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| Jethro Tull – Christmas Song Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I also think that the ending bit "hey santa, pass us that bottle will ya?" Is kind of him saying that he is just as guilty of it as anyone, but that doesn't mean he can't write about it and make his point. There is hypocrisy and then there is falling short of perfection. |
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| Jethro Tull – Christmas Song Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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You totally miss the point of this song, Ian isn't saying that parties and feasts are BAD things, they're just not what the holiday SHOULD be about. It should be about giving and helping those with less, rather than gorging and living gratuitously. It is making the point that all this commercialism and bullshit where people spend hundreds on champagne and booze and roast turkeys while their mothers starve strays about as far from the meaning of Christmas as possible. I fail to see how the fact that he has become wealthy from his trade somehow makes his statements any less true. It may not apply to you 100%, but like most things in life take what you can from it. I think it drives home a great message. |
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