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The Meaning Behind Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio”

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In “The Spirit of Radio,” the late Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has a lot to say about the state of commercial radio. Some of it is unflattering. With references to “salesmen,” “glittering prizes,” and “endless compromises,” Peart sounds disheartened with the state of radio in 1979, when the song was written. On balance, […]

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