert.

[@michaelescareno7048]

Glad to see your reaction to this!! First time I saw Christopher Cross was in 1981, and most recently was three weeks ago in Austin. He and his band had an orchestra with them. When I saw CC in 2016 he also had an orchestra with him, but Michael McDonald was with him also. They filmed that show for PBS. Again, enjoyed your reaction to this!

[@RSpracticalshooting]

This song is one my road trip playlist. Absolute banger Also, a lot of soft rock is piano based.

[@rodrigodiaz1321]

Great seeing ppl having a good time listening to great music

[@sezmo420]

Arthurs Theme by Christopher Cross is also a masterpiece.

[@normapadgett4209]

I love all of your reaction videos. You two are so sweet and it's great to hear some of my favorite music heard through your ears for the first time ~ thank you and God bless you both.

[@kryten09]

I heard this song for the first time on the opening credits for "anchorman 2" and was in the theater like "damn! That's funky! What is this!?"

[@DanielTaylorOCMD]

Saw him play this live just 3 years ago, I was impressed, great show.

[@MusicLover-wo7ig]

You can hear that unmistakable backing vocals of Michael McDonald in this tune.

[@pugshorty9852]

Other hits that this man had were as follows: Say You'll be Mine, Arthur's Theme, All Right, Every Turn of the World

[@bguzewi0]

Christopher Cross.... holy shit. This the type of shit to make my parents rock out.

[@SyntagmaStation]

It was many years until I found out Christopher Cross played that killer outro guitar solo himself. I always figured it was a session player.

[@473mec]

I saw Christopher Cross perform this song and Sailing live less than two weeks ago. The guitar solo was not drowned out like it is in the studio version. No photos or videos were allowed during the show. I'll have to leave it to my aging memory.

[@bigchris7709]

Ooohhh, please react to Witchy Woman by The Eagles or Baby Love by Mother's Finest...I know you'll enjoy both!

[@jvidalw]

now you MUST hear the Saxon version of this classic! it kills!

[@brianmanuel1202]

As others have said, listen to "Sailing"...very mellow. I heard you mention Bob Seger..a little known rocker from him is "Sunspot Baby" I think you'll like it.

[@shannonhenson609]

Like every other TOP 40 song from that era....Michael Mcdonald is on the backing vocals. LOL!