Knowledge (XXG)

Red Barchetta

Source 📝

347:"Red Barchetta" itself repeatedly "fixes" its temporal complications at the ends of many sections. In the exciting passage that most closely approximates the feeling of speeding, unhindered, down an empty road (when the protagonist "commits his weekly crime", 2:28-2:58), the music is filled with syncopated accents that keep thrusting us forward. In addition, each phrase takes away two beats from normative four-measure groups in 4/4; we're moving faster than can be contained within standard phrases. But the last group, punctuated with Lee's "adrenaline surge", brings back those two beats—we're entering a new zone, where time can now flow freely. And indeed, in the next section (2:58-3:18), while changing harmonies takes us on a bit of a journey, the phrases lock comfortably into relaxed four-bar groups in 4/4. The following guitar solo (3:18-3:41) introduces further metric complications, alternating 4/4 and 3/4 bars for eight units of seven beats each. But again the last unit brings back the "missing" beat, making for a satisfying conclusion of eight beats before we head back into the main song. And for the final, peaceful phrases built around 260: 1751: 228:
magazine. The story describes a similar future in which increasingly stringent safety regulations have forced cars to evolve into massive Modern Safety Vehicles (MSVs), capable of withstanding a 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) impact without injury to the driver. Consequently, drivers of MSVs have
326:
sports car) in pristine condition for roughly 50 years and is hiding it at his secret country home, which had been a farm before the Motor Law was enacted. Every Sunday, the narrator commits a "weekly crime" of sneaking out to this location and going for a drive in the countryside. During one such
244:
did not have an up-to-date address and Rush were forced to settle for a brief "inspired by" note in the lyric sheet mentioning the story. In July 2007, Foster and Peart finally made contact with each other. Foster later posted on his website an account of their journey by motorcycle through the
351:
guitar harmonics (from 5:10), while the initial groups imply 4/4 phrases lasting a somewhat unexpected two, six and again six bars, from 5:32 to the song's fade normative eight-bar groups sound the rest of the
1805: 322:
The song's lyrics tell a story set in a future in which many classes of vehicles have been banned by a "Motor Law." The narrator's uncle has kept one of these now-illegal vehicles (the titular red
1041: 1677: 331:
until the narrator drives across a one-lane bridge that is too narrow for the air cars. The song ends with the narrator returning safely to his uncle's farm.
327:
drive, he encounters the equivalent of the police in the form a "gleaming alloy air car" followed soon by a second, which culminates into a fantastic
1716: 284:("boat" or "craft"). In the automotive industry, the term is used for a two-seat car without any kind of roof. The proper Italian pronunciation is 1790: 503: 229:
become less safety-conscious and more aggressive, and "bouncing" (intentionally ramming) the older, smaller cars is a common sport among some.
415: 1800: 974: 883: 1735: 1795: 819: 926: 875: 728: 486: 1057: 950: 859: 301: 1111: 1728: 1672: 599: 383: 1325: 1178: 982: 891: 843: 153: 712: 203: 40: 1688: 1567: 476: 259: 1780: 1682: 1353: 918: 177: 1785: 1702: 768: 1539: 1518: 1332: 1164: 1138: 696: 1632: 1596: 1339: 1290: 1234: 1157: 1092: 1017: 966: 934: 867: 293: 250: 1709: 1213: 1084: 566: 1695: 1644: 1318: 1255: 1220: 1199: 736: 370: 1754: 1590: 1511: 1441: 1346: 1192: 1171: 720: 664: 619: 432: 299: 291: 1775: 1614: 1402: 1388: 1248: 1206: 1185: 942: 688: 1626: 1602: 1546: 1497: 1455: 1367: 1360: 827: 592: 1297: 792: 1638: 1620: 1483: 1448: 1269: 1227: 1049: 1009: 656: 482: 411: 450: 1667: 1584: 1560: 1525: 1395: 1381: 1033: 800: 286: 277: 71: 1462: 1409: 1304: 1025: 958: 835: 704: 672: 142: 106: 556: 224: 1553: 1532: 1490: 1283: 760: 752: 744: 551: 1769: 1650: 1276: 1241: 1130: 776: 585: 463: 374:
ranked the song number 3 on their list of "All 167 Rush Songs Ranked Worst to Best".
362: 311: 246: 1374: 1262: 784: 680: 624: 348: 132: 101: 528: 1608: 1434: 1427: 1065: 851: 629: 608: 216: 198: 64: 31: 220: 1504: 1476: 639: 233: 194: 171: 122: 114: 1722: 1311: 634: 403: 328: 323: 307: 272: 127: 76: 990: 899: 222:", written by Richard Foster and published in the November 1973 issue of 366:
listed the song at number 5 on their list "The 10 Best Rush Songs".
258: 236:
made several attempts to contact Foster during the recording of
27: 581: 567:"The Drummer, the Private Eye, and Me (Rush Fans Take Note)" 451:"The Drummer, the Private Eye, and Me (Rush Fans Take Note)" 265:
A brilliant red Barchetta from a better, vanished time ...
1806:
Song recordings produced by Terry Brown (record producer)
577: 343:, Jim Berti & Durrell Bowman wrote of the song: 1660: 1577: 1419: 1149: 1122: 1103: 1076: 1001: 910: 811: 648: 165: 140: 112: 100: 84: 63: 55: 47: 37: 26: 21: 464:barchetta - Dizionario italiano WordReference.com 593: 8: 1042:The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 410:(1st ed.). HarperCollins. p. 305. 600: 586: 578: 478:Rush and Philosophy: Heart and Mind United 475:Berti, Jim; Bowman, Durrell (2011-04-12). 341:Rush and Philosophy: Heart and Mind United 18: 529:"All 167 Rush Songs Ranked Worst to Best" 1717:Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road 560:: 148–150 – via The MG Experience. 215:The song was inspired by the futuristic 504:"Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Rush Songs" 395: 36: 25: 571:BMW Bikers of Metropolitan Washington 285: 7: 975:Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland 884:Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland 565:Foster, Richard S. (July 11, 2007). 550:Foster, Richard S. (November 1973). 310:. Neil Peart's favorite car was the 433:"Rush: 'Our fans feel vindicated'" 14: 1750: 1749: 951:R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour 860:R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour 1736:Working Man – A Tribute to Rush 431:Fitzpatrick, Rob (2011-03-24). 201:, from their 1981 studio album 1729:Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 384:List of songs recorded by Rush 1: 1791:Songs written by Alex Lifeson 249:between stops on Rush's 2007 1058:Retrospective III: 1989–2008 280:, is the diminutive form of 276:, literally "small boat" in 193:" is a song by the Canadian 1801:Songs written by Neil Peart 1568:The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum) 1112:The Studio Albums 1989–2007 502:Greene, Andy (2015-03-04). 1822: 1796:Songs written by Geddy Lee 232:Rush drummer and lyricist 1745: 927:Grace Under Pressure Tour 876:Grace Under Pressure Tour 615: 183: 170: 161: 1633:Snakes & Arrows Tour 967:Snakes & Arrows Live 868:Snakes & Arrows Live 1597:Exit... Stage Left Tour 820:All the World's a Stage 1710:Anatomy of a Drum Solo 1085:Through the Camera Eye 552:"A Nice Morning Drive" 354: 268: 219:"A Nice Morning Drive 1696:My Favourite Headache 1645:Clockwork Angels Tour 983:Clockwork Angels Tour 892:Clockwork Angels Tour 533:Ultimate Classic Rock 371:Ultimate Classic Rock 345: 262: 1591:Moving Pictures Tour 1442:A Passage to Bangkok 729:Grace Under Pressure 1615:Roll the Bones Tour 1207:The Spirit of Radio 1186:Closer to the Heart 793:Snakes & Arrows 689:A Farewell to Kings 287:[barˈketta] 252:Snakes & Arrows 1703:A Work in Progress 1627:Test for Echo Tour 1603:Power Windows Tour 1498:Between the Wheels 1368:One Little Victory 1077:Video compilations 919:Exit... Stage Left 828:Exit... Stage Left 312:1948 Ferrari 166MM 269: 1781:Rush (band) songs 1763: 1762: 1639:Time Machine Tour 1621:Counterparts Tour 1519:Manhattan Project 1326:Ghost of a Chance 1179:The Twilight Zone 1010:Rush Through Time 417:978-0-06-315941-9 187: 186: 51:February 12, 1981 16:1981 song by Rush 1813: 1786:Songs about cars 1753: 1752: 1661:Related articles 1585:Hemispheres Tour 1382:Summertime Blues 1291:Time Stand Still 1034:Retrospective II 844:Different Stages 801:Clockwork Angels 602: 595: 588: 579: 574: 561: 557:Road & Track 537: 536: 524: 518: 517: 515: 514: 499: 493: 492: 472: 466: 461: 455: 454: 447: 441: 440: 428: 422: 421: 400: 305: 298:rather than the 297: 289: 242:Road & Track 225:Road & Track 174: 145: 117: 96: 95: 91: 72:Progressive rock 19: 1821: 1820: 1816: 1815: 1814: 1812: 1811: 1810: 1766: 1765: 1764: 1759: 1741: 1656: 1573: 1415: 1410:Headlong Flight 1298:Show Don't Tell 1145: 1118: 1099: 1072: 1026:Retrospective I 997: 959:Rush Replay X 3 935:A Show of Hands 906: 836:A Show of Hands 807: 713:Moving Pictures 705:Permanent Waves 673:Caress of Steel 644: 611: 606: 564: 549: 546: 544:Further reading 541: 540: 526: 525: 521: 512: 510: 501: 500: 496: 489: 474: 473: 469: 462: 458: 449: 448: 444: 430: 429: 425: 418: 402: 401: 397: 392: 380: 359: 337: 320: 238:Moving Pictures 213: 204:Moving Pictures 173:"Red Barchetta" 172: 141: 113: 93: 89: 88: 41:Moving Pictures 38:from the album 22:"Red Barchetta" 17: 12: 11: 5: 1819: 1817: 1809: 1808: 1803: 1798: 1793: 1788: 1783: 1778: 1768: 1767: 1761: 1760: 1758: 1757: 1746: 1743: 1742: 1740: 1739: 1732: 1725: 1720: 1713: 1706: 1699: 1692: 1685: 1680: 1675: 1670: 1664: 1662: 1658: 1657: 1655: 1654: 1648: 1642: 1636: 1630: 1624: 1618: 1612: 1606: 1600: 1594: 1588: 1581: 1579: 1575: 1574: 1572: 1571: 1564: 1557: 1550: 1543: 1536: 1529: 1522: 1515: 1508: 1501: 1494: 1491:The Analog Kid 1487: 1480: 1473: 1466: 1459: 1452: 1445: 1438: 1431: 1423: 1421: 1417: 1416: 1414: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1385: 1378: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1354:Half the World 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1319:Roll the Bones 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1284:Mystic Rhythms 1280: 1273: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1196: 1189: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1161: 1153: 1151: 1147: 1146: 1144: 1143: 1135: 1126: 1124: 1123:Extended plays 1120: 1119: 1117: 1116: 1107: 1105: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1089: 1080: 1078: 1074: 1073: 1071: 1070: 1062: 1054: 1046: 1038: 1030: 1022: 1014: 1005: 1003: 999: 998: 996: 995: 987: 979: 971: 963: 955: 947: 939: 931: 923: 914: 912: 908: 907: 905: 904: 896: 888: 880: 872: 864: 856: 848: 840: 832: 824: 815: 813: 809: 808: 806: 805: 797: 789: 781: 773: 765: 761:Roll the Bones 757: 749: 745:Hold Your Fire 741: 733: 725: 717: 709: 701: 693: 685: 677: 669: 661: 652: 650: 646: 645: 643: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 616: 613: 612: 607: 605: 604: 597: 590: 582: 576: 575: 562: 545: 542: 539: 538: 519: 494: 487: 467: 456: 442: 423: 416: 408:My Effin' Life 394: 393: 391: 388: 387: 386: 379: 376: 358: 355: 336: 333: 319: 316: 212: 209: 185: 184: 181: 180: 168: 167: 163: 162: 159: 158: 157: 156: 151: 146: 138: 137: 136: 135: 130: 125: 118: 110: 109: 104: 98: 97: 86: 82: 81: 80: 79: 74: 67: 61: 60: 57: 53: 52: 49: 45: 44: 35: 34: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1818: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1797: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1779: 1777: 1774: 1773: 1771: 1756: 1748: 1747: 1744: 1738: 1737: 1733: 1731: 1730: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1718: 1714: 1712: 1711: 1707: 1705: 1704: 1700: 1698: 1697: 1693: 1691: 1690: 1686: 1684: 1683:Instrumentals 1681: 1679: 1676: 1674: 1671: 1669: 1666: 1665: 1663: 1659: 1652: 1651:R40 Live Tour 1649: 1646: 1643: 1640: 1637: 1634: 1631: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1619: 1616: 1613: 1610: 1607: 1604: 1601: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1586: 1583: 1582: 1580: 1576: 1569: 1565: 1562: 1558: 1555: 1551: 1548: 1544: 1541: 1537: 1534: 1530: 1527: 1523: 1520: 1516: 1513: 1509: 1506: 1502: 1499: 1495: 1492: 1488: 1485: 1481: 1478: 1474: 1471: 1470:Red Barchetta 1467: 1464: 1460: 1457: 1453: 1450: 1446: 1443: 1439: 1436: 1432: 1429: 1425: 1424: 1422: 1418: 1411: 1407: 1404: 1400: 1397: 1393: 1390: 1386: 1383: 1379: 1376: 1372: 1369: 1365: 1362: 1358: 1355: 1351: 1348: 1347:Test for Echo 1344: 1341: 1340:Nobody's Hero 1337: 1334: 1330: 1327: 1323: 1320: 1316: 1313: 1309: 1306: 1302: 1299: 1295: 1292: 1288: 1285: 1281: 1278: 1277:The Big Money 1274: 1271: 1267: 1264: 1260: 1257: 1253: 1250: 1246: 1243: 1242:New World Man 1239: 1236: 1232: 1229: 1225: 1222: 1218: 1215: 1211: 1208: 1204: 1201: 1197: 1194: 1193:Circumstances 1190: 1187: 1183: 1180: 1176: 1173: 1172:Lakeside Park 1169: 1166: 1162: 1159: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1141: 1140: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1128: 1127: 1125: 1121: 1114: 1113: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1102: 1095: 1094: 1090: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1075: 1068: 1067: 1063: 1060: 1059: 1055: 1052: 1051: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1028: 1027: 1023: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1012: 1011: 1007: 1006: 1004: 1000: 993: 992: 988: 985: 984: 980: 977: 976: 972: 969: 968: 964: 961: 960: 956: 953: 952: 948: 945: 944: 940: 937: 936: 932: 929: 928: 924: 921: 920: 916: 915: 913: 909: 902: 901: 897: 894: 893: 889: 886: 885: 881: 878: 877: 873: 870: 869: 865: 862: 861: 857: 854: 853: 849: 846: 845: 841: 838: 837: 833: 830: 829: 825: 822: 821: 817: 816: 814: 810: 803: 802: 798: 795: 794: 790: 787: 786: 782: 779: 778: 777:Test for Echo 774: 771: 770: 766: 763: 762: 758: 755: 754: 750: 747: 746: 742: 739: 738: 737:Power Windows 734: 731: 730: 726: 723: 722: 718: 715: 714: 710: 707: 706: 702: 699: 698: 694: 691: 690: 686: 683: 682: 678: 675: 674: 670: 667: 666: 662: 659: 658: 654: 653: 651: 649:Studio albums 647: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 617: 614: 610: 603: 598: 596: 591: 589: 584: 583: 580: 572: 568: 563: 559: 558: 553: 548: 547: 543: 534: 530: 523: 520: 509: 508:Rolling Stone 505: 498: 495: 490: 488:9780812697292 484: 480: 479: 471: 468: 465: 460: 457: 453:. 2020-11-21. 452: 446: 443: 438: 434: 427: 424: 419: 413: 409: 405: 399: 396: 389: 385: 382: 381: 377: 375: 373: 372: 367: 365: 364: 363:Rolling Stone 356: 353: 350: 344: 342: 334: 332: 330: 325: 317: 315: 314:″Barchetta″. 313: 309: 303: 295: 288: 283: 279: 275: 274: 266: 261: 257: 255: 253: 248: 247:West Virginia 245:backwoods of 243: 239: 235: 230: 227: 226: 221: 218: 210: 208: 206: 205: 200: 196: 192: 191:Red Barchetta 182: 179: 175: 169: 164: 160: 155: 152: 149: 148: 147: 144: 139: 134: 131: 129: 126: 124: 121: 120: 119: 116: 115:Songwriter(s) 111: 108: 105: 103: 99: 87: 83: 78: 75: 73: 70: 69: 68: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 43: 42: 33: 29: 20: 1734: 1727: 1715: 1708: 1701: 1694: 1687: 1540:Lock and Key 1469: 1375:Secret Touch 1333:Stick It Out 1263:Red Sector A 1249:Subdivisions 1165:Fly by Night 1137: 1129: 1110: 1091: 1083: 1064: 1056: 1048: 1040: 1032: 1024: 1016: 1008: 1002:Compilations 989: 981: 973: 965: 957: 949: 941: 933: 925: 917: 898: 890: 882: 874: 866: 858: 850: 842: 834: 826: 818: 799: 791: 785:Vapor Trails 783: 775: 769:Counterparts 767: 759: 751: 743: 735: 727: 719: 711: 703: 695: 687: 679: 671: 665:Fly by Night 663: 655: 625:Alex Lifeson 570: 555: 532: 527:Reed, Ryan. 522: 511:. Retrieved 507: 497: 477: 470: 459: 445: 437:The Guardian 436: 426: 407: 398: 369: 368: 361: 360: 346: 340: 339:In the book 338: 321: 281: 271: 270: 264: 251: 241: 237: 231: 223: 214: 202: 190: 188: 133:Alex Lifeson 39: 1668:Discography 1647:(2012–2013) 1641:(2010–2011) 1635:(2007–2008) 1629:(1996–1997) 1617:(1991–1992) 1609:Presto Tour 1605:(1985–1986) 1593:(1980–1981) 1587:(1978–1979) 1428:Working Man 1420:Other songs 1235:Vital Signs 1158:In the Mood 1066:Working Men 943:Rush in Rio 911:Live videos 852:Rush in Rio 812:Live albums 697:Hemispheres 630:John Rutsey 335:Composition 217:short story 166:Music video 154:Terry Brown 143:Producer(s) 1776:1981 songs 1770:Categories 1505:Red Lenses 1484:Witch Hunt 1270:Afterimage 1228:Tom Sawyer 1214:Entre Nous 1139:Cygnus X-1 1093:Chronicles 1018:Chronicles 640:Neil Peart 620:Jeff Jones 513:2017-06-19 404:Lee, Geddy 390:References 234:Neil Peart 211:Background 123:Neil Peart 1723:Hugh Syme 1561:Cold Fire 1526:Force Ten 1396:Spindrift 1312:Dreamline 1256:Countdown 1221:Limelight 1200:The Trees 635:Geddy Lee 357:Reception 349:Lifeson's 329:car chase 324:Barchetta 308:Geddy Lee 290:, with a 273:Barchetta 128:Geddy Lee 77:hard rock 1755:Category 1512:Marathon 1463:Freewill 1305:The Pass 1131:Feedback 1104:Box sets 991:R40 Live 900:R40 Live 406:(2023). 378:See also 306:sung by 56:Recorded 48:Released 1554:Animate 1533:Mission 1403:Caravan 1389:Far Cry 1150:Singles 721:Signals 278:Italian 178:YouTube 107:Mercury 1689:Victor 1678:Awards 1653:(2015) 1623:(1994) 1611:(1990) 1599:(1981) 1547:Heresy 1456:Xanadu 1361:Driven 1142:(2017) 1134:(2004) 1115:(2013) 1096:(1990) 1088:(1985) 1069:(2009) 1061:(2009) 1053:(2006) 1045:(2003) 1037:(1997) 1029:(1997) 1021:(1990) 1013:(1979) 994:(2015) 986:(2013) 978:(2011) 970:(2008) 962:(2006) 954:(2005) 946:(2003) 938:(1989) 930:(1986) 922:(1982) 903:(2015) 895:(2013) 887:(2011) 879:(2009) 871:(2008) 863:(2005) 855:(2003) 847:(1998) 839:(1989) 831:(1981) 823:(1976) 804:(2012) 796:(2007) 788:(2002) 780:(1996) 772:(1993) 764:(1991) 756:(1989) 753:Presto 748:(1987) 740:(1985) 732:(1984) 724:(1982) 716:(1981) 708:(1980) 700:(1978) 692:(1977) 684:(1976) 676:(1975) 668:(1975) 660:(1974) 485:  414:  318:Lyrics 85:Length 1673:Songs 1578:Tours 1449:Tears 282:barca 197:band 102:Label 65:Genre 1435:2112 1050:Gold 681:2112 657:Rush 609:Rush 483:ISBN 412:ISBN 352:way. 254:Tour 240:but 199:Rush 195:rock 150:Rush 59:1980 32:Rush 28:Song 1477:YYZ 176:on 30:by 1772:: 569:. 554:. 531:. 506:. 481:. 435:. 302:tʃ 256:. 207:. 94:06 1570:" 1566:" 1563:" 1559:" 1556:" 1552:" 1549:" 1545:" 1542:" 1538:" 1535:" 1531:" 1528:" 1524:" 1521:" 1517:" 1514:" 1510:" 1507:" 1503:" 1500:" 1496:" 1493:" 1489:" 1486:" 1482:" 1479:" 1475:" 1472:" 1468:" 1465:" 1461:" 1458:" 1454:" 1451:" 1447:" 1444:" 1440:" 1437:" 1433:" 1430:" 1426:" 1412:" 1408:" 1405:" 1401:" 1398:" 1394:" 1391:" 1387:" 1384:" 1380:" 1377:" 1373:" 1370:" 1366:" 1363:" 1359:" 1356:" 1352:" 1349:" 1345:" 1342:" 1338:" 1335:" 1331:" 1328:" 1324:" 1321:" 1317:" 1314:" 1310:" 1307:" 1303:" 1300:" 1296:" 1293:" 1289:" 1286:" 1282:" 1279:" 1275:" 1272:" 1268:" 1265:" 1261:" 1258:" 1254:" 1251:" 1247:" 1244:" 1240:" 1237:" 1233:" 1230:" 1226:" 1223:" 1219:" 1216:" 1212:" 1209:" 1205:" 1202:" 1198:" 1195:" 1191:" 1188:" 1184:" 1181:" 1177:" 1174:" 1170:" 1167:" 1163:" 1160:" 1156:" 601:e 594:t 587:v 573:. 535:. 516:. 491:. 439:. 420:. 304:/ 300:/ 296:/ 294:k 292:/ 267:" 263:" 189:" 92:: 90:6

Index

Song
Rush
Moving Pictures
Genre
Progressive rock
hard rock
Label
Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Neil Peart
Geddy Lee
Alex Lifeson
Producer(s)
Terry Brown
"Red Barchetta"
YouTube
rock
Rush
Moving Pictures
short story

Road & Track
Neil Peart
West Virginia
Snakes & Arrows Tour
A sporty red two-seat convertible facing right at a mild three-quarter orientation to the viewer, parked in front of a light brown wall
Barchetta
Italian
[barˈketta]
k

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.