Jethro Tull - Hymn 43 (time for a sermon)

[Paha Sapa]

Good rocker with a message.

Our Father high in heaven, smile down upon your son
Who is busy with his money games - his women and his gun
Oh Jesus save me
And the unsung western hero, he killed an Indian or three
And then he made his name in Hollywood to set the white man free
Oh Jesus save me
If Jesus saves, well he better save himself
From the gory glory seekers who use his name in death
Oh Jesus save me
If Jesus saves, well he better save himself
From the gory glory seekers who use his name in death
Oh Jesus save me
Well I saw him in the city, and on the mountains of the moon
His cross was rather bloody, and he could hardly roll his stone
Oh Jesus save me
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Ian Scott Anderson
Hymn 43 lyrics © The Ian Anderson Group Of Companies Ltd

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Now that's a classic... thanks for posting!!

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Another One We Covered

We did this in our 3 piece lineup with me on bass. I have a video of this one at our 25th anniversary party.
We did it once hosting a jam night with the bass player there, so I played piano on it.
Great song.
Geez, that whole album was stellar.

[Paha Sapa]

3. Hey Professor. Are there any songs you didn't cover? (heh, heh)

BTW, the piano is the best part of this song. IMO, if you listen carefully it's pretty darn good (like I need to tell you). And the lyrics, "and he could hardly roll his stone". Fun stuff. Also, I am with you, it is hard to pick the "worst" song on this album. All fantastic!

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Of Course!

But, I played in bands for 33 years & all of them had some focus on turning over the song list regularly.
That last band (that lasted 19 years) willfully dropped 6-8 songs a year & another 8-10 went into rotation. (Maybe do a couple of them, replacing others, on the 2nd night of a 2 nighter.) We likely ended up 250-300 songs on our "did it" list, plus 10-12 pocket list songs, plus 3 sets of different material for the 3 piece line up.
We only did 5-8 original songs per night, so we did lots of covers.
In addition, 3 of my last 5 bands made a serious effort to look for hits to cover that other bands didn't do.
So, on a forum like this where we've got dozens of people who really like music a lot of the cool tunes we specifically sought out are likely to show up.
As to the piano, John Evan was a very good player. One thing to listen for are his contrary lines. He often changes chords at the same time as the guitar, but when the guitar goes up, he goes down & vice versa. Adds no unnecessary "busyness" but does add texture.
His opening piano part on Locomotive Breath is iconic.