Talk Tull to Me - a weekly Jethro Tull deep dive – Détails, épisodes et analyse

A stranger in a strange land, in a strange room, with strange customs. And maybe some strange dancing. Eventually it becomes too much and he nopes outta there. The end.

19th studio album - Roots to Branches

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Music credits: “Bourée” - Jethro Tull

"Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

"Dangerous Veils" - Jethro Tull

"The Navigators" - Jethro Tull

"Fylingdale Flyer" - Jethro Tull

"Englishman in New York" - Sting

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Ian's been on the rock 'n' roll road for 21 years at this point. He's definitively middle-aged. He's got kids. Had a salmon farm. Does he regret it at all? Or is he just darn tired?

Nightcap

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”I Don’t Want To Be Me” - Jethro Tull

"Lucky" - Britney Spears

"Ohio" - Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

"The Queen of Argyll" - Silly Wizard

"Weathercock" - Jethro Tull

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

"Gold Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie" - Jethro Tull

"Cross-Eyed Mary" - Jethro Tull

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The first half of the song comes across as rather innocuous, maybe a new narrator altogether, just looking up at the sky from his observatory…albeit naked. But then we get a little bit more detail - we hear mention of secrets and *you*, shame and consequences. And don’t forget the Big Bang. Never forget the Big Bang…

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Astronomy” - Jethro Tull

”Don’t Stand So Close to Me” - The Police

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Umbrella” - Rihanna

”Big Balls” - AC/DC

”Star Trek Theme” - Alexander Courage

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Can’t confuse this one this week. No romance here. Did our protagonist make his decision after Saboteur and decide to be just a spy, his love for Mother England winning out? Or maybe he just had a job that really needed taking care of, and then he’ll return to his blonde bombshell when he’s done? Either way, spies!

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Radio Free Moscow” - Jethro Tull

”Dun Ringill” - Jethro Tull

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)” - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

”Skateaway” - Dire Straits

”Sovereign” - Alexander Nakarada

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There may be an over-arching story forming for this album! Is this our same narrator, and his same love interest? Seems like our spy is having a hard time deciding whom he loves more: his country or his newly discovered love. Whatever decision he comes to, he’ll be a saboteur to the other. No one ever said being a super sexy awesome spy was filled with easy decisions.

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Cup of Wonder” - Jethro Tull

”Saboteur” - Jethro Tull

”Uniform” - Jethro Tull

”Later, That Same Evening” - Jethro Tull

"Peanut Butter" - RuPaul ft. Big Freedia

”Velvet Green” - Jethro Tull

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Botanic Man Theme” - Jethro Tull

”One White Duck” - Jethro Tull

”Down at the End of Your Road” - Jethro Tull

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True to form for this album, we get a song that, at first glance, seems like one of the two: romance or spy thriller. But, also true to the genre of spy thriller, they are not mutually exclusive. Our sexy spy and his sexy damsel shared a sexy moment, it seems.

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Later, That Same Evening” - Jethro Tull

”Cat’s Squirrel” - Jethro Tull

”My God” - Jethro Tull

”Scream & Shout” - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Local Forecast - Slower” - Kevin MacLeod

”A Passion Play” - Jethro Tull

”Tavern Brawl (feat. Kevin MacLeod)” - Alexander Nakarada

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This one kinda smacks of Under Wraps, doesn’t it? More love in an (exotic?) land. But also possibly spy related? The She/Her could just be Mother England… is it just a love song for his country?! Can we expect that from Ian?

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”European Legacy” - Jethro Tull

”Hot Mango Flush” - Jethro Tull

”Fylgindale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”A Passion Play” - Jethro Tull

”A Single Man” - Jethro Tull

”Botanic Man Theme” - Jethro Tull

“Autumn Waltz” - MusicLFiles

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Is this spy thriller fodder? Or is it just that our narrator is having something of a clandestine fling? Or both? Either way, this dude seems pretty smitten, being all wrapped up and stuff.

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Under Wraps #1” - Jethro Tull

”She Wolf” - Shakira

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Under Wraps #2” - Jethro Tull

”Love the One You’re With” - Crosby, Stills, and Nash

”Inspiring Noir Piano Waltz” - MusicLFiles

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Living a life of luxury isn’t an easy thing. What do you do when the money runs out?! When the good life comes crashing down, you have to become a pleb again, and then you’re stuck watching jealously as all the other rich folk enjoy that life that you once held so dear Ian’s really playing to his audience with this one…

15th studio album - Under Wraps

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Once in a Lifetime” - Talking Heads

”Lap of Luxury” - Jethro Tull

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Dot Com” - Jethro Tull

”Boris Dancing” - Ian Anderson

”Money, Money, Money” - Abba

”Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” - Audrey Hepburn My Fair Lady (1964)

“Kleiner Troll 2” - Frank Schroeter

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Finally, nothing commentary related here. Just a fun, dark character song from Ian. He's wearing his ultimate slime ball costume, not even the sexual deviant kind, just an overall villain. And the song's a banger to boot!

14th studio album - The Broadsword and the Beast

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Music credits:

“Bourée” - Jethro Tull

”Down at the End of Your Road” - Jethro Tull

”What’s He Building” - Tom Waits

”Fylingdale Flyer” - Jethro Tull

”Toad in the Hole” - Ian Anderson

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