Limelight

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"Limelight" is a popular progressive rock song by the Canadian band Rush, known for its introspective lyrics about fame and its intricate guitar work.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Limelight canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Moving Pictures ⓘ
artist Rush ⓘ
composer Alex Lifeson ⓘ
Geddy Lee ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
drummer Neil Peart ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
genre hard rock ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
guitarist Alex Lifeson ⓘ
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
hasEra early 1980s rock ⓘ
hasGuitarStyle melodic rock soloing ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme alienation ⓘ
celebrity ⓘ
fame ⓘ
privacy ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature complex time changes ⓘ
guitar solo ⓘ
intricate guitar work ⓘ
hasNotableLine "I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend" ⓘ
"Living in the limelight, the universal dream" ⓘ
hasSubject the cost of success ⓘ
the pressures of public attention ⓘ
isPopularSong true ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Rush ⓘ
isStapleOfLiveShows Rush concerts ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Geddy Lee ⓘ
lyricist Neil Peart ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy Rush ⓘ
partOfAlbum Moving Pictures ⓘ
performedByMember Alex Lifeson ⓘ
Geddy Lee ⓘ
Neil Peart ⓘ
performer Rush ⓘ
producer Rush ⓘ
Terry Brown ⓘ
recordLabel Anthem Records ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rush → notableSong → Limelight ⓘ
Drums and Wires → hasPart → Limelight ⓘ
Moving Pictures → hasPart → Limelight ⓘ
Moving Pictures → notableTrack → Limelight ⓘ