Favorite Jethro Tull Songs - Addendum to Jethro Tull Album Ranking List

 Favorite Jethro Tull Songs Songs

As a follow-up to my recent ranking of the studio albums from Jethro Tull, here is a list of my current top 25 favorite Jethro Tull songs. Of course, this may change from time to time as different songs become more or less favored with subsequent listens. And of course, there are many more good to great songs that just did not make the list, but this, in general shows my favorites. Thus, this list represents what I am thinking today, and would probably change if reconsidered next week, month, or year (although the very top are pretty solid and probably won't change much). Anyway, here is a list of my current top 25 favorite Jethro Tull songs (with album indicated in parentheses-see key below). Although I like many different styles of their music, including the harder-rocking songs, as will be obvious from my list, the more acoustic songs tend to be my very favorites. As with my album rankings, the songs list also is weighted very heavily toward the 1970's albums (in fact, all of the top 25 are from 1970's albums), as this was their most productive period), and no songs from the later albums made the top 25 (but still contain many very good songs). Anyway, here are my favorites, which is just the tip of the iceberg, as their catalog is filled with great songs.
 
25. Acres Wild (HH)
24. Crazed Institution (TOTRR)
23. Cross-Eyed Mary (A)
22. The Third Hurrah (WC)
21. Nursie (LITP)
20. A Passion Play (APP)
19. Aqualung (A)
18. Jack-in-the-Green (SFTW)
17. One Brown Mouse (HH)
16. Living in the Past (LITP)
15. Salamander (TOTRR)
14. Wind-Up (A)
13. Cold Wind From Valhalla (MITG)
12. Locomotive Breath (A)
11. Dun Ringill (SW)
10. Songs From The Wood (SFTW)
9. Baker Street Muse (MITG)
8. The Whistler (SFTW)
7. One White Duck/Nothing At All (MITG)
6. Skating Away... (WC)
5. Mother Goose (A)
4. Velvet Green (SFTW)
3. Thick as a Brick (TAAB)
2. Wond'ring Aloud, Again (A, LITP)
1. Life's A Long Song (LITP)

(A) - Aqualung (1971)

(TAAB) - Thick as a Brick (1972)

(LITP) - Living in the Past (1972)

(APP) - A Passion Play (1973)

(WC) - War Child (1974)

(MITG) - Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)

(TOTRR) - Too Old to Rock n Roll (1976)

(SFTW) - Songs From The Woods (1977)

(HH) - Heavy Horses (1978)

(SW) - Stormwatch (1979)

 

So, what are your favorite (or not favorite) Jethro Tull songs?