According to the cover notes on the album This Was, "A Song for Jeffery --he is one of us but doesn't really play anything--makes bombs and things." It was not till later that he joined the band as a musician, he is also credited with making the Claghorn.
Wouldn't read anything into it - just for fun & to be different I guess ... like for a while back in the 80's, people stopped saying "acid" & said "a-seed". Or "style" & "styleee". You could call it pretentious but who really cares!
This song reminds me of things that I never lived... Wonderful.
ViniBassMan 2 weeks ago
i love jethro tull especially stand up and benefit true genius!!
noodledwarf 1 month ago
*Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond
intrepidyo 1 month ago
And I always thought it was about me . . .
Wanderlustus 7 months ago
i just love this song. it has such a happy feel to it:) and what i imagine to be an feel of england that ian usually brings out best...
TheMaskwa 7 months ago
im glad he met jeffrey
kylinthakilla00 10 months ago 3
Ian Anderson is playing the balalakia on this one...very cool.
rc1965 1 year ago
@rc1965 balalaika, I meant : D
rc1965 1 year ago
beautiful,autumnal
drumier 1 year ago
I love this song. I wish it was longer!
gollapr 1 year ago 2
Jethro Tull sure made some amazing music.
CaptainHollyShort 1 year ago
Me too! I always loved the last bit.
4313345m 1 year ago
A tiny masterpiece......
faradyeva 1 year ago
An authentic jewel!
MrDanshark 1 year ago 2
According to the cover notes on the album This Was, "A Song for Jeffery --he is one of us but doesn't really play anything--makes bombs and things." It was not till later that he joined the band as a musician, he is also credited with making the Claghorn.
rooksmove 1 year ago
Jeffrey is a right proper British and Yankee name.
busterbone 1 year ago
one of my favorite "short" Tull songs.
add2718 2 years ago
Like a part of my body--for 40 years!
chrism823 2 years ago 2
A real big band!!!
alanrama 2 years ago
What I'd really like to know is who exactly (or inexactly) who "Jeffrey" was. This is one of several Tull songs with that name in the title.
mrfantastic407 3 years ago
mrfantastic, jeffrey is jeffrey hammond, a friend of ian anderson, and bassist of Jethro Tull for 4 years or so.
Aqualung1989 3 years ago 4
Thanks! That clears that up.
mrfantastic407 3 years ago
@Aqualung1989 Jeffery and Ian were schoolmates. Ian felt Jeffery was an underachiever. Ian would screw with him unmercifully.
tas27100 1 year ago
@Aqualung1989
Wanderlustus 7 months ago
Ian seems to say "Lee-ster", not "Les-ter". Any idea why? Always wondered..
maida1982a 3 years ago
Wouldn't read anything into it - just for fun & to be different I guess ... like for a while back in the 80's, people stopped saying "acid" & said "a-seed". Or "style" & "styleee". You could call it pretentious but who really cares!
jonno52 2 years ago
My favourite band. listen to my wondrin´aloud version.
siggi5153 3 years ago