Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind -

The song's premise inspired a 1999 The Onion headline: "Christopher Cross Finally Reaches Mexican Border," a joke the singer reportedly loved. Christopher Cross on writing "Ride Like the Wind"

The album’s inner sleeve dedicated the song to Lowell George , the late frontman of Little Feat who had passed away in 1979. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

Cross famously admitted to writing the lyrics while on LSD during a drive from Houston to Austin, Texas. The song's premise inspired a 1999 The Onion

The song is legendary for its unmistakable backing vocals by Michael McDonald, which were added late in production to provide depth and contrast. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

The song spent four consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 , held out of the top spot only by Blondie's "Call Me".