For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of songs about magic. (Fitting for a fantasy author.)
X is for “Xanadu” by the Canadian rock group Rush. The song was written by drummer/lyricist Neil Peart for their 1977 album A Farewell to Kings (their fifth studio album). It is 11 minutes and 8 seconds long with the first five minutes being instrumental.
The song was never released as a single. It is about searching for a place called “Xanadu” where the narrator will be granted immortality. He succeeds in his quest and a thousand years pass, leaving him a “mad immortal man.” Sound magical to me.
Previous A to Z Challenge Posts
A is for Abracadabra
B is for Black Magic Woman
C is for Could it be Magic
D is for Do you Believe in Magic
E is for Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
F is for Five Magics
G is for Gwen Stefani (The Magic’s in the Makeup)
H is for Honky Tonk Magic
I is for I Put a Spell on You
J is for Justin Timberlake (Love Sex Magic)
K is for Katy Perry (Dark Horse)
L is for Love Potion No. 9
M is for Magic (by Pilot, The Cars & Coldplay)
N is for Neon Magic
O is for Olivia Newton-John (Magic)
P is for Puff the Magic Dragon
Q is for Queen (A Kind of Magic)
R is for Ramble On
S is for Strange Magic
T is for This Magic Moment
U is for Under Your Spell
V is for Van Halen (Me Wise Magic)
W is for Witchcraft
Into Another World 
I’m sorry, but when I think of songs called “Xanadu,” my mind goes immediately to Olivia Newton-John and ELO. But that song is such a part of my youth (especially since my cousin owned the LP and adored it), it’s hard to think of other “Xanadu” songs. But there’s a Rush song, is there? OK! 🙂
But why go for the expected….plus I had already done a song from Olivia Newton John/Xanadu as my Letter O.