Non-Hit Hits Top Ten: Tom Sawyer (#9)

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Someone catch JJ. He just fell over. Hope his new couch caught him. Yes, it’s really me. See what meeting Scar and you one time does to a person? For everyone else, here’s another song that you’d swear was a big hit single, based on how much airplay it got (and gets)…but no. #9: Tom Sawyer - Rush And while you’re at it, someone get NJ Chic a barf bag. No, I don’t like Rush, generally. My comment is that Geddy Lee sounds like 20 cats being simultaneously strangled and electrocuted at a Stevie Nicks concert. But I’d rather listen to Rush than Journey. (So you know where Steve Perry stands in my world by that remark. ) As for this song, this is, for non-Rush fans or casual listeners, THE definitive Rush song. Their “mega hit.” The big one! Except it didn’t even make the top 40 in the US. And, according to Picky Wedia, it wasn’t even released as a single outside of Canada and the US. You probably can’t believe that, given that you can’t get away from this song. Tom Sawyer Written by Rush and Pyle Dubois Recorded by Rush From Moving Pictures, 1981 Billboard single peak position: #44 His mind is not for rent (PS: I like that Geddy has Alex’s Hall of Fame induction speech on his t-shirt ):