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Two of the founding members of Thin Lizzy, bass guitarist and vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey, met while at school in Dublin in the early 1960s. Lynott, born on 20 August 1949 in West Bromwich, England, to an Irish mother Philomena (1930–2019) and Guyanese father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. [5]
Thin Lizzy & Chris Tsangarides " The Sun Goes Down " was a single released by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy , the last single to be released before they split in 1983. It is featured on the group's album from that year, Thunder and Lightning , and it has been referred to as a ballad.
"Cowboy Song" is a song by hard rock band Thin Lizzy that originally appeared on their 1976 album Jailbreak. Released as a single in an edited version, it reached No. 77 on the US charts, but at the time did not gain as much attention as two of their most popular songs on the same album, "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak".
"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a song by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song was released in 1976 as the first single from their album Jailbreak.It is considered by Rolling Stone to be the band's best song, placing it at No. 272 on the 2021 edition of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
"Yellow Pearl" is a song recorded by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, originally for his 1980 solo album, Solo in Soho. It was written by Lynott and Midge Ure, who was a temporary member of Thin Lizzy at the time, as well as frontman of Ultravox. It was subsequently remixed and released again on Lynott's second album, The Philip Lynott Album.
Thin Lizzy wrote the song "Black Rose" based on the story of Róisín Dubh. [10] This song was covered by Northern Kings on their 2008 album Rethroned. Flogging Molly recorded the song "To Youth (My Sweet Roisin Dubh)" on the album Within a Mile of Home (2004) Black 47 recorded a song titled Black Rose for the album Home of the Brave.
"Killer on the Loose" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released as a single in September 1980. It was written by Phil Lynott, and is from their 1980 album Chinatown. [2] The song was a chart hit, peaking at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] and No. 5 on the Irish Singles Chart.
"Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. It appears on their 1977 album Bad Reputation and was also released as a single a few months before the album. The song reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1977, [2] and No. 84 in Canada. [3]