Jethro Tull - Living In The Past 1969

Jethro Tull - Living In The Past 1969

The single reached number three in the UK charts in 1969

Jethro Tull are a Grammy Award winning British rock band that formed in 1967-1968.[1] Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead flute work of front man Ian Anderson.

Initially playing blues rock with an experimental flavour, they have, over the years, incorporated elements of classical, folk and 'ethnic' musics, jazz and art rock.

Band Memners 1969-1970
Ian Anderson - lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar
Martin Barre - guitar, vocals
Glenn Cornick - bass, vocals
Clive Bunker - drums, percussion, vocals
John Evan - keyboards, piano, vocals

Lyrics:
(Instrumental)

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.

(Instrumental)

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 our eyes;
Outside their lives go on much faster.
Oh, we won't give in,
We'll keep living in the past.

(Instrumental)

Oh, we won't give in,
Let's go living in the past.
Oh no no we won't give in,
Let's go living in the past.

(Instrumental)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pop
• Beat
• 60s
• UK
• Jethro
• Tull
• Living
• In
• The
• Past
• 1969
• Happy
• and
• I'm
• smiling
• Walk
• mile
• to
• drink
• your
• water
• You
• know
• I'd
• love
• you
• And
• above
• there's
• no
• other

[TheLawvan]

You guys kill me. I'm 61 now and tell my wife all the time that I wish I could live in the past. Music (and cars: I drive a 1967 Corvette Sting Ray) was never better than in the 60s and 70s. Other than really good Do-Wap music, music from the 60s and 70s is about all I really like to listen to, and, with the advent of YouTube, I can watch it performed, too. This is great. I stumbled onto Jethro Tull in 1968 and have been a fan, ever since. Can music be better than this? I say, "No way."

[rag5206]

@TheLawvan Good on you mate your living the Dream, I am living in a musical time warp too its great I often say I wish life had a Replay Button. Weren't we lucky being young in the 60's.Last sports car was a Sunbeam Tiger 35 yrs. ago wish I still had it, just brought Miata for the MLC

[Bogie6588]

The guy on maracas is beast!

[FarsideTales2000]

Cannot help but agree with all you guys. Saw him live whn just a youngster doing Pilton Pop Fest as it was back then,plus IOM blah blah. Will always remmbr the old girl who loved it too. Bought it on the spot. You tube has been a godsend. Now in Asia & Ive got the best collection that I could never afford in the 60's. Like Sinatra, the 60's to 80's will live 4ever unlike the black rap crap which will continue to be usefull as bog-paper & nothing else. Livin in the past - bet your ass I am !

[posthumanhero]

this song can touch anyone, tull fan or not........rememebr hearing this in the 70s and wondering what great 60s band it could be....tull?......okkkkkkkk....­.......i love this song and sthe 'stand up' 'benefit' albums to be general.

[bruiser47]

Jethro Tull always different, transporting and mystical.

[RalfsLab]

@TheOneEyedHound Not true. I've always loved this song and I don't do drugs.

[TheLawvan]

@ghostchild88 Radio is as frustrating to me as music these days. While there is some really good music out there today (my 32 year-old son introduced me to Elvis Costello, Arcade Fire and The Black Keys), a lot of it is just loud noise, no vocals, just yelling. Without satellite radio, you've got to put up with all the commercials and hoping to hear one decent song, after listening to 5 that make you want to turn the radio off.

[TheLawvan]

@rag5206 Cars let us live in the past. I've got an all-original '67 Corvette coupe (Goodwood green, tan interior, a 4-speed and side pipes). Cars come and go, and I've had some great ones, but this is the most fun car I've ever had; people ask me if I'm the original owner, which, at 61 years old, makes me laugh; but, when I drive it, I'm definitely living in the past.

[ghostchild88]

@TheLawvan Thank heaven for youtube, if we had only to listen to what radio stations offered, we'd all be doomed...(smile)