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About This Track
“Tom Sawyer” is a 1981 song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush named for Mark Twain’s literary character. The song relies heavily on Geddy Lee’s synthesizer playing and the techniques of drummer Neil Peart. Geddy Lee has referred to the track as the “quintessential Rush song”; It is one of Rush’s best-known songs and is a staple of classic rock radio.
Geddy Lee told The Plain Dealer newspaper the band never foresaw the success of the song: He said: “The one song that we have to play for the rest of our lives. When we wrote it, we had no idea that it would touch such a nerve with people. In many ways, it’s the quintessential Rush song.” (Source Tom Sawyer Songfacts). Notably, it reached Number 24 in the UK singles chart in May 1981 as a follow-up to their breakthrough hit “The Spirit Of Radio”.
Origin
The song was written by Lee, Peart, and guitarist Alex Lifeson in collaboration with Canadian lyricist Pye Dubois (the lyricist of Max Webster), who also co-wrote other Rush songs such as “Force Ten,” “Between Sun and Moon,” and “Test For Echo.” According to the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an entire episode to the making of Moving Pictures), “Tom Sawyer” came about during a summer rehearsal holiday that Rush spent at Ronnie Hawkins’ farm outside Toronto.
The Spirit Of Radio”.Origin
The song was written by Lee, Peart, and guitarist Alex Lifeson in collaboration with Canadian lyricist Pye Dubois (the lyricist of Max Webster), who also co-wrote other Rush songs such as “
Force Ten,” “Between Sun and Moon,” and “Test For Echo.” According to the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an entire episode to the making of Moving Pictures), “Tom Sawyer” came about during a summer rehearsal holiday that Rush spent at Ronnie Hawkins’ farm outside Toronto.
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song <3
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maxlharris wrote:
Can listen to this another dozen times and find new stuff in it. Snare cymbal patterns, bass groove, guitar... something else incredible, every time...
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maxlharris wrote:
air drumming commences.... NOW!
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dragonseo wrote:
Это просто обалденно!
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POOlgie wrote:
2:32
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tad72 wrote:
nothing compares to this
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tad72 wrote:
oh hell yeah!!!
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IColdEmbraceI wrote:
AWWWWWE YYYYEEEAAAHHHH!
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h1970s wrote:
legendary band in my book/fav."red barchetta"saw in the70's in concert/sweet memories!
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snoopingas wrote:
The best song. No exceptions.
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NIUHOY wrote:
Even though this is probably the song I've seen them perform most and is one that radio plays the most, I still don't get tired of it.
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Liloucat wrote:
what a GREAT group :))))))))))))))
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POOlgie wrote:
NEEEAAAALLL
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tomrud73 wrote:
that.breakdown
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rocknurse1 wrote:
The best players in the same band. GREAT lyrics.
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MissPurpleHaze wrote:
Hell ya!
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Imus in The Morning theme song! Proves a self proclaimed country boy like Imus can like RUSH ! LOL I certainly do.. and will till the day I die.
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iwansalwiah wrote:
woow, wonderfull drum
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cavaanani wrote:
This track always makes me think of Futurama.
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TuneBlendR wrote:
Hey Brian or Sir Gerski, you must be a fast typist!
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