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Τελευταίο post του αφιερώματος στη ιδιοφυΐα του Ian Anderson : ένα τραγούδι από το εμβληματικό άλμπουμ Too Old Too Rock’n’Roll : Too Young To Die [1976]. Το όχι ακουσμένο όσο θα έπρεπε ‘Pied Piper’, μια από τις πιο συγκινητικά όμορφες μελωδίες που έχει ποτέ γράψει ο Σκοτσέζος συνθέτης.
Και στη συνέχεια, ‘Ginnungagap’, ένα αξιοσημείωτο track από το Rökflöte του 2023, πιο πρόσφατο μέχρι στιγμής άλμπουμ των Jethro Tull.
Βίντεο – bonus, η “live” εκτέλεση του ‘Too Old To Rock’n’Roll’ από το TV show Supersonic, πίσω στο 1976.

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Last post of the tribute to the genius of Ian Anderson : a song from the iconic album Too Old Too Rock’n’Oll Too Young To Die [1976]. Τhe under-heard ‘Pied Piper’, one of the most touchingly beautiful melodies the Scottish composer has ever written. And after that, ‘Ginnungagap’ a remarkable track from 2023’s Rökflöte, most recent Jethro Tull album until now.
Video – bonus, the “live” performance of ‘Too Old To Rock’n’Roll’ from TV show Supersonic back in 1976.

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PIED PIPER [00:00]
❝ Now if you think Ray blew it,
There was nothing to it.
They patched him up as good as new.
You can see him every day
Riding down the queen’s highway,
Handing out his small cigars
To the kids from school.
And all the little girls
With their bleached blond curls
Clump up on their platform soles.
And they say “Hey Ray let’s ride away
Downtown where we can roll some alley bowls.”
And Ray grins from ear to here, and whispers?
So follow me.
Trail along.
My leather jacket’s buttoned up.
And my four-stroke song
Will pick you up when your last class ends;
And you can tell all your friends:
The Pied Piper pulled you,
The mad biker fooled you,
I’ll do what you want to:
If you ride with me on a Friday
Anything goes.
So follow me, hold on tight.
My school girl fancy’s flowing in free flight.
I’ve a tenner in my skin tight jeans.
You can touch it if your hands are clean.
The Pied Piper pulled you,
The mad biker fooled you,
I’ll do what you want to:
If you ride with me on a Friday
Anything goes.❞

GINNUNGAGAP [04:33]
❝ The first and elemental flesh
Both man and woman falls awake
From void and darkness, frost, and flame
From sleeping Ymir, a word to make
The wordless voice, the scream, the howl
Pure essence fills new earth and sky
Ancestral form of myth and legend
Giants, gods to glorify
Father, mother to them all
The bleak betrayal come to pass
As daughters, sons bad families
Are cut from stone to break like glass
I dream of spaces, emptiness
Deserts golden, endless dome
Dome of blue with white cloud scudding
Folded origami home
Home to all creations
Vistas of foreign lands, we conjure ghosts
Of pre-birth state, primal recall
The calm amongst the heavenly hosts ❞

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Enjoy!

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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!