Locomotive Breath

232. Locomotive Breath is a song by Jethro Tull that was written by the band’s front man, Ian Anderson. The song uses the metaphor of a runaway train for out-of-control chaos. According to Anderson, “When I wrote it, I wasn't deliberately setting out to write a piece of music on a particular subject. But it evolved during the writing process into being not terribly specific, but about the issues of overcrowding - the rather claustrophobic feel of a lot of people in a limited space. And the idea of the incessant unstoppable locomotive being a metaphor for seemingly the unstoppable population expansion on planet Earth. The runaway train may also be an appropriate metaphor for today’s political craziness.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should correct their oversight and induct Jethro Tull. The band’s time is long overdue.

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