We make a swift retreat
Paradise, it don't come cheap
Square up to fight
Like dynamite
The flight is young
We're getting deep
without an aqualung
Our will is strong
We've got to work out where we're
going wrong
Buttercup
I think we missed our turn
Back it up
You think I'd learn
Your gelignite
Sets truth alight
The flight is young
We're getting deep
without an aqualung
Our time is long
We've got to find out
where we're coming from
Square up to the fight
Like dynamite
The flight is young
We're getting deep
without an aqualung
Our will is strong
We've got to work out where we're
going wrong
Light years from here
We're going to burn up
in the atmosphere
It's crystal clear
We're coming swinging
on a chandelier
Morcheeba are an English electronic band formed in the mid-1990s with founding members vocalist Skye Edwards and the brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey. They mix influences from trip hop, rock, folk rock and downtempo, and have produced ten regular studio albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten. Edwards left the band in 2003, after which the brothers used a number of singers before she rejoined in 2009. They recruit additional members for their live performances and have toured internationally. In 2014 Paul Godfrey resigned from the band. Edwards and Ross Godfrey later formed Skye & Ross and released a self-titled album in September 2016. Their latest studio album as Morcheeba, Blackest Blue, was released in May 2021 and was preceded by singles "Sounds of Blue", "Oh Oh Yeah" and "The Moon". It features collaborations with Brad Barr from The Barr Brothers, and Duke Garwood, whom Edwards described as "a diamond geezer".
but now I'm just confused on why someone would call their song Aqualung if it isn't indeed Aqualung.
like someone titling their tune Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and it not being that... ? ...
it was a good tune ~ didn't mind the tune at all ~ just confused ~ just sayin lol
To be fair, "aqua-lung" is the name of the self-contained, underwater, breathing apparatus which was co-developed by Jacques Cousteau several years before Ian Anderson was even born. I believe a lot of divers still refer to a scuba set-up as an "aqua-lung"; so, it's not exactly the same as using "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (a unique phrase made up by John and/or Julian Lennon) as a title. The lyrics of this song refer to that diving apparatus (as does Tull's tune), though it's very likely that there was some sort of homage and/or joke intended by Morcheeba using that word as the song title.
I would give this a 7.5 of I could.
Thanks to all those who cleared up the mystery of the title! 👍🏼
and, let's just add that the Tull song, Aqualung, uses the word as a person's name, which is totally a weird word choice for the name of a character in a song.
at least this song uses the word as a reference to a self-contained, underwater breathing apparatus.
An "aqualung," in the British sense, is a drunk.
To be fair, "aqua-lung" is the name of the self-contained, underwater, breathing apparatus which was co-developed by Jacques Cousteau several years before Ian Anderson was even born. I believe a lot of divers still refer to a scuba set-up as an "aqua-lung"; so, it's not exactly the same as using "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (a unique phrase made up by John and/or Julian Lennon) as a title. The lyrics of this song refer to that diving apparatus (as does Tull's tune), though it's very likely that there was some sort of homage and/or joke intended by Morcheeba using that word as the song title.
and, let's just add that the Tull song, Aqualung, uses the word as a person's name, which is totally a weird word choice for the name of a character in a song.
at least this song uses the word as a reference to a self-contained, underwater breathing apparatus.
I responded to comments about this song title years ago but you probably have to scroll way down the page to find it. You may have used the word 'aqualung" if you were a referring to a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (aka SCUBA tank) - which is what these lyrics are referring to. I imagine they were also making a nod to the Tull song.
I saw your comments way back there when I chimed in, and yeah, I guess I do know the word Aqualung, it's more that it's NOT a common word whereas Angel is. Again, this only highlights how quickly someone might see the track title and think of Tull whereas Angel (as a song title) doesn't bring one specific song to mind (for me at least.)
From what I understand, Jacques Cousteau was very fond of diving in the Puget Sound, which surprises many to find out that the cold and dark waters have A LOT of sea life and way more color than one might think.
Long Live RP and our pointless discussions!!
but now I'm just confused on why someone would call their song Aqualung if it isn't indeed Aqualung.
like someone titling their tune Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and it not being that... ? ...
it was a good tune ~ didn't mind the tune at all ~ just confused ~ just sayin lol
there are many others, here's one
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"Angel" (Jimi Hendrix song)
"Angel" (Aretha Franklin song)
"Angel" (Fleetwood Mac song)
"Angel" (Madonna song)
"Angel" (Angela Winbush song)
"Angel" (Aerosmith song)
"Angel" (Eurythmics song)
"Angel" (a-ha song)
"Angel" (Pearl Jam Song)
"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan song)
"Angel" (Shaggy song)
"Angel" (Two Tricky song)
"Ángel" (Belinda Peregrín song)
"Angel" (The Corrs song)
"Angel" (Pharrell song)
"Angel" (Chiara song)
"Angel" (Natasha Bedingfield song)
"Angel" (Anita Baker song)
"Angel" (Jon Secada song)
"Angel", song by Massive Attack
"Angel", song by Dru Hill
"Angel", song by Lionel Richie
"Angel", song by Blue October
"Angel", song by Stabbing Westward
"Angel", song by Judas Priest
"Angel", song by Flipsyde
"Angel", song by 8mm
"Angel", song by Leona Lewis
OP's name notwithstanding, comparing tunes called "Angel" with song called "Aqualung" is like, well, comparing Angels with Auqalungs. I work with an Angel and refer to people as being "Angels" - I don't think I've ever used "Aqualung" in any context other than the Tull song (and this one too I guess.)
This tune gets an 8 from me...the Tull tune a 9....Long Live RP!!
Love it too.
This tune gets an 8 from me...the Tull tune a 9....Long Live RP!!
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I responded to comments about this song title years ago but you probably have to scroll way down the page to find it. You may have used the word 'aqualung" if you were a referring to a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (aka SCUBA tank) - which is what these lyrics are referring to. I imagine they were also making a nod to the Tull song.
WRONG! "Aqua Lung" is British slang for a drunk! I Googled it.
Well no, sunshine, not in my 70+ years living in the UK have I heard it used thus. A little research shows that MrDill is correct: in the song an analogy is inferred between the wheezing sounds made by the down-and-out character and the noise of air escaping from the underwater breathing apparatus.
An "aqualung," in the British sense, is a drunk.
After all these years, the title of The Jethro Tull album, now makes sense to me!
An "aqualung," in the British sense, is a drunk.
Really? I have lived in the UK for very long time, and never heard that before.