Overall it seems as though Jethro Tull had a hard time coming up with a name for the band initially and even keeping people in the band since some would come and then leave to pursue other interests. The name didn’t come along until a bit later when they finally decided upon something that was given to them by the staff of their booking agent. Jethro Tull was an 18th-century agriculturist and the name stuck largely because it was the name they used when they were successful enough to be invited back to the same gig. The name did get butchered once and listed as Jethro Toe, but aside from that they eventually became something of a known band and made their way into the music business as more and more people decided they were worth the effort. Out of many bands that come from their era they are one that might have to be explained to people, but at the same time they’re also one of the most noted among those that lived in that era.
Here are some of their songs as heard in movies and TV.
5. The Simpsons – Thick as a Brick
The Simpsons is a show well-known for featuring everything from the obscure to the most famous when it comes to music and celebrities as this has been one of the ways the show has managed to draw viewers over the years and keep their attention. A lot of older songs have been referenced a lot or sung by Homer, who’s the music buff in the family since he was the guy that, when he was younger, would listen to a wide selection of them. Putting Jethro Tull in for one episode might have been something of a throwback or just a way to highlight something that the creators or even the writers thought was a nice nod to the past.
4. Fargo – Locomotive Breath
Fargo the TV series is a bit different than Fargo the movie and for good reason, since the movie was kind of crazy and was over too quickly. That being said however the series seems to be acting as a kind of niche program that a select number of people enjoy and others just kind of ignore. It’s not a bad show by any means but it’s something that, like anything, you have to really get into in order to understand and to take anything away from it. So many shows these days are either made to entertain and not challenge the audience or are made to give them something to think about that it’s hard to find something in-between any longer.
3. Almost Famous -Teacher
Almost Famous is the story of a young writer that wants to prove what he’s worth but in order to do this he has to choose between remaining objective and slipping into the trust of the band he’s reporting on, which means becoming more like them and gaining a type of bias that is anathema to most reporters. Of course the band doesn’t trust him right away as reporters are the enemy due to the fact that they tend to focus on the negatives and don’t highlight the positives nearly as much, but as he continues to gain their trust and become one of them almost it does tend to taint his writing.
2. Beautiful Girls -Locomotive Breath
Beautiful Girls is one of those films that makes you either shake your head at the woes and worries of people and how fleeting they seem, or allows you to relate to the stories the characters are weaving and they might seem so similar to your own. In the movies love and relationships tend to be messy, complicated, and yet easily solved within a couple of hours. It’d be nice if the real world was that simple sometimes, but it also seems as though we wouldn’t appreciate what a good relationship really is if it was able to be solved in such a simple and concise manner. That being said, it’s always a good bit of entertainment when you get to watch it on screen.
1. Jethro Tull – Aqualung
This one just had to be added since it’s one of their more well-known songs and a personal favorite. Jethro Tull managed to hang on to a career from the late 60s all the way until 2012 when they took a hiatus, something that many fans thought would be the end of the band for good. Let’s face it, any band that goes on hiatus has to eventually shake off the rust when they come back, and not all of them are as successful at this as some. But Jethro Tull did come back in 2017 and have been going steadily since. This no doubt relieved many fans, though it’s safe to say that thanks to time and other factors they’re not going to be the same as they were back in the day.
At least we can still enjoy their music, that’s something.
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