The wheel sends us back to 1985 for Platinum Blonde’s “Crying Over You” — featuring a guest solo from Lerxst himself.
It hit #1 in Canada. It came from an album called Alien Shores. And about three seconds into Alex’s solo, Chaz hears something VERY familiar.
Did Alex Lifeson just “Beat It”?
Chaz hears Eddie Van Halen. Schatz calls bullshit. The actual “Beat It” gets dragged into evidence, the guitar solos go head-to-head, and a simple spin of the wheel becomes an entirely unnecessary investigation into whether Lerxst was tipping his hat to Eddie, ripping him off, or doing absolutely nothing of the sort.
It’s RushRash911.
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