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"Aqualung" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, and the title track from their Aqualung (1971) album. The song was written by the band's frontman, Ian Anderson, and his then-wife Jennie Franks. While this track was never a single, its self-titled album Aqualung was Jethro Tull's first American Top 10 album, reaching ...
Aqualung is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Jethro Tull; it was released in March 1971 by Chrysalis Records.Though it is generally regarded as a concept album, featuring a central theme of "the distinction between religion and God", the band said that there was no intention to make a concept album, and that only a few songs have a unifying theme. [4]
"Cross-Eyed Mary" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their album Aqualung (1971). [2] The song is about "Cross-Eyed Mary", a schoolgirl prostitute [3] who prefers the company of "leching greys" over her schoolmates. It was intended as a companion piece to "Aqualung", the opening album track about a homeless man.
Louder magazine praised the song for "providing the light relief" on the album, amongst songs like "Locomotive Breath" and the title track. [8] Anderson made a similar point in an interview, noting the combination of the "amusing surreal moments" of acoustic songs like "Mother Goose" and "Up to Me" balanced with the album's more "dramatic ...
The song was used as background music for the Volkswagen Beetle advert in the UK in mid-2002. [1] According to the sleeve notes of the album, the song, along with all the other songs were recorded entirely in Matt Hales' hallway. "Strange & Beautiful" reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 7.
Benefit is the third studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released in April 1970.It was the first Tull album to include pianist and organist John Evan – though he was not yet considered a permanent member of the group – and the last to include bass guitarist Glenn Cornick, who was fired from the band upon completion of touring for the album.
Aqualung (musician) or Matt Hales (born 1972), British musician, or his eponymous 2002 album; Aqualung, 1971, or its 2005 live album Aqualung Live, by Jethro Tull "Aqualung" (song), a 1971 song by Jethro Tull "Aqualung", a song by Morcheeba from Charango, 2002 "Aqualung", a song by Miss Li from the album A Woman's Guide to Survival, 2017
On the other hand, "Nothing Is Easy" is a jazz-rock song with drums and electric guitar that contrasts with the acoustic material on the album. Ian Anderson has speculated that the chord progression in "We Used to Know" was picked up subconsciously by the Eagles when they toured together in 1971 or 1972 and used in their song "Hotel California ...