[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Jethro Tull — For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me
Album: Benefit
Avg rating:
6.9

Your rating:
Total ratings: 399









Released: 1970
Length: 3:46
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Watery eyes of the last sighing seconds,
blue reflections mute and dim
beckon tearful child of wonder
to repentance of the sin.
And the blind and lusty lovers
of the great eternal lie
go on believing nothing
since something has to die.
And the ape's curiosity
money power wins,
and the yellow soft mountains move under him.

I'm with you L.E.M.
though it's a shame that it had to be you.
The mother ship is just a blip
from your trip made for two.
I'm with you boys, so please employ just a little extra care.
It's on my mind I'm left behind
when I should have been there.
Walking with you.

And the limp face hungry viewers
fight to fasten with their eyes
like the man hung from the trapeze
whose fall will satisfy.
And congratulate each other
on their rare and wondrous deed

That their begrudged money bought
to sow the monkey's seed.
And the yellow soft mountains
they grow very still
witness as intrusion the humanoid thrill
Comments (20)add comment
 dave701 wrote:

Never liked Ian Andersons voice. Not sure what sets it off but I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard.


I got a chalkboard for you!  
yes sir I like it 🐴 
my fav Tull album bought way back then
Here is the much ballyhooed and inexplicable...

TEST

OF

TIME

 
—->      <—-


STAND UP TO IT.


Thank you for your cooperation.

*Brought to you from Friends of Gerald Bostock by way of Little Milton.
Never liked Ian Andersons voice. Not sure what sets it off but I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard.
Dusty deep track.
 dimar wrote:
I hate it when someone sings the same tune sequence over and over.....

 
Er isn't that called the chorus and a pretty universal part of song structure {#Wink}
Brilliant Tull.
I like some of Tull's work, but this one is not one of my favorites.  I hate it when someone sings the same tune sequence over and over, and this shows up throughout the whole song.  ARRRRRG!{#No}
one long note comment
Thanks for diving deeper into Tull's repertoire 🐴
i love this song but this does not sound like the same version as from 1970.   is this what happens when it's 'remastered'?

hmmm, not sure it's an improvement
One of Tull's ablums that was initially panned but later on received more positive reviews.  Showin that it does "Stand Up" to the test of time.
Mine too!
 

bobcanna1 wrote:
Great song, Here's to BENEFIT ... one of my favorite albums off all time!

 


PSD to the rescue.  Next!
 Propayne wrote:
Nice choice - 

 
Agree!
Nice choice - 
Great song, Here's to BENEFIT ... one of my favorite albums off all time!
Love this record. Thank you Bill & Rebecca!
a 'new' song by Tull; awesome!!!