Life Is a Long Song explained

Life Is a Long Song
Artist:	Jethro Tull
Ep:	Life Is a Long Song / Up the Pool
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	17 May 1971
Studio:	Sound Techniques, London
Genre:	Folk rock
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	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, which reached No. 11 in the UK charts. The song later appeared on the 1972 compilation album Living in the Past.

The song is centred around Anderson's acoustic guitar playing,^[2] and the lyrics talking about everyday life, concluding that "the tune ends too soon for us all".^[3] It is the first Jethro Tull recording to feature drummer Barriemore Barlow, who had joined the group shortly before.

Fairport Convention covered the song on their 1997 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes.^[4]

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Sources

• Book: Rees, David. Minstrels in the Gallery – A History of Jethro Tull. Firefly. 187. 1998. 978-0946-719228.

Notes and References

1. Web site: DISC & MUSIC ECHO . Jethro Tull Press . 25 November 2020.
2. Jethro Tull's 10 Greatest Guitar Moments. Guitar World. 7 April 2019.
3. Web site: Top 10 Jethro Tull songs. Ultimate Classic Rock. 27 July 2013 . 7 April 2019.
4. Web site: Who Knows Where The Time Goes. AllMusic. 7 April 2019.