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| "Song for America" | ||||
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| Single by Kansas | ||||
| from the album Song for America | ||||
| Released | April 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock[2] | |||
| Length | 10:03 (Album version) 9:08 (The Best of Kansas version) 3:02 (Single edit) | |||
| Label | Kirshner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kerry Livgren | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Glixman | |||
| Kansas singles chronology | ||||
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"Song for America" is the title track from the second album of American progressive rock band Kansas. It was written by guitarist and keyboardist Kerry Livgren during the period of heavy touring for the band's first album. The song was released on the 1975 album Song for America, and later released as the band's third single, although it did not chart. It has a symphonic structure, and its lyrics describe America's state before and after colonization.
Livgren wrote the song while looking down at the country from an airplane.[3] He said "I was musing over our relatively young nation."[3]
- ^ "Kansas singles".
- ^ Murphy, Sean (March 28, 2017). "The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs: Part 3, 60-41". PopMatters. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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