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Rush – Witch Hunt (4:45)

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“Witch Hunt” is a song by progressive rock trio Rush from their album Moving Pictures.

It is a part of the “Fear Series,” or as it’s more commonly known among Rush’s fanbase, “The Fear Trilogy,” which is a set of four songs dealing with fear in different incarnations. Though this was the first song of the trilogy to be released, it is actually the third song in the trilogy, as lyricist Neil Peart found its concept easier to tackle than the other two concepts he had in mind for the trilogy as a whole.

The concept of Witch Hunt explores how manipulators use fear to “possess the ignorant masses”, recalling the infamous the Salem Witch trials.

Trivia:
At the beginning, the “mob sounds” were in fact the band layering sounds they made while drinking outside the studio in the snowy winter.

It was recorded the night John Lennon died on December 8, 1980.
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  • Moving Pictures
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  • Philadelphia Project (disc 1)
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  • Grace Under Pressure Tour 1984
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  • Tormer

    machine heads cover is kinda decent, not really my cup of tea.

    last month

  • Grzesiu_

    A proper song for 1000th scrobble, I think. Great.

    March 2012

  • beerman81

    machine head does a killer cover of this song...

    February 2012

  • Argamocrypt

    WHY THE HELL DID I ALWAYS SKIP OVER THIS SONG?!

    January 2012

  • fordelphus

    You need volume to listen to this song. Guitar riffs are stunning

    December 2011

  • Masevah

    THAT ENDING!! 0_0

    October 2011

  • guarani307

    Épico...

    August 2011

  • miotailtmilidh

    This is my favourite Rush song. It's blinding. SO SO good!!!

    July 2011

  • Flashstep

    The opening reminds me of being in a forest at nighttime, and the sounds of angry villagers circa 1600 are clamoring in the distance. I am afraid! The pitchforks and torches draw near! But I soon find that only three people have approached, and as they pull back their cowls, I see they are indeed the famous group Rush! And their pitchforks are not pitchforks at all, but instruments! This pulls me back from the edge of insanity.

    June 2011

  • kato1984

    Nice video with the witch and the mystical eyes in the forest.

    May 2011

  • carsten_doig

    Lifeson's solo sends a shiver down my spine.

    May 2011

  • brianwelsch

    Such an incredible song, one of my favorites. Can't wait to hear it live in a few weeks.

    April 2011

  • Zeldadaft96

    Man, where have this band been all my life?! Can't believe i'm 14 an only started listening to them a few months ago. Such a find!! [3]

    April 2011

  • Plimi

    Man, where have this band been all my life?! Can't believe i'm 31 an only started listening to them a few months ago. Such a find!! [2]

    January 2011

  • reaganyouth77

    lets say my 1st rush experience was a bit pshycadelic,but witch hunt is a great song too!!

    December 2010

  • RustInRush

    very good song...

    December 2010

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song, like the lyrics

    November 2010

  • ClaptonHarrison

    Awesome but it was even better live at their time machine tour I saw in September

    October 2010

  • nicolasbj

    agree.

    October 2010

  • thaianadaher

    Loved hearing it in the Time Machine tour, it´s even better live!

    October 2010
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