submissions
| Jethro Tull – Sealion Lyrics
| 19 years ago
|
|
Corporate drones. Suit and ties. The "sealion" does tricks for the "master" (God or CEO). There seems a deliberate blurring of lines here in that this song appears on an album still influenced by the God motif. Yet it seems clearly about a day in the life of a corporate "lifer". |
submissions
| Jethro Tull – Only Solitaire Lyrics
| 19 years ago
|
|
A reaction to critics. They tore Ian apart for some time. He was once their golden child until he became impatient and started to decline interviews circa 1973 I believe. He may even be quoting some bad publicity directly in this song. |
submissions
| Jethro Tull – Wond'ring Again Lyrics
| 19 years ago
|
Was there a miscarriage? That has been my question all this time. He expresses resentment for an amply populated world and yet unable to conceive a child of their own. Irony?
My all time favorite J.T. song! |
submissions
| Jethro Tull – Back Door Angels Lyrics
| 19 years ago
|
|
This was written around the time he met Shoena (his current wife). At least Ian's songs seem to indicate an urgent sexuality. Simply put ... all these smutty girls and lo, where did this exceptional woman come from???? |
submissions
| Jethro Tull – Bungle In The Jungle Lyrics
| 19 years ago
|
|
This "homosexual" explanation is outrageous. What planet are you from? The song is from a whole collection of stuff written around the Passion Play period (as a matter of fact all of War Child / Passion Play ideas were conceived at the time of this ill - fated project that Ian refers to as the Chateau D'Isaster Tapes - the original album wasn't released until 20 some odd years later - Passion Play and War Child were recorded and released INSTEAD). All the material is reflective of a George Orwell (Animal Farm) and Sinclair Lewis (The Jungle) sort of analogy. "Bungle in the Jungle" is a clever song that simply says, "look at it all - this is us". My favorite existential line being..."and he who made kittens put snakes in the grass..." (He = God). And, by the way, ...Bungle means to mess something up as in, " he bungled the whole deal." |
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.
