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"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.
Phil Lynott's lyrics about a prison break are the typical personification of the "tough guys", also seen in "The Boys Are Back in Town" and the regular concert closer and fan favourite "The Rocker". An alternate version of the song appeared on the bonus disc of the 2011 remastered deluxe edition of the Jailbreak album, featuring a short spoken ...
The singles "Whiskey in the Jar" (1972), "The Boys Are Back in Town" (1976) and "Waiting for an Alibi" (1979) were international hits, and several Thin Lizzy albums reached the top ten in the UK. The band's music reflects a wide range of influences including blues , soul music , psychedelic rock , and traditional Irish folk music , but is ...
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Boys in Town" was ranked number 83. [4] Named by Double J as one of the best debut singles of all time, they said, "'Get me out of here.' There is a whole world in those five words. A million songs, a thousand books and films. Every small town. Every ...
The Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia, a live album by Thin Lizzy, recorded in 1978 and released in 1999 "The Boys Are Back in Town," a song by American funk band The Gap Band from their 1979 album The Gap Band II "(The Boys Are) Back in Town," a song by American rock group The BusBoys featured in the 1982 film 48 Hrs.
In the 1940s, the words, adapted as "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother", were taken as a slogan for Boys Town children's home by founder Father Edward Flanagan. [3] According to the Boys Town website, the phrase as used by Boys Town was said to Fr. Flanagan in 1918 by one of the residents while carrying another up a set of stairs.
He called the song "G.I. Joe is Back" It was a weird anti-war song. The Vietnam war was over and American troops had been returning home. The song’s melody and chords were good, but the lyrics needed work. (Scott Gorman) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.110.20.236 06:29, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
"Stranger in Town" is a hit song by American rock band Toto from their 1984 album Isolation. It was the first single released from that album, reaching the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984. [3] The song was the band's highest-ever charting Mainstream Rock track, eventually peaking at number 7.