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- ↑ Songfacts. "A Farewell to Kings by Rush - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
- ↑ Geddy, Lee; Alex, Lifeson; Neil, Peart; Rush (3 December 2007). "A Farewell To Kings". Musicnotes.com.
- ↑ "The real story behind how Rush made A Farewell to Kings". 14 November 2017.
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- ↑ "All 167 Rush Songs Ranked Worst to Best". ultimateclassicrock.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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