Michael W. Smith - Cross Of Gold (1993 Live)

[@freetobeme03]

THE BEST SMITTY SONG EVER!! In my humble opinion... :)

[@johnhisey3433]

I have to agree. The " Change Your World", was an Incredible concert tour!!

[@Antosha9791]

100%!!!

[@lancenashrpcga8140]

Unbelievable talent and gift of the Holy Spirit, Lets be genuine in our life in Jesus Christ!

[@hotwheels1838]

This song never gets old! Please produce more music like this! 🎼🎶🎧🎼

[@huggywuggy6444]

P 😊😊 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@gilbertosesparza1265]

great song.. power sound.. great band.. Michael W Smith.. great musician.. keyboardist.. singer.. composser..
I hope someday he leaves away from the "hillsong" style music from today.. and return to his origins..

[@andrelelles2333]

I think his next album (in 2018) will be diferent.. the 2 singles are so cool :)

[@hotwheels1838]

I wish he would produce music like this as well (change your world album) I remember hearing thus in youth group so long ago for the first time.... Memories

[@eightiesman]

He just did a tour and performed this song along with a bunch of other "Change Your World" songs. 1st half was all pop classics. 2nd half was all worship.

[@mcmjr405]

jericho29 the 35 years of friends tour?

[@Toolittletoolate2025]

@Gilberto totally agree on MWS coming back with more of this style. New stuff!!! I met MWS working at Abercrombie and Fitch back in the day in Franklin. Very nice dude and what a magical singer and all the above! Cheers🎵☮️

[@freelifesurfer2179]

Mr. Tony Palacious on Guitar 🤙🏽, Great Vids Butlernixon!!

[@jefersonoliveira893]

And Jimmy Lee Sloas on bass, Steve Brwester on drums.

[@drummer1260]

I saw this show in FL. One of the best concerts I've ever attended (coming from a musician of 40-years).

[@peternetworker9118]

La mejor producción de Pop del género cristiano de todos los tiempos para mi gusto! Qué lástima que no siguió esta línea Michael. Es increible!!!!! Mención especial a Mr. Tony Palacios, mi guitarrista favorito por siempre, aquí mostrando su calidad y versatilidad al máximo.

[@Chematico]

Yo creo que tenía que evolucionar, y fue certero en hacerlo...

[@audiografica1]

Totally agree

[@WVgirllivin4Christ]

I used to think the guy with long black hair looked like Fabio as a kid!! This whole concert was cool!!! And still is!!!

[@joshuaecht]

This really has a feel of Chicago/Danny Seraphine on the drums and Lee Loughnane on the trumpet. Late '80s Chicago, think Chicago 18-19 era! I love it! Smitty has even said he's influenced by Elton John, Chicago and Genesis :)

[@MrJesusfreakerik]

That is correct. He is also influences the progressive rock band Yes and the Beatles.
What separates Michael w Smith from a lot of Christian artist. Is not all of his albums sound alike. Each relates to the pop rock style of that particular year.
Change your world was different in that it did that but also he used his personal influences with pop rock sounds of the 90s to create something unique.
He would continue the trend of pop rock sounds with influence and Godly lyrics until 2001.
With his worship album where he used a signature sound of worship melodies.

[@chuckwitt6431]

YES (organ flourishes) meets Chicago (horn section) meets Michael W. Smith

[@Chematico]

And sounds like Genesis in this song... "Turn It On Again"!

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

may 1, 1993, chapel hill nc. just days after turning 17. greatest birthday present ever! if a guy wants to impress me, try getting backstage passes to meet him! i'm 36 and ever since age 11, that would be a dealmaker for me. i will melt in that guy's arms like butter.

[@iglesiasaluz]

Love this song...what energy...M.W. Smith at his best.

[@viniciustavares1758]

The best Michael's GIG

[@ellaswing]

The passion and energy is in everyone there, you can see and feel it. It's undeniable the awesome job everyone did in recording this powerful performance.

[@mcmjr405]

I was at the show in Dallas and the energy in the place I can still remember today like it was yesterday.. they definitely did an awesome job, though the energy in person was indescribable.

[@jennifereber2672]

wowie takes me back a minute! He ran his lil heart out too. I grew up w his music. He blows me away,totally awesome song

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant were the first massively successful Christian rock artist superstars.

[@dougroberts9821]

Petra was before them. 😊

[@adamcecil3630]

Saw this concert with DC Talk at Clemson. SOOOO GOOD! I'll never forget it. He made a joke about the guitarist being from the Last of the Mohicans. :) At the end of the song, some fans paraded a HUGE golden cross down the isle and in front of the stage. Probably the highest energy concert I've ever attended.

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
- William Jennings Bryan, 1896

[@arnstechmancave3442]

I really like the keyboard/synth/hammond organ solo section of this song. I keep on repeating this whenever I drive.

[@classicalretroback]

So love this song.🎧🎵🎶🎼🎹🕘🔥
I watched this powerful performance by Michael W. Smith & his band first in 2005.
Since then I kept searching on youtube till I found it in 2020.
Youthful energy on display.

[@zenonsouzajr1735]

The best back vocals !! this the real pop music !!

[@Erice1967]

Met Tony Palacios the guitarist a few months ago. He is one of the nicest guys around.

[@JonathanHiller]

I saw him this evening, he was doing front of house for Danny Gokey... not only is he a fantastic guitar player, he's really good behind a mixing console, too.

[@PABLOSTORRES7]

I met him too, He's not only my favorite guitar player, but also a humble and nice guy.

[@joshuakeller6687]

He does those Dann Huff leads true justice!!

[@thomass7466]

@@joshuakeller6687 yup that ain't no easy thing to do

[@KelvinBentley]

Love this song. It's on my running mix ;)

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

i can watch michael on youtube all day long at the library if i could. until i get my own laptop, that is with internet access in a place of my own. long story.

[@farmdog3713]

TOTALLY HOLY SPIRIT POWERED!!

[@GreenDay1981]

Change Your World is easily Michael's best album.

[@matthewserdynski1699]

I would have to disagree. I think The Big Picture is his best, but he does have a lot of runner up albums like this one.

[@pricy587]

Change Your World is unbeatable

[@LifeInChrist365]

PRAISE to Our Mighty GOD & Savior JESUS CHRIST!!!!!

[@dorotheehofeld7529]

So good!! ❤❤❤

[@JamieJetsonTV]

I wish I could write just one song this good. Sheesh!

[@ampmaster1000]

Jamie Jetson I think you should give it a go bro, do not give up !

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

i just saw michael at the nc state fair this past friday and it was an AWESOME worship experience! what made it even better i went with my best friend God gave me to walk this earth! she lost her voice by sunday when she picked me up for church! but it was worth it.

[@julienorthrop8604]

I saw him in concert when the Change Your World CD came out. It was amazing, and I still would love to meet him someday.

[@shenny.d]

This is a TUNE! 🔥

[@realitylime4896]

Man I’d watch this before I’d lead worship back in the day. Get the Holy Spirit pump goin’!!!

[@edmundnschrag]

This was taped on my 18th birthday. (y)

[@leanery1440]

Melhor banda do Michael Smith

[@MisterMotion]

Thanks for uploading. This was so awesome when I was 10..

[@andrewdean9934]

It still is.

[@Beastinvader]

OG Michael

[@LuisCarlos-eg4oc]

Tempo quando existia música boa.

[@joannwhite5341]

Aaaaahhhh the passion of it all. Beautiful.

[@jacquelineroberts199]

This song makes my adrenaline go up...

[@yehshuabendavid5894]

TONY TONY TONY TONY GOD BLESS MICHAEL

[@gilbertosesparza1265]

!What energy that song!
Tha bass player I think uses a Sarzo bass.. Tony Palacios of Guardian at guitar.. the brass ensemble.. wouw.. great arrangement..
¿¿Why Michael W Smith.. why did you fall into that sad "hillsong style"..?? ¿why?

[@Antosha9791]

Brilliany music! There is nothing alike nowadays

[@vanessasiqueiras]

Genteeee que vibe boa! Queria ser desse tempo, sou de 1995, acho que por isso amo música dos anos 90. Amooo essa música 😍😍😍

[@albertlopez2237]

Tony P on guitar. Made me wonder how he had time to do this

[@karenbooth7309]

Love this song love this image such a great heart ❤️ for Jesus ❤

[@mashallah9933]

hallelujah!!!

[@Dannichainshimself1]

Cuando incluso el pop era algo increíble...

[@ametjusepcaceresvargas7699]

Tremendos musicos gran despliegue de arreglos y energía ..gran concert ...ahora los musicos qe tiene en sus conciertos no pasa nada

[@freds2555]

"Michael Smith sucks." "Really? Listen to this!" "(head explodes)"

[@unklejman]

Wish that ending was recorded on the album!

[@antonlarter1113]

Wish ALL of his music was as good on the studio as it is live.

[@unklejman]

@@antonlarter1113 I wish all of his music after this era was actually good. I heard something recent on the radio in passing and it was the most generic formula driven worship garbage I've heard.

[@talitasilvaprado6010]

Melhor cantor 😍😍

[@gilmarinha11]

Fã de Michael W.Smith desde 1993 🥰❤️

[@CrystalMpio]

For Christ sake!... Awesome!

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

yeah, right. friends (1983) then secret ambition. but cross of gold up there somewhere.

[@Simone2true4U]

I

[@davidquinn9476]

This song is vastly similar to turn it on again by Genesis

[@marcelochaves6182]

michael cantando musica pop dançante

[@xfactor98765]

Why do you wear yours? It is not the eighties. Love this song, and the retro Smitty sound.I wear mine to show who I belong to.

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

same here, friend.

[@Chematico]

Inspired from Genesis "Turn It On Again" ?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@mst7806]

Guy yawning at 0:17.

[@freddierodriguez3036]

This guy almost single handed kept Christianity alive from late 80 through 2000s.

[@davidmcgrath6507]

sing about the cross look like the world sigh

[@MasterTSayge]

Please tell me why
Please tell me why
you where a Cross of Gold.

[@dougroberts9821]

Wear

[@mediaboyz9848]

"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
This is one of the reasons I joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints :)

[@andrewdean9934]

He's for real and a genuine believer and seeks Christ. I have met folks that know him. He's the real deal

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

Andrew Dean, don’t worry about that comment above from six years ago. He was just doing that to get somebody like you to pay attention to him and say something, etc. He wasn’t being serious.

[@MasterTSayge]

Please tell me why?
Please tell me why?

[@jacquelineroberts199]

Everybody get down. Lol. :)

[@keiticinat458]

Tony Palácios sempre lindo e impecável, porém não combina com a atmosfera. Tony caiu como uma luva no Guardian, fato.

[@carl_691]

@catosv es tony palacios!!

[@jacquelineroberts199]

Are you guys having fun yet?

[@MasterTSayge]

Please tell me why, Please tell me why!!!

[@BUTLERNIXON]

because?

[@zamirsf]

q cancion ¿alguien sabe que guitarra usa tony en este video??

[@jong1782]

Can't stop drummers from wearing equipment gear

[@jacquelineroberts199]

So this is what you guys do on yoru days off...

[@Brillemeister]

This is kind of weird by modern pop standards. I mean that in the best of ways, though.

[@antonlarter1113]

Way better than the shitty studio version.

[@jacquelineroberts199]

Sorry, I'm laughing.

[@magdaroman220]

Is he a christian... wow this looks like a wordly concert.. man wy try to b like the world to win the world..totally against the word of God.. I m ashamed :-\ lord forgive us n makes us more like u..jesus

[@Beastinvader]

Mate, which part of this song is evil or praising sin? The song is exactly about real: about wearing your cross of gold because it means you are saved and not just because it looks nice.

[@andrewdean9934]

Even Christ went into places that the pharasies or spiritual leaders said exactly what you're saying about Michael and his band in the video. As a musician, I've done shows like this and even in secular bands and when I did, God always opens doors to share my faith, encourage someone, pray with someone and maybe lead someone into a relationship with God. I was always told by someone that was once close to me that my ministry as a musician went on more behind the scenes and back stage than it did while I was on stage. Being on stage is the tool that God may use to change someone's heart, plant a seed so to speak that maybe after the show, we can start to water that seed, again encouraging someone to start that walk and relationship with God. Don't be like the spiritual leaders of Christ's day. Even Christ would go to this show to help Michael.

[@thejatamansi]

@@andrewdean9934 believe He did go :)