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Band Name Origins:
- Ian explains: "I was not the author of the Jethro Tull name. The original Jethro Tull was an 18th century agriculturalist. He was also something of an inventor. He invented the seed drill. He built his first prototype seed drill from the foot pedals of his local church organ. When it was suggested as one of our weekly names for our band in its early days by our agent we said 'ok, we'll be Jethro Tull this week.' The reason for all that was that we were not a terribly good group when we first started, and the only way we could get re-booked into the clubs we played at was to pretend to be somebody different every week... often we didn't know who we were-- the agent forgot to tell us-- so we would arrive at some club, and we'd look down the list of bands playing... whichever one we'd never heard of before, we knew that must be us. The time we got asked back to the Marquee club we had to stick with the name we had that week, which happened to be Jethro Tull. It's not a name I feel particularly wonderful about. I feel faintly embarrassed about it because it's not an original name. It's somebody else's name." Submitted by: Bill Fawcett
- It's true that they were not well accepted in the early times. In Ian's words, "we were not a particularly good band". It was their booking agent who picked the names which changed frequently. The band members would look down the list of bands playing that night on the way to the venue. Which ever name they didn't recognize was their name for that night. One night it was "Jethro Tull" and it stuck. Submitted by: Mr. Smeebo
Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Ian Anderson. Submitted by: austin
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Ian Anderson" | "Vendor at a news stand" | During his lunch breaks there, he read copies of "Melody Maker" and "New Musical Express", that inspired him to join a band. - Ra'akone |
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Mick Abrahams" | "This guy broke from the herd after the first album, and went on to form Blodwyn Pig. Although not very Tull-like, the first several releases by Mick's band are solid efforts worth seeking out if you like your blues up-tempo and "dirty" at the same time." | - princejellyfish |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "For Michael Collins, Jeffery, and Me" | "Everyone knows who Neil Armstrong is, but SOMEONE had to stay behind and mind the store. Michael Collins is the boy who got no cake at the party known as the moonshot in '69. - princejellyfish |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Preacher" | "Teacher" | Paul Warren |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Locomotive Breath," | Not unless one has been french kissing a Diesel! | Paul Warren |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "In Love With the Future" | "Living In the Past," Jethro Tull | Man, I don't know which one to pity. - The Skuz |
| "That Smell" | "Locomotive Breath," Jethro Tull | Peter |
| "Nothing To Say" | "Silence Is Golden," Garbage | Josh |
| "Livin' In The Past" | "This Is My Now," Jordin Sparks | Wendy Torrance |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Living In The Pasty" originally "Living In The Past"
Takes the cannibalism in whole different direction
Peter
"Living In The Paste" originally "Living In The Past"
Sounds rather sticky.
Peter
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"To Cry Lou A Song" originally "To Cry You A Song"
Julia Farda
"To Dry You A Song" originally "To Cry You A Song"
Julia Farda
"To Fry You A Song" originally "To Cry You A Song"
Songs are hard to fry!
Jessica Junderworth
"Thick As A Buick" originally "Thick As A Brick"
Adrienne Schnell
"Think As A Brick" originally "Thick As A Brick"
Samantha Wayland
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Cross-Eyed Mary" | "Mariah Carey" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Cross-Eyed Mary" | "Pink-Skinned Prairie" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Aqualung" | "Asked For Dung (the Fertilizer Song)" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Aqualung" | "Dr. Jung" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Slipstream" | "Strange Teen" | Paul Robinson |
| "My God" | "IPod" | Paul Robinson |
| "Locomotive Breath" | "Oh-Oh, Borees Said" | Paul Robinson |
| "Cheap Day Return" | "Past Takes It's Turn" | Paul Robinson |
| "Wond'ring Aloud" | "Stumbling Around" | Paul Robinson |
| "Living in the Past" | "Omage to Amiright" | TullyGirl |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Locomotive Breath | Altoids | Josh |
| Thick As A Brick | Guinness Extra Stout | Josh |
| Bungle In The Jungle | I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here! | pickle* |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die | Keith Richard's House | Mark |
| Locomotive Breath | Amtrak | Billy Florio |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| George Of The Jungle Weird Al Yankovic | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull | George Bungles In The Jungle An Unreleased Episode from that show. | Paul Warren |
| Hippo Stomp Steppenwolf | One Brown Mouse Jethro Tull | Hippo Stomp One Mouse Ridding the world of Disney icon's, one footstep at a time. | princejellyfish |
| My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry | Thick As A Brick Jethro Tull | My Ding-A-Ling's As Thick As A Brick I pity the woman who sleeps with this dude... | Cat |
| Milkshake Kelis | Thick As a Brick Jethro Tull | Milkshake As Thick As A Brick Only at Bob Evans. | rocksoul |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Jethro Tunstall
Jethro Tull combined with KT Tunstall
Black horse and the cherry tree are living in the past.
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Jethro Tool
Jethro Tull combined with Tool
As Ian Anderson once said - a flute IS a heavy metal instrument.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Jethro Bo-Dean
Jethro Tull combined with The Bo-Deans
Hey, Jed!
Submitted By: rocky
Misheard Lyrics:
"Aqualung"
Misheard Lyrics: Flowers bloom like members in the spring
Original Lyrics: Flowers bloom like madness in the spring
| "Heavy Horses"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you're down to the glue
And there's no work to do The Tax Man's on his way Original Lyrics: Now you're down to the few
And there's no work to do The tractor's on its way |
"Baker St. Muse"
Misheard Lyrics: Circumcised the corporate head.
Original Lyrics: Circumcised with cold print hands.
| "Baker St. Muse"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll pay the villains mega-well.
Original Lyrics: I'll pay the bill and make her well.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Life Is A Long Song"
Misheard Lyrics: La fa lay lan san
Original Lyrics: Life is a long song.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Joyce For years I thought this lyric was something being said in French (like in the Beatles' Michelle). I was trying to research these lyrics online to find out what he was saying in French, only to discover it was in English all the time. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funny Lyrics:
"Aqualung"
The Funny Lyrics: "Snot is running down his nose
Why They're Funny: What songs include the word snot in them
Submitted by: Eric
| "And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps"
The Funny Lyrics: With thoughts of mouse-and-apple pie
Why They're Funny: Considering the song is about cats, I wonder what brave soul would do the honours of baking apple pies flavoured with their nightly haul. Maybe things are different down on the farm...
Submitted by: Sylvester McMonkey McBean
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Bungle in the Jungle"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Down by the waterhole, drunk every Friday
Eating their nuts, saving their raisins for Sunday. Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows They're fast but they're lazy, and sleep in green meadows. Why They're Misrhymed: This song is full of sloppy rhyming. They tried, I'm sure, but c'mon... 'Friday' with 'Sunday'?
Submitted by: Princess Ana
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Heavy Horses"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: ...'bring me a philly for your proud stallion seed'
Why They're Inappropriate: 'The mere thought of Ian Anderson pimping for his pony is akin to a sandpaper ear-swab.
Submitted by: princejellyfish
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Ow! Brad's Rod" originally "Broadsword"
Submitted by: Josh
"Crayons Got You" originally "To Cry You a Song"
Submitted by: Josh
Songs That Are Banned:
"Locomotive Breath"
In 1971, Chrysalis Records changes the lyrics of this Jethro Tull rock song without the band's knowledge or consent. Label executives fear radio stations will not play the original, which contains the lyric, "got him by the balls."
Submitted by: Peter
Super Long Pop Songs:
"A Passion Play" Length: 48.13, minus song "in the middle"
Like "Thick as a Brick", it's an album length song, pretty much...except that it's interrupted for "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles." Like Thick as a Brick, their's a significantly shorter "Radio Edit" out there
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"The Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles" Length: 23:30
Submitted by: Colin Slater
"Thick as a Brick" Length: 22:37
This was one of two albums that Jethro Tull released that it was only one song. There is an edited version of this as well.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"
"With so many out-takes worthy of inclusion, this unbeliveable piece of crap was deemed a cut above the rest!"
Submitted by: princejellyfish
