6722. John Denver - Tools

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From: Aerie; Year: 1971; Genre: Folk
Aerie is one of my top favourite John Denver records; it contains many of his songs that I like a great deal. Tools is a short, but sweet acoustic track that really acts like a "cooldown" to bring the album to a close, especially after the previous epic and energetic song The Eagle and the Hawk. Apparently it is an ode to a childhood pet rabbit he had for a short span.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My song pick 7 years ago today: The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach - Drums

My song pick 8 years ago today: Neil Young - Sugar Mountain

My song pick 9 years ago today: Return to Forever - Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Parts 1+2)

My song pick 10 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Plant Music

My song pick 11 years ago today: Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

My song pick 12 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Living in the Past

My song pick 13 years ago today: Hawkwind - It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous

My song pick 14 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy

My song pick 15 years ago today: Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader

My song pick 16 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)

My song pick 17 years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Little Wing

My song pick 18 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Said She Was A Dancer
 

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