The Trees (Rush song)
| "The Trees" | ||||
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| Single by Rush | ||||
| from the album Hemispheres | ||||
| B-side | "Circumstances" | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Anthem | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson | |||
| Producer(s) | Rush & Terry Brown | |||
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"The Trees" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, from their 1978 album Hemispheres. The song is also featured on many of Rush's compilation albums, and has long been a staple of the band's live performances. On the live album Exit...Stage Left, the song features an extended acoustic guitar introduction titled "Broon's Bane."
Lyrics
The lyrics relate a short story about a conflict between maple and oak trees in a forest. Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart was asked in the April/May 1980 issue of the magazine Modern Drummer if there was a message in the lyrics, to which he replied "No. It was just a flash. I was working on an entirely different thing when I saw a cartoon picture of these trees carrying on like fools. I thought, 'What if trees acted like people?' So I saw it as a cartoon really, and wrote it that way. I think that's the image that it conjures up to a listener or a reader. A very simple statement."[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Trees by Rush Songfacts". Songfacts.com. 2004-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- "The Trees... Meaning? – Rush Discussions". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
