Bastille Day (song)

Bastille Day (song)

Infobox Song
Name = Bastille Day


SorA = album
Artist = Rush
Album = Caress of Steel
Released =
track_no = 1
Recorded =
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 4:37
Writer = Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart
Composer =
Label = Mercury Records
Producer = Rush & Terry Brown
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"Bastille Day" is the first song from Rush's third album "Caress of Steel". The music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and the lyrics were written by Neil Peart. It is about the storming of the Bastille in the French Revolution. Bastille Day was last played on the Moving Pictures Warm-Up Tour; however, it made a re-appearance on the "" CD and DVD as part of the instrumental "R30 Overture".


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