Lyric of the Day
I read that post cited by KM. All that talk of toast reminded me of a Jethro Tull Song from Aqualung:
Wond'ring Aloud
Wond'ring aloud --how we feel today.
Last night sipped the sunset --
my hands in her hair.
We are our own saviours
as we start both our hearts beating life
into each other.
Wond'ring aloud --
will the years treat us well.
As she floats in the kitchen,
I'm tasting the smell
of toast as the butter runs.
Then she comes, spilling crumbs on the bed
and I shake my head.
And it's only the giving
that makes you what you are.
Wond'ring Aloud
Wond'ring aloud --how we feel today.
Last night sipped the sunset --
my hands in her hair.
We are our own saviours
as we start both our hearts beating life
into each other.
Wond'ring aloud --
will the years treat us well.
As she floats in the kitchen,
I'm tasting the smell
of toast as the butter runs.
Then she comes, spilling crumbs on the bed
and I shake my head.
And it's only the giving
that makes you what you are.
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4 comments
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Always liked that song. Even though Anderson is best known for his quasi-medieval rhapsodies, he's actually much better at writing those great little tunes about domestic contentment with the wife by the fireplace, etc. I may just have to go pull out that CD now...
Tull would always surprise with a nice quiet song with that signature acoustic guitar tucked in between their louder stuff. Case in point from Living In The Past is Nursie:
"Tip-toes in silence `round my bed
And quiets the raindrops overhead.
With her everlasting smile
She stills my fever for a while.
Oh, nursie dear,
I’m glad you’re here
To brush away my pain."
After you get past the first two loud songs, "Minstrel in the Gallery" has several pieces like that, too, with very candid lyrics. When I was in London in January, I grabbed a beer at a pub on Baker Street and walked back to the Underground humming "Baker Street Muse"...
I saw Jethro Tull in concert in St. Louis circa 1973 after Passion Play came out. Ian Anderson was the consumate showman. I've never seen anyone with so much energy.
Under the radar in the rock world was their lead guitarist Martin Barre, whom I would stack right up there with the best.
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