Carry On Wayward Son (track)
by Kansas
Year: 1976
From the album Leftoverture (track #1)
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Carry On Wayward Son appears on the following album(s) by Kansas:
- Leftoverture (track #1) (this album) (1976)
- The Kansas Boxed Set (track #11) (1994)
- Two For The Show (track #6) (1978)
- The Best Of Kansas (track #1) (compilation) (1984)
- The Ultimate Kansas (track #1) (compilation) (2002)
- There's Know Place Like Home (track #13) (2009)
- Device, Voice, Drum (track #18) (2002)
- Super Hits (track #1) (compilation) (2007)
- Leftoverture Live & Beyond (track #11) (2017)
- King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents (track #12) (1998)
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| ! | 09/15/2026 02:26 | FrancK | 5,000 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 10:00 | Deckard | 443 | 68/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 18:23 | wizardalien | 10,354 | 60/100 |
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/13/2017 23:13 | #182625
I don't care how overplayed this is, I never tire of it. A brilliant song in construction, production and delivery. It never wears out its welcome.
Kansas, a band that had nothing, wrote a mega-hit that is constantly played on radio stations of multiple genres. This song is one of the only reasons Kansas is still making albums and selling albums. This is one of the most important songs in the rock genre, and will live on forever.
As for the actual content of the song, it may please hard rock fans... but after listening to enough Kansas, you can totally see the prog.
This is one of the staples of rock and roll. Songs that define the genre, one of the first songs that come to mind when you hear the term "Rock And Roll". Other songs like this are "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Back In Black", "Smoke On The Water", "Free Bird", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Born To Be Wild", and "Rock You Like A Hurricane". Just incredibly iconic songs that everyone seems to know regardless of age or musical taste
Over played, but it's so great idc.
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/11/2012 23:52 | #44264
By far their best song.
