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OTB Latenight – Jethro Tull

· Sunday, August 17, 2008 · 2 comments

I am always interested in theories as to what this, or any Jethro Tull song, is actually about (beyond merely sounding cool, of course):

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Comments

  1. Russell Newquist says:
    Sunday, 17 August 2008 at 23:35

    Does it need anything beyond sounding cool? 😉

    Personally, I’ve always thought it was about some kind of personal train wreck (the exact nature of which is left vague on purpose). But that’s me.

  2. Martin Webb says:
    Monday, 18 August 2008 at 11:48

    The locomotive is an analogy for life’s journey – Charlie is ‘God’. And it’s a GREAT rock song!

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