Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock'n' Roll (Supersonic, 27.3.1976)
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2019
- Jethro Tull performing "Too Old To Rock'n' Roll" on British TV Show "Supersonic" in March 1976.
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I discovered this Song thanks to a Book written by a Flemish Novellist. Great Song.
I'm almost 70 and I'm NOT TOO OLD TO ROCK AND ROLL! And I'm definitely too young to die! ✌🖖☮💙
Leave room to break -- at least 3m for every 120mph.
I am 4 yrs younger and I am Too young to not Rock & Roll and too Miserable to Die Young just saying I hope not.!!!
m'am i miss your content please post more
Brilliant ❤
Had to cope withya
if Ian Anderson can't make you smile, you're dead inside.
smile and cry in the same song
@@dinilsops If you have been there.
I love beer as much as him! Cheers! 🍻 Peace!
Like Intel "Deadntium Inside"?
Most underrated front man ever !
For my wonderful dad who passed away last night. He loved this song. RIP dad ❤️
lost my dad last year, love and hugs to you brother
❤😢
I'm truly sorry for your loss of your father 💙
This song is STILL the coolest❤
God bless you both. A wonderful memory.
I'm still addicted to Jethro Tull from the 70's to now! One of my all time bands ever.
Ditto !
I find his music 'weird but relatable'. Only 'found' him by virtue of an old neighbour.
Me too!
Yea man!!
Me too 😊😊
What about the 60s?
Most underrated album in the history of R&R.
Wunderbar...auch der Flirt mit der Kamera
The most fun I had listening to a sad song,
this just took me back 45 years.
It's great having access to such great music, now I'll never be too old to rock & roll.
This is back when anyone over 30 was considered way too old for rock n roll. No one could have foreseen the Stones at 70 playing Rock shows. That was considered absurd!
Now you have groups like Deep Purple, The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, etc. in their 70's still out there and kicking ass!
Ian Anderson was 28 here.
Jammin in 1970 at the age of 70 you’d be born in 1900
Well ..it still proved true.....after 1980 the Stones rarely released anything of substance....they admit themselves so ,because their setlist contains mostly pre 1979 material .
turns out, the stones are now an absurd reality.
Amazing. Last week I was at a Jethro Tull show and amazing 76 years old Ian Anderson was enthusiastically rock'n'rolling on stage.
Ian's attempts to down that beer while singing that song were nothing short of heroic. 😅
Ian has always had a magical sense of humour , I've still got his 25years anniversary DVD which has all the countless members of his band meeting in a pub in London. I've lost count of the times I've seen them and still wonder where Ian got that tent from on the live show of Thick as a Brick.🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁
I have been quite amused by every comment on this video. No one AT ALL gets the antics in this video for what they are. I'm going to show my (kinda scary) age here, and tell all you young folks what's actually happening here. This was from 1976 - MTV did not exist yet, and would not for several years. Note that what you are hearing is the studio cut of this song. At this point in time, asking an artist to lip-synch to their studio cut was, well, weird. Like I said, MTV did not exist yet. Solid Gold wouldn't even be a thing for several years from this point. If you'll watch other videos from around this time, you'll see similar things - Slade, particularly, was known for the singing members chewing gum. In this video, Ian steps on dude's arm while he's playing, and does the beer silliness later - this is so the listener realizes that THIS IS NOT THE BAND'S LIVE SOUND. Bands at that time were afraid that video of them lip synching their studio cut might lead the viewer to believe that's what they actually sounded like live, and would result in disappointment at live shows, and so they would do odd things like this during these weird new "video" things. This practice disappeared by 1980.
Lt. Dan on New Years Eve dreaming he’s not in a wheelchair anymore.
@@BrutishYetDelightful spot on, you can see him trying to mime while spitting beer out and messing around with Martin's guitar 'playing'. All done in good fun and great taste.
@@BrutishYetDelightful I've seen Tull in concert 7 times. Just amazing every time.
I think the best one was their Heavy Horses tour.
Ian Anderson is most definitely a one of a kind performer. Been loving his music for 50plus years now. Amazing!!!
Takes me back to my youth and better happy days. Had this on a T Shirt my now wife bought me for my 15th Birthday. Really miss the music and the times of the 70s.
The old rocker wore his hair too long
Wore his trouser cuffs too tight
Unfashionable to the end
Drank his ale too light
Death's head belt buckle, yesterday's dreams
The transport caf', prophet of doom
Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams
In his post-war-babe gloom
Now he's too old to rock and roll
But he's too young to die
Yes he's too old to rock and roll
But he's too young to die
He once owned a Harley Davidson
And a Triumph Bonneville
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
Prays that he always will
But he's the last of the blue blood's greaser boys
And all his mates are doing time
Married with three kids up by the ring road
Sold their souls straight down the line
And some of them own little sports cars
And meet at the tennis club do's
For drinks on a Sunday, work on Monday
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes
Now they're too old to rock and roll
And they're too young to die
Yes they're too old to rock and roll
And they're too young to die
So the old rocker gets out his bike
To make a ton before he takes his leave
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
Just like it used to be
And as he flies, tears in his eyes
His wind-whipped words echo the final take
And he hits the trunk road doing around a hundred and twenty
With no room left to brake
And he was too old to rock and roll
And he was too young to die
No he was too old to rock and roll
And he was too young to die
No, you're never too old to rock and roll
If you're too young to die
And no you're never too old to rock and roll
But he was too young to die
60 now and still I can’t get enough of your music. True artists.
Me took
And me too ;-)
I just turned 63 and still love them 🎉❤
JA 63
Such a lovely Smile. And the Lyrics so meaningful. Thanks, great Britain, for bringing US this beautiful music!!!!?
Deatheads beltbuckle yeasterdays dream
@@peteratherton4213 bikers used to wear deathshead belt buckles .
@@Eleventhearlofmars Still do.
Stupid question but it doesn't look like he is taking swallow and just kinda spitting it out.
What an unmatched stage presence. Like how can you not love Jethro Tull
I be been listening to Jethro Tull since I was 13/14, I'm 63 now and this makes me smile and feel wild and ready to howl at my old lady moon!
This raises my spirits tremendously whenever I hear it. Genius.
Вместо флейты кружка пива как на отдыхе. Вот это да.
We are never to old to rock n roll 💙
Yes💙❤️💘🇮🇹🙋
True said i am 69 and still rocking.
@@mikecurtis389 50
apparently by his looks, you are.
Never!!!👏👏👏👏👏
2022 makes me miss the 70s soooo much!!❤️
I'm proud to have grown up with such bands and i feel sorry for the young people who only listen to ephemeral music. I'll be 60 and I'll be 20 again with this music. thanks for that!!!
So Do I, iconic band, iconic singer
Such a sag but true song
My 18 year old son is well versed in Jethro Tull and all of the other magical, transformative bands I grew up on. Between this music and bedtime stories from Vonnegut, he's able to see the world in ways his friends can't comprehend.
Nonsense. I'm 31 and have grown up with Jethro Tull. It's about exposure!
@@cooperstarr wow, Vonnegut, a name i dont run across often enough.
same here....
Drinking AND singing! Luv it! 🍺😅
When I hear this song I always think of my older cousins that lived up street from me when I was a kid. They saw them in concert and talked about it for months. Always had Jethro Tull on their stereo. Good times and fond memories. Wish I could go back to those days.
I am 41, and not a singer or anything but as I am watching him, I just fantasize about standing on stage doing exactly what he does. It's the coolest thing anyone can do. I F LOVE IAN ANDERSON!
what is with these potato and tomato comments?
Ian's beer synching...AMAZIN
😂
The beer over Martin's head at the end
@@jacintshort1910 😂🤣🤣😁😁
yes, the beer synth was stunning, hang on, did you say synching or synthing ? :)
😂😂😂
The best is when he spilled some beer on the mic and literally nothing happened
What a beautiful music , the best progressive rock band ever . Jethro tull has combined beautiful music with progressive rock including several styles as jazz blues folk Celtic hard and symphonic rock and classic music . The only band can do that.
I love the Tull..
Never heard of GENTLE GIANT ???
@@brunostraumann2622 They're not as old or talented. Couldn't carry Tull's gear
Herr Sher Gut, very much progressive Rock with real people damn real as real music ever have bin done yeah!!!
@@davefryer4530
I agree GG doesn’t have the power and sentimentality that Jethro Tull has .
The classic 70s Tull lineup.. and John Glascock having a ball as always. Great stuff..
John Glascock, gran bajista, lastima que muriò tan joven.
@@luisreyguerrero6511 si de hecho pero segun Ian se lo vieron venir. no dejaria su fiestando. y no iria ver una dentista para tratar esa diente infeccion.
I saw them 10 times. If I can I'll see them another 10. They're unbelievable performers to see live.
I have seen them 4 times live and after many awesome concerts of other bands that I like too I have to say that they are the best live act of them all.
Not the same anymore. Ian's voice has gotten pathetic.
@Lea Natale I have been a big JT fan most of my life and am also 60. Lately I have been deep into other musicians and bands like David Bowie, Did you happen to see the music and video he made while dying? Blackstar. I also like Talking Heads/David Byrne. Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler too. I wouldn't waste my time on going to see either Ian or Martin these days. I have probably been to over 100 of their concerts over the years. I have come to believe that Ian has some type of ego or issue where he just can't hang it up and let it go. He is like a punch drunk boxer well over his prime still trying to be a prize fighter. I would have had more respect for him and the band had he hung it up while they were still good. I even wrote to him more than once and suggested he get a new lead singer. For any person that wants to hate on me for my analysis, simply listen to any song he performed pre 1980 and pull up a 2019 video of him doing the same song. He is horrendous. In contrast look up blackstar and go to the 4:30 mark or so of that video and listen to Bowie's beautiful voice at age 69 while dying of liver cancer.
@Lea Natale Blackpool?
Seen them 7 times myself would go see then again
So nice to see the departed John Glascock who died in '77, great bass player and musician :-)
Even though they're miming, he still nails every note. Sad loss.
Old Brittledick. Great bassist.
'79 ;)
He was too young to die
after half a century it still excites me ... absolute masterpiece!
Can't stop listening to them.... Brilliant.
go to bed.
The old rocker wore his hair too long
Wore his trouser cuffs too tight
Unfashionable to the end
Drank his ale too light
Death's head belt buckle, yesterday's dreams
The transport caf', prophet of doom
Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams
In his post-war-babe gloom
Now he was too old to rock and roll
And he was too young to die
He was too old to rock and roll
And he was too young to die
He once owned a Harley Davidson
And a Triumph Bonneville
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
Prays that he always will
But he's the last of the blue blood's greaser boys
And all his mates are doing time
Married with three kids up by the ring road
Sold their souls straight down the line
And some of them own little sports cars
And meet at the tennis club do's
For drinks on a Sunday, work on Monday
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes
Now they're too old to rock and roll
And they're too young to die
Yes they're too old to rock and roll
And they're too young to die
So the old rocker gets out his bike
To make a ton before he takes his leave
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
Just like it used to be
And as he flies, tears in his eyes
His wind-whipped words echo the final take
And he hits the trunk road doing around a hundred and twenty
With no room left to brake
And he was too old to rock and roll
And he was too young to die
Yes he was too old to rock and roll
And he was too young to die
No, you're never too old to rock and roll
If you're too young to die
And no you're never too old to rock and roll
But he was too young to die.
Composing both music and lyrics to virtually all of Tull originals. Ian has probably been the most prolific among his peers and how many are there that punch in his weight class also? It’s an astounding catalogue that he has produced.
The GRRATEST OF ALL, WIZARDS of VIBES!!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏💪🆙💪🆙💪🆙💪🆙🎺🎻🎺🎻🎺🎻🎺🎻🎺🇬🇧🍀🍀♥️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯🥁🍀✌️💯🇬🇧🇬🇧💥💥🙏⭐🆙🆙🆙⏏️💎💎👏👏💎👏👏🎯🎯🎯♥️♥️♥️♥️😍
How a song can sound so upbeat, but be so deep at the same time? Beautiful yet melancholic. I love it!💕
John Glascock is singing with Ian in this video. He played the bass in Tull between 1975 and 1979. RIP.
He was the Keanu Reeves of Jethro Tull
Or John ‘brittle dick’ as Ian used to say. Great bass player. 🙂
@@jacintshort1910 Fun thing is Keanu Reeves plays bass too ^^
@@pierre2497 Same face, same instrument
Singing, singing... It is playback!
Ian Anderson.... Thank you, so much, for a lifetime of music that sustains me. Since I was a preteen young'un, your poetic lyrics and your band's exceptional musicianship has impressed me. Seeing you play in Burlington, VT years ago brought it home as I grooved on your band switching instruments so seemlessly. Ian, you are awesome, you are groovy, and my gratitude reaches beyong the solar system. Hugz and loves to you!!!
Saw them many times in the 70's and 80's, Pure talent and stage show the best.
Never saw this video before..I love this song. I find interesting how fun Ian makes every presentation of this song despite of the meaningful and kind of sad lyrics. Just love it..
Its obviously mimed and lip synced
tenía 17 años cuando conocí la música de Jetrhro, hoy tengo 60 y todavía sigue gustandome.
..."безумный дудочник в рваном камзоле на одной ноге"...
Ian handerson fausto majestuoso henorme jethro tuuuul benefyt tengo 64 yny mother de cansado😊
omg, i loved this in my youth, and now it is about me... i was unprepared for mortality....my darlings i have love you forever.. but i understand the way this world works.... just skating away ... ♥
Never too old to rock and roll, just turned 62 two days ago!!!!!!
I'll never understand why this splendid album was/is so underrated....
!!!!!! It only just falls behind the magnificent. Aqualung,Thick as brick n Heavy horses....But then again i rate. A passion play and the Christmas album.....
@@brianwoods2395 And Songs from the Wood!!!!
I guess because it's so completely different from anything else they ever did, this album is more of a pop-rock record.
It was only meant for the cool people. Not everybody.
Always such a wonderful theatrical performer. A true artist from a bygone era.
Jethro Tull music will never fade they're genius
unforgettable the only complaint I may have is I can't play anything else once I start listening to them I end up playing all the albums I have which is quite a lot
A lot of tull fans dismissed this album, I thought it was class.
I'm a punk rock/hardcore metal bloke,but I love that bands back then were so quirky and original,fully believe without bands like this punk wouldn't even have happened,pure self expression, absolutely brilliant ...
Check out what Johnny Rotten has said about the band.
His mimics and gestures are so nice, His Smile, but the music itself, too.
He's got a strikingly good voice. I always loved this song. Because you're never too old to rock and roll
Fuck. I just caught him lip synching...
You think Kurt Cobain ever lip synched? He would kill himself first....
Most British shows at the time mandated lip syncing.
At 63 years old ,still amazing, still love Ian Anderson
Best band of all times
Certainly in the top 5.
& Floyd,K. Crimson ,and Génesis w Gabriel...the best progres. Rock Bands Ever‼️👁
And the worst song they ever did! ;-) This song makes me cringe it's so bad.
@@justgivemethetruth The video is sure kinda cringy, but come on, the song is at least funny!
@@justgivemethetruth Have to agree. Not their finest hour.
Well, to me it's John Glascock in this video, singing too young to die. So young and such a nice guy as I have read. RIP John.
In 1986, I was stationed in Honduras doing a radio show for the Navy, Army and Air Force. Every day a Lieutenant at the base called into the radio station and requested this song. He turned me into a Tull fan and I’ve never looked back.
I don't believe there is a better front man than Ian Anderson, he is mesmerizing.
almost 50 years later I'm not too old for rock'n'roll and I'm not ready to die yet ...
These lyrics carry the power & essence of our humanity; our limitations. The sweetest poetry and it never fails to bring me to tears. Ian Anderson is beyond everyone, even Mozart.
Get your hand off it.
@@flumpyhumpy lol !
settle down
Not that much,man.
A friend was dying of pancreatic cancer at 52 & I associated the somg with him.
Thanks J for 40 years of the best , you saved rock and roll !
I remember that feeling listening to it for the time when it came out, I feel the same haunting effect as I did 40 some years ago.
I remember seeing this . Just 43 years ago 😦
Stu, you lucky bastardo
@@kremna5 wish I was 19 again.👍
@@sturusk3620 don' t you worry we all are.
God I remember I was about 19 years old myself when this LP came out this song Still text me to another place and time very thankful for great music memories of great musicians Ian Anderson will live forever for the people that put a thumbs down to this they were brought up and grew up in the wrong generation they will never understand what real music is
Это и сейчас прекрасно.
Brilliant live version!
It's not live, it's all playback. But don't blame Jethro Tull for it. The TV studios back then simply weren't set up to record live performances so they had no choice.
40 years ago I heard this song. Tull set me on a strange and very satisfying search for new music. Thank you Iam
Ian
Brings back a lot of Old Memories!!!
One of the best songs ever
I'm 72 now, had to teach my son (47) to listen to what he is saying and he feel in love with the band ever since. We both have always had to had at least a couple of bikes.
Yup!!
this is one of the best british bands
Motorcycle headlight on drum kit gets me every time . Just may be my favorite music video ever.
you are never too late to do things, you are never too old to live and always value the time you lived
It's been 46 years when I heard this Jethro Tull song. I was 16 years old, I never imagined that the title of the song would identify me like it does now. I became Ray Lomas.
A lot of the bands were more a flash in the pan. Also any schmeal who could impress the dj could cut a platter. AND the dj will spin it after this song. Now, its impossible to get your shit played...
You’ve got to love Ian Anderson what a star and what a brilliant song cheers Ian and jethro
One of THE best bands live. First saw Tull in '70 & several times since...always amazing!
Class Act all the way -Best Band ever and Best concerts I ever attended-70 now and will never be too old rock with these young men😅💥🔥☀️🔥☀️🔥❤️
I saw them yesterday night. Absolutely amazing as always. Legendary band ❤️
Anderson é tão profissional, que não deu um gole na cerveja ... Performance incrível! Genial!
o cara é foda demais tive a oportunidade de ver ele ao vivo em Porto Alegre em 2017, sempre muito carismático com o público e muito divertido espero ter a chance de ver ele novamente ao vivo.
Ele tentou...
When live music was dubbed, seen so many of the greats muck about letting the audience know its dubbed whilst sticking two fingers up at the industry love it 😀
What a Giant! The absolute best ever.
Díky za koncert, bylo to nej a great a super. 💖❤💖
Never had a bike, this song still gives me shivers up my back.
I am 2 nd 2......
I forgot, thanks Ian ,for some of the best......
Ian - God bless you man.
There was a performance similar to this on the 20 years of Jethro Tull video which was an absolutely fantastic story of the Scottish genius up in his salmon farm in Scotland.🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🎸🎸🎸😁😁😁
His mimics stunning. His Smile second to None. His dance fahtadtic6
Amazing band , amazing music !
My friend who introduced me to this song recently died. R.I.P Putte! ❤
Я не могу оторваться от Вас!!! Это просто шедевр, спасибо!😀🤩🤩
I would love to see them live. I grew up to his music
Ian's voice is shot.he is 70 odd.great band
I saw him several times he's a fantastic man! True at 74 his voice isn't the same, but his heart is still in his music. I absolutely love this man.
I really really really LOVE this music !
Saw it live in Pittsburgh 1970 to 1980. Was the best time for Rock and Roll.
Fantastic - back in the day when we had 'proper' music. This was from a kid's TV show called Supersonic if I recall! Imagine exposing children to beer swilling loonies these days lol
Да впечатлил! Сколько переслушано с 70 годов, а стервец, впечатлил.
Grandi JETHRO TULL....mitico IAN❤ grazie x sempre🔝🔝
To Young..
Salut Dalla Germania a voi. E buon Anno 2021
2021..Live a long Song..
I can listen this song forever ...
I LOVE you ❤ ..Ian Anderson...jetho tull..for ever...
My LOVE IS music.... J tull por siempre...
IAN the GENIUS...
Every sip of beer spills over haha
He never drank alcohol, only water on stage.
Anita A so is that brown soapy water he’s drinking there then??
@@Eleventhearlofmars , really hope so .... I wonder if Ian loved to smoke pot. I am almost ready to bet he did!! Maybe not before going onstage but when songwriting or recording ....
Johnny LuckyLad he didn’t touch it, he used to smoke cigarettes or a pipe and stopped that many years ago.
@@Eleventhearlofmars so you claim
the ultimate showman great song
Ahhh what memories-ae a 60 year Englishman from Peckham in S.E
London this was my yery first experience of Jethro Tull...watching this "vid" as a 13 year old on English T.V. and thinking "I have to check out THIS band" and get the album "too old to rock n roll too young to die" which made me "backtrack " to then get (in my opinion) their TWO best albums MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY and AQUALUNG and have been a MASSIVE Tull fan ever since...tragically IRONIC with the THE LATE GREAT JOHN GLASSCOCK MIMING/SINGING with Ian "TOO YOUNG TO DIE"...again (in my opinion) J.T.'s BEST EVER bass player...watching it thinking "there's only ONE COUNTRY THIS BAND COULD COME FROM=proud to say=ENGLAND!! and Ian + Martin are still GOING STRONG some FIFTYFIVE Years later=EXCELLENT!! of a brilliant band that does NOT take itself TOO SERIOUSLY and has a great sense of humour=proud to say=English/British sense of humour...A F*****G BRILLIANT band...cheers,all the best from Piersgrowcott7@gmail.com-a.k.a.-Chopper.
Espetacular, uma banda icônica ! Simplesmente está entre as melhores do mundo!
If there was a mid evil renaissance musician reincarnated in spirit or traveled thru time it would be Ian Anderson.
He captures and combines the lively wild free spirit of the common man of the renaissance with modern rock and roll.
If anyone ever goes to a renaissance festival and looked for some kind of connection or relatability just play some Jethro Tull and your there. " Songs from the woods "
They're brilliant.
Hobbit Rock.
Straight from Middle Earth.
Ian Anderson is a true rockstar, who understands rock music truly
A good friend introduced me to this man in the 60's and now I'm old and he's died .... but Ian's still rocking.....thx. bro. RIP RAJ.
John Glascock with Barrie Barlow...best rhythm section Tull ever had!
So sad when Barlow and Evans were dismissed. They were a huge part of JT .
geniales, cuánta maestría! !!! gracias por estos regalos divinos 🌟👏💖
The pizzicato strings (where the violinists put aside their bows) adds a bright yet melancholic “pluck” to the song’s progression.
God bless you Ian