Xanadu (film) actual order in the film: The plot of the 1947 film "Down to Earth" was used as the basis for "Xanadu". In the film, Rita Hayworth played Terpsichore, opposite male lead Larry Parks, who played a producer of stage plays. The film was originally conceived as a relatively low-budget roller disco picture. As a number of prominent, A-list performers joined the production, it evolved into a much larger project, while retaining rollerskating as a recurring theme, especially in the final scenes of the club's opening night. Earlier versions of the story established that Sonny was the artist who created the
Xanadu (Rush song) was performed as part of a medley during the tour in 2004. However, for the R40 Live Tour in 2015, the band played the entire song with the rhythm guitar included. "Rolling Stone" magazine readers polled on the top 10 Rush songs of all time voted Xanadu as number six. Xanadu (Rush song) "Xanadu" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush from their 1977 album "A Farewell to Kings". It is approximately eleven minutes long, beginning with a five-minute-long instrumental section before transitioning to a narrative written by Neil Peart, which in turn was inspired by the Samuel