Nobody's Hero
"Nobody's Hero" | ||||
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Single by Rush | ||||
from the album Counterparts | ||||
Released | April 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 4:54 | |||
Label | Anthem (Canada) Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Peart (lyrics), Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson (music) | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Collins, Rush | |||
Rush singles chronology | ||||
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"Nobody's Hero" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, released as the third single from their 1993 album Counterparts.[1] The first verse deals with the AIDS-related death of a gay man named Ellis Booth, a friend of Neil Peart when Peart lived in London. After the chorus, the second verse speaks of a girl who was murdered in Peart's hometown, Port Dalhousie and was the daughter of a family friend, as remembered by Peart in Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me! The girl is rumoured to have been Kristen French, one of Paul Bernardo's victims.[2]
It inspired the title for the paper Nobody's Hero: On Equal Protection, Homosexuality, and National Security published in The George Washington Law Review.[3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Nobody's Hero" | Neil Peart | Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson | 4:54 |
Personnel[]
- Geddy Lee – Synthesizer, bass, lead vocals
- Alex Lifeson – Acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
- Neil Peart – Drums
- Michael Kamen – String arrangements & conducting
See also[]
- List of Rush songs
References[]
- ^ "Nobody's Hero by Rush". songfacts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Defnael, Aka (2015-12-05). CAMION BLANC: RUSH Archive (in French). CAMION BLANC. ISBN 9782357797758.
- ^ "Nobody's Hero: On Equal Protection, Homosexuality, and National Security". The George Washington Law Review. 62. 1993–1994.
Categories:
- 1993 songs
- 1994 singles
- 1990s ballads
- Rush (band) songs
- Rock ballads
- LGBT-related songs
- Songs in memory of deceased persons
- Songs written by Neil Peart
- Songs written by Geddy Lee
- Songs written by Alex Lifeson
- Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer)
- 1990s rock song stubs