Aqualung Song

Aqualung is a song by the english progressive rock band jethro tull and the title track from their aqualung album.

Aqualung song. In the space of one album tull went from relatively unassuming electrified folk rock to larger than life conceptual rock full of sophisticated compositions and complex intellectual lyrical constructs. Much of this album was in fact inspired by frontman lyricist and singer ian anderson s then wife jenny. This song is the first track and the title track on the 1971 album called aqualung. While the leap to full blown prog rock wouldn t be taken until a year.

Like many of jethro tull s songs aqualung tells a story in this case the story of a homeless man. Ian s wife at the time jennie was an amateur photographer and had brought the pictures for ian to look at. 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 eponymous album aqualung was jethro tull s first american top 10 album reaching number seven in june 1971.

In this song aqualung is a homeless man with poor hygiene. Aqualung is the fourth studio album by the british rock band jethro tull released on 19 march 1971 by chrysalis records it is widely regarded as a concept album featuring a central theme of the distinction between religion and god though the band have said there was no intention to make a concept album and that only a few songs have a unifying theme. Aqualung is a song by the british progressive rock band jethro tull and the title track from their aqualung 1971 album. Hey aqualung drying in the cold sun.

The first track from jethro tull s 1971 album aqualung i don t own anything in the video including the audio and picture. The leap from 1970 s benefit to the following year s aqualung is one of the most astonishing progressions in rock history. The credits go to the respective o. Aqualung is a song by english progressive rock band jethro tull featured as the first track on their 1971 album aqualung and written by the band s frontman ian anderson and his then wife jennie franks the original recording runs for 6 minutes and 32 seconds.

Sitting on a park bench eying little girls with bad intent snot running down his nose greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes. The legendary group jethro tull with their big succes aqualung from the album aqualung released in 1971 a very old and great one. Aqualung my friend don t start away uneasy you poor old sot you see it s only me. Le légendaire groupe jeth.

Many of the lyrics are ian describing the men in the pictures.