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I was thinking Kansas had the biggest hit with this song, or some similar group. I'll need to check into it. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 17:06, 6 May 2008 (CDT) | I was thinking Kansas had the biggest hit with this song, or some similar group. I'll need to check into it. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 17:06, 6 May 2008 (CDT) | ||
: You are thinking of Dust in the Wind. --[[User:Todd Coles|Todd Coles]] 17:11, 6 May 2008 (CDT) | |||
::Yes, it's a good song, too. Oh, great, now it's going to be going round in my head all day. [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 17:22, 6 May 2008 (CDT) | |||
== Some questions for Those Who Know == | |||
OK, now I'm very curious. ''Which'' "old Negro Spiritual" is it based on? (And isn't the generally-accepted musicological term now "African-American Spiritual"?) ''Who'' used it as a green-energy anthem? ''Who'' used it as an allegory of the Holy Spirit? As the old ad for the tabloid newspaper used to say: Inquiring minds want to know! [[User:Bruce M.Tindall|Bruce M.Tindall]] 01:25, 8 July 2008 (CDT) | |||
Latest revision as of 00:25, 8 July 2008
I was thinking Kansas had the biggest hit with this song, or some similar group. I'll need to check into it. David E. Volk 17:06, 6 May 2008 (CDT)
- You are thinking of Dust in the Wind. --Todd Coles 17:11, 6 May 2008 (CDT)
- Yes, it's a good song, too. Oh, great, now it's going to be going round in my head all day. Aleta Curry 17:22, 6 May 2008 (CDT)
Some questions for Those Who Know
OK, now I'm very curious. Which "old Negro Spiritual" is it based on? (And isn't the generally-accepted musicological term now "African-American Spiritual"?) Who used it as a green-energy anthem? Who used it as an allegory of the Holy Spirit? As the old ad for the tabloid newspaper used to say: Inquiring minds want to know! Bruce M.Tindall 01:25, 8 July 2008 (CDT)