Jethro Tull - The Chequered Flag - TV 1976

[insensiblegradations]

One of the greatest Tull songs and among the very best of Ian's lyrics....this last stanza is fantastically poignant...wonderful poetry...

The still-born child can't feel the rain as the chequered flag falls once again. The deaf composer completes his final score. He'll never hear the sweet encore. The chequered flag, the bull's red rag, the lemming-hearted hordes running ever faster to the shore singing, Isn't it grand to be playing to the stand, dead or alive.

[Dirkchucklebutty]

John Glascock R.I.P

[Huija]

Cheers!! This material is very inspiring. Barrie Barlow one of the best drummers ever.

[badumpy]

John Glascock was such a musical talent!!

[ottofischer52]

suddenly that came around me-it is so great-and i know it already for such a long time.

jethro tull is me and otherwise!

[badumpy]

The Best Lineup they ever had...i think most fans would agree.

[jstarang1]

@badumpy i pretty much agree but i like the '77-79 lineup more...pretty much the same exact lineup with David (now Dee) Palmer added as the synth player/violist/multi-instrumen­talist/arranger...much more depth was added to the line up live and on albums imo...even though in '76 and earlier he was studio arranger uncredited...

[rdubtastic]

I love this band so much. Hands down, favorite band I'll ever have. No comparison.

[Jellybeantiger]

John Evans lives in Melbourne,Australia now.

My home town.

[mikeyg1959]

Great lyrics from a band who had some deep meanings that went far beyond their presence in the music arena.................

M

[karljuda1977]

I haven't any word to express my self how I feel now... great song!

[BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

Absolutely brilliant lyrics. Fantastic song. A real tear jerker to anyone with a brain.

[wmsfarris]

Not to mention they had one of the greats on drums.

[wmsfarris]

Even after all these years this song still brings a tear to my eye. Ian Anderson has to be one of the greatest lyricists ever

[jgfan79]

Alright, I'm going to ask who is this woman who is rocking back in forth at the end of this video? Please tell me.

[KingHellstrings]

She's the tambourine player!!!

Btw, John Evan's face is hilarious @ 5:07

[habanero61]

she's shona, ian anderson's wife

[jgfan79]

I dont' think it's Shona because her nose isn't quite right. Shona has more of a pointed nose. She looks like the same woman dancing in Salamander cilp. I thought maybe it was Angela Allen of Carmen, who came with John Glascock and did some backing vocals for this album, but, the face isn't right for Angela either.

[ThePipersNicks]

This album is ridiculously underrated. This one's always been a favorite for me. Of course I like the Pied Piper a little more hehe.

[jgfan79]

So happy to find this posted. John Glascock holds a special place in my heart. May he rest in peace. This song could be thought of as a tribute to him.

[CelticReject]

I agree....... so much

[Pofazovics]

I am not a rocker but I will leave as a testament to play one of these songs of Too old to rock'n'roll at my funeral service.

[Snailbarf]

This is on my list of funeral songs to play too lol. Damn and I wanted to be unique :(

[lizaelliot]

sorry, dancing

[lizaelliot]

Is that Shona in the background playing the tambourine and daning in Salamander?

[tullist]

While I have loved pretty much all Tull players, I believe all ardent fans would agree, the 2 biggest mistakes in Tull history would be the sacking of John Evan, how ever inadvertent, and allowing Barrie Barlow to become unhappy enough that he wanted to leave. Jeffrey was just goin, there was no stopping him, same w Clive B, honorable mention to Cornick and Peggy in the irreplacable department.

[Pofazovics]

While I do not know how all this happened, I agree. John was extremely hurted. It could be hard to suffer this one-man-show, even if they had known that Tull wouldn't be the same without Ian's leading.

[musicisalright]

so john was sacked?

[riskyrieske]

John died.

[musicisalright]

John Glascock, yes, but I was referring to John Evans. My comment was originally posted as a reply to a comment about Evans being sacked, but youtube messes up things :)

[riskyrieske]

John Evans quit to resume painting landscapes professionally, his first love.

[tullist]

Hi, with respect u are confusing your Tullies, that is Jeffrey who left to his real career, as a painter in 75, Oddly, even with Ian's prodding and support, he has been unwilling to show any of it in public, knowing Jeffrey would be very surprised if they are landscapes he is painting. Evan was sort of inadvertently removed, long story available elsewhere like Tullpress, but on the other hand he claimed to be so unhappy in the later years that in some part he seems to have wanted out.

[PaulHartXYZ]

@tullist Believe it or not, I actually saw a painting by Jeffrey Hammond for auction on the Christies Auction website. I think a friend of his put it up for sale.

[fourten1967]

tullist, right on board with your Evan comment.

[uncleambient]

A great track featuring the late great John Glascock: R.I.P

They don't make 'em like this anymore!!

Great stuff

[BenRossington]

RIP John Glascock

[helenmyeyes]

A tooth caused his death... how unbelievably sad is that?

[helenmyeyes]

Correcting myself: the combination of a congenital heart disease and drug abuse eventually killed him.

[1whiteduck]

I'll ask them to play this for me one last time when they start my morphine drip.

[KingHellstrings]

5:08 John Evans makes the funniest face!!! What is up with his hair?!?!?!?!?

[Jackinart]

Thank you very much! This is very rare stuff.