Fun Music Information -> Kansas
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Band Name Origins:
- Named after their home state, it should be pointed out that "Kansas" is a Sioux word meaning "People of the South Wind" (appropriately, one of the band's songs). Submitted by: RJSchex
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Carry On Wayward Song" originally "Carry On Wayward Son"
Jen
"Durst In The Wind" originally "Dust In The Wind"
As in Fred Durst
Gretchen Wieners
"Dunst In The Wind" originally "Dust In The Wind"
(As in Kirsten Dunst)
Naomi Swanson
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Carry On Wayward Soy" originally "Carry On Wayward Son"
Serafina
"Dust In The Wine" originally "Dust In The Wind"
That's nasty.
Nora Aaron
"Dust In The Wand" originally "Dust In The Wind"
Kansas' salute to Bewitched's Aunt Clara?
Nora Aaron
"Dust In The Hind" originally "Dust In The Wind"
Nora Aaron
"Dust In The Mind" originally "Dust In The Wind"
Happens to us all.
Nora Aaron
There are additional Kansas song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Dust In The Wind" | "Bussed To Be Thinned" | Andy Primus |
| "Dust In The Wind" | "Just Into Sin" | Leo Keough |
| "Carry On My Wayward Son" | "Crazy Kind Of Treasure Hunt" | Matthias |
| "Dust i the Wind" | "Struts in and Wins" | Leo Keough |
| "Dust In The Wind" | "Just Breakin' Wind" | Silver Power |
| "Carry On My Wayward Sun" | "Carry On My Paydirt Hun" | Brian McCullar |
| "Dust in the Wind" | "Sand on my Skin" | Mari Aranoff |
| "Dust in the Wind" | "Shmuts on My Pants" | Jonathan Caws-Elwitt |
| "Dust In The Wind" | "Bullsh*t And Spin" | William Tong |
| "Dust in the Wind" | "Must Precedes Vin" | John A. Barry |
There are additional Kansas song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Dust In The Wind | Cremation Center | Spike |
| Hold On | Suicide Hotline | Keymaster |
| Fight Fire with Fire | Fire Department | Joseph A. Rhodes |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Chalk Dust Torture Phish | Dust In the Wind Kansas | Chalk Dust In The Wind | Stu L. Pigeon |
| Cast Your Fate to the Wind Vince Guaraldi | Dust in the Wind Kansas | Cast Your Fate to the Dust in the Wind | Martha Hankins |
| Voices Carry Til Tuesday | Carry On, Wayward Son Kansas | Voices Carry A Wayward Son And they're telling him something! | Panda |
| She's Like The Wind Patrick Swayze | Dust In The Wind Kansas | She's Like The Dust In The Wind | Ed |
| There are additional Kansas duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Children Of Kansas
Children Of Bodom combined with Kansas
This sounds less evil because this time they didn't name themselves after murders.
Submitted By: Travis
Pure Kansas Prairie League
Pure Prairie League combined with Kansas
Submitted By: Mare Ego Round
The Kansas Tornadoes
Kansas combined with The Tornadoes
Like the one that blew Dorothy to Oz
Submitted By: Raphael
Misheard Lyrics:
"Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: (Carry on) Yeah, I now have a splinter
Original Lyrics: (Carry on) You will always remember
| "Dust In The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: All my dreams
pass before my eyes in true reality Original Lyrics: All my dreams
Pass before my eyes a curiosity |
"Dust In The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: And all your body won't let another minute by
Original Lyrics: And all your money won't another minute buy.
| "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: Carrion tastes like burnt sun
Original Lyrics: Carry on my wayward son
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| There are additional Kansas misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Carry On, Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: Harry, you're my wayward son.
Original Lyrics: Carry on, my wayward son.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: BETTY BLINK I have been trying to convince my friends and relatives that these were the right words for years. |
| There are additional Kansas misheard stories available. | |
Funny Lyrics:
"Dust In The Wind"
The Funny Lyrics: Dust in the,wind!,all we are,is dust in,the wind!,everything is,dust in,the wind!
Why They're Funny: This song,sound's like an,advertisement for,a dust-buster!
Submitted by: Art E.
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Carry On, Wayward Son"
Opening Lines: Carry on, my wayward son.
Comments: Submitted by: rocky
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Song Title Space Change:
"All I Want Ed" originally "All I Wanted"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"All I Wan Ted" originally "All I Wanted"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Dustin the Wind" originally "Dust in the Wind"
And you thought they called it Mariah!
Submitted by: craZydon
Band Name Anagrams:
A Skanks Submitted by: Travis
Who knew there could be that word in Kansas?
Sanka's Submitted by: rocky
As in Sanka Instant Decaffeinated Coffee
Song Title Acrostics:
COWS: "Carry On Wayward Son"
Moo!
Submitted by: Peter
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"dust in the wind"
The Lyrics: dust in the wind!,all we are is,dust in the,wind!
Why: a very depressing ballad yet folk's listen to it on their Ipod's?
Note from editor: please stop extra punctuation, I edited this one because I agree that the original is sad lyrically Submitted by: art
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Sand Cass originally "Kansas"
Submitted by: Rocky Roccoco-Cola
