WE HAVEN'T HEARD THIS SIDE TO THEM!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Kansas Dust In The Wind REACTION

[@markfulwood7415]

Big Red, Robbie Steinhart, was a friend of mine... played with him many times. A consumate gentleman... unfortunately, Robbie passed away a couple of months ago... sad day for the music community, and the world in general...

[@wickedmirage]

My boyfriend's prom way back in the day, Kansas was the band playing there that night. Good times. I didn't know Robbie had passed, deep sadness. I'm sure he and Jesus are having a wonderful time together. Cause I know he is in Heaven.

[@LOAFEMB]

May he SIP

[@danwingo7512]

So sad to hear that Robbie has passed away, he was a gentle giant and a magician with the violin. This is my favorite all time song. It drives my wife and grandkids nuts, because they know exactly what cd is going in when I'm behind the wheel.

[@lindacolombo8364]

You must have gone to Topeka West? 💜

[@glennlaplante789]

@@lindacolombo8364 probably the Tampa Bay area. He's been playing for years with a local band here called Stormbringer and Steinhart/Moon when Robbie joined them. I've seen them around here since the early 90s. He'll be missed.

[@Kim-hc5si]

RIP Big Red (Robbie Steinhart). We recently lost him. Carry on, wayward son. 🥺❤️

[@BrandonSimmons-do6jq]

Hands down, my favorite song of all time

[@chrisrogers553]

People just don't know.

[@mokokawi]

RIP 🙏❤

[@kellytrimble7019]

RIP we love you 🥰

[@tonygaramella7312]

"It slips away and all your money won't another minute buy" is one of the most powerful song lyrics ever

[@Leftists_are_Losers]

When the grim reaper comes for you. There is no amount of money that will satisfy him. He will only accept one thing… and gold, silver, diamonds and real estate are meaningless.

[@ForeverXO]

🎯👍

[@cocoaorange1]

I never knew that.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

Oh yeah!

[@carlosm.devasconcelllos3939]

Don't forget "Don't Hang On", !! A difficult but vital task on the path of evolution.

[@terrypeckham4744]

I'm so envious! I'm 67 and when this song hit the radio there was SO much great music coming at us I know I was spoiled, just expected it to continue forever. Appreciate it so much more now

[@tinydancer36]

Amen to that !

[@hfortenberry]

Yeah, we were definitely spoiled. I'm so grateful to have grown up with it.

[@jjandrews2190]

Yeah I'm 62, grew up as a kid in the 60's and 70's we were in our 20's in the 80's and had such great dance music

[@silverbackgorilla6884]

facts..im 62 and the concerts were mindblowing..

[@briankelberlau2033]

I'm the same age, aren't we lucky? Rap and other modern music doesn't even compare to this kind of musical talent 😉

[@secolerice]

"Dust in the Wind" is my favorite Kansas song. "Carry on my wayward son" is a close second.

[@JessieCristo]

Carry On is my first fave from Kansas. I rocked out to them in my teens but when it became the unofficial theme song to Supernatural just endeared it to me even more. :)

[@janetf23]

I'm right there with you Suzanne. 🌟

[@CavemanJesus4Life]

Miracles Out of Nowhere, Hold On, Portrait?

[@frankv6459]

Same here

[@jenniferwathen]

This song was played at my grandma's funeral; I can't hear it without thinking of her.

[@redsologlass8768]

What a beautiful thing. Very nice.

[@Anna-h3t2h]

❤❤❤

[@PhantomOfTheMall]

This is one of those PERFECT SONGS. NOT A DAMN THING ABOUT IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. NOTHING.

[@MikeLyons2011]

I've always understood this song as a meditation in 3 parts. Part 1: Despair. "Same old song...". Nothing matters, what's the point? Part 2: Lamentation. The violin represents weeping, someone crying at the futility of life and how death awaits us all. Part 3: Catharsis. "Don't hang on..." Yes, the same fate awaits us all, but that makes what we do NOW even more important. Be good, be kind. Don't get caught up in the trappings of life like material things. They all crumble to dust just like us. This song is so beautiful and timeless. Many have commented on how short it is but that is also part of its message. Life is short. I'm 50 and I've listened to this songs hundreds of times over the years and it still rings true and brings tears to my eyes. That is rare in this life. How ironic that a song about nothing lasting can be so enduring?

[@oldbird299]

Well said. Sometimes when I get a little high (I'm 68, retired from active duty with some problems) and sit in the yard at night in a simple lawn chair looking at things, I get a little sad thinking what this song represents for all of us. Then again, it makes me smile at simple pleasures.

[@CHIZZLE525]

Well said.

[@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl]

@@oldbird299 old bird - you sound like a very cool guy - hope you are alive and thriving ❤

[@oldbird299]

@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl Kind of you to say. Doing well enough for now thank you...fingers crossed that all is good enough for you too.

[@MichaelJones-rn2pq]

This song EXACTLY mimics the verses found in the Book of Ecclesiastes: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?" "All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return." There are about four more that sound the same, but you should get the point.

[@edjeff1]

You must listen to The Moody Blues "Nights in White Satin" a pop song with full orchestra. Listen to the full extended version. You won't regret it!

[@jasonlewis1248]

Also The Moody Blues “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)” Awesome!

[@robindavisduckworth8992]

Oh, please!!

[@shelleybleu4903]

The original one .

[@yagsyjah]

Anything by The Moody Blues: Tuesday Afternoon, Question, Legend of a Mind: tribute to Timothy Leary(flute solo), Dear Diary, So Deep With You, To our Children's Children's Children, Watching and Waiting, Melancholy Man, The Story in your Eyes, Driftwood, The Voive, Long Distance Voyager, Gemini Dream, Your Wildest Dreams(phenomenal video), and sequel to Your Wildest Dreams is I Know You're Out There Somewhere, 22,000 Days, Keys to the Kingdom, Satvit with Love. There are still others but these are the known songs often played in their concerts. They were always known for a traveling band and not necessarily a recording band but they recorded so much music in the spans of over 30 years. But their real experience is hearing them live. Is anything off the album Live at Red Rocks concert would be a great opportunity for you to be introduced to The Moody Blues.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

Oh yeah. LOVELY.

[@chuckhutton5087]

A great orchestral choice would be anything from the Moody Blues album “Days of Future Passed”, recorded in 1967 with the London Symphony Orchestra.

[@jimmythetout109]

they already reacted to "Nights in White Satin "" from the album ..

[@terryspak5763]

I was going to post the same. Have they done Nights in White Satin yet? If they see this, MUST do the STUDIO version.

[@TheBarkinFrog]

Everyone always suggests "Nights in White Satin," or "Tuesday Afternoon." I'd also recommend "The Voice" and "Forever Autumn."

[@davidmiles533]

Or they could use virtually anything from the first second or third Kansas LP

[@DawnaJD]

This song is best in a dark room with a glass of wine in hand, in a comfy chair watching a thunderstorm roll by.

[@RitaBowen1]

Yep

[@michaelasay6140]

And doin da nasty...sorry! Lol

[@emmef7970]

Or, sitting on the beach on a dark winter's day, not another person in sight, watching the waves pounding the shoreline. Done it many time through the years. This song can make you feel insignificant, dust in the wind........

[@DawnaJD]

@@emmef7970 Amazing idea. I’m near the shores of Lake Huron - I’ll try that when autumn leaves are here and the vacationers have gone home.

[@emmef7970]

@@DawnaJD Not sure about the waves but where I live they get huge and the sound and power of them is in complete contrast to the song. Beautiful. I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@gsh341]

This might be one of the greatest songs of all time. And I don't mean just rock songs, I mean ALL songs from ALL time. The lyrics, music and the singing are all absolutely epic.

[@khubza8999]

AGREE!!

[@edwardcarter5724]

It is. I agree 100

[@DBat-sp1tp]

It’s absolutely beautiful

[@jackarmstrong1838]

I dont think even Kansas knew what they created. This song is for eternity, LITERALLY for eternity

[@timgerke8714]

"Point of no return" is a great Kansas tune. So many to choose from.

[@TimGallant]

Their deep catalogue is ridiculously good, and hardly anybody knows it. It's a real shame. One of the best bands ever.

[@miketrebino5495]

Hey guys another good one from Kansas is- Dust in the wind!!

[@pray.for.satanists]

point of know return*

[@gorey4more837]

Can't believe Amber is back at it so soon! You go, mama. Always happy to see your beautiful face! Thanks for getting back to us so quickly. ❤️

[@wordswritteninred7171]

STRONG WOMAN right there!

This song originated from guitar player, Kerry Livgren, who used it as a finger-picking exercise. His wife was actually the one who suggested he make a song out of it. Low and behold, it became Kansas’ biggest hit, ever!

[@stuartpyka6987]

Song also is biblical. Dave Hope and Kerry Livgren left the band and started a Christian band AD. Song gives me goose bumps.

[@ORagnar]

Really! I thought "Carry On My Wayward Son" was their most famous. 3/22/22, 6:59 p.m.

[@williamelam7240]

My dudes. I can't even tell you how good it feels to FINALLY meet (kinda) someone who legitimately FEELS the music. Absolutely love it.

[@theodoreritola7641]

ONE of the biggest hits of the 1970s I was a huge fan of the 1970s, But the Lord Jesus Christ makes me apricate my life even more because of his love for my soul. I think this song is actually Christian song. I hope you put all your trust in the death burial and resurrection Of the Son OF God. He died for you personally. You will live forever. Heaven or Hell Its what you do with The Lord Jesus Christ This is the best news ever you will hear. Have a great day

[@tenderbiscuit]

If you like strings, I would check out "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles, if you aren't familiar with it already

[@MoFackle]

‘And all your money won’t another minute buy.” a great line, delivered perfectly

[@wrldchamps04]

Simple and powerful line

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Songs with timeless messages will never go away. This song resonates SO much more as I've aged. Our time on the planet is nothing more than a blink.

[@alegendarywolf3278]

Yeah its 2022 and people are still reacting to this beautiful song, and people will continue to react in 20 more years and so on.

[@billhill4929]

Yea man you are so right! A quick look into the mirror and it’s like….how did this happen so fast? It is really a blink of an eye!!! At a young 73 I’ve come to realize that Jesus is the answer!!!

[@prozier4378]

You should listen to All Kansas songs. Each songs has a great message.❤

[@davidshevetz8319]

THIS SONG IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER MADE & IS USED MORE AT FUNERALS & MEMORIALS THAN ANY OTHER SONG !! THIS SONG WILL BE ETERNAL & NEVER EVER FADE AWAY !!!

[@stuartpyka6987]

The song is biblical. Dave Hope and Cary Livgren actually Left Kansas and formed a Christian band AD. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. All we are is dust in the wind.

[@dustinsdesertheirloomgarde5999]

If you want some violin and sax in one song along with killer vocals, you need to listen to INXS- Never Tear us Apart. The song is one of their best and been recommended a ton of times so far. You will see it one of these days :)

[@pattyestrada6]

Another vote for “Never Tear Us Apart”

[@jenniferbarnes7258]

Great song!!!

[@robindavisduckworth8992]

Yes, so beautiful

[@cjpew]

Absolutely - asked for that one a few times, some day hopefully they will get to it. Also "What You Need" has great sax.

[@stephm.3407]

I concur, Never Tear Us Apart for sure! But anything from INXS (pronounced 'in excess') is a solid choice.

[@alicesmith7020]

I know you've already reacted to Procol Harum's, Whiter Shade of Pale which was backed by an orchestra. Now you need to listen to The Moody Blues , Nights in White Satin at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000. It's absolutely gorgeous. Love to the fam.

[@robsmith9407]

Y’all might enjoy Two Cellos doing their cover of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. The official video with them dressed in period pieces was so much fun!

[@islgrl292]

Yes!

[@gorey4more837]

I love them!!! I wish someone would react to them on KZbin. Crossing genres like that is so interesting, not to mention their awe inspiring talent. Fantastic suggestion!!! ❤️✌️👍

[@kenf3539]

Their faces will be like the crowd...

[@joel.6359]

Or their version of The Trooper!

[@joeymcbrayer]

YES! I’m here for this!

[@shellzmoe8966]

Some might not realize it at first but this song is devastating, it’s the saddest most heartbreaking thought- just how insignificant we are. Just a drop of water in an endless sea…” it slips away, and all your money won’t another minute buy… all we are is dust in the wind. Is it depressing or beautiful, is it a lesson? To cherish everyone and everything but… don’t hang on.

[@jakerazmataz852]

You want to feel insignificant, watch this. Webb, has even better pics. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faPCcnmVdqdkd7c

[@ingenuity168]

Absolutely true! 😢🧡🙏🏻

[@wolfgangwalk337]

It's a call for humor.

[@davidpolston4172]

I find relief that we aren't that significant...Life is for the living

[@suekelley4466]

All the above!

[@steviekc9057]

The entire guitar sequence through the song is actually a practice scale. Kerry Livgren was getting warmed up and the band loved the sequence so much they wrote a song around it - and it is magic.

[@GrimrDirge]

AC/DC Thunderstruck is the same thing - a warmup

[@AarontheOkayestDM]

The Eagles song Life in the Fast Lane was also built around a warmup routine that Joe Walsh used.

[@linusromey561]

@@GrimrDirge Another song wrote around a warmup exercise is "Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles

[@alejandrorocker907]

I imagine how was that incredible moment when they found out the way to create this song. Beautiful song and incredible band.

[@3XLDave]

Wasn't it actually Kerry's wife who said, "Hey, you really need to make a song out of that"?

[@bigbobvub]

Excellent tune!! This song brings me way back. Everyone had this Kansas cassette in the car/truck back then. Love, love, love your reaction!!

[@kylesummers1565]

8-track, lol.

[@ImFrelled]

I still have the LP. I don't play my turntable that much since i bought a lot of my favorite music on CD.

[@danalynch8889]

After hearing this song I bought two of their CD's.

[@kathybwell]

Sitting in the car at 1:00AM, snow is falling, and this comes on the radio.

[@williamh4172]

I'd love to go back to 1980 with my 74 Cutlass, Pioneer Supertuner and cassette player, equalizer amplifier, rear 6x9s and the 6" door speakers and none of the BS happening today.

[@scottmerrill]

I can't stop watching your reactions to all this music I grew up with. It's beautiful when people feel the music rather than just hear it. Really glad you brought Amber on the channel, can really see how much she appreciates great music! Both of you are awesome, thanks for sharing your reactions with us!

[@stanleywilson2844]

We had the best music I'm. 65 and I love seeing young people enjoying our music

[@Trevor21230]

@@stanleywilson2844 you should check out some classic Nightwish if you haven't already; if you love Dust in the Wind (or other Kansas songs) you might really enjoy them.

[@timtravasos2742]

Love Amber's reactions top. She really feels the music. 💖

[@tamisanchez306]

I totally agree. I love 70's music 🎶 and to see how the younger generation reacts to it is great 👍

[@timmcgraw8328]

Thank you for summing it up for me. Seeing these two enrich their lives with music from mine. Jay & Amber are becoming the go-to people saving this music from obscurity.

[@Triggerhippie70]

Clearly one of the best songs ever written. Melodically it’s amazing the vocals are amazing it’s really a beautiful song at its core!

[@seekingwisdom5156]

Kansas has some of the best arrangement and execution ever recorded. The true power of this song is over and above the top-notch music. It's about the foolishness of materialism as mortals. It doesn't matter what we build or how much we accumulate. At the end of the game, the king and the pawn both go back into the same box.

[@waynethera2712]

Beautifully put.

[@stevejoshua9536]

Same box, but perhaps very different eternities.

[@seekingwisdom5156]

@@stevejoshua9536 You''re absolutely right about that Steve. Those whom have ears, let them hear.

[@edwinpatterson5524]

This will be played at my funeral.

[@justarepublicandog2505]

OMG!! Wow! Unbelievable truth!

[@l-bird]

Everybody has "their" song. This song had more impact on my life than any other song ever has for personal reasons. Big Red as you call him, Robby Steinhardt, just passed away from pancreatitis last month. Such a great loss. He was only 71. Thanks for reacting to this incredible song.

[@swdw973]

Kansas was one of the most talented group of musicians you could listen to. They were underrated by the industry, but fans love their music.

[@lorinwold6473]

Kerry Livgren was just doing what became this song as a finger picking exercise on the guitar and his wife said you need to write a song to that and he was astonished but brought it to the band and it is their biggest hit ever on the charts. Such musicality in this band and many bands from back then as well as the spirituality of the lyrics.

[@ThatCodeBlue]

An absolutely beautiful story. Thank you for a much deeper knowledge of it than I had.

[@dewallinjr6253]

Never Tear Us Apart by INXS has beautiful violins throughout and some nice guitar and sax.

[@BetsyJ555]

You two would love the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Led Zeppelin with Ann Wilson of Heart singing Stairway to Heaven. There is an orchestra accompanying the band. Lots of violins. Robert Plant actually had tears in his eyes watching the performance. It is the best cover of a song that I have ever seen.

[@xedra]

OMG YES!!!

[@jamesharper3933]

I concur. They need to do a reaction to Led Zeppelin's Kennedy Center Honors induction. Jack Black, Lenny Kravitz, Heart. I watched it recently and it got me misty thinking of these Gods of Rock.

[@leeoverbay4825]

All I can say to this is Yes! It is a fantastic rendition to Stairway. One of my favorites.

[@dorindacunningham9452]

Omg. Pls.pls.pls. Ann and Nancy Wilson, of Heart, at their very very best. Tribute to Led Zeppelin, with the band in the audience. Trust us, chills throughout the whole video.

[@jamesharper3933]

@@dorindacunningham9452 Absolutely! But they need to watch the entire 24 minute Honors to appreciate the events of the evening.🤟🤟

[@rockmontana1404]

Congratulations, love to see you YOUNG-EN’S enjoying old school music, REMEMBER 70’s and 80’s RULE!!

[@wordswritteninred7171]

60s and 70s will never be matched! Lol

[@beerguy6490]

late 50's and 60's did too

[@JohnRotonto-ql9ds]

Awesome 70s classic.The guitar,thevocals,and the violin. Perfect arrangement! 👍👍

[@Alacarte0421]

Kudos to Amber on her decorating abilities. The room looks fantastic!

[@theodoreritola9758]

I found A SONG WITH TONS AND TONS OF HORN ,,Try the theme song to 1968 /1980 HAWAII 50 The original . TV SHOW ,, Theres more horn in this song THAN ANY Song ever ,,, If you dont, try this your missing out BIG TIME , It was on all 10 years in the 70s It was VERY popular , You will thank me big time, And CONGRATUALATIONS On your new Baby,,

[@larsbonzai]

Definitely!! I love seeing all the little guitar we got to see Jay open! 😁

[@CharCanuck14]

An incredibly beautiful song. Big Red (Robby Steinhardt) was a classically trained violinist. That's Steve Walsh's incredible voice.

[@steveullrich7737]

Congrats on your new baby boy, he's a lucky boy. This was when songs were performed by and composed by accomplished musicians and singers with great voices and meaningful lyrics.

[@TexasMagnolia]

This is a prime example as to why I surround my children with songs from the 70’s!

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

@TexasMagnolia..you have great musical taste.Your kids will appreciate you big time.

[@chrisfurlough466]

"Nights in white satin" by The Moody Blues, the COMPLETE version featuring the London festival orchestra.

[@michellerobin5461]

Great suggestion!! ✌🏻

[@desertdee1]

I agree, Moody Blues - Days of Future Past. The entire album is great, but Nights in White Satin, the original version is absolutely great!

[@laurenceholloway2359]

Absolutely!

[@robertmiller1655]

First real concept album in rock. 1967!

[@flingmonkey5494]

No, not Nights in White Satin. Everyone does Nights in White Satin, and it is just a small piece of a masterpiece. Do the entire album, "Days Of Future Past" to get the entire flow. You cannot understand what an elephant is by simply feeling it's leg, or ear. You have to understand this album in it's entirety, or you will not understand it. Yeah, Nights In White Satin is wonderful, but it is only a part of a larger "wonderful".

[@brigid4815]

Love Kansas. Bringing humbleness to mankind. Beautiful sound and words…

[@philpursley6919]

"Dust in the Wind" is thought of as a lament. Sadness at the passing of a friend or family. It is sometimes payed at funerals. The violin solo is extraordinary.

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

I see how it can be a lament, yeah. But it's more than just sadness. It's acceptance. We all face the same end eventually, and it's okay. The song is a calm comfort for the topic of loss and death.

[@Kckier]

This song was sung & played by a couple of my best friends at my son’s funeral. Was trying to find at least one song that wasn’t gospel & that my son loved. Sad…but beautiful. We did have a couple of gospel songs too, sung by them. It was a good remembrance & I am grateful for that.

[@meggiles6848]

His violin was silenced in 2021. He is playing up in Heaven now. I am 58 & this is in my top 5 songs of my life. It was so wonderful to hear it again. BTW did you know that Linda Rondstadt did an album with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Check it out.

[@leahsunbury9639]

I wanted to suggest this song so many times but didn't want to bring down the mood. So glad someone recommended it and you gave it a listen. It was one of my mother's favorite songs and she always said she wanted it played at her funeral, so we did. I have a hard time not crying whenever I hear it. As for Wayward Son... Watch the show Supernatural, and you will never hear that song the same way again! 😆

[@missroxy1484]

Right!! It's a beautiful song but the words are depressing but are so true!! All we are is dust in the wind 🎶

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

@@missroxy1484 not so much depressing, but maybe sobering and attention getting. Especially when you know the one who formed that dust into you, and doesn't necessarily have to just throw it away. The author (Kerry Livgren) of the song was finding that out when he wrote it, and so many other of their songs. Even Wayward Son comes from that direction.

[@vickialbers147]

I find it full of talent as they are so rounded as a group. ❤❤❤ I THANK THEY APPRECIATED TINA, AN BON Jovi dead or alive 😁😁😁

[@ronaldgines171]

May Dean and Sam ride forever in my heart.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

When my Dad passed in 1978, I was driving home from the hospital and this song came on the radio and I had to pull over for a bit because I was crying too hard to see the road. It's become one of my favorites over the years. You Mom sure knew how to pick a good song. Be well.

[@glennallen239]

Congratulations on the Baby Boy. This song brings back a lot of memories.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

"The Wall" , "Miracles Out of Nowhere" , "Point of Know Return", "Portrait", "Can I Tell You", "Song For America" ... these are my Kansas favorites.

[@juliebrockett3471]

Ditto to the list above!!

[@johnmoore4416]

Ditto to the ditto to the list above

[@ddgallion]

I would add 'Hold On', 'Fight Fire With Fire', 'Opus Insert', and 'On the Other Side'

[@bzzzb8]

Great stuff I like No One Together as well!

[@TheHeatherjane]

@@bzzzb8 I absolutely love that song!

[@susanellis1930]

Played the record over and over at 16 on my little purple portable record player obtained by my mom with her green stamps for my Birthday. Loved it then and still one of my top 5 favorite songs ever at 65.

[@christym1974]

So glad y’all got to this song. One of my favorites.

[@bradsullivan2495]

Three other violin song musts: "Baba O"Riley" by The Who; "Paper in Fire" by John Cougar Mellencamp; "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan. The Dylan song very well might end up getting blocked, but it's definitely worth listening to anyway, given that the theme of the song is still relevant.

[@maxmaidiac2237]

UNLUCKY MORPHEOUS DOES METAL WITH VIOLIN ADDED IN.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Mentioned in another comment but if you want orchestra here's another vote for Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues, especially the long version with the spoken ending.

[@selina9091]

They already did Nights in White Satin but they did the live version without the beautiful ending. I think they've done the proper version since then.

[@Basai7]

Yes. Perfect recommendation.

[@Kevonutube303]

Studio version on the Moody Blues please

[@ImaDrummer55]

If you were around in 1978, this song was EVERYWHERE on the radio. Superior musicianship in this band. I actually helped a friend pick out a great stereo based on this song. Listened to multiple sets of speakers, and it just never got old. Great band, great song !! So sorry we lost "Big Red" as you call him recently. My wife and I were lucky enough to see Kansas with Robby Steinhardt (Big Red's real name) a few years back in the Wolf Den at the Mohegan Sun casino in CT, and they were still so good. I will always love Kansas !!

[@PongGod]

"Point of Know Return", "Play the Game Tonight", and "Song For America" are a few other great Kansas tracks you should check out. I'm confident you will love them all.

[@WelcomeToTheGoldenPage]

She is going to love: Queensryche - Silent Lucidity

[@TripletDad3]

Definitely.

[@kennyadair525]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@RushISVarietyB]

Best recommendation I've seen!! Almost anything off the Empire album, honestly!

[@demonhoopa]

Facts

[@johncrowe3141]

Yes you guys have to check that song out with out fail.

[@Nico_Tena]

ELO's "Living Thing" will give you what you want with the strings and many, many more of their songs.

[@matthewdrake4385]

ELO overall

[@hfortenberry]

I'm 55 years old, born in 1968 and grew up in a musical family around a bunch of musicians in the live music scene in Houston at the time, with all the great music of the 70's (and 80's and 90's) and it's SUCH A JOY to see all you young folks discovering and enjoying it now! Thank you for sharing your experience with us and giving us a medium to relive it as well! The nostalgia is intense!! 🥰💗 And I'm exactly the same way, my 3 favorite instruments are piano, acoustic guitar and violin (the strings in general, cello is great too). They're mesmerizingly beautiful. And I LOVE the horns! I need to hear me some Chicago after this. And you're spot on about the variety. Back then, every album would come out and there'd be the heavy rock and the ballads on the same album. The ballads were SO GOOD from those rock bands. If you haven't heard them yet, you've got to listen to Whitesnake's "Is This Love". One of my favorites from college!! 💗

[@LauratheGreek]

I recommend Trans Siberian Orchestra, performing Sarajevo,Christmas Eve… First time viewer here, great to see you loving Kansas as I have for many decades!

[@michaelparsons5352]

Manheim Steamroller...some of the greatest Christmas music ever!!! Chip Davis is a genius in arranging.

[@caral1257]

One of my all time favorites, my grandchildren love it too!

[@clueliss151]

Christmas Eve Sarajevo was first on Savatage’s Dead Winter Dead (concept album). (More or less the same band as TSO.

[@LauratheGreek]

@@clueliss151 I Loved Savatage,too

[@johnangelopoulos2000]

Congratulations on the newest member of your family guys! Just wanted to say how great your videos are and how much I truly appreciate and enjoy them. Your spirits shine through so clearly and that's what makes them so great! God bless your home and family!

[@luvjc68]

Love the reaction! If you want orchestra, you simply MUST see Moody Blues, "Nights in White Satin". Look for the live stage version that has the blue stage lighting. Full orchestra and it is just beautiful! Congratulations on little Luca! He is beautiful! Your family is precious!

[@timetravellingone]

The studio version is a must listen and better sound

[@TheCkent100]

If you do a reaction to "Nights in White Satin", be sure it is the long version which times out at 7:28 for the studio version. It has some poetry at the end, where the single version doesn't. The London Festival Orchestra backed up the Moody Blues on this entire album, so you have a full orchestra. And congratulations on your new baby!!!

[@garyneilson3075]

The reactions you two put out tell me the music is not lost.... You get it and are keeping it going on.... You're valuable. I don't know if you knew that when you started, but you've GOT TO KNOW IT NOW!!! And you are so cool to watch... You feel what we all feel, you get music! And are more than cool to watch!

[@timothymunger3186]

The whole "Leftoverature " album is a masterpiece from start to finish.

[@stevemurrell6167]

I agree entirely.....but this song is off "Point Of Know Return". :)

[@timothymunger3186]

@@stevemurrell6167 You're right. What was I thinking? I've got to get that album loaded into the computer one of these days.

[@slyzombie6166]

Truth!!!!

[@Danzoid61]

Yes it is, but also "Masque".

[@Scott_P869]

Cheyenne anthem is a really good song off the album

[@denofboxers1996]

Percy Sledge, " When a man loves a woman". Best slow dancing song at the sock hop!

[@denofboxers1996]

And great for row dancing! Percy still laying it down for the women!

[@maxnorton1209]

It's a very powerful song about the impermanence of life. It, like Jim Croce's song "Time In A Bottle" reminds you to live and appreciate every moment, because eventually, and at any time, it could be gone (like dust in the wind).

[@shannondanaher]

The Eagles, Desperado is a fantastic song to review.

[@jamesjohnston9225]

Welcome back and congratulations again on bringing home the newest addition to your family

[@toddmichelfelder3417]

A great “strings” song is the acoustic version of Paige and Plant doing “The Rain Song” accompanied by a string section of an orchestra.. simply beautiful!!! Jimmy Paige’s guitar playing is simply incredible!!

[@azstarbar]

Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Rain Song by Led Zeppilin! One of my favorites.

[@calvinmcnelly2211]

If you like horns, and a rockin song try brainless by the urge

[@Irockthere4]

Burt Bacharach uses both horns and strings. He’s a legendary songwriter of melodies on piano AND conducting orchestrations.

[@Ivehadenuff]

Dione Warwick singing Burt Bacharach is even better!

[@jazziered142]

I took my babysitting money and bought this 45. It still makes me cry today. This is a feel it to your soul song.

[@ruthbright4724]

Yes He kills it with the violin 🎻 May He Rest In Peace. Heaven is sounding beautiful now.

[@gesundheit602]

“Livin Thing” by ELO.. the perfect blend of pop and orchestral instruments

[@tonyberezowski7859]

Along with virtually every other ELO hit!! Can't go wrong.

[@adobbs92117]

Please “More Then Words” from Extreme. The vocals will blow you away !!

[@steviekc9057]

The best song about telling a girl to shut up and put out

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Definitely The lyrics are meaningful, too.

[@donnaralph4413]

Yes please❤️❤️❤️

[@donnaralph4413]

@@steviekc9057 no,. It's about showing your love. Other than words,. Doesn't mean sex

[@steviekc9057]

@@donnaralph4413 I mean no offense, but have you ever read the lyrics? I've been singing the harmony for decades - it's less conversation, more action.

[@ArkadyKirsanov]

Violin? Billy Joel's "Downeaster Alexa.". Lovely, lovely solo, played by Itzhak Perlman, on a powerful song.

[@laurakali6522]

Steve Walsh had a great voice. He left the band years ago. The violinist passed away recently. He also sang and was with the band from the start.

[@rondanakamura2655]

Imagine a packed stadium, 3/4 of the way through the concert, and they sing this. Tear-streaked faces watch enraptured while swaying with one hand raised, holding a bic lighter set on high. That's what it was like.

[@randyrubert4177]

One of their best Kansas has a lot of sides to them speaking of different about doing Edgar and Johnny Winters live version of tobacco road from 1970 for me one time

[@user-he6nj1zv9f]

yes. great choice

[@natetoews2421]

I listen to this song every day and I just feel like I am floating around in the air and I just get goosebumps every time such a beautiful song

[@LadyGator1983]

Please check out Michael Martin Murphy’s song “Wildfire.” I think y’all will love the song.

[@RitaBowen1]

Fantastic song please give a listen 🎶

[@JoeMama410]

This song blew my mind as a high school kid learning the guitar. Still a favorite.

[@robertbrown8576]

HA! Me too!

[@markmcelligott2542]

Kansas is amazing... Vocals, musicianship, lyrics... They have so many crazy good songs worth looking into!

[@BradCooney]

Kansas was the last live concert that I got to see before Covid arrived. They still put on a GREAT show. They played this song last, and it was amazing.

[@tvgator1]

Guys, YEAR OF THE CAT has it all: horns, piano and STRINGS; you gotta treat yourselves. Year of the Cat by Al Stewart. You’re welcome.

[@Otokichi786]

Don't forget "Roads to Moscow." kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZuukp2mgtSIrq8

[@MrsSeaHag]

Love “Year Of The Cat”.

[@lizd85018]

I agree with you that's one of my favorite songs

[@fosymraz]

Probably, one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.

[@davidsilver6687]

Which brings us to the old joke: What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? A violin is a fiddle that went to college.

[@larsbonzai]

🤣

[@mikerogers6076]

Buh dump bump ! 😎

[@75ventura]

hahaha true story!!!

[@jamescox9427]

Since you asked for an orchestra, try Audra McDonald covering "It Don't Mean a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing". It would make an excellent female Friday selection.

[@wordswritteninred7171]

Yes!

[@williamcapp448]

This song's violin solo reminds me of the string solo in Cat Steven's studio version of Sad Lisa. When it comes in the song is elevated. The lead singer was the lead singer for Carry on My Wayward Son.

[@CardiacCat]

ELO - "Last train to London" You'll get some funky bass, violins, great vocals and a fun upbeat tempo.

[@PaintedCavern]

Love that song!! ❤

[@Katavi22]

Such a powerful song. When I was at my deepest darkest place in my life and thought ‘what is the point of going on’, I heard this song and it put many things in perspective. Saved me big time. Helped me dig myself out of the place I was at. Awesome. Beautiful.

[@kmj217]

I'm grateful that you're still here to tell us that story.

[@ageofaquarius6176]

Music is medicine among many, many other things.✌💜🎶

[@randallmccoy8581]

This has always been my favorite Kansas song...perfect genius in it's sparse, simple stripped down arrangement yet overflowing with musical talent. Its' minimalist musical instrumentation is what makes it so haunting and beautiful and such a standout song even today. Nothing phony or plastic here.

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Agree

[@kcdavis5581]

OMG, I was just thinking I needed to recommend the Danish performance of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and then you mentioned it! That is a spectacular performance!!

[@vincechampion3031]

If you love strings, check out Journey “When You Love a Woman.” It’s beautiful

[@hopehollywood5569]

Imagine driving down a small highway in Kansas, surrounded by wheat fields. There is a storm brewing ahead of us and, as we approach it, the wind is blowing the golden, ready-to-harvest wheat in waves. Then this song comes on the radio. A whole different perspective to the words from that moment to present day. This is an actual and fond memory of mine relating to this song.

[@hommedterre1]

when I first heard this song as a teenager in the 70s I felt so moved, especially by the lyrics. It was this song that totally rearranged my priorities in life and money went down to the bottom of that list. This song has such a spirituality. for me that is only. matched by my other favourite "When I`m old and Wise" by the Alan Parsons Project.

[@gracelynnandlanie210]

Orchestra + classic rock tunes = Leonid & Friends! You will not regret. Greatest thing I’ve heard in decades.

[@eirrenia]

This has long been a favorite. Glad to see a new generation discovering it.

[@theodoreritola9758]

THE 70s were the ,,,,,, HORNIEST ,, DECADE EVER The 70s WERE SO GOOD TO HAVE GREAT MUSIC Tons of HORNS

[@Nitro1970]

For me this is the most lyrically and musically beautiful song ever ..... ♥️

[@courtneyclark995]

Couple of shots of Jack Daniel's and this song just chilling wonderful,great reaction guy's and OMG congratulations on that precious new child.

[@kurtjanicki7325]

Kerry Livgren used the opening riff as an acoustic warmup for years. It was his wife who suggested after all those years he turned it into a full blown composition ... absolutely timeless ...

[@craiggallagher9110]

Kansas great band and dust in the wind one of thier best

[@brigitte9999]

I love violin, it’s the most emotionally evocative instrument.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

This started as a guitar finger exercise. The guy’s wife walked through the room and said she thought is could be a good song and it became a hit that got so much radio play that people got sick of it.

[@67Pepper]

A great song to use your Travis picking skills.

[@dawnsterzing594]

The Cello is a beautiful instrument.