Jethro Tull: Fires at Midnight (Songs From The Wood, 1977)
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"I believe in fires at midnight,
When the dogs have all been fed:
A golden toddy on the mantle,
A broken gun beneath the bed..."
I have always thought of Songs from the Wood as in some ways the quintessential British countryside album, and this song as the quintessential British countryside song. As such, it fits perfectly into the "Blighty Boys" concept!
It appears that, in some ways at least, the band itself agrees:
"Jethro Tull’s tenth album was inspired by Ian Anderson’s departure to a more rural environment in a transition which bore clear influence on the writing and recording process, with the band notably doffing a cap to British folklore and countryside."
Songwriter and Jethro Tull lead singer Ian Anderson has also noted that the album was "for all the band members... a reaffirmation of our Britishness."