WCSX Classic Cuts : Working Man
WCSX Classic Cuts
Rush: “Working Man”
The Hook: This one really goes way, way back.
Album: Rush
Year: 1974
Writers: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Stats: Not released as a single, but a fan and rock radio favorite throughout their entire career.
Background: “Working Man” dates back to the earliest days of Rush and became a radio track off their self-titled debut album. In fact singer-bassist Geddy Lee says he and Alex Lifeson were still in their teens when they wrote it.
Rush singer and bassist Geddy Lee says heand Alex Lifeson wrote “Working Man” while still in their teens. OC:…of impact. :30
”I think we were out of high school, but it was a long, long time ago. [We] definitely played it around the bars for many years before it ever got recorded. It was a favorite in the pubs and it wasn’t really until the record got released that we realized what a favorite it was becoming, because for some reason that song just connected. Even today, people come up to me and want to hear that song and they love that song. And it was probably the song that breaking us in the United States, the way it connected, and when it did get on the radio, it had a lot of impact.”
