DAILY SPORRAN No.51. Cover of “Wind Up” (by Jethro Tull) 

Oh the memories come flooding back, nobody can really disagree that Aqualung was the seminal Jethro Tull album, and this cover is so memorable, thanks Stewart

That was stuning this is my favorite jetrho tull song and of course sound perfect in a acoustic guitar ❤️🤌🏻

Dude you are hitting a certain group, that I am in. Please continue...you have a great and positive impact on my life.

Thank you Stewart, we love you, we love Tull~!

So i was 13 in 1973, when I was listening to this album…a lot. And this particular track probably influenced me more than I realised..esp as I was attending a CofE school at the time. Great rendition i think. The lyrics are very much of their time. Not sure younger people would actually get them now. Church was sort of all pervasive back then. Church Youth club, school services, lots of choir singing etc…confirmation… but I was never totally convinced and this track certainly made you think. One of my fave Tull songs.

Stewart, wonderful work. I've learned a lot from watching and enjoying.

You inspirations are like my own, your guitar playing, singing, surpass mine greatly ... good for you feeling Ian's life in his songs. Showing the world how your life has been inspired by "an elder".

One of Ian’s best songs with a great cover by you. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely awesome with the demonstration of the feelings of Ian's mind and heart as you play. Thanks again!

One of the songs that made me pay more attention to the lyrics of J.T. 👏👏

Ahhhh. One of the best songs ever by Ian. Thank you so much for this. Again. Brilliant! Cheers.

Stewart. Great stuff. I love your renditions. So hard to sing and play every single part on an acoustic guitar but you manage it every time. I’m inspired by you.

Seemingly effortless genius! I sing along to every word, in complete awe of your talent!

Hi Stewart, I watched and was amazed by this cover three years ago. I was blown' away then, and three years later when I've come back to revisit this, I am still blown' away ! Not only by the way you played and sang, but by the excellent choice in song, and spot on interpretation of Ian's meaning of the song. When I first heard this album "Aqualung" back in '71 I was a freshman in an all boys catholic high school. I felt exactly like Ian Anderson, about them getting God all wrong. It was the '70's and fire and brimstone were still the order of the day, at least in my catholic school. When I graduated in '75 I never looked back or considered "mans religion" to this day ! But there is a God. And you are an amazing talent. Thanx for the memory.

"He's not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays." Awesome. Terrific cover, Stewart!

This takes me a long time ago a very long time ago when i was rebellious, this song was very much where I was when it came out, used to bash away at this in some fashion, once with a group wandering around a park when Christmas caorls were being sung and making lots of noise and singing this as loud as we could the rebel in me went on to do battle with unions on a job site with nearly dire consequences

Magnificent. High school took a chunk out of my present incarnation. Been trying to get it back ever since. Great to see sincere people doing a sincere track. Just gotta focus on the positive aspects of me and the world at large.

Love it!!! Tull has always been one of my favorites. Tull and Floyd. This is great.

Your cover is very good - For me Jethro Tull is the best in UK Rock.

The Christmas spirit is not what you drink.

great rendition, well done, a daily ray of sun

Freaking excellent my friend greetings from America. Great great great version think I’ll try and learn it on my six string or maybe my three string cigarbox guitar

Been waiting for this. Played to the same high standard as the other 50 songs... looking forward to continuing the journey.

Wonderful arrangement Stewart, and I finally understand his impetus for writing this song. Well done, mate!!

Great job on a great song. Saw them back in 75 or 76 in the states. Amazing show. Looks like I have a lot of videos to watch. Again, great job. Peace.

Wonderful rendition Stewart! (still waiting for '17' 😉)

Fantastic. Great song. I thunk, amongst a host of fantastic, entertaining and inspiring performances, this one is one of the best. Thank you!

Excellent, excellent, excellent.....really good!!! Thank you for ALL the Tull renditions you do! Cheers.😁👍🎶

Great cover.

Very nice!

Splendid Stewart. I was playing electric bass along with you on that.

Hope bout "Too Old To Rock 'n Roll?!? You would obviously nail it!

Excellent job..?fantastic song 🎵

I'm liking your Jethro Tull covers. Bravo!

All your renditions are wonderful !

Wonderful take on such an iconic Tull song

Tremendous

Grade version on an acoustic well done

Ian Anderson is a brilliant genius and an incredibly talented songwriter and performer, but in his brilliance he has rolled off the track a little. Teach others the wonderful techniques that you have developed over your wonderful career, but please accept that your voice is gone!

Bravissimo !

Great cover mate!

Thank you! Loved it.

Another reason I'm a lifelong Tull fan. Something of an anarchist myself, Ian's expressions of disdain for the lockstep system always strike a chord in my soul. Reject the programming.

I prefer dropping the pitch one tone. Start on C instead of D. Ian did it that way in the Aqualung album Live charity CD. So to you guitar players give it a go. Either key this song is great.

Great job on the vocals and acoustic parts, but I missed Martin Barre's cranking lead guitar in the middle of the song;: though I'm sure you can do it.

I. Get. This. Song. (Raised catholic.).

nothing to say....thancks

I don’t believe you, you have the whole damn thing all wrong…………..fantastic!

Great cover sir--- One question: what does mean the expression Wind up in that context? Thanks

How many f'ing rooms do you have in your house? And do you need us to send you a box of Kleenex?

But if it were actually jesus, would he have accepted the spanking?