It’s a funny story.  My first choice for today’s music video of the day was I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) by the Moody Blues.  I wrote up a long and in-depth post about the history of the song, the history of the Moody Blues, and the history of the video.  It was the type of post that I would hope to be remembered for.

Then I discovered that I had already featured the video in 2020.  

With a deadline looming and not much time to find something new, I did what I think anyone would have done in my situation.  I grabbed the first Styx video I could find.

This simple video is for Styx’s song Boat on the River.  Boat on the River appeared on Styx’s 9th album, Cornerstone.  It was only released as a single in Europe, where it proved to be very popular in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.  Like many of the music videos that were made in the days before MTV, the video for Boat On The River is a performance clip, with the emphasis less on what the song is about and more about the musicianship of Styx as a group.

Enjoy!