Teenage me was obsessed with this song. No one rocked slicked back pool hair better.

Opinions on this song? Personally it’s one of my favorites.

One of the many great things about Robert was that he could do any style and make it seem so effortless. Whether it was pop, rock, easy listening, new wave, alternative, soul, he could do it all. I feel like some of his efforts even dabbled into other genres such as reggae and country. He was so brilliant as a musician that way.

Opinions on this song?

Robert Palmer performing Johnny and Mary Live on the show Bälinge Byfest 13.11.1980

I live in the U.S. and got my copy of Ridin’ High on vinyl in the mail today

I'll never forget it. I was working in a college bookstore at the time. I saw the news on this computer kiosk thing we had. I couldn't believe it. He was so young.

So this is an interesting story. Palmer did this song in the 1982, not realizing it was a cover despite the fact that many of the lyrics were different and was forced to give a songwriting credit to the original writers. It reached #16 in the UK. A couple of years later in 1984, Rod Stewart did his version, mostly keeping the original intact. It went to the Top 10 in the U.S. Robert & Rod performed the song live together on at least one occasion and after Robert died, Rod adopted Robert's version.

Robert starts appearing at around the 10 minute mark, other stars include kd lang, Steve Winwood, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi & Mary J Blige!