PSA - RUSH on the Colbert Report....

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Rush (no, not him) to guest on `Colbert'
By JAKE COYLE – 23 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Rush will be appearing on "The Colbert Report," and it's not Limbaugh.

"The Canadian band Rush, which hasn't performed on U.S. television in more than three decades, will play their classic "Tom Sawyer" on the Comedy Central show Wednesday (11:30 p.m. EST). The Geddy Lee-led trio, which is currently on tour, hasn't played on U.S. television since 1975.

Rush is only the latest act to perform on "The Report," which has steadily edged closer to "Ed Sullivan Show" territory. With increasingly frequent musical performances, "The Report" has grown a variety-show impulse, evident in other upcoming bookings."


I didn't think they'd play "Bytor", but it'll be cool....

 

[bozo_casanova]

I'm ******* there

 

[Texanne]

That's my favorite Rush song, so I will have to watch this.

Today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on you,
With the energy you trade, he gets right on through
The friction of the day ...

 

[schnarkle]

my mythtv box is ready to go..

 

[naked_bongo]

The chick lead singer has an annoying voice.

 

[ballrific]

"nice!"

 

[Bytor]

What is this Rush you speak of?

 

[Rip76]

haha...

naked, I thought you'd like chick singers.

 

[rice97ut02]

Can't believe they cut out in the middle of the song. Ridiculous.

 

[Rip76]

it's comedy central.

It was a joke about the song being long.

 

[naked_bongo]

In reply to:

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[Hornius Emeritus]

Q: :What is "Tom Sawyer" about?


A: I've been avoiding most of the questions that ask for explanations for different songs, as really the song is meant to do the explaining for me! But since you ask so nicely ... 'Tom Sawyer' was a collaboration between myself and Pye Dubois, an excellent lyricist who wrote the lyrics for Max Webster. His original lyrics were kind of a portrait of a modern day rebel, a free-spirited individualist striding through the world wide-eyed and purposeful. I added the themes of reconciling the boy and man in myself, and the difference between what people are and what others perceive them to be - namely me I guess." - Neil Peart, in the December 1985 Backstage Club newsletter

 

[Rip76]

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[Mr.Wizard]

That jackass totally interrupted the song.

 

[HornsForever'93]

Neal Peart is still the god of all drummers!!!

 

[LittleBunnyFooFoo]

Hahaha!!!

Starts tonight's show with Rush still playing.

 

[Rip76]

HAHA...

seriously... classic

 

[TheGallopinGoose]

Hilarious.

 

[Gadfly]

I asked all the cheap labor I hired, to work on my yard, do you have your Green Cards? When they replied "No", I waited until they were done and called INS on them. The Border Patrol showed up seconds later as I yelled "Run You Mexican Illegals! Ha!"

Later the INS agent told me all the workers were black American citizens and why on earth did I think they were Mexican Immigrants. I explained, I don't see race, sir.

 

[Bevo Incognito]

That question about whether they ever play a song so long that they influence themselves at the end of the song by what they played at the beginning of the song was hilarious.

 

[ProdigalHorn]

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[Texoz]

That has to be one of the most entertaining moments on TV this year. The Jimmy Kimmel vs Matt Damon bit is the funniest, but this is damn funny as well.