Christopher Cross performed on The Midnight Special September 12, 1980 Follow us on Social Media: / themidnightspecialtvshow / themidnightspeecialtvshow / themidnightspecialtvshow / tmstvshow
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
And the 10 Grammy goes to Christopher Cross!☺ one of the best songs ever written, can't be duplicated, still listening 40years later!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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.
There were many a young girl back then with popped balloons when Chris TV-debuted on the 23rd Grammys... the album didn't have pictures of the band... it wasn't an accident. He was interviewed by Stern a couple times back in the 90s...
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.
The opening on this song is epic. It was supposed to be a guitar opening but in the studio the 2 machines didn’t sync up and the guitar was left out and Chrises Ex brother in-law said “wow, that sounds awesome “ so they went with it.
