Living in the Past (song)

"Living in the Past"
French picture sleeve[1]
Single by Jethro Tull
B-side"Driving Song"
Released2 May 1969 UK[2][3]
October 1972 US[4]
Recorded3 & 18 March 1969[5][6]
StudioVantone Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ[7] & United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length3:18
LabelIsland WIP 6056
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Love Story"
(1968)
"Living in the Past"
(1969)
"Bourée"
(1969)
Official audio
"Living in the Past" on YouTube

"Living in the Past" is a song by British progressive rock group Jethro Tull. It is one of the band's best-known songs, and it is notable for being written in the unusual 5
4
time signature
. The use of quintuple meter is quickly noted from the beginning rhythmic bass pattern, though it can also be explained as a distinct 6
8
+ 2
4
syncopated rhythm.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Jethro Tull – Living In The Past". discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Living In the Past". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Living in the Past". discogs. 2 May 1969. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1972a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Setlists". ministry-of-information.co.uk. NRT 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "JETHRO TULL LIVING IN THE PAST – Original 1972 double album liner notes". Album Liner Notes. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ Scott Allen Nollen (21 November 2001). Jethro Tull: A History of the Band, 1968–2001. McFarland. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-7864-1101-6.

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