Mother Goose (song)
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"Mother Goose" is a song by the British multi-genre band Jethro Tull
. It is the fourth track from their album Aqualung which was released in 1971. The lyrics are a pastiche
of surreal
figures based on images that Ian Anderson
saw while wandering around Hampstead Heath
. The song is mostly acoustic much like "Cheap Day Return" or "Slipstream", from the same album. The song appeared on The Best of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection
and was performed (as was the entire Aqualung album) on 23 November 2004 at the XM Studios and captured on the album Aqualung Live
.
The Mellotron was replaced by the accordion
on the Aqualung Live album played by Andrew Giddings
.
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
. It is the fourth track from their album Aqualung which was released in 1971. The lyrics are a pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
of surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
figures based on images that Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson (musician)
Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
saw while wandering around Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is a large, ancient London park, covering . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London clay...
. The song is mostly acoustic much like "Cheap Day Return" or "Slipstream", from the same album. The song appeared on The Best of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection
The Best of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection
The Best Of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection is a greatest hits box-set by Jethro Tull. It includes some of the band's biggest hits from 1968 to the 1991.- Disc 1 :# "A Song For Jeffrey" - 3:19# "Beggar's Farm" - 4:19...
and was performed (as was the entire Aqualung album) on 23 November 2004 at the XM Studios and captured on the album Aqualung Live
Aqualung Live
Aqualung Live is a live album by Jethro Tull,a live performance of Aqualung before an audience of 40invited guests at XM Studios in Washington, D.C.....
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Personnel
- Ian AndersonIan Anderson (musician)Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
: acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, percussion, vocals, backing vocals - Martin BarreMartin BarreMartin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except their debut This Was...
: acousticAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, percussion - Jeffrey HammondJeffrey HammondJeffrey Hammond sometimes credited as Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, is a former bass guitar player for the progressive rock band Jethro Tull....
: alto recorder, backing vocals (Credited on Aqualung album as Jeffery Hammond-Hammond) - Clive BunkerClive BunkerClive William Bunker is a British rock drummer. He was the original drummer in the British band Jethro Tull....
: percussion - John EvanJohn EvanJohn Evan , played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. He was educated at King's College London....
: MellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
The Mellotron was replaced by the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
on the Aqualung Live album played by Andrew Giddings
Andrew Giddings
Andrew Giddings Born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English keyboardist and was a member of classic rock band Jethro Tull from 1991 to 2007.-Early life:...
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Known Appearances
- Aqualung 1971
- Aqualung Live 2005