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hello,
i was wondering if any of you had a definitive lyric sheet for the song "YYZ". i googled the lyrics but there seems to be a discrepancy...

"i'm gonna exhume the bones of our love."

i don't recall those words.

thanx for the help!

If you have Kali, goto the Descent server and ask Hellbent, he's the biggest Rush fan I know.

YYZ has lyrics?

YYZ is an instrumental.

Maybe this is a sneaky way for TheCops to find the Rush fans in this crowd.

lol! Okay Mr. Music. YYZ has no lyrics.. You should know this.

hehe.
i was listening to it while drinking some coffee and decided to be a smartalec. it's really not that funny of a joke.

"Y....Y..Y..Y.. Y....Y..Y..Y..Y Z"

is what we always sang.

Dingleberry.

One heck of a great song though. Who needs lyrics with music like that!

Do you know where the name YYZ came from? Easy for experienced RUSH fanatics.

Refresh my memory, which album is it off. I have 3 or 4 Rush albums in storage in the garage.

it was off thier "Moving Pictures" Album. I think it was the last song.

"A Farwell to Kings" was an awesome album too.

And there I thought this was a thread about Rush Limpballs

Duper wrote:it was off thier "Moving Pictures" Album. I think it was the last song.

"A Farwell to Kings" was an awesome album too.

Don't have that one, sorry ...

Time to switch to decaf?

coffee beats wake 'n bake you non-person.

Duper wrote:it was off thier "Moving Pictures" Album. I think it was the last song.

"A Farwell to Kings" was an awesome album too.

Yep, it's from Moving Pictures, but it's the 3rd track out of 7.

I'm not a Rush fanatic, but I do like their music a heck of a lot. Their best period IMO is their work from the early 70's until the late 80's. The 70's were great for epic prog rock, and the 80's were great for synth prog. Their 90's work cut the epic works and synths, so they sounded too much like any other heavy rock band to my tastes.

Do you know where the name YYZ came from? Easy for experienced RUSH fanatics.

The rhythm on the triangle is "YYZ" in Morse code. It is also the code of Toronto International Airport, their home town.

My favorite is 2112. Incendentally, if anyone has ever been intrugued by the story told through the songs on 2112, the novelette Anthem by philosopher/author Ayn Rand is a must-read. The album's concept leans heavily on that book, written back in the '30's.

It doesn't get any better than 2112.

Agreed. Anything up through Permanant Waves does it for me. You can never go wrong with All the World's a Stage or Exit Stage Left. I think they sound better live than they do in the studio.

As for YYZ... it's one of the many Rush ringtones I have on my cell phone. (Currently set to Temples of Syrinx).

Incendentally, if anyone has ever been intrugued by the story told through the songs on 2112, the novelette Anthem by philosopher/author Ayn Rand is a must-read.

Actually, I'd argue in general that anything Ayn Rand has written is worth reading, not just for those who are interested in the background of 2112.

I guess I didn't make it clear enough, sorry. I was asking if anyone knew where the name "YYZ" came from.

It's the 3 letter airport designation for Toronto.

Clayman wrote:

Incendentally, if anyone has ever been intrugued by the story told through the songs on 2112, the novelette Anthem by philosopher/author Ayn Rand is a must-read.

Actually, I'd argue in general that anything Ayn Rand has written is worth reading, not just for those who are interested in the background of 2112.

Undoubtedly, my good man. And Anthem is a good icebreaker.

CORD wrote:I guess I didn't make it clear enough, sorry. I was asking if anyone knew where the name "YYZ" came from.

It's the 3 letter airport designation for Toronto.

Clayman answered your question correctly.

Sorry Clayman, I skimmed.

I always liked Permanent Waves and Entre Nous.

Entre Nous is one of those secret gems that nobody knows about. Alex pulls off cool chords in that one.

If anyone missed the R30 tour this time around (which was the best tour ever, I caught both shows in the Bay Area), be sure to pick up the Rush in Rio DVD here, which is the next best thing. They played a set of concerts in Brazil to their largest crowds ever. In the version of YYZ, the crowd does sing it, although the words are anybody's guess.

I don't know if there's ever been a band that's been around for 30 years that hasn't turned into a mockery of itself. Rush is still around, "quietly" playing huge arena tours with no supporting act, and rock more than ever. These guys are Midas to me, I like every one of their studio CDs.

I don't know if there's ever been a band that's been around for 30 years that hasn't turned into a mockery of itself.

Yes, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Petra, and ZZ Top come to mind as ones that are still good.