Christopher Cross - Sailing (Live) [Remastered HD]
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2023
- Christopher Cross performing his 1979 #1 single "Sailing" live on Italian TV show Discoring
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Sailing was recorded in 1979, utilizing the 3M Digital Recording System, making it one of the first digitally recorded songs to chart. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 30, 1980. The song won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Arrangement of the Year, and helped Cross win the Best New Artist award. Produced by Michael Omartian, it features Tommy Taylor on drums, Andy Salmon on bass, Rob Meurer on electric piano, and Victor Feldman on percussion. In 1980, Sailing was released as a single in Latin America under the translated (en español) title "Navegando".
On the Howard Stern radio show, Cross explained that sailing with his friend got him away from the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. Cross said that if the guy had taken him bowling and he enjoyed it, the song could have become "Bowling."
This video of Christopher Cross performing "Sailing" was recorded for the Italian TV show Discoring. The footage, provided by @LouVDJOfficialItaly has been digitally remastered and features audio from Christopher's 2008 album "The Café Carlyle Sessions"
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LYRICS
Well, it's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
It's not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
Soon I will be free
Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I'm sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won't you believe me?
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
[Instrumental Bridge]
Well, it's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
Oh, the canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Really, believe me
Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER CROSS
Christopher Cross burst onto the music scene with his 1979 self-titled debut album produced by Michael Omartian. The lead single “Ride Like The Wind” spent 4 weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was quickly followed up by Cross’ most popular single to date (and first #1 hit) “Sailing”, which later became known as the archetype for the Yacht Rock genre. In 1981, Cross became the first artist in Grammy history to win the “Big Four” most prestigious awards in a single night; Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”), and Best New Artist. Later that year Cross released “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” which he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer, Peter Allen, and was the title-theme for the 1981 film “Arthur” starring Dudley Moorre and Liza Minnelli. The song earned Cross his second #1 and the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1981 Academy Awards. Cross’ sophomore album “Another Page” was released in 1983 and featured the singles “Think of Laura” and “All Right”. Cross has sold over 10M albums worldwide and his songs have been covered and sampled by NSYNC, Puff Daddy, Avant, Shirley Bassey, Dione Warwick, and many more.
I met my husband at a club December of 85. He asked me to dance a slow song and I had just met him ...I said no... I wasn't letting a stranger that close. But we continue to talk and dance 🎶 Later that
evening we danced to Sailing... ❤ 12/13/85 we met. Married June 7 1986...🥰 Soon to be 38 years🎉
I love these stories. Always be grateful for those memories
Wow. Amazing story. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, those stories are from a bygone era. Now, social media, apps, and feminism have destroyed dating.
Just what I needed tonight. Oct 25 2023 Paradise with Chris. Thank you for soothing my spirit tonight. It’s been a looooong journey. I care for mom (77) who’s at stage 4 Alzheimer’s, my brother 100% disabled veteran, my nieces; a 4 yr old autistic nonverbal full spectrum little girl and her 6 yr old sister who’s ADHD, PTSD, ODD and abandonment issues. Yes, I care for all four under the same roof. This song made my spirit drift into paradise and out of the stress and demands while the song played. I REALLY needed that. 😢Thank you again and again Chris 🙏🏼🌺🌼🌸💜
God bless you for all you do....🌹
Wishing you well and sending appreciation for all you do!
Bless you beautiful Sister. So sorry and sad to hear about this. PS. Stay away from big Pharma Poisons. It has caused this mess and continues to. The truth will be coming out . Hang in there Dear.
More power, to u, girl, I assume. U go girl, remember how mom fixed a small cut with a band aid and a cookie. I am just assuming, U r a lady, so sorry if I am wrong. 😊😊😊😊😊😊
@@johnnyraider yes I remember. Yes I am a woman who’s a mother of two boys who are now grown men. Birth was hell. I also remember that. Lol Blessings for you and your family
If you saw Chris as a stranger walking down a city street you would never imagine he had a singling voice like that.
No kidding. I would figure he’s a local bartender or something
One of several perfect examples of what is missing in the world today. Mainstream music that projects a tone of love is one.
Now this is what you call a MUSICIAN people! He doesn't even have to to try, he just extrudes complete perfection.
I was pretty young when this song came out. It was a pretty bad time of life, and this song was a huge blessing. Still is today. Thank you for sharing this.
The great music of the 80s also buffered my abusive childhood. It let me know that love and tenderness existed, even if it wasnt from my own family.
I’m so sorry 🙏❤️. I was 6 y/o when this song came out. I’ve long since lost my parents. I was raised in the most loving home imaginable. I feel guilty at times because I’ll catch myself wondering why some people have different motivations and emotional responses to stimuli that I find peace in. I was so blessed to be born from two parents who would have never judged me or castigated me for being who I am or believing what I believe. I am a straight woman. But had I been born gay or transgender my parents would have loved me and supported me 100%.
Over time I’ve developed an absolute disgust for most parents. My childhood was the exception to the apparent rule. Most parents have children not for the sake of the child but to serve as a proxy for their own identity. The problem is that no two individuals interpret the world around them the same. So if you are a little boy who is a gentle creative type and your father is an Andrew Tate faux masculine type, you’re fvcked. The dad will try to destroy the very nature of his son by forcing him to fight, repress his emotions and possibly abuse women.
Anyway, I am glad this song brings you peace. I hope your lives were fruitful and positive after the gulag of childhood under abusive parents. I wish you peace and heeling. 🙏❤️
@@originalfallinggirl Thanks for your comment, very insightful about parenting.
The word for it is narcissism, it is the spiritual scourge of humanity. If you understand the complexities of narcissism, the world makes a whole lot more sense.
"A proxy for their identity" so true. Many never deserved children ..
Beautiful comment, I didn't ever get much love and was jealous of kids that had it. I realize now that I just wanted what they had. Bless you.@@originalfallinggirl
How many people around in the 80s would go back in a heart beat...
Put me into a DeLorean, floor it to 88 MPH and take me back to 1985.
@@jk-califkid5017 The Gigawatts would be worth it.
This would be 70s
I'd trade half of my remaining life...
@@templar1541the album dropped in 79 but the singles was in early 1980 on the radio
One of the most iconic songs of all time.
My brother bought this cassette and a boom box for my sister when she was in a coma in the hospital after a horse accident. It took her 3 months to come out of it but she finally did. This was very therapeutic to her. She also loved the song "Ride like the wind".
Ride like the Wind is a tremendous song. And so glad your sister got better.
The 80's were such a great time ... This song brings back some very special memories about a long lost love from the UK.
This song was released about the time my parents split up when I was about 7 and I moved with my Mom to California. I remember staring out at the ocean watching people sailing and hearing this song wishing I could sail back to when everything was more normal...it gave me some hope that someday everything would be ok again. When I finally got a chance to actually go sailing I didn't like it all that much. lol Thank you so much for this song and this video!
Buddy you broke me with your tale of sadness, wishing you all the best
One of those true classic songs that forever stand the test of Time! As beautiful today as it was back then.
Not only a great singer, but an underrated guitarist as well.
*Sailing and this song are such lovely metaphors for life's journey. Wherever I am and whenever I hear this song I am Sailing. ⛵💗*
If you think this song is great, you should listen to his song called “Sailing”.
Yes it dose ✨️✨️✨️✨️
what happened to music these days? this is so ridiculously great
What a great time in America, the 1980s. Christopher Cross was a legend. Love this little audience. You don't see these types of performances anymore. James Taylor had some little audience performances in the 1970s too.
Arthurs theme was another great track of his.
This live version is 100 times better than the official video. You can hear certain instruments (i.e. piano) that are all blended together in the official video. Thanks for posting.
By far and away one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I never tire of it.
To be known for one song that absolutely no one on earth can say is not absolutely perfect. Nostalgic beauty.
...i was a little kid listening to this on the radio- it always made me feel so calm and I really learned to appreciate the honesty and passion in World Class Performers like Christopher Cross Sailing is a TIMELESS CLASSIC! I used to live on a little sailboat with my Dad in Redondo Beach in King Harbor Marina . Brings back so many precsious memories. Thank You for making this World a better place, Christopher.
Heard this song hundreds of times and always pictured him looking different🤯
There’s something pure about this song and the way it’s performed.
It's simple and not over produced...uncomplicated and beautiful.
I love Chis voice, it heals my soul, especially this particular song, I wish he would write more sailing songs ❤❤❤
Is this even real?
A voice capable of touching us so softly inside, so pure and beautiful. Chris, God gave you one of the most beautiful voices on the planet ❤🇧🇷
No he's an AI in a simulation in your computer generated brain😮
I was born in 1982 but I was brought up with all these gold songs. when I come across these songs it brings a wave of relaxations and relief. but I don't know why I feel sad at the same time that I can't rewind the clock and go back to those days when life use to be simpler. I feel a sense of love but a little heartbreak at the same time
One of those few songs that will have the same effect no matter how old you become the song is timeless.
How do you find the joy of innocence again?
Mr Cross..you have maybe best ballad ever...sending love from argentina!!
It was a song that captured his feelings for a father figure that was dear to him...
The sound of a piano will cleanse my heart. Thank you so much, Christopher🎵🌹💐🌹🎹🎤👍👏👏👏
The first time I heard this song I could not believe how beautiful it was. Once in a lifetime song. Such a beautiful soul he must have.
As a military brat i understand why he would come up with these songs!all jokes aside great music!😊
One of the best around the 80s I like these song
When your high school bully has a soft side.
Lol
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This was beautiful. Chris is a great live performer. Lol they must have told everybody in the audience to DONT MOVE and act serious😂
Ricordo,seguivo Discoring,peccato non c'è più,andato in onda dal 1977 al 1989,ero ragazza,ora ho 54 anni;grande Christopher,bella melodia...😢🎼🎵🎶✌️👍👌🤟👏
I'm Brazilian and I love this song
I was in high school i miss those days.
Since 1980 when he Rode Like The Wind I always love his music..and always will I be listening to him..
People actually downvoted this? Ewww...just imagine being as miserable as someone who would smash that dislike button on something beautiful and uplifting as this. I think it goes without saying that people like that won't be on this planet much longer. RIP haters...and you won't be missed by anyone.
😢😢😢😢 DAMN...... SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG...... TONGUE CANNOT TELL......
The bass line is sheer perfection.
Wow what a real live performance, auto tune, no lip sync and it's like he really ate the CD hahaha how incredible! 😆
He was lip syncing here. I agree that he couldve performed live and probably wouldve sounded just as gpod or better.
@@adambowman1161addumb
Definitely lip synced. His vocals were likely recorded at the rehearsal for this show, then played back for him to lip sync to. It’s not the vocal track from the original recording. What a beautiful voice this man has. Perfection.
This beautiful song will always be one of my all-time favorites! 😊
(I love your voice!) God bless
Wonder if those ladies knew history was in front of them with this song.
Love this song. It was always one of my favorites. He puts feeling into it.
I want to cry hearing this
As a sailboat owner this captures the feeling of sailing perfectly.
Among the most beautiful songs ever. Christopher Cross is so amazing ❤
All right! I'm gonna throw a little fact out here that ninety nine percent of the people who have ever listened to christopher cross nonetheless, stevie rayvon will even know this!
Stevie Ray Vaughan used to have his initials with tape. Plastered on his stratecasters, well. His most famous one. Which is the red one he had purchased from Christopher Cross of all people. So we can thank Christopher Cross for the blues infusion and rock and roll of one Stevie Ray Vaughan.!
Wow that is cool 😎
Love this stripped down acoustic version!
Plus it's nice of Bette Midler to be in the audience 😂
A mouth-breathing Bette...lol.
Damn! That is her isn't it
i remember liking this in '82 and today, 40 yrs later, it brings memories of where i was, what i was up to on the particular date and time when i heard the song. same for other songs like 'i cant tell you why' by the eagles. it just sticks to your memory like freshly cut grass and you're with someone you really cared about.. half a century ago. what happens to these memories when we're gone???
Such a classic. Takes me to a simple place an time
De todas os videos de Sailing no UA-cam, este é um dos melhores. Essa música é marcante.
I’m glad cc said it.
Unforgettable gift full of sensibilty, thank you Mr.Cross
The best things come in gentle and humble packages… Christopher Cross ❤
C’est toujours un plaisir de vous entendre. Merci. Monsieur Cross. Belle époque, quand ce titre était sorti, vous ne correspondiez pas du tout aux stéréotypes de l’époque. Heureusement pour nous. Vous avez su vous imposer par votre talent. Merci pour tout ça.
The Canvas can do miracles...in our hearts.. We make our own reality uniquely throughout time and space. 🎵🎶🎵
always loved this song..............................well done
This song always makes me cry. Is this kind of purity and gentleness still alive in our collective souls? It seems music of the past is where we must go to hear it expressed so tenderly🌹
WHAT A STUNNING LIVE VERSION!! LOVE IT!!!
I miss my good old days.
When I was a young man I was an avid sailor.. We would sing this song every time the wind would pick up and we would start to heel and pick up speed
❤❤❤❤❤😊loved this song since I was 15. Now I am in my 50s.
This song I love ❣️
much to say about this -- but besides the usual acolodes to Chris's voice and talents, i must say the piano arrangements and the background accompaniments are perfect!
Love these videos coming online!!!
I love this song!!
Esta música marcou muito minha vida!!!! Onde as intensas dificuldades se dissipavam por alguns momentos dando espaço para esta magnífica melodia, me fazendo sonhar com a possibilidade de um novo caminho. Enebriante esta canção! 😊😊😊😊😊
This is always a bittersweet song for me. I always loved it, and still do. It just makes me long for all I’ve loved and lost.
It’s: Saudade.
Just love Christopher Cross and this song! Makes my heart smile! 😊
On vacation travelling through Washington State during the same week Mt. St. Helens blew up on our way to Vancouver, CA.
Time in space embedded in my memory because of this masterpiece.
I enjoyed this so much. This is "our song." It was playing while we were kissing in 1980! I loved hearing this version of it ❤
His voice is so soothing.
Beautiful..fills the soul, always💗
Aww bless you Chris💞you're voice on this song has captured my inner soul for decades & i'm only recently started to appreciate it again.g
Not only a killer song, but a great time for Chris.
THIS GUY IS AT THE TOP OF ANYONE'S LIST WHO REALLY LOVES AND KNOWS MUSIC..NOONE BETTER.
Belíssima canção!!🎶❤🎶❤ Um carinho para os ouvidos...💟
Verdade do início dos anos 80, linda
wow, stellar! is it really live? I can't believe how tight and sweet the sound is.
Amo Amo Muito que Voz maravilhosa ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇧🇷
Merci Christopher pour ce beau voyage…..il suffit de fermer les yeux et de naviguer loin de ce monde que certains hommes politiques veulent nous imposer……
Very select few musicians actually sound amazing live, Chris and Billy Ocean come to mind
Christopher and his songs have always made me happy! I'm In Texas too!! Sailing is my favorite song since I've grown up. I would love to see you someday!
Nice, right he’s always been underrated ! I thought I had it bad taking care of my Mom who’s 91 dementia ! This is relaxing for how long ? Life is so sad 😢 !
Um verdadeiro Hino!! Gerações 60,70,80 as melhores do milênio...
No Século XXI, não foi produzido uma música sequer como essa.
man that was sooooo good !! the thing I love most about Chris is besides his extraordinary level of talent, he is a regular looking guy, and by no means to I mean that in a disrespectful manner
I think a lot of record labels miss out on real tremendous talent because they don't have the current look.
thank God someone saw the talent which Chis has and got his career going.
40+ years later and I am still a fan ❤
My all time favourite, it takes me away to a better place , feels like I’m having the best massage ever , so relaxing
One of my all favorite songs! And make no mistake about it, Christopher is One heck of a guitar player! His guitar chords are complicated and hard to reproduce even for a better then average player. Ask he how I know, lol This is not that easy to play, and his song Laura, oh my. Love and blessings to you Christopher for these great memories sir.
This song is not in standard tuning
Q bellas todas esas jóvenes de atrás ❤❤
Christopher Cross❤❤❤
ESA CANCIÓN ES MUY LINDA,
ME ENCANTA ESCUCHARLA.
SALUDOS DESDE LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. 🇩🇴
Gorgeous Man....love it and I love you for sharing your heart
Absolute my favorite song, just added this to my favorites, and to 3 other playlists I have.
Fabulous 🫵☺️👍
Wow, that crowd looks like they’re waiting to be called next for the dentist!😂
Every time I listen to this song it give me a life’s purpose to go and explore the world.
Beautiful! Always been my favorite ❤ Thanks Christopher!!