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It is based on the story of a telepathically-linked Romulus and Remus from Virgil’s Aeneid. It has no relation to the 1927 movie Metropolis.

Petrucci wrote it as a sort of fantasy epic, inspired by the likes of Y […]

Exactly what the song is about is not known, but spiritual enlightenment seems to be the major theme. During the Images and Words tour, the band dedicated the song to Arthur Ashe, the pioneering African-American […]

The record company wanted a song more geared towards radio play, so they specifically asked Dream Theater to write a more accessible song. The music was written in two days, and then John Petrucci and Charlie […]

► Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rapping (1979)

“Hold it now”

► Frank Zappa – Dancing Fool (1979)

“Wait A Minute”

► Public Enemy – Power To The People (1990)

“Come On”

The italian towards the end: […]

We decided to write a song about everything we’d been going through for the past three years – looking for a new singer, a new label & new management – just all the changes we made & all the frustrations we went […]

The owner of BearTracks Studios, where DT recorded Images and Words, was Jay Beckenstein of the band Spyro Gyra. He was asked to do a guest appearance on “Another Day” during the Images and Words recording ses […]

John wrote the song about his father’s struggle with cancer. John Sr. passed away in 1996, and “Take Away My Pain” was written about his death.

The song intentionally cuts off like that, because part of the song deals with how sudden death can be. The sudden ending of the song is just like an unexpected death of a person.

Another explanation is that it […]

The common explanation goes that it was inspired the questions raised by Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. Prince Hamlet swore vengeance on King Claudius for murdering his father, the former King, and then marrying his m […]

Meanstreak was an all-girl thrash metal band founded in 1985 by guitarists Rena Sands and Marlene Apuzzo. On bass was Lisa Diane Pace, Yael Devan was on drums and Bettina France on vocals. They released an album […]