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    Posted: October 05 2007 at 07:43
I've just been reading about Ronnie Hazlehurst and how the theme tune to "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" spells out the show's title in Morse code. The article also states this
 
"Other pieces of famous music use the same Morse code trick.

Barrington Pheloung hid such messages in his music for, rather aptly, ITV's Inspector Morse. He included names that either revealed the killer or threw people off the scent. There are also theories about music by artists such as Rush and Roger Waters. "

Anyone know anything about this?
 
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Yes, I've heard that if you play any Rush album backwards it comes out as listenable music Wink
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Originally posted by Gog/Magog Gog/Magog wrote:

Yes, I've heard that if you play any Rush album backwards it comes out as listenable music Wink
That's just a testament to their brilliance: even played backwards it's listenable.
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YYZ is supposedly named after the Morse code beat of the drumming from the intro.
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nope ,it's named after the international airport code for Toronto. Other way round is possible though...
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 09:02
Yeah, the intro which is played on a choked triangle is morse code for "YYZ". But Angelo is right, the song is named after the airport...
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YYZ =   -.--   -.--   --..

Listen close and you can hear it in the song.  Although I think Neil inserts another note between 'letters'.
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 11:03
So, there ARE lyrics to that song...
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Morse code in prog. Good one. All that springs to mind is the ...---... S.O.S signal throughout Hawkwind's "Spirit of the Age".
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Points: 1589 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 11:56
 
Rest In Peace Sir Ronnie. Your music will never be forgotten
 
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Originally posted by emdiar emdiar wrote:

Morse code in prog. Good one. All that springs to mind is the ...---... S.O.S signal throughout Hawkwind's "Spirit of the Age".
 
Watchtower also used the s.o.s. in their song Mayday in Kiev on Control and Resistance.
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I'm pretty sure, the Code YYZ is that of the Toronto Airport, Home of RUSH!!!!!
You're right guys!


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Originally posted by Melisma Melisma wrote:

I'm pretty sure, the Code YYZ is that of the Toronto Airport, Home of RUSH!!!!!
That's right! All three of 'em were born right there on the terminal!
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Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Originally posted by Melisma Melisma wrote:

I'm pretty sure, the Code YYZ is that of the Toronto Airport, Home of RUSH!!!!!
That's right! All three of 'em were born right there on the terminal!
 
Do they still live at the airport?  For some reason, I would have expected the guys in Rush to have a little more money than to have to sleep at the airport.  I hope they can at least afford boxes.  Tongue
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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Originally posted by Melisma Melisma wrote:

I'm pretty sure, the Code YYZ is that of the Toronto Airport, Home of RUSH!!!!!
That's right! All three of 'em were born right there on the terminal!
 
Do they still live at the airport?  For some reason, I would have expected the guys in Rush to have a little more money than to have to sleep at the airport.  I hope they can at least afford boxes.  Tongue

They have money because they sleep at the airport.
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Originally posted by Yukorin Yukorin wrote:

 
Rest In Peace Sir Ronnie. Your music will never be forgotten

 



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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Originally posted by Melisma Melisma wrote:

I'm pretty sure, the Code YYZ is that of the Toronto Airport, Home of RUSH!!!!!
That's right! All three of 'em were born right there on the terminal!
 
Do they still live at the airport?  For some reason, I would have expected the guys in Rush to have a little more money than to have to sleep at the airport.  I hope they can at least afford boxes.  Tongue

They have money because they sleep at the airport.
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Rest In Peace Sir Ronnie. Your music will never be forgotten



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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 19:31
Originally posted by Melisma Melisma wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Originally posted by Melisma Melisma wrote:

I'm pretty sure, the Code YYZ is that of the Toronto Airport, Home of RUSH!!!!!
That's right! All three of 'em were born right there on the terminal!
 
Do they still live at the airport?  For some reason, I would have expected the guys in Rush to have a little more money than to have to sleep at the airport.  I hope they can at least afford boxes.  Tongue

They have money because they sleep at the airport.
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