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The one “stinker” song Ian Anderson called the worst: “A real turkey”
Ian Anderson has described Jethro Tull’s ‘Singing All Day’ as the worst song of his career, calling it a “stinker” and “a real turkey”. The article presents it as an example of the creative cost of contractual pressure, as the track was released to fulfil a compilation-album obligation rather than because the band wanted to promote it.
According to Anderson, the song had been shelved for years before Warner Brothers required material for a compilation. Although the article says the track is not outright terrible, Anderson felt it came from “the bottom of the barrel”, contrasting it with the more ambitious work he valued in Jethro Tull’s catalogue.
In short
- Anderson called ‘Singing All Day’ his career’s worst song.
- It was released for a contract-driven compilation.
- He believed it should have remained shelved.
Explained simply
Ian Anderson is the lead singer and chief creative force of Jethro Tull, a British rock band that achieved prominence in the late 1960s and 1970s with their distinctive progressive rock sound. The band built a substantial catalogue of albums throughout a long career.
Anderson has recently criticised a track called 'Singing All Day', describing it as the worst song of his career. The song was released as part of a compilation album issued to fulfil a contractual requirement with the record label Warner Brothers, rather than as a project the band actively wanted to promote.
The track had been shelved for years before the record company required material for the compilation. Anderson felt the song came from "the bottom of the barrel" creatively, contrasting it with the more ambitious work Jethro Tull had pursued elsewhere in their catalogue.