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Battle cries
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
| SinisterDexter | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 13:17 peacockangel wrote: I turned this up before it came on ~ never having heard it ~ I thought I was in for another of Bill's wonderful covers... 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 Then don't get me started on "Heartbreaker."  There are probably a dozen unique songs with that title. |
| nightmann (kennewick, wa) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 22:43 awesome song awesome band seen them in portland or. and had a ball . lovely people there. mellow |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 10:35 peacockangel wrote: I turned this up before it came on ~ never having heard it ~ I thought I was in for another of Bill's wonderful covers... 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 an underwater breathing apparatus which was co-developed by Jacques Cousteau before Ian Anderson was even born. I believe a lot of folks 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" as a title. The lyrics of this song refer to that diving apparatus, though it's very likely that there was some sort of homage and/or joke intended by using that word as the song title. |
| peacockangel (Phoenix) | Posted: Feb 21, 2010 - 12:55 I turned this up before it came on ~ never having heard it ~ I thought I was in for another of Bill's wonderful covers... 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 |
| ugly (Compton, CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2010 - 12:52 I like Morcheeba. I've heard a few of the other songs that you play once in a while. Thanks for turning me on to the band.  |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 02:54 Great song. |
| maroubra (British Columbia Canada) | Posted: Sep 17, 2009 - 06:24 Is this what Jethro Tull would sound like in some parrallel universe? Play "Locomotive Breath" next. Needs more flute and spittle. |
| AlienRelic (east of Eden) | Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 11:08 gutboy wrote: (spitting out pieces of his broken luck...) Yeah. Like his bad luck in hearing this song. |
| gutboy (hanging out in) | Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 21:33 (spitting out pieces of his broken luck...) |
| sub-arctic (63°50' N) | Posted: Nov 05, 2008 - 03:06 BWGunner wrote: You know the moment you've gone all German...you've had enough Cheeba. As far as I can understand it (two years of German in high school) Prickelpit96 can not have enough Cheeba... |
| BWGunner (Midwest, always the midwest) | Posted: Nov 24, 2007 - 12:55 You know the moment you've gone all German...you've had enough Cheeba. Love the tune. Finally Jethro Tull has a paying gig...for a bar. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 03:20 andionita wrote: distinct sound. really nice
Ist meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach auch ihr smartetes und musikalisch 'rundestes' Werk. Wenn Du's nicht im Plattenschrank hast: Losrennen, anhören, lieben. 
Grüsse nach Bremen. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 03:19 This whole album is a 10...from the beginning to the end.  |
| andionita (Bremen, Germany) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 03:18 distinct sound. really nice |
| eman (PDX) | Posted: Jul 21, 2007 - 20:30 Saliby_Br wrote: Morcheeba is always a 7 but never a 10. They are ok.
...they used to be a 10...when they were hungrier...  |
| Ixion (Ventura, CA) | Posted: Jun 20, 2007 - 10:22 I like eyeing little Morcheeba with bad intent, but she is easy on the ears, too... This song is a bit vanilla, though. |
| Walrus_Gumbo | Posted: Mar 02, 2007 - 16:30 Snot is running down her nose! Oops! Wrong Aqualung! Sorry.  |
| Saliby_Br (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | Posted: Mar 02, 2007 - 15:58 Morcheeba is always a 7 but never a 10. They are ok. |
| celadonstone (the Lowcountry of SC (2858.50 mi East of Paradise)) | Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 14:12 trekhead wrote: Circus??? It's freakin' Mardi Gras... OK, but for the record, I've never seen breast-flashing or bead throwing emoticons provided on the site. Do you donate much more than I do and therefore have a richer selection?  |
| agnes (the land of bourbon and horses) | Posted: Dec 18, 2006 - 11:31 Drunkenlilacwine wrote: I am in love with Skye's voice.. WOW!
excellent smooth background... easy to listen to. I'm not sold on her voice yet. Seems a little too... ordinary. Maybe it will grow on me. Fitting for the tune, I guess, but seems like it needs something a little growlier. Shirley Manson, maybe? |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Nov 04, 2006 - 16:21 tunk wrote: Smooth and silky...
Reminds me a little bit of Bryan Ferry / Roxy Music. In a good way. |
| hippiechick (Chi-town) | Posted: Oct 06, 2006 - 09:04 Skye, the lead singer, said that Morcheeba asked her to leave. What a big mistake that was! Haven't heard her new solo cd; has anyone? Any good? |
| peyotecoyote (London, Ontario) | Posted: Oct 06, 2006 - 09:02 SpaceCase wrote: I love this stuff!!!!!!!!!
ditto SpaceCase!! |
| SpaceCase (Lancaster, PA, USA) | Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 10:53 I love this stuff!!!!!!!!! |
| undo_silence | Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 10:53 very nice! Hope to hear more from skye solo |
| maryte (Tryin' to be a liberryan!) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 12:41 winter wrote: Was kind of hoping for a Jethro Tull cover myself, with some kind of digi-sampler flute thing going on. Maybe a trip-hop version of "Locomotive Breath" next just to keep the theme going. 8) Me too - imagine my disappointment... |
| Danny_G (Lima) | Posted: Apr 13, 2006 - 23:24  |
| Johnski333 (Bloomingdale, NJ) | Posted: Mar 15, 2006 - 14:51 Carly wrote: feelin'...Portishead...
thinkin' the same thing |
| crockydile (The swamps of Houston) | Posted: Feb 14, 2006 - 05:16 Hmmm. What she talkeeng about? |
| Carly (New England, USA) | Posted: Jan 15, 2006 - 21:03 feelin'...Portishead... |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Dec 03, 2005 - 07:09 This reminds me of the theme to The 4400. |
| Bicky (Brussels, Belgium) | Posted: Aug 22, 2005 - 07:26 I saw Morcheeba this weekend during the amazing Pukkelpop-festival here in Belgium (www.pukkelpop.be). Although Skye who sings on Aqualung is no longer in the band, the new singer is also amazing. I believe she's called Jodie. One of the songs in the set featured a saxophone solo by this amazing singer. It was pure bliss ! And the 2 brothers were still their funny selves, they were like asking the crowd to throw some marihuana on stage because they ran out of it. No need to tell you what happened next ;-) |
| winter (hither and yon (mostly yon)) | Posted: Jul 23, 2005 - 15:20 radiojunkie wrote: The beat and sound grabbed me initially. Then I heard the vocals, but they weren't exceptional. Then the incessant bip-bip-bip-bip synthesizer that could be ripped straight off a Britney Spears record started to annoy me. Then I saw the name and listened to the words as best I could, and could not figure out why this should be called Aqualung. Except I'm really afraid that it's because the artists have never heard of the original Aqualung. This is a perfect example of a track that really grabbed me, held my attention, and squandered it.
Was kind of hoping for a Jethro Tull cover myself, with some kind of digi-sampler flute thing going on. Maybe a trip-hop version of "Locomotive Breath" next just to keep the theme going. 8) |
| Freebish (Arkansas) | Posted: Jun 09, 2005 - 10:47 radiojunkie wrote:
Then I saw the name and listened to the words as best I could, and could not figure out why this should be called Aqualung. Except I'm really afraid that it's because the artists have never heard of the original Aqualung.
The original aqualung, invented by Jacques Cousteau & Emil Gagnan in the 40s |
| radiojunkie (a sleepy bordertown (NY/CT)) | Posted: Apr 11, 2005 - 20:58 The beat and sound grabbed me initially. Then I heard the vocals, but they weren't exceptional. Then the incessant bip-bip-bip-bip synthesizer that could be ripped straight off a Britney Spears record started to annoy me. Then I saw the name and listened to the words as best I could, and could not figure out why this should be called Aqualung. Except I'm really afraid that it's because the artists have never heard of the original Aqualung. This is a perfect example of a track that really grabbed me, held my attention, and squandered it. |
| mem_313 (directly under the beacon of shame!) | Posted: Jan 13, 2005 - 10:29 this song really pulled me in. |
| gandalfbmg (Missouri) | Posted: Jan 13, 2005 - 10:26 This is one of the songs that made me fall in love with RP. |
| trekhead | Posted: Jan 13, 2005 - 10:25 bluedot wrote: not bad, but i still prefer jethro tull's version!
 Circus??? It's freakin' Mardi Gras... |
| edechewe | Posted: Dec 14, 2004 - 21:46 bluedot wrote: not bad, but i still prefer jethro tull's version!
 viva the emoticon circus! |
| ezzyme (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Dec 14, 2004 - 21:43 bluedot wrote: not bad, but i still prefer jethro tull's version!
The only thing that's similar is the name. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 23:41 not bad, but i still prefer jethro tull's version!
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| Drunkenlilacwine (somewhere b/n heaven and earth) | Posted: Dec 27, 2003 - 17:38 I am in love with Skye's voice.. WOW! excellent smooth background... easy to listen to. |
| archrrone (Erie, CO) | Posted: Oct 16, 2003 - 16:30 I'm in love with Skye :D RP can play as much 'cheeba as they want - love it! Sean |
| qosforever (Madrid) | Posted: Sep 16, 2003 - 01:04 Another good song from Morcheeba that it isn't in "Parts of the Process"... |
| radstream (Las Vegas, NV) | Posted: Jun 21, 2003 - 18:13 At first, didn't think I would like it but those smooth, dreamy vocals are killer!  |
| justlistening (Irvine, CA) | Posted: May 06, 2003 - 12:43 I read a comment here about one of the Morcheeba songs that started out "Lesscheba please" and although I didn't share the same level of disdain I wouldn't have minded less. However, I have to admit that Morcheeba is growing on me and I'm liking it more and more. This is good. |
| sully3 (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: May 06, 2003 - 12:41 CHILLIN' :D |
| Skyhawk (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: May 06, 2003 - 12:39 I like.  |
| tg3k (The Jungle - 459.62 miles south of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Apr 21, 2003 - 16:10 Another fine song by Morcheeba. However, to steal a suggestion I saw earlier today regarding another Morcheeba song, perhaps it's time to have a little Lesscheeba -- there seems to be a lot of their material in RP rotation these days. (I guess there are a lot worse artists to have in regular rotation . . .)  |
| ladyj (Owosso, MI) | Posted: Apr 11, 2003 - 11:09 Originally Posted by tdawg:
Bjork: The Other White Meat thats funny. Hey isn't this a rip off of a Jethro Tull song? :D just kidding. it was just something said on another song http://www.radioparadise.com/?content=song_info&song_id=30491&title=Beck+-+Nobody%27s+Fault+But+My+Own) |