No Judging Rush but

[ctbass]

I was watching a Sunday football game when VISA commercial comes. I hear a catchy little riff behind the running video of mindless advertising. It sounds hauntingly familiar. I think I recognize it...but no, it couldn't be, but yes it is.....

An elevator version of La Villa Stangiato!!! Anyone else see this commercial??

[VanillaO]

Yup. Although I always assumed the riff was ripped off some jazz or whatever piece from way back?

[fourstringdrums]

I heard La Villa in an old Looney Tunes cartoon so it has to be based off an old jazz tune or something.

[Dean N]

Yes, that tune is an old song that was used in an old cartoon. I don't recall the name of it, but, ironically, it was Rush that borrowed it. Doesn't happen a lot in their stuff, but there's an example.

I think there's a borrowed bit in Superconductor, too - but I could be totally wrong there.

[ctbass]

As Johnny Carson said, "I did not know that." Interesting. Thanks for learning me something new.

[BassGod]

Rush lifted it from a song by Raymond Scott called Powerhouse. They paid the royalties to use it too.

Graeme

[GhostLobby]

Thought you were talking about the pill head. Oh.... my bad.