Christopher Cross: The Story of “Sailing”

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• TC

  @TCGView · 2 years ago

  When he picks up the guitar and starts playing and singing it, it's like magic.

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• RO

  @robdobson5056 · 2 years ago

  One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

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• MA

  @MacBjorn · 3 years ago

  Wait a minute. He's 72 years old? He looks younger than me. I'm only 55

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• SW

  @swinde · 2 years ago

  Sailing is one of the very best songs of the 80s.  I never tire of hearing it.

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  @1977seabiscuit · 2 years ago (edited)

  My band played a private show in Austin Texas (where he lives and where I live). It was a home show and he is good friends with the lead singer in my band, Gary Dorsey, who does graphic and branding work for Christopher. The room was filled with just under fifteen people, maybe less, and here he walks in. We played six songs and went to mingle with the crowd afterwards. He came up and complimented our harmony, was gracious and kind, and never mentioned his own work. Here was this guy, a music legend, and you would have never known it. Truly a down to earth, normal guy.

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• DE

  @deepsix1827 · 3 years ago

  I wish all of these artists would play through one entire song each interview. I was really left painfully wanting to hear him play the whole thing.

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• GL

  @glennanderson8981 · 2 years ago

  He is so down to earth and humble, nice man.

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• DA

  @Danny-fs1hk · 2 years ago

  Christopher f’ing Cross!  Rick Beato knows how to interview and get the best out of these musicians.

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• PE

  @peterhall6656 · 1 year ago

  People will stil listen to Sailing 50-100 years from now and love it. I always felt that Chris was massively underated despite his success. Sailing was an existential piece of work.

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• BE

  @bennozoid1 · 2 years ago

  hearing 'Sailing' on the radio at a low point in my life actually set me off on a whole new existential mission to change my life, and it WORKED....A song as a magic spell, or incantation?.....

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• VD

  @vdu68 · 2 years ago

  Years ago, I played sailing, always going to the beach with my 6 kids, all summer long.<br>Now, as my kids are now adults, they play sailing as they drive to the beach and back home.

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• FR

  @FredMacielMusic · 2 years ago

  When I first heard Sailing I was having dinner at a hotel with my parents in São Paulo, Brazil where we had recently moved to. The intro just had a huge impact on me right away. I quickly asked my folks if I could hear the entire song and they patiently did not say a word through the entire song. After the song ended I just said OMG what a beautiful song. Sailing had a huge impact on me. When I bought the album, I was even more shocked: the entire album was a master piece. Christopher Cross is one of all time music heroes. Thank you!!! 🙏🎵💯🎵👏👏👏👏👏

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