Jethro Tull je britská rocková skupina, která se zformovala v roce 1967 v Blackpoolu ve Velké Británii. Její vůdčí osobností je skotský hudebník (zpěvák, flétnista, kytarista, hráč na mandolínu) a skladatel Ian Anderson. Jethro Tull představují...
Píseň: Minstrel In The Gallery
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The minstrel in the gallery Looked down upon the smiling faces He met the gazes, observed the spaces Between the old men's cackle He brewed a song of love and hatred Oblique suggestions, and he waited He polarized the pumpkin eaters Static-humming panel beaters Freshly day-glowed factory cheaters Salaried and collar-scrubbing He titillated men of action Belly warming, hands still rubbing On the parts they never mention He pacified the nappy-suffering Infant-bleating, one-line jokers T.V. documentary makers Overfed and undertakers Sunday paper backgammon players Family-scarred and women-haters Then he called the band down to the stage And he looked at all the friends he'd made [INSTRUMENTAL] The minstrel in the gallery Looked down upon the smiling faces He met the gazes, observed the spaces In between the old men's cackle And he brewed a song of love and hatred Oblique suggestions, and he waited He polarized the pumpkin eaters Static-humming panel beaters The minstrel in the gallery Looked down on the rabbit run And he threw away his looking glass He saw his face in everyone Titillated men of action Belly warming, hands still rubbing On the parts they never mention Salaried and collar-scrubbing He pacified the nappy-suffering Infant-bleating, one-line jokers T.V. documentary makers Overfed and undertakers Sunday paper backgammon players Family-scarred and women haters Then he called the band down to the stage And he looked at all the friends he'd made The minstrel in the gallery Looked down on the rabbit run And he threw away his looking glass 'Cause he saw his face in everyone The minstrel in the gallery Looked down upon the smiling faces Met the gazes The minstrel in the gallery