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Post by Shutter Girl on Nov 10, 2004 21:18:13 GMT -5
We all know that Ian writes some of the best lyrics in music. It's certainly one of the reasons I'm a Tull fan! Here's a little challenge: You have to make a sampler cd of the songs with the best Tull lyrics of all time. What songs would be on it? If you need lyrical assistance please see Jan's fabulous Cup of Wonder site: www.cupofwonder.com
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Post by RepairmanJack on Nov 11, 2004 22:54:33 GMT -5
Hmmm...how many songs can we put on our sampler? Also, do we include any of our favorite lyrics or just the songs they appear on?
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Post by Shutter Girl on Nov 12, 2004 11:13:59 GMT -5
Hmmm...how many songs can we put on our sampler? Also, do we include any of our favorite lyrics or just the songs they appear on? How long is a cd, 78 minutes? Of course, you don't know how long the songs are! You can guestimate it. No, you don't have to include the lyrics but if you want to wax on about why you like the songs then by all means, go ahead!
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Post by ZD on Feb 6, 2005 23:10:00 GMT -5
One CD eh? Are you talking about specifically Tull songs or are you including Ian's solo stuff as well?
I have a list... 13 or 14 songs which would be on a typical CD or album, but the list includes a song or two from the solo albums as well as Tull albums.
Cheers! ZD
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Post by Shutter Girl on Feb 7, 2005 7:18:43 GMT -5
Sure, Ian's solo stuff is fine! Gee, I forgot all about this thread. I have to get a list together, too! Thanks for the reminder, ZD!
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Post by ZD on Feb 12, 2005 18:39:34 GMT -5
Well, I'll go first then... I have been following Tull and Ian since the early days. My first Tull song was Beggar's Farm, played for me at a biker party, and I instantly became hooked. I've given up on Tull a few times over the years, thinking "They're done.. they won't be back", and have thus far been proven wrong every time.
The following collection of titles are some of my faves, lyrically speaking. And I've included some short memos as to why:
1> Wond'ring Aloud
This is a simple song lyrically, but the beauty of it is in the simplicity and timelessness of it.
2> A Raft of Penguins
Raft of Penguins seems to discuss in not-too-abstract terms the self-doubt that we all carry to one extent or another. A truly autobiographical insight into the modern-day Ian, and how he views his place in music.
3> Rocks on the Road
This is a song I really relate to. It's supposed to be a song about life on the road for a traveling salesman. In fact, it could be about anyone who spends time on the road as a line of work. In my case, the song rings an all-too-familiar bell... On one hand I have come to hate the road and its trappings, lost marriages and lost days. On the other hand this song rings so true in my life that it has become one of my all time faves.
4> Another Harry's Bar
As a self-cured alcoholic and long time professional saloon slut, this song could have been written out of my own thoughts.
5> Baker Street Muse (Pig Me And The Whore, Nice Little Tune, Crash-Barrier Waltzer, Mother England Reverie)
I have NO idea what this series of tunes has to do with anything, but I like it!
6> Bends Like a Willow
Simply put, the 'she' in this song reminds me of my one-and-only Kyphi.
7> Broadford Bazarre
I guess I'm a sucker for Boom/Bust transients and tales written about them. This song seems to discuss a more prosperous time before the price of oil dropped, and the effect of the bust on a community. The words are pure poetry, to me.
8> Dun Ringill
What tull fan does NOT like this one? This one gets the nod just for the sheer 'Tullness' of it.
9> From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser
I'm an old biker from another time, and this song just puts me in mind of another time and place in my life.
10> My God
This is another one that gets honourable mention due to it's 'Tullness'. In spite of that, the lyrics are searing, and to me somewhat timeless.
11> One White Duck / 0/10 = Nothing at All
This is another one that I have failed to understand since I first heard it. Whatever the meaning behind it, it holds the promise of one day figuring out what the hell he was trying to say!
12> Heavy Horses
The words of this one put me in mind of my first time reading the Herriot series, All Creatures Great and Small. The words conjure up visons of the English countryside, hard working farmers and their beautiful animals.
13> Flying Colours
This is a song that anyone who has been through a rocky marriage can appreciate. I think the lyrics must have been written from the point of view of someone who has been there, or who has seen someone close to them in that situation.
14> Flying Dutchman
I love sea stories... Unfortunately, I have NO idea what this one is about, but it IS a sea story of sorts.
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Post by Shutter Girl on Feb 12, 2005 19:25:21 GMT -5
Wow ZD!! Nice choices! And you've included songs from many eras, good for you! I'll now think of you everytime I here From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser. Nice annotations, those. I think I'd better get moving on this! Tough choices to make and so many years to go through. You've inspired me to start, though.
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Post by ZD on Feb 13, 2005 11:31:48 GMT -5
Hi Netty! Thanks for the kind words. I may just have to whip together my own CD now that I have the titles gathered. Looking forward to hearing all your titles and notes. One day I'll tell you a bit about my outlaw past off-line if you're interested Bye for now! ZD
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Post by stubedoo on Feb 13, 2005 15:25:49 GMT -5
I like your list also. Rocks on the Road is one of my favorite songs also.
I would add that I wouldn't use the My God from the album, but from one of the concerts from that era where he had a 15 minute flute solo.
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Post by MaxQuad on Feb 15, 2005 23:02:29 GMT -5
This list will likely change if you ask me on another day at another time in my life. No science here, just a quick reaction tonight around well chosen words, resulting rhythm, image imbued, and emotions evoked.
In no particular order:
- My God - the live version of 1970, not the recorded version on Aqualung - Moths - Wond'ring Again - Jack-A-Lynn - Nursie - Only Solitaire - Sanctuary - Beside Myself - Reasons for Waiting - No Rehearsal - Little Flower Girl - Bends Like a Willow - APP/Flee thee icy Lucifer - TAAB/Poet and Painter - Jasmine Corridor - Rocks on the Road - Velvet Green - Dun Ringill - One White Duck/Zero to the Power of Ten - Baker Street Muse
Ask me again next week...
MQ
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Post by RepairmanJack on Feb 16, 2005 23:48:41 GMT -5
Some very good choices. I would be happy with all of those on a cd. I would add a few though just because of the memories they bring me.
We Used to Know Witches Promise Teacher Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day Hunting Girl A Small Cigar Valley Stuck in the August Rain
I agree with you Max Quad that my list can change from day to day. I have really been enjoying the remasters because it has forced me to go back and listen to the earlier albums and remember some old favorites. It is funny how going to Tull concerts over the last 10 years has made me forget a lot of the songs I really enjoyed. Don't get me started on why they won't mix up the set lists--especially when they refuse to come out with new material. Ok, Ian refuses and it pisses me off.
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Post by MaxQuad on Jun 8, 2007 8:09:42 GMT -5
Today I will add Another Christmas Song to this list. I am taking Rocks on the Road off - just for today. MQ This list will likely change if you ask me on another day at another time in my life. No science here, just a quick reaction tonight around well chosen words, resulting rhythm, image imbued, and emotions evoked. In no particular order: - My God - the live version of 1970, not the recorded version on Aqualung - Moths - Wond'ring Again - Jack-A-Lynn - Nursie - Only Solitaire - Sanctuary - Beside Myself - Reasons for Waiting - No Rehearsal - Little Flower Girl - Bends Like a Willow - APP/Flee thee icy Lucifer - TAAB/Poet and Painter - Jasmine Corridor - Rocks on the Road - Velvet Green - Dun Ringill - One White Duck/Zero to the Power of Ten - Baker Street Muse Ask me again next week... MQ
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Post by ImageMaker on Jun 9, 2007 10:18:10 GMT -5
Hmmm. Would you allow an MP3 CD? Just off the top of my head, and with the realization reached since I last had money to add albums to my shelf that a couple titles I thought were compilations actually contained a number of works I'd never heard (because never made it to radio), so aren't in my memory repertroire... 1. Skating Away (on the thin ice of a new day) 2. Back Door Angels 3. Dun Ringill 4. Solstice Bells 5. Minstrel in the Gallery 6. The Mouse Police Never Sleeps 7. Stormwatch 8. 4 W. D. (Low Ratio) 9. Kissing Willie 10. Locomotive Breath 11. Said She Was a Dancer 12. One Brown Mouse 13. Dark Ages Still well under a full CD, I guess, but if I go further I'll *need* that MP3 CD -- which will hold all the albums that, to my ear, define Jethro Tull (Stormwatch, War Child, Songs from the Wood, Aqualung, Minstrel in the Gallery, Heavy Horses) and leave room for a fine sampling of the earlier and later works...
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