Jethro Tull- Living in the Past

Happy and I'm smiling,
walk a mile to drink your water.
You know I'd love to love you,
and above you there's no other.
We'll go walking out
while others shout of war's disaster.
Oh, we won't give in,
let's go living in the past.

Once I used to join in
every boy and girl was my friend.
Now there's revolution, but they don't know
what they're fighting.
Let us close out eyes;
outside their lives go on much faster.
Oh, we won't give in,
we'll keep living in the past.

Jethro Tull- Living in the Past, from the album with the same name.

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[kdd3051]

my all time favorite Tull tune. I was 18 in 1969 and yes, priapus56, you are correct in your statement about the originality of music in the 60's, twas a wonderful time to be alive. I don't want to whine, but I HATE today's music, or at least mainstream music. Can you imagine Bob Dylan on American Idol, he probably wouldn't make it past the first audition. They ALL have that same boring voice. No originality AT ALL. But the youth today buy it , literally, I mean Lady GaGa? Such a pity

[roanhawk]

Great song. From 1969, and the past was not as far back as it is now, forty years on, 1969-2009. Where did all that time go? Thanks, Aqualung1989, for posting the song without video, which is much easier for our listening pleasure.

[portraitpixels]

This is amazing. But sorry, Lady Gaga is also amazing in parts.

[redsoxfan1324]

@kdd3051 Oh the terrible terrible things i would do to have been 18 in 1969. But nope end up in the generation known mainly for an obsession with disney channel, guys with the voice of a 12 year old girl, and not doing anything good for society or themselves. The only sane people who saw that the music their parents listened to was way way better (like myself) can only complain about it on youtube because we are so outnumbered. We need a movement to knock this generation back to their senses.

[HamstaJones]

by far the best Tull tune, genius

[RandomCriticsify]

Greetings around the world from me, FLYING CLOUD NINE, in my messy music room in California. After enjoying TULL's masterpiece, "Living In the Past", check out my more recent music creation that is a response to all those "living in the past".

Google this "BACK IN TIME, by FLYING CLOUD NINE"

Supportive comments welcome,

FLYING CLOUD NINE

[TheeKingOsiris]

@broadswordbeast True :(

[broadswordbeast]

@TheeKingOsiris don't hate them. Pity them for being musically retarded.

[jairourdaneta1]

Like all of Ian Anderson this a very sweet smooth song to remember the past as he says. He also preys for us all to be forgiving which we need a lot. Good Great artist He weighs about 100 hundred pounds more now days

[fabianstraregy]

@kdd3051 Mine too !

[Tull29]

@12Racer99 Hmm, add a bit of brain, a touch of surgery and one has a damned good salad!

[MrButts6954]

@TheeKingOsiris They probably don't care that much for you either. If they even know you.