For
40 years I have been a critical
follower of Jethro Tull. I love this
band both for their music, their lyrics and for the
innovative, original and independent way their
eclectic music has evolved over the years, taking the
best out of all kinds of musical traditions and
adding personal taste and creativity to it.
This site is my "labour of
love", my personal tribute to Jethro Tull, the band that
in their 40-year existence turned out to be a musical
love for life and to their music and lyrics. One of
the things that really intrigue me is that both music
and lyrics of this fabulous band transcend any genre
or style.
The main subject of this site is: the
lyrics written by Ian Anderson, the creative foreman
of Jethro
Tull. It contains all the songs written
between 1968 and 2003, both on the group-albums and
Ian's solo-albums as well.
Most of
these lyrics are complex and not at all easy to
understand. In the poetic sense, I find them
beautiful and imaginative. With the help of
friends-in-Tull all over the world I tried to make
these lyrics more comprehensible (not that I
understand or know all of it myself, mind you!).
Hence the title of this site: Cup Of Wonder.
This site is intended as a platform for
studying, discussing and most of all enjoying the
lyrics of our songsmith and "singer of these
ageless times", Ian Anderson.
Jan Voorbij
(IJsselstein, The Netherlands)
since November 18 1998.
Thank
you for stopping by.
All lyrics, annotations and information,
illustrations and photographs on
this site are covered by their respective copyrights.
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Disclaimer and legal
information
Thank
you.
� Jan
Voorbij, 1998 - 2010
