We Used To Know by Jethro Tull

We Used To Know by Jethro Tull an awesome Masterpiece.....
Just listen it out & u may just remember Hotel California.......
Believe it or not it is the Origin of Hotel California....
The Eagles was the support band of Jethro Tull when they played "We used to Know" (1970). In 1976 the Eagles composed Hotel California. Intentional or not [:P], the vocal melody and the harmony is very similar. This is a video of Jethro Tull concert is from Isle of Wigth, 1970 & the full song added along with it...

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[mussman717word]

Well, hearing this just plain lowered my opinion of The Eagles altogether, lol. Joe Walsh is still a bad-ass guitarist, not the best, but very good. I lost faith in Don Henley with "All She Wants to Do is Dance," but I let it slide because it was the '80s. This is unforgiveable, especially considering that Hotel California is arguably the biggest hit they've ever had. I don't really feel any bitterness, but it just drastically affects my opinion of them.  They're still okay, but JT is better

[chuckdd4201]

I think about the bad ol days we used to know, Love early Tull..

[Theknobby7]

@mussman717word .....trouble is mate alot of the 60's music was copied as 90% of songs we 3 or 4 chord trick until the Beatles that is came and what the heck played loads

[1936Maddie]

Yes there is a certain similarity in the sound...but Tull himself said that its the sort of thing that happens in music...you hear something and it sticks in the back of your mind...no evil intend...just part of making music.

The latest is Lady Antebullum, "Need You Now", and a piece from Alan Parson Project song...

I guess thats life.

Back to Tull, this piece of music "We Used To Know", is excellent....will be adding to my music files...and will read up on this group.

[Gus9763]

The 2 songs still sound very different to me.

[marcusmoon22]

I have been huge fans of both bands for almost 40 years. To suggest the Eagles would be nothing without Hotel is like saying the Beatles would have been nobodies without Let It Be. Both bands had huge successes before those hits. I will admit similarities in We Used To Know and Hotel California, but even Ian stated that you are bound to re-trace chord progressions in writing ANY song. The Eagles were and are huge without Hotel. No reason to dog them over this one song. Right George H?

[AvrilLavignesDad]

Just a thought but ........ what would the Eagles be without Hotel California?

A great group without a doubt but they are so heavily identified with that song, it's kind of like their anthem really. It is superb and awesome but after discovering this I think Jethro Tull do seriously need to be publicly credited.

I now honestly believe if there had been no Jethro Tull (or if the Eagles hadn't been their backing band) then there would have been no Hotel California.

[tjw3999]

oh yea

[meowandmeow]

@BabyPuma124 Sure in the early days of rock and roll and the blues/jazz era, but since then nothing really has come about. 

[BabyPuma124]

Americans have never come up w/anything new in music??? Have U not heard of R&B, jazz, Blues, Rockabilly, or Rock & Roll? Lennon, Jagger, Zeppelin, all built their careers on the shoulders of American artists. The 1st 2 admit it, why can't y'all believe them?

[guitarguy3502]

sounds more like Parisienne Ways than Hotel C to me

[saynotodarwinyeah]

no doubt in my mind the Eagles copied Tull,  it is so obvious to the trained ear.