My Seventies Music

Mother Goose – “Baked Beans” And “This Is The Life”

Last night by chance I came across an old favourite from New Zealand in the Seventies: Mother Goose singing their slightly ludicrous “Baked Beans” – which just goes to show you can make a rock song outof anything! I had forgotten about Mother Goose, but they actually did pretty well for themselves, having coming up […]

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Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”, “Mother Goose”, “Wind Up” and “Locomotive Breath”

In my mind’s eye I connect a a couple of album covers with the year 1972. One of them is “Aqualung” from British band Jethro Tull. (It may or may not interest you to know that the original Jethro Tull invented the seed drill in 1701… a fact that has stuck in my mind ever since I first came across it…).

And these words:

“Do you still remember December’s foggy breeze, When the ice that clings onto your beard was screaming agony”

Here’s the title track “Aqualung” live:

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