10 Perfect Rock Songs Written At The Last Second

10. YYZ - Rush

As Rush made their way into the '80s, they seemed to finally chill out on some of the longer songs. Though tracks off of Moving Pictures like the Camera Eye still had that old school progressive bent to it by taking you on a journey, the draw was more geared towards songs like Tom Sawyer, taking the same prog aesthetic and putting it in a more palatable package. So for all of the hits that they may have gotten out of this record, how did one of the most beloved songs come from just a goofy instrumental?

When the band would come back home to Toronto Airport while on tour, the rhythm of the Morse Code ended up sticking with Neil Peart, who started jamming on that rhythm one day while Geddy Lee was still warming up his fingers on bass. Originally starting off as just a simple drum and bass jam session, the riffs on here were too good to just spend on noodling, with Alex Lifeson doubling Geddy's lines throughout the song and putting in different extensions as well, like his Eastern inspired guitar solo and reggae scratches happening throughout the breakdown.

For all of the hooks that they cram into one song, there's no real way to call this a pop hit by any stretch. A lot of songs have to spend years to find just the right mix, but this kind of jamming among friends is about as pure as you can get in the world of rock.