Carry On Wayward Son

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Kerry Livgren
publisher:Kirshner CBS Music Publishing
Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd.
Don Kirshner Music Inc. (from 1976 to present)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (from 1976 to present)
sub-publisher:フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/6338 [info]
Wikidata:Q1749091 [info]
referred to in medleys:The Big Medley (order: 2)
later parody versions:Hurry Home Wayward Son
is the basis for:carry

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1975 – 1976Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:23
1976-10-30Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1976-10-30: Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)liveKansas5:22
1976-11-29Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1976-11-29: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA)liveKansas5:28
1978-07-09Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1978-07-09: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA)liveKansas4:53
1978-07Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1978-07: Pine Knob, Clarkston, MI, USA)liveKansas4:45
1979-07-03Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1979-07-03: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, USA)liveKansas6:05
1980-11-20Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1980-11-20: Palladium, New York, NY, USA)liveKansas11:53
1981-08-22Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1981-08-22: Summer Rock Festival, Sportpark de Berckt, Baarlo, Netherlands)liveKansas5:34
1982-07-30Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1982-07-30: Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE, USA)liveKansas7:02
1982Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1982: Omaha, NE / Fort Wayne, IN, USA)liveKansas6:07
1983-10-01Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1983-10-01: Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA)liveKansas?:??
1983-10-01Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1983-10-01: Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA)liveKansas5:55
1989-02-14Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1989-02-14: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, USA)liveKansas6:27
1989-02-14Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1989-02-11: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, USA)liveKansas6:30
1989-02-14Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1989-02-14: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, USA)liveKansas6:53
1992-04-05Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1992-04-05: Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA, USA)liveKansas7:16
1993-07-26Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1993-07-26: Dallas Alley, Dallas, TX, USA)liveKansas7:13
1995-01-31In the Flesh? / Carry On Wayward Son / Bohemian Rhapsody / Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’ / Cruise Control / Turn It On Again (live, 1995‐01‐31: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England, UK; bootleg recording)cover, live, medley and partialDream Theater12:09
1995-01-31The Big Medley (live, 1995-01-31: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England, UK)cover, live and medleyDream Theater10:34
1995-08-24Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1995-08-24: Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA)liveKansas6:14
2002-06-15Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2002-06-15: Earthlink Live!, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveKansas?:??
2002-06-15Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2002-06-15: Earthlink Live!, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveKansas7:13
2009-02-07Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2009-02-07: Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA)liveKansas7:07
2009-02-07Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2009-02-07: Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA)liveKansas?:??
2009-02-07Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2009-02-07: Washburn University, Topeka, KS, USA)liveKansas6:49
2017-03-24 – 2017-04-29Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2017: USA)liveKansas5:37
2020Carry On Wayward SoncoverAwake at Last4:27
Bear-A-Oke: Carry on Wayward SoncoverBear Necessities?:??
Carry OncoverChanneldrive3:07
Carry on a Wayward SoncoverAnthrax5:24
Carry on My Wayward SoncoverSons of Serendip3:59
Carry on My Wayward SoncoverOmen4:56
Carry on My Wayward SoncoverOut of the Dawg House3:09
Carry On My Wayward SoncoverJeff Scott Soto5:11
Carry on wayward soncoverAlexandra Kuznetsova4:44
Carry on Wayward SoncoverThe Arcadian Wild4:44
Carry on Wayward SoncoverRichard “Groove” Holmes5:47
Carry on Wayward SoncoverThe Showdown4:21
Carry on Wayward Son (“Guitar Hero II” gamerip)coverWaveGroup Sound5:18
Carry on Wayward SoncoverStryper5:15
Carry on Wayward SoncoverThe Brown Derbies3:43
Carry on Wayward SoncoverBear Necessities?:??
Carry on Wayward SoncoverLeo Moracchioli feat. Truls Haugen5:14
Carry on Wayward SoncoverLeo Moracchioli feat. Truls Haugen5:14
Carry on Wayward SoncoverUNC Achordants3:13
Carry on Wayward SoncoverNeoni2:59
Carry on Wayward SoncoverWithin the Ruins4:50
Carry on Wayward SoncoverFirst to Eleven5:22
Carry on Wayward SoncoverHell Within5:18
Carry on Wayward SoncoverMarty Friedman5:25
Carry on Wayward SoncoverDan Avidan & Super Guitar Bros.5:23
Carry on Wayward SoncoverAi Mori4:49
Carry on Wayward Son (live, 2018‐09‐14: Morsefest, New Life Fellowship, Cross Plains, TN, USA)cover and liveNeal Morse and Friends5:41
Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1980‐11‐20: Palladium, New York, NY, USA)liveKansas5:50
Carry On Wayward Son (live, summer 1978: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, USA)liveKansas4:44
Carry On Wayward SoncoverARRA6:06
Carry On Wayward SoncoverIron Horse3:31
Carry On Wayward Son (guitar bridge edit version)Kansas3:27
Carry On Wayward SonKansas3:37
Carry On Wayward Son (live, 2019-11-16: Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC, USA)liveKansas6:37
Carry On Wayward SoncoverVoicePlay feat. Omar Cardona3:17
Carry On Wayward SoncoverSylvain Cossette3:26
Carry On Wayward SoncoverThe Wynners4:41
Carry On Wayward Son (1984 remix)Kansas5:23
Carry On Wayward SoncoverThe Oak Ridge Boys5:20
Carry On Wayward SoncoverSharpe Family Singers2:15
Carry On Wayward SoncoverSteve ’n’ Seagulls4:46
Carry On Wayward SonliveKansas6:14
Carry On Wayward Son (live, 1977/78)liveKansas4:39
Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:20
Carry On Wayward SonKansas3:26
Carry On Wayward Soncover and partialVivien Armour, Alyssa Lynch, Kelli Ogmundson, Katie Sarife, Rachel Warkentin, Nina Winkler & Jay Gruska1:50
Carry On Wayward SonKansas2:48
Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:45
Carry On Wayward SonKansas6:34
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Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:22
Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:25
Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:22
Carry On Wayward SonKansas3:29
Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:23
Carry On Wayward SonKansas5:23
Carry On Wayward Son (live)liveKansas5:58
Carry On Wayward Son (live)liveKansas6:27
Carry On Wayward SoncoverYngwie Malmsteen5:09
Carry on Wayward Son (Kansas)coverJeff Scott Soto5:11
Carry On Wayward Son (single version)Kansas3:26
Carry On Wayward Son (single version)Kansas4:00
Carry On Wayward Son (single version)Kansas3:25
Carry on Wayward Son (The Tribute to Kansas)cover and instrumentalVitamin String Quartet?:??
Carry On Wayward Son (The Voice Performance)cover and liveTerry McDermott3:38
Live... In Concert!: Song for America / Carry On Wayward Son / Point of Know Return / Dust in the Wind / Journey From MariabronnmedleySpirit10:39