Don covered the Toto part so I guess I'll tackle Kansas. Turn on nearly any "Classic Rock" station and you're bound to hear this song:



On the "Africa" tip, author Steve Almond waxes over that tune in his book Rock n' Roll Will Save Your Life. It didn't really change my opinion of the song but that particular passage and the book itself were a fun read.

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Getting all excited finding nothing that was never there before is like bringing flowers to your Mama and tracking dog shit all over the floor
From "Cartoon Gold" by the Drive-By Truckers from the album Go-Go Boots

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As I was going out one day
My head fell off and rolled away,
But when I saw that it was gone,
I picked it up and put it on.

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As I was going out one day
My head fell off and rolled away,
But when I saw that it was gone,
I picked it up and put it on.

amazing how alcohol can alter your perception of reality!

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Getting all excited finding nothing that was never there before is like bringing flowers to your Mama and tracking dog shit all over the floor
From "Cartoon Gold" by the Drive-By Truckers from the album Go-Go Boots

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Getting all excited finding nothing that was never there before is like bringing flowers to your Mama and tracking dog shit all over the floor
From "Cartoon Gold" by the Drive-By Truckers from the album Go-Go Boots

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As I was going out one day
My head fell off and rolled away,
But when I saw that it was gone,
I picked it up and put it on.

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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm Albright

The trouble with quotes from the internet is that you never know if they're real or not. - Gandhi

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Getting all excited finding nothing that was never there before is like bringing flowers to your Mama and tracking dog shit all over the floor
From "Cartoon Gold" by the Drive-By Truckers from the album Go-Go Boots

On a similar, but not as funny note, I took this picture a year or two ago:

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Getting all excited finding nothing that was never there before is like bringing flowers to your Mama and tracking dog shit all over the floor
From "Cartoon Gold" by the Drive-By Truckers from the album Go-Go Boots

I can't decide which one is the funniest!

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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm Albright

The trouble with quotes from the internet is that you never know if they're real or not. - Gandhi

I have to go with the going back in time one