10 Weirdest Rock Songs Ever Made

10. Xanadu - Rush

Throughout the '70s, rock always had a fascination with the fantastical side of literature. Look no further than any casual Led Zeppelin song, with the worship of JRR Tolkien's work being front and center of songs like Ramble On. That's just for the entry level though...the real storytellers are the ones who write their own fantasy worlds.

During the dawn of the prog rock revolution, Rush were the first of their kind to venture out into massive song lengths on tracks like 2112 and the Fountain of Lamneth. Those were just the ice breakers for Xanadu though, which runs about 11 minutes telling the story of a man's journey through the valleys searching for the lost Xanadu. This kind of the thing would normally be standard for prog rock, but the language is a little too flowery to take seriously, culminating in Geddy Lee talking about dining on honeydew and drinking the milk of paradise.

It's not like this kind of thing wasn't treated as a bit of a joke in its day either, with fans coming to Rush shows in droves with the same prose on their banners. While a lot of artists manage to take a few weird detours with the rock opera, this is what you get when you tell Neil Peart that he doesn't have any parameters to work around anymore.