Her name was LeAnn. She was a friend of my sister's, so she was a grade ahead of me. She had long red hair, an exquisitely beautiful face, and the most amazing breasts I'd ever seen. She also sang like an angel, and she needed someone to accompany her on piano in the school talent show. I was happy to oblige.
She was, of course, incredible. To thank me, she gave me a copy of Leftoverture by Kansas, still in the shrink wrap. I'd heard their song "Carry On Wayward Son" and liked it, so it was cool, much appreciated. Then I listened to the rest of the album and my mind was blown. I ended up getting the entire back catalogue, as well as Point of Know Return which had just come out.
Trivia: "Carry On Wayward Son" was a last-minute addition to the album. What made Kansas different from other American prog bands was the violin. Leftoverture was almost done, and they were quite proud of it, but what they really needed was a single. Kerry Livgren had this one song he'd written, it didn't have any violin and wasn't really that prog, but it was rockin', so they recorded it, and decided that it should be the lead single on the album. The rest is history.
It worked. I love "Carry On Wayward Son" and how it sets the tone for the entire album, and it wasn't until I read that story later that I even realized that there's no violin and it's the least proggy song on the album. But it's a rocker and has a bit more going on than most mid-70's rockers. The breakdown is pretty long, as are the intro and outro, and they're all cut on the single version.
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