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     For the airport YYZ, see Toronto Pearson International Airport. “YYZ” is an instrumental rock piece by Canadian rock band Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures. Following its initial release, it became one of the band’s most popular pieces and has been a staple of the band’s live performances. It appears on all live concert video recordings following its release (except where it was performed during that show, but omitted from the DVD, and “Exit...Stage Left” concert DVD, where the song is not performed live, but rather used as a backdrop during a brief talk set by the band.) On both the live album Exit...Stage Left (1981), and the concert video recording A Show of Hands’‘ (1989), a version of the track is played with drummer Neil... Read on...