The Trees (Rush song)

"The Trees"
Single by Rush
from the album Hemispheres
B-side "Circumstances"
Released 1978
Format 7"
Genre Progressive rock
Hard rock
Length 4:42
Rush singles chronology
"Cinderella Man"
(1977)		 "The Trees"
(1978)		 "Circumstances"
(1978)
Hemispheres track listing
"Circumstances"
(2)		 "The Trees"
(3)		 "La Villa Strangiato"
(4)
Exit...Stage Left track listing
"Broon's Bane"
(8)		 "The Trees"
(9)		 "Xanadu"
(10)

"The Trees" is a song by progressive rock band Rush from their 1978 album Hemispheres. The song is also featured on many of Rush's compilation albums and has been a perennial fan favorite of the band's live shows. On the live album Exit...Stage Left, the short instrumental "Broon's Bane" is performed as a short classical guitar introduction to the song.

Despite claims that the song addresses political and socioeconomic issues, lyricist Neil Peart has remarked that there is no hidden meaning to the song, and that the inspiration for penning it simply came from a humorous comic strip he read which depicted trees arguing like people.[1]

In other media

References

  1. ^ Is there a message in "The Trees"? Rush FAQ Accessed January 15, 2008
  2. ^ ***Official Rock Band 2 Set List! - Rock Band - Forums