Witch's Promise: Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull Witch's Promise Top of The Pops 1970 Sounds of the Seventies

[@peterfisher9286]

We are all fans of many bands but Ian Anderson and Tull on 50 years of reflection i think are certainly amongst the very elite. Anderson was not only a great songwriter, musical composer and arranger but played many instruments superbly well. Also self taught. And although maniacally looking on stage was one of the few that didn’t allow fame to overtake him Incredibly humble person

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

Take a moment to honor the memory of Glenn Cornick(bass)..RIP. Glenn.

[@melaniejean85]

We just keep losing them gosh darn it. RIP.

[@cozypowell751]

not forgetting john clascock he died before his time too

[@maccapaul42]

I don't understand how this video can get 50 unlikes. Ian and Jethro Tull is one of the best bands in the world. ❤ Love this song and love Ian. He has a great voice and can play many instruments 🎸 Good music. I love 60s and 70s ❤ Better music than nowadays ☺

[@mariohernandezmartinez9328]

Tiene 50 porque somos especiales elegidos de lo bueno poco

[@Mat-ne2ti]

They might be disliking it because at the end the presenter jimmy saville talks, which given what we know now is always really wierd to see him talk

[@federicobertagna1066]

I think it's due to the blond alien at the end!!!

[@georgeisaac9european387]

That’s the degradation !

[@JohnnyNation]

The thumbs down dislikes are from the undereducated and dumbed down individuals of our "modern" times who can only appreciate "music" that sounds like nursery rhymes !!!###

[@davidjames9457]

I was 16 and spoiled by such great music

[@aluminium4016]

Ian Anderson=Genius

[@andycuthbert2763]

I’d love to be sitting in a field with a couple of cans on a hot summers evening listening to this classic sound. If it ever stops raining in Newcastle in 2024, a field in Northumberland is where I shall b very soon enjoying this very track!

[@MrScroticus]

Amen brother! Cramlington lad here that would be glad to sink a few tinnies with you listening to the great Tull 🍻

[@54markl]

One of the most beautiful Rock Songs ever written! :)

[@PumpkinMan66]

Every time i listen to this song I get a brain shiver...this song really resonates within me... I can feel it...sometimes I even tear up... I must have heard it a thousand times or more in my life time... it only gets better.. it still an olde friend io never tire of.

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

Can you believe there was a time when pop musicians wrote their songs? When the melody was more than 5 notes and actually provoked feelings? When speaking in a song was a stylistic element and not a whole genre?

[@r7coo]

Ian Anderson is one of the greatest front men of all time, a hugely under appreciated band IMHO

[@larry45044]

yeah but we know!!!!!

[@mickymantle3233]

Ah ! The days of pure sunshine !

[@michaelpuett6667]

Man,Man,Man! The day's of my youth.

[@thiaanthony]

wonderful magic ....bring it back bring it back bring it back.................

[@zerotolerance4u]

Ian Anderson is a true minstrel of the 20th/21st centuries.

[@westrokker]

God he was brillaint , and still is...

[@andrewpollock4599]

Imagine if someone like Ian Anderson fronted up on X Factor nowadays-the image conscious panel would have a fit! Everything is so visual nowadays-but Ian Anderson had something most X Factor contestants don't-pure God given talent!

[@johnbrown8059]

My first real girlfriend had this to say about Jethro Tull (after watching him sing and perform). "Well, I learned something new today! You don't have to be good at something to be good." We were teenagers and I thought to myself, "She is so profound. How did she come up with that???"

[@TheSeafordian]

UNIQUE!

[@1046Fay]

Jethro Tull...one of the finest...It was a time when music was FUN, and musicians really COULD play their instruments..I feel blessed that I lived thru this era...lucky old me..

[@MisterDusterix]

I am jealous I can only look back on the past 50 years of music :P Nothing nowadays can compete. Kind of sad :'( Well, at least it will not be forgotten.

[@1046Fay]

True enough, but, if you're blessed with hearing, you're halfway there..x

[@mikephalen3162]

I heard that Anderson's daughter once told him he didn't know how to play the flute properly.

[@trikoo1]

True... Then Ian started to practice and does it right today. It was a miss spelling with fingers at wrong position or something alike. He told it was not easy to start over again.

[@bigboyedward]

you got dat right these mofos today !!!!???? sheesh

[@littleitalyblogspot]

A classic. Best opening line ever.

[@jezkn]

Absolute Classic. Never before or since did T.O.P have any song (or band) like this on it. Barre, Cormick and company (looking like they didnt want to be there)bored out of their heads cause their miming. Female dancers havent got a clue what to do.Jimmi can;t understand it !! But Ian gives it 150% with his facial antics and the most scary eyes (and dodgy teeth) in the business. Worth it for the visuals alone - made me laugh out loud. Nothing like this or this good would get 'on air' today.

[@ateasewiththecheese2140]

THE GREATEST ERA OF JETHRO TULL - 1968 to 1972. THE GREATEST TIME TO BE ALIVE.

[@yogaman1919]

he's definitely fun to watch his body language and facial expressions are a part of what makes jethro tull so great.

[@3moonriver]

Awesome song, and truly amazing performance...despite all the faces he's pulling, Ian Anderson is still HOT in this video! He never was on drugs, he's just a true showman and a musical genius.

[@ZM-kulashi]

One of my favorites from JT.

[@TheGeordie37]

This has always been my favorite song from that time and i never tire listening to it. I had a very good friend called Ciggy Shaw who was a drummer with the rocking vickers, Who played gigs around the Blackpool area, Ian Anderson was a friend of their's and ciggy used to tell me tales of what they all used to get up to.Wish i had been there, sadly Ciggy Passed away 2010 miss him lots and his stories. Keep rocking Jethro Tull.

[@MohamedSinclair]

You and I must be about the same age as I used to go to the Queens (if I remember correctly) on a Sat night where Rev Black and the Rocking Vicars were regulars. Their rhythm guitarist (can't remember his name) joined my friend's group, The Moonie Gang to beef up their line up. Ah, those were the days!!!

[@goodwillpfumojena1848]

Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull never disappoint. I love this band.

[@SamuelRoland]

At least through the 70's, I totally agree.

[@withnail67]

One of their best! This and "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day"

[@lukemorley8365]

the magic of tull !

[@VultureClone]

Ian's facial expressions are always great to see :D

[@silverarrowslk]

Ted Nugent copied Anderson's appearance

[@dickydido2111]

VultureClone The one, the only, Ian Anderson - a one off! :-)

[@raymccormick5659]

FUCK TED NUGENT ! I USED TO LIKE HIM BUT NOW HE DISGUSTS ME ! RIGHT WINGER EXTREMIST MORONIC SCUMBAG !

[@johnnynbk]

ray, perfect description

[@SamuelRoland]

@@silverarrowslk booooooo, to mention that fascist druggie noisemaker in the same sentence with Ian is blasphemous IMHO, sir!

[@martindytham7705]

That man is a genius..totally unique in the annals of pop history

[@peterconroy2696]

Oh my,...what a song this is, still great after so many years...class.

[@maxwellfan55]

Timeless, brilliant performance and originality. How could they lose Glen Cornick with a such a thudding bass line as this?

[@jembrown4414]

Gorgeous song, brings back memories

[@70sbibalady]

Ah, memories of my younger days, still playing Tull today, though my 25 year old son thinks I'm strange!!! They were different and I thought they were great. Still sounds good.

[@StOsmonds]

Simply full of love for the determination and talent of that cranky man. Ian Anderson=Greatest living Englishman by a country mile.

[@robertheald3944]

Except i think he was a Scott

[@garryhepburn5790]

Ian Anderson is Scottish not English, He was born in Dunfermline,Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jcooper198519872009]

One of the only bands I truly love all of their music, even the strange under wraps album, Ian Anderson is incredibly talented, so lucky to have seen them live, hoping around playing the flute on one leg, a brilliant memory!

[@mayall88]

fantastic, saw him in florida years ago and he was brilliant.

[@pajs1000]

A classic song in my humble opinion!

[@Memale2009]

I saw him 1977 in the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken and I remember that I was so charmed by this music and thi personnality!

[@tzaphonmagus9351]

As with most bands,their early stuff is the best.

[@SamuelRoland]

I adored them, at least most of their stuff through the late 70's, Broadsword was ok but I didn't care for their later stuff either.

[@williefinn4932]

a difficult song to dance to, as is obvious here. jethro tull always had fabulous musicians.

[@williefinn4932]

ian was a very serious musician, totally anti drugs. hard to believe from his over the top performance here. great band.

[@markash1971]

love playing his music when in middle of the woods waiting brew to boil on the fire

[@theundertaker7447]

He's the man!

[@bigjohndavid1]

It has the feeling of small country towns and the countryside as it was back then.

[@flossycee1012]

what a voice.

[@SamuelRoland]

He's got COPD now on top of the throat damage he did when not resting sufficiently from a bout of laryngitis

[@Tod661]

I saw them every chance I got..A sound that will never be duplicated..This is such a beautiful sound

[@malcolmlee8745]

Mark Smith from the Fall was a mate at school and introduced me to Jethro Tull and i've been into them ever since.

[@benvineyard3]

As a child, I had an FM radio that had no stations and one day when I was getting high Jethro Tull came on the air it was a new day yesterday, but it’s an old day now

[@michaeltidy2197]

Jethro Tull years ahead of time

[@1514max]

Mad a box of frogs, but strangely compelling. Take that R&B!

[@flossycee1012]

this music kept me sane during the troubles in Belfast all those years àgo.

[@ginawalker5606]

I was in Liverpool. Bloody hell. Blackouts. My comiserations. No joking here. It was bloody terrible in Ireland then.. xxx

[@MrSinclairn]

Finest double-A single,ever produced by JT,alongside 'Teacher' and their TOTP archival performance is platinum-standard memorable!

[@edwardconway]

Excellent music tull were one of a kind 😊

[@SeeDeeSea]

This music can be the backdrop to dreams.

[@michaelsinclair7587]

Wish this was the kind of MUSIC I heard when I turn on the "pop" of today.

[@verandi3882]

how on earth is this considered pop music ? i mean the chord progression may be simple but the dynamics and the atmosphere and the melodies are nothing like pop

[@smallinson]

Best intro to any song ever, he almost has a fit.

[@MsDONELIO]

Super...super...magnificos

[@lorrainegardner8994]

Unfuncking believably is amazing again love him

[@deadweight6090]

great song!!!love jethro tull.

[@kilomcstrife6694]

The mad maestro at his best

[@andreemarshal2580]

Brillant song, never stopped luving Tull just so much great music, love to listen while I drive :)

[@bobgreen623]

Ian never took drugs. The music was the drugs

[@tevforHim]

either he has had dental work and his mouth is numb or he is doing his best joe cocker impression!😂😂

[@carlabreedon5841]

Mate the 70s..... Behave

[@shadowsdad903]

Big longtime fan. We always assumed that he/they were doing drugs. But I believe him. Seems I read a comment somewhere on an occasional recreational spliff. Whatever, he’s brilliant! Thank you, Ian

[@johnroberts3723]

Tull were once described as unpredictable, How true that was.

[@bigtelstoddart1]

THICK AS A BRICK MUST BE ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

[@Grovesgeo]

terry stoddart Not nearly as good as the first 4 Records

[@SamuelRoland]

@@Grovesgeo I actually agree with the review citing A Passion Play as the best of them all, despite the critic's destroying it. Also, loved almost all of the music through the 70's but after that, with the except of Broadsword, not so much.

[@BlackToof]

@@SamuelRoland I was a Thick as a brick devotee until i heard A Passion Play, amazing album

[@dimitriskaraganis]

unique song !

[@fatboyhotrod]

Absolutely brilliant tune very talented Ian Anderson what a performance thanks

[@brianpage100]

I always love watching Ian's onstage antics :)

[@kendixon4303]

these guys and the moody blues are the most underated groups ever.. Both are not in the rock and roll Hall of fame which is criminal.. Both are easily in the same level as the Who Pink Floyd and Zep

[@brianpage100]

+Ken Dixon I agree that both are underrated (both are among my favorites), and I respect your opinion, but I personally feel that there are groups that are more underrated; Strawbs, Barclay James Harvest, Camel, Renaissance to name a few.

[@dreamingmusic3299]

+Ken Dixon The Moody Blues are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

[@SamuelRoland]

Although I admit, in retrospect its more than a little creepy watching him stick his flute in between Martin's legs, especially given the thoroughly unceremonious way he dismissed him after nearly 45 years with the band.

[@magicknight8412]

Wish I had been born earlier to hear this fresh at the time. Sounds superb to this day

[@Backfromthestorm]

Would have been exciting.. I was born about 30 years too late too ☹️

[@jean-lucguignard2904]

Quelle chance nous avons eue de grandir avec cette musique! Love and love from Switzerland.

[@peterstudley1804]

One of my favourite 1970 tunes , just love the mellotron.

[@andrewjones3022]

AWESOME HOBO

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Simply wonderful and evergreen, what a fantastic talent

[@1953jazzman]

Those were the days!!! No one at that time performed live on TV shows such as this one and Jethro Tull was no exception, but they did the best job of appearing to be playing live of anyone! In the early days of the band Ian was doing the frontman as mad derelict to wonderful effect! Outside of TV shows, in concert and on record the level of performance and musicianship was second to none!

[@javiermb6253]

Wonderful!!! Genius!!!

[@DCHurlford1]

Classic stuff from Mr Anderson & Co. I saw them live in concert back in '95 and '99 (different lineup from this of course) but still a great band.

[@mgodoy-br]

I really love this song!!!

[@scottpreston5074]

Love witches--needs to be more of them.

[@ricemilk3185]

STILL, ITS A BEAUTY OF A SONG

[@rosieb5446]

wonderful to see again , thanks

[@CarolineMartin]

god this is beautiful music

[@iconostone]

you too. greetings from CHILE!!

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

***** ... and it gets more beautiful with later albums

[@ruckusnorelation1]

one of my older brothers turned me on to tull when i was 12 or 13 im 33 now this is my favorite vid seen them live once in toledo OH best show i ever saw

[@kenbrown2084]

Great Band ! I heard Tull was Gandalfs faviorite .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@welshlad2]

brought back a few good memories of the seventies, only thing that fucked it up was that evil bastard at the end

[@RudiKelle1]

+the vomiting vicar - Well Projected .

[@lordbrettsinclair2906]

+the vomiting vicar relax for fuck sake , didn't we all think he was a weird bastard ,now we know he was . Don't get all girly about seeing a picture of him , we see Hitler and Stalin on TV and I think they may have been a bit worse , so grow up and stop getting Media hysterical

[@rainblaze.]

+Real ale Madrid yea but we werrent paying for those bastareds through a licence fee though...

[@scottpreston5074]

Download the video and edit it out. Then re-post it. I may do that myself.

[@welshlad2]

good idea

[@debradireen3625]

JT was always on my turntable, his performances still astound me!😊

[@lindamcdonald6560]

Incredible live, saw them three times here in So Cal back in the day, just fantastic.

[@Thundergod129]

Love Ian in his "totally crazy guy" era. Seriously, if you saw this man walking down the street you would either give him a few quid or else quickly scurry away....

[@ralphjones6080]

Grew up with these good memories

[@SALAMONSTA]

I love that you're all completely Mad! Ever so talented, yet mad as myself for wishing I could just live in your mind's eye!

[@1046Fay]

OMG I'm still laughing! Ian Anderson, I loved you when I was a mere 'schoolie' ... and even tho I'm an ol' fekker now, I love ya still.....thanks for the music.....

[@allansanchez5332]

And this, kids, this is how a man looks doing what he loves, and a hobo xD

[@Alexander-rq9he]

That voice!! OMG! ❤

[@warjoy1]

Music is out of the imagination!

[@Isleofskye]

R.I.P.Glenn Cornick-Origial member

[@mikehaughee9324]

Transcendent ... & great !

[@williefinn4932]

Tull always had superb musicians. Ian ran the show and hard to believe from his appearance here, he was totally anti-drug and hated hippies. great front man.

[@sudhir641]

And Hippies and the guys who did the drugs worshipped Ian

[@owlrecluse2234]

Only makes it more ironic that at his concert a few weeks ago in NJ someone lit a blunt right behind me. Hahaha!

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Willie Finn But Ian did drink. In response to the concept of "acid albums" he called his own work "Lowenbrau albums."

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

***** Source?

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

***** Well then if we're just taking people for their word contrary to what we think we know, why don't you just believe my quote without evidence?

[@drphelps9017]

Early glimpse of pure genius

[@lisaleonard7777]

Timeless music

[@CarolineMartin]

Lend me your ear while I call you a fool. You were kissed by a witch one night in the wood, and later insisted your feelings were true. The witch's promise was coming, believing he listened while laughing you flew. Leaves falling red, yellow, brown, all are the same, and the love you have found lay outside in the rain. Washed clean by the water but nursing its pain. The witch's promise was coming, and you're looking elsewhere for your own selfish gain. Keep looking, keep looking for somewhere to be, well, you're wasting your time, they're not stupid like he is. Meanwhile leaves are still falling, you're too blind to see. You won't find it easy now, it's only fair. He was willing to give to you, you didn't care. You're waiting for more but you've already had your share. The witch's promise is turning, so don't you wait up for him, he's going to be late.

[@TheIAMINU]

Indeed .

[@CarolineMartin]

such a beautiful song about FKING UP AND MISSING YOUR CHANCE !!

[@CarolineMartin]

listen to that piano on the Leaves verse....so rich

[@AD65]

WITCHES !

[@bigboyedward]

FOLKISH/VOLKISH !!!!