Whiskey In The Jar

[manclad]

IMHO the best song from Thin Lizzy.

Some men like fishing,& some men like fowling,
& some men like to hear a cannon ball a roaring,
Me I like sleeping, especially in my Molly's chamber,
But here I am in prison,here I am with a ball & chain yeah.

 

[stonerblue]

i'll go for 'Rosalie' or 'Dancing in the moonlight' (good cover of the latter by 'smashing pumpkins')

 

[Jnr Kisby]

Boys are back in town, the rocker and southbound for me. Live & Dangerous is by far the best album too.

 

[Balti]

They are all classics indeed.

I'll go for the less proclaimed King's Call from Lynott's solo offerings with Mark Knopfler on guitar.

It was a rainy night the night the king went down
Everybody was crying it seemed like sadness had surrounded the town
Me I went to the liquor store
And I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin
I played his records all night
Drinking with a close, close friend

Class.

 

[mikeyboy]

Emerald. best song amongst many lizzy classics like cowboy song, rocky, showdown, wild one, waiting for an alibi, jailbreak, i could go on...

 

[MCFCTrick]

I can even forgive Lynott for being a red...........A poet, and still sadly missed.

 

[jay66uk]

I only really know "the boys are back in town".

 

[Dave H]

Lizzy were ace.

Waiting For An Alibi is one of their finest.

 

[manclad]

I can even forgive Lynott for being a red...........A poet, and still sadly missed.

I used to go in The Crown & Anchor near Stevenson Square & there was a big signed picture of Phil behind the bar.I never realised the significance of an Irish rocker with a Manchester pub until about 5 years ago. There was an article in the MUEN about his mum who used to run a guest house in Manchester (in Whalley Range I think).

 

[moonshiner]

Emerald was Lizzys best song IMO.
Skyclad did a great cover of it.

Whiskey in the jar, was not an original Lizzy song,but a cover of an old Irish folk song.(and it was great hearing Metallica doing Irish folk music)