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"Nobody's Hero" 
Single by Rush from the album Counterparts Released 1994 Recorded 1993 Genre Progressive rock Length 4:54 Label Anthem Records (Canada)
Atlantic RecordsWriter(s) Neil Peart (lyrics) Producer Peter Collins and Rush "Nobody's Hero" is a song by Canadian prog-rock band Rush from their album Counterparts.[1] The first stanza deals with the AIDS-related death of a homosexual man named Ellis, a friend of Neil Peart when Peart lived in London. After the chorus, the second stanza speaks of a girl who was murdered in Peart's hometown, Port Dalhousie. The girl is rumoured to have been Kristen French, one of Paul Bernardo's victims.[citation needed] The song charted number three on the U.S. mainstream rock chart.
A music video was made for the song.[2]
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Nobody's Hero" Neil Peart Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 4:54 Personnel
- Geddy Lee - Synthesizer, Bass, Vocals
- Alex Lifeson - Acoustic & electric guitars, Vocals
- Neil Peart - Drums
- Michael Kamen – String arrangements and conducting
References
- ^ "Nobody's Hero by Rush". songfacts.com. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3459. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzlDGao2fRw&feature=channel
External links
Categories:- 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
- 1990s rock song stubs
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