The meaning behind Rush’s 1981 progressive rock classic “Tom Sawyer” doesn’t stray far from its storybook origins. Inspired by Mark Twain’s 1876 novel The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, the song paints a modern-day, more mature portrait of the same rebellious free spirit that defines the song and the story’s titular character. The power ballad is a searing […]
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