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Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Official Music Video) (Original Post) twin_ghost Oct 2021 OP
I saw/heard Kansas in concert back in the mid-1970s. They were good. They were abqtommy Oct 2021 #1
Kerry Livgren, who wrote the song, got into a lot of trouble for it. Earth-shine Oct 2021 #2
He should have told Pat. Adam came from dust according to Genesis! twin_ghost Oct 2021 #3
That's "Mr. Robertson" to you, buddy. Earth-shine Oct 2021 #5
Beautiful song!! ailsagirl Oct 2021 #4

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
1. I saw/heard Kansas in concert back in the mid-1970s. They were good. They were
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 10:53 PM
Oct 2021

LOUD! I had quite a few of their albums. Those were the days!

Earth-shine

(3,926 posts)
2. Kerry Livgren, who wrote the song, got into a lot of trouble for it.
Tue Oct 12, 2021, 01:01 AM
Oct 2021

Livgren was a well-known, proud member of the evangelical community.

Shortly after this song was released (circa 1977) he was a guest on the 700 Club.

Pat Robertson ripped into him for writing the line "All we are is dust in the wind."

Robertson said something like, "We are God's children, not dust!"

Livgren meekly said something like, "It's just a song, Pat."

Personally, I think it's one of the greatest songs ever written, and sung by one of rock's greatest singers (Steve Walsh).

My girlfriend at the time used to rip me by singing her own version, "Dust in my eye."

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