When a band’s been around for over fifty years, there are not a lot of firsts that come around and can be checked off the list. But Styx vocalist-keyboardist Lawrence Gowan can think of at least one thing the longstanding prog-rock group would like to add to its already impressive resume: a “Come Sail Away” duet with Eric Cartman.

South Park 's perpetual fourth-grader released his cover of the Styx anthem in 1998, 21 years after the original, as part of the Chef Aid: The South Park Album record, which was primarily produced by Rick Rubin. The song reached a new generation of fans, and Gowan always liked Cartman’s chops.

“It’s the best rendition ever. That’s all I can say about that,” he shares.

The 68-year-old is a “gigantic” South Park fan and still hopes Styx can eventual

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