Living in the past?

[HairOfTheDog]

A person that absolutely hates smoking and can still at his age play the flute like a Las Vegas hooker on speed going down on an Asian in an alley.
Cross eyed Mary is one of his best.

Quite the mental picture from that analogy.

Never get tired of Cross-Eyed Mary (or anything by Jethro Tull).

When there was talk of Tull finally being nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years back, I read a bunch of comments about how they didn't belong there - that Tull didn't qualify as Rock and Roll. Pfffft.... The ability and talent to incorporate classical and folk into songs that jam and stand the test of time made them top contenders for the honor, for me. I think the naysayers were thick as a brick, personally.



Musically, I find Ian Anderson incredible - though haven't had an opportunity to see him live, with or without the band. As a lyricist, he's right up there with Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. Tull's songs take me to another place and time. But, even without the music, Anderson's words can still sweep me away. Master storyteller, IMO.

Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper -- your deafness a shout.
I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
Your sperms in the gutter -- your loves in the sink.
So you ride yourselves over the fields and
You make all your animal deals and
Your wise men don't know how it feels to be thick as a brick.
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away in
The tidal destruction
The moral melee.
The elastic retreat rings the close of play as the last wave uncovers
The newfangled way.
But your new shoes are worn at the heels and
Your suntan does rapidly peel and
Your wise men don't know how it feels to be thick as a brick.