Red Barchetta (live) - Rush

"Red Barchetta" is a song by the progressive rock band Rush from their album Moving Pictures.
The song describes a dystopian future in which modern sports cars are prohibited by "the Motor Law." The narrator's uncle has kept one of these illicit vehicles (the red Barchetta) in pristine condition for some "fifty-odd years" and keeps it hidden on his farm. During one of his weekly drives, the narrator encounters two "alloy air cars." The Barchetta and the much larger aircars race down the road until the narrator eludes them by driving across a one-lane bridge that is too narrow for the "giants." The song ends with the narrator returning to the farm, "to dream with [his] uncle at the fireside."
The song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Drive", written by Richard Foster and published in the November, 1973 issue of the magazine Road and Track. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly-stringent safety regulations have forced cars to evolve into massive "Modern Safety Vehicles" (MSVs), capable of withstanding a 50-mile-per-hour impact without injury to the driver. Consequently, drivers of MSVs have become less safety-conscious and more aggressive, and "bouncing" (intentionally ramming) the older, smaller cars is a common sport among some.
Rush lyricist Neil Peart made several attempts to contact Foster while working on the album, but Road and Track did not have an up-to-date address, and Rush were forced to settle for a brief "Inspired by" note in the lyric sheet mentioning the story. In July of 2007, Foster and Peart finally made contact with one another; Foster later posted an online account of their journey by motorcycle through the backwoods of West Virginia between stops on Rush's Snakes and Arrows tour. [Info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

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[INSULTEVERY1]

a HUMAN BEING WROTE THIS SONG !

A HUMAN BEING !

A LIVE HUMAN BEING !

AMAZING, BEST SONG EVER !

LOVE IT

RUSH

[BigFishingShop]

I played Moving Pictures until the player broke lol, IMHO this no close second the best "put together" song of all time for theme, build, just basically creating the mood of the theme, and ha ha the second would have to be Witch Hunt !!

[kattastrofe]

2:35 - 3:05 maybe my favorite moment of the history of music

[fwasa000]

The last minute of this song is so damn good

[Palmtree2011]

THE ULTIMATE ROCK AND ROLL SONG BY THE ULTIMATE ROCK AND ROLL BAND OF ALL TIME... PERIOD!! JUST SAYING.........

[caseyjones67]

im more of a metal guy"pantera,metallica,lamb of god ect.." but rush will always be my favorite band they just make the greatest music of all time.

[climbon74]

I watch this in honor of my friend Andy who died last year in June. We knew each other since 8 years of age and became Rush fans for life. We used to play this cruzing down the road late into the night, good times ! He died a Rush fan and I will live on now to always be one. R.I.P. Andy I'll see you soon enough

[sofndfkj]

@LionLaRonda I got tickets to see them in Vancity in June. FUCKEN STOKED

[LionLaRonda]

my friend ethan is going to see them in june i wish i could go with my mother

[MadDawgPilot]

Only 16,000 views? What is wrong with people! This live version is the best!

[darkknight9761]

One of my all time favorite RUSH songs!

[BDizDaBest]

quite possibly the greatest song ever...

LONG LIVE RUSH