Oct. 29, 19781 viewer16.4K views
La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise in Self-Indulgence) Lyrics
[Instrumental]
Includes:
I. Buenas Noches, Mein Froinds! (0:00-0:26)
II. To sleep, perchance to dream... (0:27-1:59)
III. Strangiato Theme (2:00-3:15)
IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland (3:16-5:48)
V. Monsters! (5:49-6:09)
VI: The Ghost of the Aragon (6:10–6:44)
VII. Danforth and Pape (6:45-7:25)
VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves (7:26-7:51)
IX. Never turn your back on a Monster! (7:52-8:02)
X. Monsters! (Reprise) (8:03-8:16)
XI. Strangiato Theme (Reprise) (8:17-9:20)
XII. A Farewell to Things (9:20-9:37)
Includes:
I. Buenas Noches, Mein Froinds! (0:00-0:26)
II. To sleep, perchance to dream... (0:27-1:59)
III. Strangiato Theme (2:00-3:15)
IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland (3:16-5:48)
V. Monsters! (5:49-6:09)
VI: The Ghost of the Aragon (6:10–6:44)
VII. Danforth and Pape (6:45-7:25)
VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves (7:26-7:51)
IX. Never turn your back on a Monster! (7:52-8:02)
X. Monsters! (Reprise) (8:03-8:16)
XI. Strangiato Theme (Reprise) (8:17-9:20)
XII. A Farewell to Things (9:20-9:37)
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Genius Annotation
“La Villa Strangiato” (Weird City), on Rush’s 1978 album Hemispheres, is Rush’s first instrumental track, serving as the final 9:37 of the album. Despite the fact that the song is an instrumental, the events that are hinted at in each section title are based on the events of a dream that guitarist Alex Lifeson once had. The titles are not officially listed in the liner notes, but are the band’s working titles for each of the movements of the song.
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- 2.Working Man
- 3.Fly by Night
- 4.Anthem
- 5.Bastille Day
- 11.The Trees
- 12.La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise in Self-Indulgence)
- 13.Freewill
- 15.Tom Sawyer
- 16.Red Barchetta
- 17.Limelight
- 19.Subdivisions
- 20.New World Man
- 22.Red Sector A
- 23.The Big Money
- 25.Force Ten
- 26.Time Stand Still
- 28.Show Don’t Tell
Credits
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Written By
Drums
Bass
Guitar
Recorded At
Rockfield Studios, Wales, UK
Release Date
October 29, 1978
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