Life Is a Long Song

"Life Is a Long Song"
Song by Jethro Tull
from the EP Life Is a Long Song / Up the Pool
Released3 September 1971 (1971-09-03)
Recorded17 May 1971
StudioSound Techniques, London
GenreFolk rock
LabelChrysalis
SongwriterIan Anderson
ProducerIan Anderson

"Life Is a Long Song" is a song composed by Ian Anderson and first recorded by Jethro Tull. It was released as a single on 3 September 1971,[1] and reached No. 11 on 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, and the lyrics talking about everyday life, concluding that "the tune ends too soon for us all". 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.

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