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"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]

"Life Is a Long Song"
Song by Jethro Tull
from the EP Life Is a Long Song / Up the Pool
Released	3 September 1971 (1971-09-03)[1]
Recorded	17 May 1971
Studio	Sound Techniques, London
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Ian Anderson
Producer(s)	Ian Anderson

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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