Celebrate Phil Lynott’s Legacy With Thin Lizzy’s Iconic “The Boys Are Back In Town”

Celebrate Phil Lynott’s Legacy With Thin Lizzy’s Iconic “The Boys Are Back In Town” | Society Of Rock Videos

Live And Dangerous, 1977

Featured on their 1976 album Jailbreak, Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ is a rowdy, hard rocking piece whose twin guitar lead solidified the song’s position as one of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. It’s a song dedicated to Thin Lizzy’s fans, working class young men who loved to go out and have a great time; fitting, then, that this rowdy 1977 performance is everything that that crowd of young men could ever want!

The footage that this performance of ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ is cut from is appropriately named Live And Dangerous, one of Thin Lizzy’s finest live performances of their entire career. It’s been hailed as one of the best live albums and later, concert videos of all time, and Phil Lynott’s performance and masterful approach to both song selection and execution are still critically acclaimed after nearly 40 years.

Fun Fact: ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ is played at Irish rugby matches.

It’s impossible to watch this incredible concert footage and not grin from ear to ear. Whether it’s Phil Lynott’s onstage acrobatics that get you or the twin guitar duel between guitarists Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, you’re in for a fantastic time!

+ The Boys Are Back In Town lyrics +

Guess who just got back today
Them wild-eyed boys that had been away
Haven’t changed that much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy

They were askin’ if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
Told ’em you were livin’ downtown
Drivin’ all the old men crazy

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town again)

You know that chick that used to dance a lot
Every night she’d be on the floor, shakin’ what she got
When I say she was cool she was red hot
I mean, she was steamin’

And that time over at Johnny’s place,
Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny’s face
Man, we just fell about the place
If that chick don’t want to know, forget her

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town again)

Spread the word around
Guess who’s back in town

Just spread the word around

Friday night they’ll be dressed to kill
Down at Dino’s Bar ‘n’ Grill
The drink will flow and the blood will spill
And if the boys want to fight, you better let ’em

That jukebox in the corner blastin’ out my favorite song
The nights are getting longer, it won’t be long
Won’t be long till the summer comes
Now that the boys are here again

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)

The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
Spread the word around
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town again)

The boys are back in town again
Been hangin’ down at Dino’s
The boys are back in town again

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