Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles 51 years old

'Nonsense' piece inserted between Acts Two and Three of Jethro Tull's A Passion Play, which bears no relation to the rest of The Play. In 1973 concerts, the band left the stage after Act Two and a filmed version of 'The Hare...' was shown. A spoken-word comedic interlude (narrated by Jeffrey Hammond with an exaggerated Lancashire accent) backed by instrumentation. Presented as an absurd fable, the interlude details (with much wordplay) the failure of a group of anthropomorphic animals to help a hare find his missing eyeglasses.

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Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles Cast

Name Character
Ian Anderson He was 25, now 77 years old

Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles Crew

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Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles (51 years)

  • Release day: Friday, July 13, 1973
  • Runtime: 7 minutes