Originally Posted By: Tangmo
Jethro Tull is arguably my sustained favorite band. "Aqualung" is arguably my sustained favorite song by that band. Listen to it and see if you can guess how I feel about "dark" subjects and regional expressions. "Dog-end"? "Bog?"

As to the broader question: Although I attempt to write "good" lyrics (otherwise, what's the point?) they are almost never the first thing I listen to in a song "new to me". That would include nearly every "song" on the showcase. If lucky, I might get snatches and gists. When you write it, it's yours. When I listen to it, it becomes mine. Those two may never mesh.


I have listen to Aqualung many times but this is the first time I sat down and read the lyrics. It is more than a little "dark" which I actually find I like and makes it interesting.

Bog? Dog-end? British English that would not be easily recognized across the pond. I know the word dog end but other that peat bog and perhaps the crapper I am not sure about bog. Fish dog ends I have also heard in London. If a person has a real interest in lyrics they will ask around until someone explains the term. Just as a side note I was at a concert and Ian's flute was so loud it actually was painful...no ear plugs at the time. Great band.

Billy

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