Editing Geddy Lee (section)

==Side projects==
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Rush#Geddy Lee}}
The bulk of Lee's work in music has been with Rush (see [[Rush discography]]). However, Lee has also contributed to a body of work outside of his involvement with the band through guest appearances and album production. In 1980, Lee was brought in to produce Toronto-based band [[Wireless (band)|Wireless]] who had previously opened up for Rush and were on the verge of breaking up. With Lee at the helm, the group recorded their third and final album, ''No Static'', released on Rush's label, [[Anthem Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2679:wireless-no-static&catid=910:cd-reviews&Itemid=121|title=CD Reviews: Wireless - 'No Static'|date=August 29, 2012|website=Rocktopia|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=July 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722004231/https://www.rocktopia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2679:wireless-no-static&catid=910:cd-reviews&Itemid=121|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1981, Lee was the featured guest for the hit song "[[Take Off (Bob and Doug McKenzie song)|Take Off]]" and its included comedic commentary with [[Bob and Doug McKenzie]] (played by [[Rick Moranis]] and [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], respectively) for the McKenzie Brothers' comedy album ''[[The Great White North (album)|Great White North]]'', which was released on Rush's [[Anthem Records|Anthem]] label. While Rush has had great success selling albums, "Take Off" is the highest-charting single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] of Lee's career.<ref>{{Cite Radio|date=Nov 20, 2023|title=Geddy Lee's highest charting song is NOT a Rush song|url=https://1063thefox.com/kahuna/geddy-lees-highest-charting-single-is-not-a-rush-song/}}</ref>

In 1982, Lee produced the first (and only) album from Toronto's new wave band [[Boys Brigade (band)|Boys Brigade]]. On the 1985 album ''[[We Are the World (album)|We Are the World]]'', by humanitarian consortium [[USA for Africa]], Lee recorded guest vocals for the song "[[Tears Are Not Enough]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musiccanada.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/tears-are-not-enough-by-northern-lights/|title="Tears Are Not Enough" by Northern Lights|date=May 30, 2011|website=musiccanada.wordpress.com|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> Lee sang "[[O Canada]]", the Canadian national anthem,  at Baltimore's [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Camden Yards]] for the [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Geddy Lee: rock star and baseball fan|newspaper=The Sporting News|date=April 13, 2007|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=196912|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002140210/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=196912|archive-date=October 2, 2007}}</ref>

Another version of "O Canada", with a rock arrangement, was recorded by Lee and Lifeson for the 1999 film soundtrack ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut]]''.<ref name="ref2112">{{Cite web|title=Virtual Songs – Side Projects|url=http://www.2112.net/sphere/virtualsongs/side.htm|publisher=2112.net|access-date=April 26, 2012}}</ref>

Lee also plays bass on Canadian rock band [[I Mother Earth]]'s track "Good for Sule", which is featured on the group's 1999 album ''[[Blue Green Orange]]''.<ref name="ref2112" />

Along with his bandmates, Lee was a guest musician on the [[Max Webster]] song "Battle Scar", from the 1980 album ''[[Universal Juveniles]]''.<ref name="ref2112" />

Lee appeared in [[Broken Social Scene]]'s music video for their 2006 single "Fire Eye'd Boy", judging the band while performing various musical tasks. In 2006, Lee joined Lifeson's [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]], the [[Big Dirty Band]], to provide songs accompanying ''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Movie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Film, Television And Video Cameos|url=http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/main/Videocameos.htm|publisher=2112.net|access-date=April 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319100506/http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/main/Videocameos.htm|archive-date=March 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017, Lee performed in place of late bassist [[Chris Squire]] with [[Yes (band)|Yes]] during the band's [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction, playing bass for the song "[[Roundabout (Yes song)|Roundabout]]."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWqMX854V8o | title=Yes - Roundabout (Live at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017 induction ceremony) - remastered audio - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] | date=February 10, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-NsnlPc54| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430173904/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-NsnlPc54&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2017-04-30 | url-status=dead|title=Yes Roundabout with Geddy Lee on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017|last=Cal Vid|date=April 29, 2017|access-date=September 17, 2018|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

In 2018, Lee published ''Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass'', which highlights his collection of over 250 basses along with interviews with some of the leading bass players and bass technicians.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In 2020, Lee provided guest vocals to an all-star Canadian rendition of the late [[Bill Withers]] song "[[Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]" during the TV special ''[[Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble]]'', a Canadian benefit performance simulcast by every major television network in Canada as a benefit for [[Food Banks Canada]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/canada-lean-on-me-bill-withers-tribute-990242/|title=Justin Bieber, Geddy Lee and More Sing 'Lean on Me' in Bill Withers Tribute|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=April 27, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 24th-greatest bassist of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-02 |title=Geddy Lee |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-bassists-of-all-time-13565/geddy-lee-13593/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In September 2021, [[Barenaked Ladies]] frontman [[Ed Robertson]] revealed that he was working on a "secret project" with Lee,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/barenaked-ladies-are-working-on-a-secret-project-with-geddy-lee|title=Barenaked Ladies are working on a "secret project" with Geddy Lee|last=Scarlett|first=Elizabeth|date=September 8, 2021|publisher=[[Louder Sound]]|accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref> which turned out to be callouts for a subsequent Rush pinball machine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/pinball-wizard-bnl-s-ed-robertson-on-how-his-obsession-inspired-rush-arcade-game/article_eb8d7042-6e09-5cd5-a3a3-c62883c43e90.html|title=Pinball Wizard: BNL's Ed Robertson on how his obsession inspired Rush arcade game|last=Friend|first=David|date=February 23, 2022|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref>

In 2022, he appeared as a [[Guest appearance|guest star]] playing Thomas Sawyer on the acclaimed long-running [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] period drama [[Murdoch Mysteries]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RUSH's GEDDY LEE Plays Carriage Driver Named TOM SAWYER In 'Murdoch Mysteries' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-geddy-lee-plays-carriage-driver-named-tom-sawyer-in-murdoch-mysteries/ |website=blabermouth.net |date=March 17, 2022 |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>

In November 2023, Lee published an [[autobiography]] titled ''My Effin' Life''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Axelrod |first=Jim |date=2023-12-03 |title=Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the band's next chapter - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/geddy-lee-and-alex-lifeson-of-rush/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The book was promoted with a 19-date [[Book tour|tour]] of the UK and North America.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geddy Lee Book Tour |url=https://www.rush.com/geddylee/ |website=Rush.com |access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref>

On December 5, 2023, Paramount+ released a video series, "Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?"  Four episodes were aired on [[Les Claypool]], [[Robert Trujillo]], [[Melissa Auf der Maur]], and [[Krist Novoselic]].  Each episode features Lee visiting with and talking to the guest bassist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/geddy-lee-asks-are-bass-players-human-too/|title=Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? - MTV - Watch on Paramount Plus|date=December 5, 2023|via=www.paramountplus.com}}</ref>