Sailing Music

“Sailing” by Christopher broke in 1980 and became an instant hit for the fantasy: “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.” Everything about the song is evocative, shimmery, escapist, lyrical, beautiful--and correct. Those who go sailing for the first time remark afterward that it was just like Christopher Cross sang.