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"Closer to the Heart" is a single by Rush, released 1977, from the album A Farewell to Kings. It was the first Rush song to have an external co-writer, namely Peter Talbot, a friend of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. It was issued as a single for Christmas 1977, and after two near misses with "Fly By Night" and "Bastille Day" in 1975, it finally gave Rush their first hit single in the United Kingdom, reaching No.36 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1978, starting a change of fortunes for the band in the UK.
It is one of Rush's most popular recordings, receiving a fair amount of radio airplay still to this day. The song has also been part of the set list on nearly every tour since 1977. The band then dropped "Closer To The Heart" for the bulk of their Vapor Trails Tour and R30: 30th Anniversary Tour because, according to Peart, "we got sick of it."
On their live albums A Show of Hands and Different Stages, Rush appended several minutes of jam type playing at the end of the performance.
On the original track and live performances from October, 1977 to May 1983 and then again from November 1996 to January 2005, Peart played his acoustic drum kit but used a Simmons (then later Drum) electronic drum kit in live performances of the track from June 1984 to May 1994.
During the third season of the Canadian television show Trailer Park Boys, Alex Lifeson makes an appearance, as well as the song. At the end of the episode, Lifeson and Bubbles play the song together. The R30 DVD includes a clip of the band playing the song with Bubbles and Barenaked Ladies member Ed Robertson.
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Love being able to say that I'm 50% Canadian
ProZo17 1 month ago
great song with keyed-up style
angela356595 1 month ago
one word awesome( no wait thats 3 words o well, they still awesome!!!)
iamthewalrus604 1 month ago
Sweet CANADIAN Rock and Roll.
idontgiveaflyingtoss 2 months ago
potato nuggets!! boner pills!!! :)
DopeBass 3 months ago in playlist DopeClassics
Que de souvenirs !!!!!!! Génial !!
stephane53RA 4 months ago
Nice and soft...build to a Great Groove.
BlutoUSN 5 months ago
You can be the captain and i will draw the charts.
Sailing into destiny.
Closer to the heart. I love Rush
RideTheRainbowTV 6 months ago
we are the ones who now hold high places lets take control of our earth
madmanmillett 10 months ago
i've been looking for this music video FOREVER!
thanks a bunch!
Gawks20 1 year ago