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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2005 at 05:12

A Sci Fi/Satire song which celebrates the internal combustion engine and mans right to pollute the environment in the name of indulgence. Not a sentiment I really agree with, in fact I like the sound of the 'gleaming alloy air car'......

Still, a brilliant song, from a brilliant band..

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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2005 at 05:30
Originally posted by Orbert Orbert wrote:

As mentioned in the liner notes, "Red Barchetta" is based on the short sci-fi story "A Nice Morning Drive". I found a copy of it on the web one time and read it; it's not a bad story. Where Neil deviates from the original text, I think the story ends up improved.

By the way, those gleaming alloy air-cars that the protagonist ends up trying to elude, I always figured they were the police, since he's breaking the "motor law" - whatever that is. Nope. The "motor law" doesn't actually come into play in the story, but those double-wide air-cars chasing him are the results of some other rather interesting laws passed between now and... whenever.

Find the story and read it; you'll appreciate "Red Barchetta" even more.

Edit: Found a link. http://www.2112.net/xanadu/articles/a_nice_morning_drive.htm

I always assumed the "gleaming alloy air-cars" were the police too.



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Points: 4828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2005 at 05:40

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

...song which celebrates the internal combustion engine and mans right to pollute the environment in the name of indulgence.

I think the rights of an individual are a theme over many other Peart's lyrics too, no?

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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2005 at 06:46
Originally posted by Eetu Pellonpää Eetu Pellonpää wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

...song which celebrates the internal combustion engine and mans right to pollute the environment in the name of indulgence.

I think the rights of an individual are a theme over many other Peart's lyrics too, no?

Yes, very much so. Ayn Rands 'Objectivism' ideals are at the core of a lot of what he writes.

With regard to ANY band, I'm more interested in music than lyrics to be honest.
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Points: 4828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2005 at 06:55

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

With regard to ANY band, I'm more interested in music than lyrics to be honest.

Yep, pretty much same with me. Good lyrics are a fine bonus for a great music though!

As I'm not a person with english as my primary landquage, it's probably easier for me to not pay attention on lyrics which I mid find a bit silly. I often have problems listening to music sung in Finnish, as I start to pay attention to the lyrics, which often start to irritate me, and the song is ruined for me...
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