Tom Sawyer (live) - Rush

"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 skill as a synth player 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. Notably, it reached No.24 in the UK singles chart in May 1981 as a follow-up to their breakthrough hit "The Spirit of Radio".

The song was written by Lee, Peart, and guitarist Alex Lifeson in collaboration with Canadian lyricist Pye Dubois (a member 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. Peart was presented with a poem by Dubois named "Louis the Warrior" that he modified and expanded. Lee and Lifeson then helped set the poem to music. The unique growling sound heard in the song came from Lee's fiddling with his Oberheim synthesizer. [Info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

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[jerrythepotato1919]

I am Geddy Lee and I will sing whatever I want!

[pasta1891]

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[MrKaam90]

Tom Sawyer is gonna come visit those 6 people at night while they sleep.

[JimmyPage1123]

we have some dislike... I'm sure that they are justin fans

[TheSsdylan]

God, geddy lee was so much better back then...

[scat4u]

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[Rushguitarist1]

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@Rushguitarist1

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[Rushguitarist1]

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