Kansas - Ghosts/Rainmaker video free download


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Duration: 04:30
Uploaded: 2010/04/07

Recorded live at the Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. This concert was for the band's 35th anniversary.

Written by: Steve Walsh, Steve Morse and Bob Ezrin

Artist: Kansas featuring the Washburn Symphony Orchestra

Album: There's Know Place Like Home

Released in: 2009

Lyrics:

There's a tombstone in a snowy field

Close by an old ghost town

The epitaph's been weather-blown away

There's a belltower where petitions pealed

It's been half torn down

But it must have softened every soul that came to pray

There's a schoolhouse full of broken glass

And wounded walls

The rusty swings like derelicts sleeping in the weeds

There's a picture-graduation class

Staring down deserted halls

"THE HOPE OF 44" is what it reads

It's just as if some restless wind blew their dreams away

It's just as if those dreams had never been oh-

I feel their ghosts around me now- I hear them say

We've come back home to dream those dreams again

Rainmaker Rainmaker save this old ghost town

Rainmaker pray to heaven

Rainmaker rainmaker watch this dusty ground

Rainmaker pray to heaven

Comments

11 years ago

James Rudd

Personally, I like the way they added Rainmaker to it. The songs tie in together very well. Best version of both songs in my opinion.

13 years ago

RockbertoRocks

Steve Walsh's haunting and beautiful voice sends shivers to my spine!

14 years ago

bitsabelle

very beautiful, thank you for this...

14 years ago

Ravage316

@Kansasforlife Thanks!

14 years ago

Kansasforlife

@Ravage316 Maybe, I guess I'll get some time for it the next weekend ;-)

14 years ago

Ravage316

Any chance youi could post the version from "In The Spirit of Things"? Rainmaker is an epic song, and deserves to shine on it's own.

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@debbiechickie5 Aah, okay, now I got it. Thanks for advising me of that :-)

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@debbiechickie5 What do you mean?

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@CHRISTSmusiciansSEA Thanks Matthew!

15 years ago

CHRISTSmusiciansSEA

Great work Michael ! ...The Hope of 44, is what it reads... they've come back home...

15 years ago

inshoch

Thanks for sharing. Love it! Quite different from the version in "In the Spirit of Things". I especially liked the violin - the first time I saw it, I would've listened to it 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM ~ 12 times back to back. Not sure why they sandwiched Rainmaker at the end - its pretty big and can stand on its own.

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@SatanMadeMe Thank you!

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@kanushrox Thank you very much Jerry. I know what you mean, I also like this mix of past and future in their two albums with Steve Morse, who definitely is one of the best guitar players in the world. Talking about Morse, I'm gonna see him and Deep Purple live with Marillion as a special guest this November. Can't wait :-) Michael.

15 years ago

jerry schares

Great great work Michael. Yes... like this song very much also. For me it takes me back to old school Kansas and at the same time, has a vision and sound of todays Kansas. Thanks for bringing this to all of your fans.

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@famousvim26 Thank you Natalia! Yeah, these songs are great. I think this version is even better than the original. Let's chat again soon :-) Michael.

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@jordelagu Thank you Jorge! Great to hear that you and the band are doing well. I'm sure it's gonna be awesome :-) Michael.

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@rickyon Thank you Rick! Yes, I'm gonna make more live vids soon :-) Michael.

15 years ago

Kansasforlife

@herda5 Thanks Al!

15 years ago

rickyon

Nice work Michael! Let's hope that there are many more live vids to come!

15 years ago

Jorge Delfin Aguilar

beautiful violin intro, beautiful guitar solo!!... love kansas dude!! and we are almost finished with the song for america man!! grettings from mexico to germany!!

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