Rush - "Tom Sawyer" - If it was made in 1950!!

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Dive into a reimagined musical universe where Rush's iconic "Tom Sawyer" is transported back to the electrifying era of the 1950s! 🎸✨ Experience this progressive rock masterpiece as if it were crafted during the birth of rock and roll!
Imagine Neil Peart's intricate drum patterns reimagined with a driving rockabilly beat, Geddy Lee's soaring vocals transformed by the early rock and roll style, and Alex Lifeson's guitar riffs filtered through the lens of Chuck Berry-inspired licks[1][2]. From the infectious doo-wop harmonies to the raw energy of emerging rock and roll sounds, this is a unique musical time travel experience that bridges Rush's future with the musical innovations of the 1950s! 🔥
The 1950s were a pivotal time for musical revolution, with artists like Elvis Presley and Little Richard laying the groundwork for rock music. This reimagining captures that spirit of musical rebellion, transforming "Tom Sawyer" into a jukebox hit that would make teenagers dance at the local malt shop
Picture the synthesizer intro replaced by a honky-tonk piano, the complex time signatures simplified into a catchy 4/4 beat, and the philosophical lyrics adapted to reflect the teenage concerns of the 1950s. The result is a "Tom Sawyer" that's both familiar and refreshingly new, blending Rush's progressive spirit with the raw energy of early rock and roll
Don't forget to grab your leather jacket, hop in your hot rod, and cruise to the drive-in for more epic musical journeys through time! 🚗💨
#Rush #1950sMusic #MusicalTimeMachine #RockAndRollEra #RockHistory #MusicEvolution

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[@anachronistofer]

My AI will buy your AI

[@RS35cyl]

I sure hope Geddy and Alex hear this. I’m sure they would love it! 🎉

[@sarah2.017]

Sure wish Neil was here to hear it too, and also John Rutsey for that matter!

[@michaelsmith4832]

Being very familiar with this band, If they had heard this 15 or 20 years ago, Rush would have performed this version of the song live as a goof before going into the original. Would've also landed perfectly after Neil's big band drum solos.

[@kevinsturges6957]

Just the fact that you CAN do this makes it worth listening to.

[@Jazzified-FM]

I agree!!

[@nickmatoic9096]

WOW !! I love the jazzy sound such a great version of Tom Sawyer.

[@chrisbergmanniii59]

Too bad you misspelled the record cover...

[@williamlangan5902]

I’m sharing this with a few fellow Rush fans! I love it!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Please do! More to come!!

[@larrydavis1420]

As a huge fan of Rush and of ALL music, I think this is excellent! Great job!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thanks a lot! Feel free to buy us a coffee!!

[@MicahMicahel]

really? it's not even the melody. A. I. is replacing humans

[@somedude-tr1mj]

I like that it has a different melody, 'cause that totally fits in with "reimagined musical universe" mentioned in the description, and for some listeners, the swing and alternate lyrical rhythm of this tribute bring forward into sharper focus the poetry of the lyrics.

[@GrapeWallsOfIre]

FYI, you spelled Sawyer wrong in the pic.

[@deanbriss2]

I didn't catch it until I read your post.

[@daverudnick2153]

Keep clam and prufereed

[@colerf]

that was done that way on purpose, see the channel's other video titles

[@JRH6025]

THEY DID THAT TO GET ON YOUR NERVES

[@moxomcreativeadventures7722]

Omg.. I thought something was off

[@iluvj50]

From the album "In The Lee Small Hours."

[@OldManDave1960]

😂😂😂 THAT, my friend, is hilarious! Pure genius ❤

[@ytr3488]

​@@OldManDave1960bo it's not

[@zendisciple3737]

@@ytr3488 Bo Diddley?

[@davidbivens5375]

As much as I dislike this video I must admit your comment is epic!!! That is witty! That is human! Not this stupid AI cover!

[@jjryan1352]

@@davidbivens5375 sounds like they sampled Michael Buble

[@blitzdough]

I bet Neil would have enjoyed playing this version.

[@mrsta8541]

Fabulous. I dig Rush & big band so it's all good.

[@tnrodgers]

Wow. One’s the most driving rock songs ever written made into a 50s pop song. Impressive.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahaha

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Digging it!!!

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

I'd like to see Michael Bublé have a go at this tune.

[@1olddirtroad]

Yes!

[@HotelAVJobs]

I love the omission of the odd time signature(s)!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Of course!

[@davidwright3534]

This is actually brilliant.

[@Jazzified-FM]

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[@thetonetosser]

I can just see Vic Fontaine banging this one out on the holodeck.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Lol, i can see it

[@Ruprect44]

That was exactly my first thought hearing this too! RIP James. RIP Neil.

[@crusher0427]

I used his version of The Way You Look Tonight as my wedding song. My wife had no clue it was from DS9.

[@daverudnick2153]

I would actually pay good money to see a "big band" perform the music of Rush. I would particularly be interested to see their take on La Villa Strangiato.

[@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST]

It's been done. Kinda. Look up "exit stage right" and there's also a baroque tribute but it's a tough listen.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahaha buy us a coffee and we will do what we can!!

[@daverudnick2153]

@@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST Hard no on baroque, especially since Ritchie Blackmore switched to it.

[@MD-cn1nt]

Too bad they are no longer touring...they would totally have used this as their walk up song.

[@robothunter1035]

This Tom Sawyer sounds like one hep cat! Sha, sha, sha!

[@PatOD75]

He's a beatnik.

[@rogertayloRRR]

What is hep? I thought it was hip..

[@williamjarrell8475]

Ayn Rand played this record while sitting at her typewriter writing Atlas Shrugged.

[@Em-lq3vs]

Fortunately NP grew out of his youthful Ayn Rand delusion.

[@jesseMadoo]

Truly, she was a demon. Pure evil

[@RogerFusselman]

@@Em-lq3vshis Ayn Rand “delusion” enabled him to put Rush’s percussion and lyrics over the top. Without the Ayn Rand influence, “Anthem,” 2112, and “Tom Sawyer” would never have happened. I would read “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged” before commenting on their worth.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Too bad she was a wefare queen at the end of her life lol

[@jesseMadoo]

@@williamjarrell8475 Gee, comment got deleted for saying A** R*** was ev*l

[@shabanero7438]

Neil would have had a hell of a time trying to restrain himself to muddle through the drums in this version

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

This is live with Neil from the Burning for Buddy Tribute. (kidding of course, Neil could pull this is for one song, but not all night).

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahaha

[@JimmyJoeBillyBob-b5w]

Neil could pull off the swing. According to Ginger Baker Bonham and Mooney couldn't swing a paper bag.

[@March1966]

Did Neil use brushes on anything? Just curious.

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Ha, well done!

[@Nblem7]

From the album: Technicolor moving pictures

[@MajorSeventh]

Moving Kinescopes

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahaha

[@alanhope8971]

It’s misspelled on the album artwork and cover.

[@as48507]

This is the only reason I like A.I. as of now..

[@pumpichank]

Geddy Sinatra!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Pretty much!!! Lol!!

[@matthewclark9652]

Pat Boone should have done the remake from "In A Metal Mood"!!

[@brucesmith9144]

Too bad this wasn’t used for their Time Machine tour. Fact is it’s going to be the version as I go to a geriatric home 😆😂🤣

[@jotapecu]

I prefer this. Arrangements by Donald Fagen.

[@detroitbrians665]

Excellent! Great job! Neil would have loved this!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Wow, thanks!

[@conureron3792]

This instantly brought a wide grin to my face

[@Jazzified-FM]

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[@puppylove4506]

This will help me fall asleep tonight. Very soothing,

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thanks! More to come!

[@MajorSeventh]

Pat Boone should cover this and release it on a sequel album to "No More Mr. Nice Guy: In a Metal Mood".

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahaha

[@heartpath1]

Say “WER”!

[@ytsejam58]

This is awesome!!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Yeah!

[@RayEvans-j1q]

A rather catchy tune! Think I’ll purchase it on 45!

[@ppie14]

78

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahaha coming soon!

[@anachronistofer]

Tom "Saywer"? Say what? ;-)

[@Deuce_Allan]

Say wer? 😂😂😂

[@ayoung2112]

This will be played at my funeral. 😅

[@Jazzified-FM]

You got it!

[@HerveMendell]

Wow, this must have been made in the 40's! I didn't know that the Rush version was a cover.

[@RS35cyl]

Lol! 🎉

[@TheVaccineMachine]

Geddy sounds good

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahaha

[@scottreszek384]

So Sinatra So Rush So Awesome ❤❤❤

[@kineticdreamer]

I like to think Neil would approve as he was a fan of Ol'Blue Eyes.

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[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Proof any words will fit over a Tony Bennet song. There is no RUSH in this but for the words. There is a 7/4 part that would have been great for this swing tempo and instrumentation. Maybe using the riffs or over all song structure copyrights it.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Glad you like it

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

@@Jazzified-FM Thanks, I enjoyed the others, Vanna Halen, stitches....but something in my DNA gets a higher level of scrutiny. I was looking forward to a RUSH one.

[@Karibuoy]

Synth theme wouldv Been so take5 pergect here. And More drum fills....

[@bitewaxxtadpole]

It's so lazy

[@Saurles]

I remember when Van Halen did the song, "Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willian Now," and this song is even cooler than that.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahaha glad you like it

[@Deadbuck73]

I don’t know but it is very cool

[@macsnafu]

This is AI, right? So no actual human was forced to sing this! ;-)

[@boinknook]

Knowing Neil, he would have loved this. ☺️

[@davidbivens5375]

Neil would have hated it! AI is everything Peart couldn’t stand!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahaha i hope so!

[@deepermind4884]

It's very well done, but I wish the music was closer to the original, darker & dramatic, instead of sounding like a remake of "Accentuate the Positive".

[@timmiller1]

Yeah it kind of feels pointless to listen to this song without Peart’s drum part.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

I was imagining someone like Frankie Lymon singing this in higher register, for some reason, but as always, you hit a home run! Cue one of the Teenagers in the fade singing "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation" in a deep voice.

[@thatsnice99]

AI does wonders

[@brianprentiss]

what the actual f$%k?! i'm dying. 😂

[@Jazzified-FM]

Lol, more to come, stay tuned!!

[@bryanhayes2461]

This is going in my Fallout game right away!!

[@Jazzified-FM]

You got it! Buy us a coffee if you can! Thanks!

[@GD-lu9zo]

And it’s “Sawyer.”

[@lysanderofsparta3708]

Fellow Canadian Michael Buble should do this version.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Oh wow, good call!

[@johnmiller4553]

THATS WAS SO GREAT 🤙🤙🤣🤣🤣 🤘🤘🤘 R.I.P NEIL PEART 😇🤘 R.I.P. RUSH 😇😇😇🤘🤘🤘

[@Jazzified-FM]

RIP!!

[@drum_corps_encyclopedia]

Please for the love of God someone make sure Geddy and Alex see this and laugh their asses off!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahaha!!!

[@OBGynKenobi]

I feel like buying smoking jacket and pipe now.

[@RS35cyl]

As a devout Rush fan, I absolutely love this! Thanks!🎉

[@davidbivens5375]

As a devout and lifelong Rush fan, this makes me want to vomit!

[@RS35cyl]

@ Lol! I’ll bet you do not like Tai Shan. I like diversity 🎉

[@davidbivens5375]

@ well you are correct on that one!!! Ha!!! Yes that is a stinky egg. But the rest of “Hold Your Fire” Is absolutely excellent!!!! Well said! Nice play!!

[@Jazzified-FM]

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[@davidbivens5375]

@@RS35cylAfter waking up and re reading your comment I now wish that Jazzified FM would have selected “Tai Shan” Now that would have been classy! That would have been a good call. To me “Tom Sawyer” is such a rock masterpiece that AI just messes it all up. Neil’s drum part on “Tom Sawyer” borderlines on the sacred.

[@bluwng]

Was this done by AI? Amazing what it can do.

[@peternicholas2393]

"Saywer?"

[@leifcatt]

The river . . . . .

[@Jazzified-FM]

Ok!!

[@CharlesWilliams-jf2nb]

Whoever made this video cannot spell It is Sawyer, not Saywer.

[@andypalin3287]

Cool Version! 🤪

[@Jazzified-FM]

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[@johnfeeley7094]

Let's hear some Joe Jackson!🎹

[@Jazzified-FM]

I can make that happen...buy us a coffee and stay tuned for more free magic

[@zendisciple3737]

Like a lot of these tracks, the music has almost no resemblance to the actual song, and the melody is rather non-descript. It's basically a so-so jazz track with the lyrics from Tom Sawyer added on top. The concept is OK, but the execution is disappointing. That said it has a couple of amusing moments, but still.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@zendisciple3737]

@@Jazzified-FM I hope you can take my comment as constructive criticism. If there was much more resemblance musically and melodically to Tom Sawyer the concept would work much better.

[@davidbivens5375]

Total crap!

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé’s cover of “Black Hole Sun” sounds closer to the kind of thing you’re looking for.

[@jamesj6597]

You're looking for Post Modern Juke Box.

[@vandoesselaerewillem9744]

Makes me think of the Bioshock games ..........

[@Jazzified-FM]

Good call!!

[@paulwilkinson8308]

Who’s Tom Saywer?

[@Jazzified-FM]

Lol

[@LebanonBologna40]

I may finally be able to understand the lyrics now 😂

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahaha!!

[@bryanwoodward7687]

That is funny… too cool…

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thanks so much, subscribe for more tunes

[@charltonrowe4161]

If this was available back when they were touring this would have been their lights on song. I can just see it. Credits to to all their crew and video work rolling, this song playing and Alex in his fat suit just trashing a kitchen as he’s throwing a bunch of stuff into a blender to make a mixed drink. 😂

[@enriquecampos8022]

Nice 😂. Do you use some IA?

[@freddiejupiter442]

Yes, but the backward kind.

[@joesmith8398]

I hate AI. By the way who's Tom Say-wer 🤔

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahahahaha!!!

[@dpall38]

Needs more Gene Krupa drums.

[@Jazzified-FM]

What a legend!

[@chrissullivan5752]

Who’s that crazy cat on the skins. Man. !

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahaha

[@mootbooxle]

It’s almost great…I can definitely see the potential, just needs a little more polish. If it actually had an adaptation of the synth melody part, that would seal the deal!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Oh definitely

[@chavruta2000]

Saywer?

[@gavinsheridan4680]

Any chance of some Pearl Jam?

[@Jazzified-FM]

I can make that happen, buy us a coffee, wink wink, and we will do it!!

[@menom7]

LMAO!!! OMG..........I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AT THIS ONE!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Jazzified-FM]

Glad you like it!

[@1olddirtroad]

This is Brilliant!

[@ottonormalverbrauch3794]

It's far from brilliant, if you ask me.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Why?

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hey thanks! Feel free to buy us a coffee and hit subscribe!!

[@ottonormalverbrauch3794]

@Jazzified-FM It's not brilliant because musically it is so far from the structure and finesse of the original. Listen to 'Wonderwall - Mike Flower Pops' to get an idea of how to do it 'brilliantly'...and that without AI. Just my two cents..

[@Agg1E91]

What version is this??? Where're those famous sax and trombone solos? This must have been the radio version, edited for time...

[@davidbivens5375]

I am here to stand up for the humans. This AI is BS! Who’s with me?

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thanks, Happy you enjoyed it!!

[@davidbivens5375]

⁠@@Jazzified-FMthx for liking my comment! I appreciate it! Neil Peart had genius on multiple levels. He was someone who could really think things through. He also cared deeply for people. I just don’t like to see him trivialized like this. It doesn’t get to the heart of the matter.

[@cmonster67]

I'm imagining a girl trio singing in the background.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahahaha oh yeah!

[@toddgreen9467]

Hilarious! We’ll done

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thank you so much, more to come!

[@dogman5680]

Good fun…but it’s just lyrics. The challenge would be to retain enough of the melody and chords(arrangement) to twist your ear. This isn’t even a good melody! I think Ai can be told to do better!

[@Jazzified-FM]

No way, we tried to be more original

[@dogman5680]

@ more original than rush?… By using software to make it sound like it was recorded 85 years ago? Are you sure that original is the word you wanted to use?

[@ravenslaves]

I _always_ *hated* this song! ....until *now* that is! Swing, baby, swing....

[@Jazzified-FM]

Good ol swing!

[@sogggyyy]

Nope

[@Jazzified-FM]

Yep

[@sogggyyy]

Double Nope

[@graemeanderson-n9g]

that was cool...i wonder what 'spirit of radio' would sound like?

[@davidbivens5375]

Let me venture to guess that it would sound stupid.

[@SeventySix101-d4w]

was this the original song?

[@gianniconti69]

Yes ...Rush covered it in the the early 80's

[@visaman]

This has strong Steve Lawrence vibe. It just needs a tweek to add Eydie Gormé to the mix.

[@deanbriss2]

Or Merman.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Wow. Good call!

[@katkarsunit]

Awesome

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thanks!

[@bootigwa626]

Ridiculous

[@Jazzified-FM]

Glad you like it lol

[@pmxevious]

Say wer 😂

[@jjryan1352]

1950s but sounds like Buble 😩

[@Jazzified-FM]

Hahaha

[@philf4086]

Good one! But your animated record cover has a typo.

[@Jazzified-FM]

Thanks!

[@GD-lu9zo]

Sacrilege.

[@davidbivens5375]

Well said! It really is! It is so tasteless. Should be taken down for Neil’s basic integrity and goodwill.

[@MochaDaisy8645]

Why couldn’t Michael Bublé do a version like this?

[@Jazzified-FM]

Good question

[@MochaDaisy8645]

I figure why the heck not? He’s also Canadian 🇨🇦

[@jerrymckenzie1858]

Very cool. The only thing missing is the iconic riff.

[@davidbivens5375]

The iconic riff and some class!

[@Jazzified-FM]

Wouldnt have been orginal though!

[@samiam5557]

So much better than the ROCK version!

[@cliffraeder3049]

Thanks! I hate it.

[@davidbivens5375]

It’s the worst! Not the wurst with Rush mustard but just the worst as in tasteless. Show some respect for Neil!