Aqualung

Aqualung may refer to:

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Aqualung (song)

"Aqualung" is a song by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, and the title track from their Aqualung (1971) album. The song was written by the band's frontman, Ian Anderson, and his then-wife Jennie Franks.

While this track was never a single, its eponymous album Aqualung was Jethro Tull's first American Top 10 album, reaching #7 in June 1971.

Lyrics

The lyrics give a description and backstory of Aqualung. He is described as a dirty, paedophilic, homeless man. This, however, is merely the view of average passerby. By viewing Aqualung as a disgusting paedophile, we can excuse ourselves with not helping him. In verse two and three, the truth of Aqualung is told. He is simply an old man, who is lonely, sick and in pain, whom nobody cares for.

The lyrics include "deep sea diver sounds", referencing the actual aqualung device.

Recording

The original recording runs for 6:34. In an interview with singer Ian Anderson in the September 1999 Guitar World, he said:

So from that photograph and those sentiments, I began writing the words to "Aqualung". I can remember sitting in a hotel room in L.A., working out the chord structure for the verses. It's quite a tortured tangle of chords, but it was meant to really drag you here and there and then set you down into the more gentle acoustic section of the song.

Aqualung (Aqualung album)

Aqualung is the eponymous debut album by Aqualung, released on 30 September 2002 on the B-Unique label. It reached #15 in the UK albums chart and went gold in December 2002.

Track listing

Singles

The first single from the album, "Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)", was released on September 16, 2002 and reached #7 on the CIN chart.

The second single from the album, "Good Times Gonna Come", was released on December 2, 2002 and reached #71 on the UK singles chart. The single version of "Good Times Gonna Come" was mixed by Matt Hales and Marius De Vries. The song is played in the background in the British Television programme Skins, in Sketch's first episode.

According to the sleeve notes, the album was recorded entirely in Matt Hales' hallway. On its release, the album was promoted on the back of the use of "Strange And Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)" as the soundtrack to an advert for the new Volkswagen Beetle.

Sundowning

Sundowning, or sundown syndrome is a psychological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in patients with some form of dementia. Most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, but also found in those with mixed dementia, the term "sundowning" was coined due to the timing of the patient's confusion. For patients with sundowning syndrome, a multitude of behavioral problems begin to occur in the evening or while the sun is setting. Sundowning seems to occur more frequently during the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia. Patients are generally able to understand that this behavioral pattern is abnormal. Sundowning seems to subside with the progression of a patient's dementia. Research shows that 20–45% of Alzheimer's patients will experience some sort of sundowning confusion.

Symptoms

Symptoms are not limited to but may include:

The Visit (2015 American film)

The Visit is a 2015 American found footage horror film written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film stars Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. The film was released in North America on September 11, 2015 by Universal Pictures.

Plot

Philadelphia teens, 15-year-old Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and her 13-year-old brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), prepare for a five-day visit with their maternal grandparents while their divorced mother, Loretta Jamison (Kathryn Hahn), goes on a cruise with her new boyfriend. The two kids, who have never met their grandparents, intend to film a documentary about their visit. Loretta reveals that she has not spoken to her parents in fifteen years after having married Corin, who her parents disapproved. The father of Becca and Tyler, Corin left Loretta after ten years for another woman. Loretta tells Becca little about the disagreement she had with her parents which led to their estrangement, suggesting that she ask them for the details instead.

Sundowning (album)

Sundowning is the debut full length album by Long Island hardcore punk band This Is Hell. The title refers to the sundowning associated with dementia that is common in Alzheimer's disease. The success of the album landed This Is Hell in the "100 Bands You Need To Know for 2006" in popular music magazine Alternative Press.

Daryl Palumbo, of Glassjaw, Head Automatica, and House of Blow, lends his vocals to the track "Procession Commence" and is the second time Palumbo has provided guest vocals for a This Is Hell release.

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