"Wildfire," Michael Murphey (1975)
A supernatural story song about a ghost horse
Peak: #3 on the Hot 100
Streams: 13.4 million
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If you think John Denver was the most mystically inclined singer-songwriter of the 70s, then hold on to your power crystals. In “Wildfire,” Michael Murphey (or Michael Martin…