"Life Is a Long Song" | |
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Song by Jethro Tull | |
from the EP Life Is a Long Song / Up the Pool | |
Released | 3 September 1971[1] |
Recorded | 17 May 1971 |
Studio | Sound Techniques, London |
Genre | Folk rock |
Label | Chrysalis |
Songwriter(s) | Ian Anderson |
Producer(s) | Ian Anderson |
"Life Is a Long Song" is a song composed by Ian Anderson and first recorded by Jethro Tull. It was released as the lead track on an EP of the same name on 3 September 1971, [1] which reached No. 11 in the UK charts. [2] The song later appeared on the 1972 compilation album Living in the Past. [3]
The song is centred around Anderson's acoustic guitar playing, [4] and the lyrics talking about everyday life, concluding that "the tune ends too soon for us all". [5] It is the first Jethro Tull recording to feature drummer Barriemore Barlow, who had joined the group shortly before. [2]
Fairport Convention covered the song on their 1997 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes. [6]
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"Life Is a Long Song" | |
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Song by Jethro Tull | |
from the EP Life Is a Long Song / Up the Pool | |
Released | 3 September 1971[1] |
Recorded | 17 May 1971 |
Studio | Sound Techniques, London |
Genre | Folk rock |
Label | Chrysalis |
Songwriter(s) | Ian Anderson |
Producer(s) | Ian Anderson |
"Life Is a Long Song" is a song composed by Ian Anderson and first recorded by Jethro Tull. It was released as the lead track on an EP of the same name on 3 September 1971, [1] which reached No. 11 in the UK charts. [2] The song later appeared on the 1972 compilation album Living in the Past. [3]
The song is centred around Anderson's acoustic guitar playing, [4] and the lyrics talking about everyday life, concluding that "the tune ends too soon for us all". [5] It is the first Jethro Tull recording to feature drummer Barriemore Barlow, who had joined the group shortly before. [2]
Fairport Convention covered the song on their 1997 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes. [6]
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