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Charles in San Francisco's avatar

I was introduced to Tull by my college roommate, who had all their albums, but played this one the most. I was already fan of Focus at the time, so the flute sounded natural to me--I've seen some people comment that it was a stretch for them. But I have to say, it would not have occurred to me that this was covered by anyone, let alone this many! I like the countrified version, among others. I rarely like covers that try to emulate the original--I like it when they bring a new twist. Great piece Brad!

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Andres's avatar

Fantastic analysis, as always! Aqualung is one of my dad's all-time favourite albums (I would dare say his absolute favourite), so anything about that album brings me fond memories of my childhood. I listened to this song more closely now (I mean, I must have heard it a million times being played on the small family stereo, but I was so young I don't have any specific recollection of it... I do remember the iconic album cover, though... how could I not!). Now, back to the song, I loooove the bluesy progression in the intro, and what a poignant message the lyrics convey. I wasn't familiar with any of the covers but I really liked Bjorn's modern take on it. Gave me Gary Clark Jr vibes. Once again, thanks a lot for this deep dive and helping me discover (or re-discover) this gem!

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