| 词条 | Ride Like the Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Ride Like the Wind | cover = Ride Like the Wind cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Christopher Cross | album = Christopher Cross | B-side = Minstrel Gigolo | released = February 15, 1980 | format = 7" single | recorded = 1979 | studio = | venue = | genre = Soft rock|rock | length = 4:30 (Album Version) 3:56 (Single Version) | label = Warner Bros. Records | writer = Christopher Cross | producer = Michael Omartian | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Sailing | next_year = 1980 }} "Ride Like the Wind" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released in February 1980 as the lead single from his Grammy-winning self-titled debut album. It reached number 2 on the US charts for four consecutive weeks, behind Blondie's "Call Me". On the album's inner sleeve, Christopher Cross dedicated this song to Lowell George, formerly of the band Little Feat, who had died in 1979. It features backing vocals by Michael McDonald and a guitar solo by Cross. History{{refimprove section|date=October 2015}}The song tells the story of a condemned criminal on the run to Mexico. Told from a first-person point of view, it describes how an outlaw and convicted multiple murderer, on the run from a death-by-hanging sentence, has to "ride like the wind" to reach "the border of Mexico," where, presumably, the posse apparently in pursuit of him will not be able to reach him. Cross was on acid when he wrote the lyrics. "We were living in Houston at the time, and on the way down to Austin to record the songs, it was just a beautiful Texas day. I took acid. So I wrote the words on the way down from Houston to Austin."[1] In 1999, the satirical newspaper The Onion published a story with the headline, "Christopher Cross Finally Reaches Mexican Border";[2] the headline was a reference to the song, and the three-sentence story made several specific allusions to the lyrics. Cross appreciated the honor.[1] Chart history{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Weekly charts
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East Side Beat version{{Infobox song| name = Ride Like the Wind | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = East Side Beat | album = | released = November 29, 1991 | format = 7" single, CD | recorded = 1991 | studio = | venue = | genre = Dance, house | length = various | label = FFRR Records | writer = Christopher Cross | producer = Dave Seaman, Phil Kelsey | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Alive and Kicking | next_year = 1992 }} In 1991, Italian dance music group East Side Beat remixed "Ride Like the Wind" in a style typical of early 1990s dance music. There are five remixes in total. Two versions are found on the 7" single and an additional three are on the CD single. The Factory Edit was included in FFRR Records' "Only for the Headstrong" compilation album released in 1992.[5] Formats
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Laurent Wery version{{Infobox song| name = Ride Like the Wind | cover = Ride-Like-the-Wind-Laurent-Wéry.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Laurent Wéry featuring Joss Mendosah | album = | released = March 30, 2013 | format = Digital download | recorded = 2012 | studio = | venue = | genre = Dance, house | length = 2:53 | label = La Musique du Beau Monde | writer = Christopher Cross | producer = Laurent Wéry | chronology = Laurent Wéry | prev_title = I'm Going In | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = Up 2 the Sky | next_year = 2013 }} Belgian DJ Laurent Wéry released a cover version of the song, which features vocals from Joss Mendosah. The song was produced by Laurent Wery. It was released in Belgium as a digital download on March 30, 2013. The song peaked at number 26 in Belgium. Music videoA music video to accompany the release of "Ride Like the Wind" was first released on YouTube on April 8, 2013 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-four seconds.[7] Track listing{{tracklist| headline = Digital download | title1 = Ride Like the Wind | note1 = Original Extended) (feat. Joss Mendosah | length1 = 4:38 | title2 = Ride Like the Wind | note2 = Original Radio Mix) (feat. Joss Mendosah | length2 = 2:53 }} Chart performance
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=Interview: Christopher Cross, Songwriter|url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/christopher_cross/#?1#?1#WebrootPlugIn#?1#?1#PhreshPhish#?1#?1#agtpwd|publisher=Songfacts, LLC|accessdate=28 September 2014|year=2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.theonion.com/articles/christopher-cross-finally-reaches-mexican-border,4031/ |title= Christopher Cross Finally Reaches Mexican Border |publisher=The Onion |date=February 10, 1999 |accessdate= November 17, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0272&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|title=Top 100 Singles (1980)|publisher=RPM|accessdate=2017-07-21|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425051319/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0272&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|archivedate=2016-04-25|df=}} 4. ^"Pop Singles" Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-10 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Only-For-The-Headstrong/master/96747 |title=Various - Only For The Headstrong |website=Discogs.com |date=2014-11-22 |accessdate=2016-10-16}} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} 7. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUfs-rxXsdE Laurent Wery feat. Joss Mendosah - Ride Like the Wind (Official Video)]. YouTube 8. ^[https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/ride-like-wind-feat.-joss/id627642952 iTunes - Music - Ride Like the Wind (feat. Joss Mendosah) - Single by Laurent Wery] External links
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