Sailing (Christopher Cross) | Lexington Lab Band [feat. Tommy Taylor]

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Drums: Tommy Taylor
Piano & String Arrangement: Rob Pottorf
Vocals & Guitars: Michael Vandemark
Guitars: Mac Baxter
Keys: Austin Vitucci
Bass: Jim Parroco
Percussion: Joel Espinosa
Vocals: Benji Maurer
Vocals: Jessica McKenney
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Lafayette High School Chamber Orchestra
Violin: Caroline Gravil,Rio Kawashima, Mary Beth McGuffey, Ryan McGuffey, Annabelle Raybould, Clara Raybould
Viola: Mary Richardson, Hajira Syed
Cello: Lucas Falco, Jonathan Francis
Double Bass: Shaelin Lee, Anna Vandemark
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Recorded August 2024 | CTL Audio
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Producer: Mike Vandemark
Engineer: James Rutledge
Mix & Mastering: Mike Vandemark
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Camera: Toria Vitucci
Camera: Zach Hamilton
Camera: Fred Fields
Camera: Kip Leonard
Camera: Matt Lee
Camera: David Cole
Camera: Andrew Baker
Camera: Randy Ford
Camera: Oliver Sutherland
Director: Neil Gregory
Edit: Mike Vandemark
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#ChristopherCross #TommyTaylor #TributeBand

[antibrevity]

Good grief! For those that may not know, this is the drummer for the original Christopher Cross recording made in 1979. Thanks for LLB and to Tommy for making this happen as it's a marvelously faithful rendition of the song.

[rusty]

So, I'm 64 years old and just had to go wipe my eyes and blow my nose so I could see well enough to type this comment. In my opinion this is, with the possible exception of a Boston tune, your finest rendition of anything you have done over the many years I've been following you all. The kids have got to be over the moon with being invited to this gig...and they all knocked it out of the park!
I am constantly amazed at how you always seem to find the correct way to compress your mics, just the right amp sounds, the strings you choose for the right sound...you all just kill me with this skill set! I know that for you all, this is just for fun and self-enjoyment, but I have to say THANK YOU for the talents you share with us all. I live in Appalachia, and right now this is exactly what we need to help calm our nerves and escape even if it's just for a few minutes. Thanks, gang!....and thanks, Tommy!!!

[vorovee]

Fantastic! Kudos to The Lafayette High School Chamber Orchestra

[milom.]

Sometimes there’s just no words to describe how amazing this group is.

[DrLumpyDMus]

Beautiful job of bringing together four generations of musicians. Lafayette High School musicians, you'll get to tell your grand kids about this gig. Bravo everyone..🙂

[darrylscott]

Honestly I listen every night to this band, my life probably not too much longer I have terminal illness so this music means the world to me, thanks guys

[TommyTaylorOfficial]

As I have said, "Sailing" has become something more than we ever dreamed it would.

Imagine, The Beatles as your beginning and reason for embarking on a path as a pre teen. You find out years later from an assistant engineer to Lee DiCarlo who engineered "Double Fantasy" that a record you played on, "Sailing, " was his favorite record.
That information pretty much saved my life one day, when things were falling apart on another record date.

To be able to recreate this with The Lexington Lab Band was an otherworldly experience for me. Of course, I never played it live in the studio with all of this instrumentation. We tracked bass, drums, one guitar and piano. We only played it with live strings on a handful of occasions.  

45 years have come and gone since a just turned 22 year old kid ventured into Warner Amigo Studios in Burbank with next to no experience to create what would become one of the classic songs of generations. When I think of those days, I see my entire life pass before me...and truly tracking this it was hard to concentrate above the influx of memories.  

I love this so much! The young string players were incredible! Everyone who worked on this from LLB are just over the top with greatness. I can't thank the group enough for the privilege of contributing to this finery. No one comes close to this....Not even Chris!

[ronkeyes]

I'm sitting here, recently diagnosed with cataracts, high blood pressure, and a sore shoulder after a fall, and I've been feeling a bit down at times. This rendition by the entire group of musicians is probably better than any medication. Thank you so much. ❤ Keep doing what you do so well. It's a God-given talent and certainly a gift from our Creator. Much continued success to all!

[nascargas]

Just heard an interview with Christopher. That orchestra intro was a flub in the studio. It wasnt supposed to happen. And it turned into one of the most beloved parts of the song.
Kudos to the High School orchestra. As much as I love LLB and Tommy think more noise should be made about these kids. It was beautiful. Absolutely perfect. And as always...the LLB is helping me to relive my youth when these songs where brand new. As always....this is going into A-Rotation on my playlist ❤

[TheCJ]

Well this was a pleasant surprize !! Thanks Everyone!!!

[johnl]

Chris Cross has to be extremely happy that the Lexington Lab Band has faithfully and accurately covered a song that he worked so hard on. And kudos to Tommy Taylor for his helping bring back such a great song that he worked on. Lexington Lab has never disappointed !!

[Gunny_st]

Insanity that this channel only has 200k subs. Should easily be a million.

[gregeddins]

And just like that I'm back in High School riding down an old county road to a party after the football game. I'm so grateful to have been born when I was...to experience the fantastic music that permeated our living in the 70's and 80's. Thanks to LLB for making these little time machines.

[robhales]

BEAUTIFUL! TOOK ME BACK 45 YEARS to Corona Del Mar, watching the red sails on the sloops headed to Catalina at sunset.

[chipsperling]

What a wonderful experience for the young musicians in the string section!

[billseivers]

I believe this one of the best videos by the LLB yet. I'm pleased to see the inclusion of the high school students and giving them the opportunity to be recorded with professional musicians in a professional setting, and giving them performance credits to boot. This performance will give them memories to last a lifetime. Thank you for another fine performance.

[JohnDoe-nywp]

Isn't it amazing that how a song that you've loved so much when you were young got lost in the mire. Then one day after suffering through losing so much to Helene, the song comes back. full circle, to bring back GOOD memories and add a smile. EXCELLENT cover, as always. Take care of each other people. Cheers.

[StanleyRodgers]

And again, y'all got Tommy on the kit. Amazing.

[michaeldeane]

STUNNING PERFORMANCE. One of your best!

[mikeyt]

Once again LLB knocks it out of the park!!! The string section was the perfect touch for this song. Mike, your vocals are second to none. The band was played in perfection for this song. Chris would be very pleased hearing this performance! You all are the best!!!