Anyway, I have five different versions of "Sara" in my library. There is the Tusk studio version but then I have some live versions as well as the 3/10/79 outtake version from the deluxe Tusk album.
At 9 plays, the studio version of "Sara" ranks pretty low in my playlist rankings but it's a song I gave a five star ranking to and it's been a part of my life for nearly 45 years now. There are a bunch of great tracks from Tush including "Angel", "Storms", "Sisters Of The Moon", "Think About Me", "I Know I'm Not Wrong" and the title track which was recorded live in a Southern California stadium complete with marching bands.
As I said, Tusk is my favorite FM album and they are one of artists that I collect pretty much everything they ever recorded.
Now looking to see what was #49 on my alltime most played list, it was "It's All You Can Do" by The Cars. This is from their 1979 Candy-O album. That song for me evokes hot summer nights, driving along the beach with the windows down, the smell of fried clams and salt water in the air.
Great post, and great song. I was too young to appreciate Candy-O when it was first released, but “It’s All I Can Do” was like a perfect introduction to the 1980s.