Rush to Be Inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

From the RushConnect Newsletter:

RUSH will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at the gala held at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.

The 5 RUSH songs entering the Hall of Fame are Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio, Limelight, Closer to the Heart and Subdivisions. Which means Rush and their songs are joining the likes of Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi”, Burton Cummings/Randy Bachman “American Woman”, Leonard Cohen “Hallelujah”.

Interesting that they chose only those 5 songs. "Subdivisions" but not "Working Man?" "Closer to the Heart" and not "Cygnus X-1", "2112" or "Freewill" - truly masterpieces all, not that their five choices aren't masterpieces. I would think, though, that in a songwriters hall of fame, some of Rush's more beautifully-written songs would be chosen instead, such as Madrigal, The Trees, Tai Shan or Cinderella Man.

So now, hopefully, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction next? I mean, if Run-D.M.C. can get in, surely Rush can't be far behind. Right?