This legendary song was actually just a fingerpicking exercise... 🎸 Crazy to think that one of the biggest acoustic songs ever wasn't even meant to be a song! Legend has it that Kerry Livgren was just practicing a fingerpicking exercise to improve his technique when his wife heard him. She told him the melody was beautiful and that he should definitely turn it into a track. He originally thought it was too "simple" for a prog-rock band like Kansas, but he took her advice—and the rest is history