Tom Sawyer
Song by Alex Lifeson and Geddy LeeWikipedia
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Sep 18, 2026
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
He said, you're a drummer.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
You're going to love Tom Sawyer.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
And he brought it to me.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
He bought it and brought it to me as a gift.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
And all I needed was the first song I put in.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
And I heard Tom Sawyer.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
I'm like, I've just discovered my new favorite band.
Kevin WilliamsGUEST
And that was all I needed.
JenHOST
live.
JenHOST
And just one last thing I wanted to ask you, have you ever played the infamous drum solo from Tom Sawyer? The...
JayHOST
I mean, I could play it in my head and pretend that I can play it verbatim, but I have a great appreciation of Neil Peart and what he does.
JayHOST
But at the time when he was playing, my opinion was there's only one neil peart in the world and i'm not him and i was you know i would graciously decline you know can you play any rush can you play any rush sorry man there's only one neil peart in the world and he's not sitting on this stage right now sorry like we just you know yeah it's it was not really in my wheelhouse right
Becca JohnsonPANELIST
Yeah, yeah.
Trey DornHOST
Well, today Tom Sawyer gets high on you.
Trey DornHOST
Um-
Gen ProckPANELIST
[laughs]
Dan WoodardHOST
And, like, actually I saw, uh, I think it was, um, yeah, it was with, it was with, um, Rush.
Dan WoodardHOST
I think it was Rick Beato talking to Geddy Lee about when they recorded Tom Sawyer.
Dan WoodardHOST
The recording process for that song was super irritating and they almost ditched it.
Carl Carter FansteelHOST
[laughs]
JasonHOST
We've done rush before, but it's been like three years.
JasonHOST
We did, uh, the ever so famous Tom Sawyer.
JasonHOST
Yeah,
speaker_1HOST
this one's
JasonHOST
I can, I can agree to disagree just because I'm a drummer.
JasonHOST
Oh, okay.
JasonHOST
And, uh, Tom Sawyer drums are,
speaker_1HOST
uh, the, the breakdown part is iconic.
Patrick O'DowdHOST
Those drum solos, you know, most people.
Patrick O'DowdHOST
Tom Sawyer isn't Tom Sawyer without that drum solo in the middle of the fucking song.
Patrick O'DowdHOST
Like it's just not.
Patrick O'DowdHOST
And there was a lot of concern and consternation from the fans when they were going to go back on tour tour with, and again, I'm going to forget her name.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Hold the compressions.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
Modern day warrior named Tom Sawyer.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
He floated down a river on a raft with a black guy.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
Hold on.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
Stop.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
Those aren't the right lyrics, fat ass.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
Tom Sawyer built a raft and floated down a river with a black guy.
Kenny LeeVOICE_ACTOR
I read the book.
Dallas Toler-WadeGUEST
Maybe eight years old.
Dallas Toler-WadeGUEST
Anyways, my big brag, I've said this a thousand times in interviews, I played Tom Sawyer on the drums at my fourth grade talent show.
Dallas Toler-WadeGUEST
That's insane.
Dallas Toler-WadeGUEST
That's all I ever did.
Corey MorissetteCORRESPONDENT
2112 and no one will see.
Corey MorissetteCORRESPONDENT
I've got a Tom Sawyer that's perfection.
Corey MorissetteCORRESPONDENT
No one will see it.
Eric HynesGUEST
Yeah.
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
Well, you know, it's interesting.
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
The other day I was talking about the Oberheim OBX that was responsible for the sound on Tom Sawyer, so maybe we'll use that as a springboard.
Ben RogersHOST
Yep, there you have it.
Ben RogersHOST
There it is.
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