1985: PHIL LYNOTT And GARY MOORE - The Boys Are Back Together | Whistle Test | BBC Archive

When Gary Moore left Thin Lizzy in 1979 during a US tour, Phil Lynott was not amused. The pair fell out and didn't speak for three years. Now they're back together, and have recorded a new song; "Out in the Fields". How did that happen?
Originally broadcast 7 May, 1985.

[@AndyMan-mr1hy]

I met Phil and Snowy in 76 I was a kid walking down the street with my dad. Dad said ' do you know who they are son?' and they stopped and Phil lifted me up. He said ' respect your Dad and live your life kid' I had no idea who they were. But dad had a camera so I have a precious memory

[@user-fw5zd9nd1r]

Snowys wife was my teacher in the 70's. He used to wait for her in his green mg sports car

[@bullinobull5158]

Amazing!!!

[@bluethunder4542]

Where are you from ?

[@bullinobull5158]

Greece..

[@bullinobull5158]

​Greece

[@FoardenotFord]

Phil Lynott has got to be one of the coolest rock stars in music history

[@user-op3vw3ox9o]

Он уже давно и является одной из САМЫХ КРУТЫХ РОК ЗВЁЗД мировой РОК музыки.

[@Herringomann]

Amen

[@sciencemansandera]

Agreed I think he was the original Cool Cat lol

[@Donegal62]

"We shook hands and beat everyone else up." Classic!!

[@BrenMurphy1]

Loving early Elton John 🔥

[@lizzyfan1986]

​@@BrenMurphy1🤔

[@jondunmore4268]

You KNOW that's troof.

[@DavidClarke-ul4ip]

Exactly how it ended in the eighties and nineties,have a little toe to toe , shake hands n have a pint , not like idiots today , and I'd Neva hit a man when he was down, just like P+G used to

[@addictedtocraic]

2 amazing Irish musicians. RIP 😢

[@davidd.6448]

Gary Moore doesn't particularly sound Irish when he speaks. At least not in this interview

[@AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl]

​@@davidd.6448Cause he s from Northern Ireland

[@davidd.6448]

@@AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl right, but even Northern Irish people have a specific accent, he just sounds english to me

[@AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl]

@@davidd.6448 Very true indeed. But I read thatt he lost his Belfast accent, probably after moving out of Ireland, so he must have adopted a more English accent

[@davidd.6448]

@@AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl that makes sense.

[@ned1621]

Two geniuses, when they worked together it was like magic. The Black Rose album is a masterpiece.. Having grown up on these guys music it was so impactful and influential.. RIP... Phil and Gary...

[@andyrome316]

Cool...not listened to black rose yet...been loving renegade...thunder and lightening etc...been listening to Gary's solo stuff today aswell...v cool...out in the fields or whatever...awesome..

[@grobbler1]

The 'Black Rose' album completely blew me away as a 14 year old and I still listen to it today. Lizzy made a lot of great albums, but it's the best one IMHO.

[@iamnotpaulavery]

Amen to that!! Gary had the ability to play like a monster and/or be very fluid in the same song. I love how Phil presented "Whiskey in the jar" for the rest of us. The Grateful Dead did it as well, but it just didn't sound like the way Phil presented it. He was such an underrated vocalist!!

[@iamnotpaulavery]

​@@grobbler1Wow, I heard it at the same age! There was this DJ at a local station that had a Sunday night show of nothing but hard rock, the emerging "metal" music and so on. One night he played the entire album with no interruptions! Loved it!! Saved my allowance and mowed a few lawns to buy it, lol!!

[@grobbler1]

@@iamnotpaulavery You've got good taste.

[@clarkedurrant1081]

Phill is just so cool

[@jamesjameson4566]

Not my idea of cool

[@silure9502]

​@@jamesjameson4566Just shows that you arent ;)

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@silure9502cool comment 😂

[@ppo2424]

​@@jamesjameson4566Me neither.

[@lizzyfan1986]

​@ppo2424 that's your problem

[@JustK009]

They don’t make ‘em like that anymore🍻🍻

[@cobrakaicyberdon]

Gary Moore is one of, IMO, the best guitar 🎸 players ever.

[@davewright9313]

In my view too 👍

[@sarthaksrivastava2667]

I haven't found a single bad song by him

[@LucianoFigueredo-dj5ei]

Vdd

[@user-xg6np6kt7h]

Phil was the MFN GOAT. I swear, you guys think I'm crazy. Can you name a better rockstar than Phil Lynott?

[@ITheNightmare]

Yea Gary Moore

[@uoohknk6881]

​@@ITheNightmare Your spite exposes your deep-seated hate and divisivness very well. Phil is the man

[@joeygavadeels2784]

BEST FRONT MAN EVR!!!!!!!!

[@imforever7328]

I know I can't

[@positivelynegative9149]

Your mum.

[@WomanNextDoor]

TL don't get the recognition they deserve. Both were two of the most talented artists in the industry. I'm "Still in Love With You"

[@AnnHollowell-fk1yh]

💯❤

[@martinjvalente]

A true pairing shame they didn't work more together

[@gdfswonder636]

"Don't believe a word, because words can tell lies, and lies are no comfort, when there's tears in your eyes", best duet ever

[@peteabrh-fairest9463]

Two Irish 🇮🇪 Legends.... Both phenomenal musicians. I have had the privilege of seeing them both live Gary Moore and Phil Lynott in one of his last concerts with Thin Lizzy... What an honour‼️ 🎸🎸

[@unclecreepy8343]

GOOD RIDANCE LOSERS 😂

[@robinelliott-ni2eh]

Phil was born in England

[@ANARDCUDUBH99]

@@robinelliott-ni2ehto an Irish mother

[@jeffturner5330]

God bless them both. RIP. Fortunate to have seen both in ‘75 and ‘78 together.

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

What a fantastic couple of experiences. I'm just watching the Sydney performance. It brings tears to my eyes.

[@highbury1972]

Fantastic Musicians and well respected in their native Ireland. Gary Moore is buried in Brighton & Hove village just next to the sea.

[@Bucketbrain82]

I live in hove. I never knew that. Thanks.

[@Bucketbrain82]

@@ashleyhyne7027 so bitter ashleyhyne. If you must know I’m called Dave. Hope it hets better for you 👍🏼 are you a vaxed leftie? Just curious. Is this Janet airlines alt account?

[@cahillgreg]

@@Bucketbrain82 Pipe down BB

[@johnjenkinson1521]

Rottingdean.

[@shaunpenne1840]

Gary Moore was from Dundonald and Eric Bell was from East Belfast. The two actually knew each other and I think, Eric Bell recommended Gary Moore, not sure if that's accurate! Both were phenomenal guitarists! In the video for "Out in the Fields" there's footage of Gary Moore walking around burnt out houses in Belfast!

[@j1shot2]

2 real legends

[@wattsnottaken1]

There’s 1 million songs about love and break ups and all that kind of stuff but there is only one song about the boys being back in town ♥️The song implies that the boys once left town 😢

[@THE_JACKAL666]

"Out in the fields" 100% ❤

[@garyroberts1496]

Absolute monster rock song

[@jasfan8247]

​@@garyroberts1496"Military Man" bonus

[@eddieburke2370]

Sadly both no longer with us.

[@legin3753]

Rip legends

[@DavidKing-jx3sg]

What a team, great lyricist and phenomenal guitarist. RIP the lads

[@davidbeeson9408]

This must be one of Phils last appearances on TV, sadly. R.I.P. 🙏🏼

[@TripDaly_AndiTripDaily]

Sad to think that a year after this interview the legend, Phil Lynott, died on my c-sectioned removal date of January 4th, in 1986. ✌️☯️☣️ Thank you for all the beautiful art and your soul to grace us in general you beautiful fellow Irishman.

[@deborahhenderson149]

Do you mean giving birth by Caesarian section? strange definition using 'removal'.

[@TripDaly_AndiTripDaily]

@deborahhenderson149 Indeed, you had read it trithfully forthright. Well, to inform you on the subject matter. A procedure "C-section" tis in fact, the act of an unnatural, surgical fetus(es) removal(s) taken out from what a once was hosted bodily flesh wombed prison.

[@TripDaly_AndiTripDaily]

@deborahhenderson149 Therefore, a removal is not an act of giving a true birth, nor an natural birthed existence into punishment.

[@paulg2726]

Talented musicians RIP 🙏🏾

[@maymalone1505]

Nobody better, he was loaded with charismatic charm,cool calm and collected,very bright,but also deeply saddened, that's what killed him in the end😮 RIP Philo ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kevinmeek-cr5zk]

Gary Moore the messiah will come again makes me cry every time I listen to it, it's amazing kev uk❤❤❤😊

[@johnunderwood3132]

Gary is and will always be one of the greatest

[@Dave-qy1fn]

Still can't believe Gary's gone .. the greeny keeps his memory well in the spot light

[@owenbruce4120]

Two great energies.... music lives

[@johnrosier1686]

Miss these guys. I wish they were still around today.

[@rcfanaticdublin]

RIP Lad's...I play TBAB every time "The Dub's" win the GAA All Ireland Championship.

[@TonyEgg93]

Two absolute legends.

[@SERGIO-cr6uy]

They will be remembered as legends

[@dubtownman9508]

Gary Moore is a guitar legend 🙌

[@ijustdidahugeshit]

I am a qualified lesbian

[@FoolishFlock]

2 legends RIP

[@billkeaveney1526]

Phil is the best frontman ever.

[@vanthdon666jj]

R.I.P the legends, just cant let you go has to be, in my eyes at least Moores finest guitar solo and its also a beautiful masterpiece in song writing 😢

[@robcreel4257]

The Boys are Back in town again.

[@richardsmith7917]

A Gentleman is what it says, a gentle man! Musicians for President!!!!

[@derrickmurphy9859]

Ah miss these guys so much.Brilliant guys rip lads.

[@KMKM.S94]

Two Irish Legends💪🏻💪🏻🇮🇪

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

These two created magic together. They made the best Lizzy lineup with Scott & Downing. A shame about drugs and alcohol though. At this young age they already looked super roughed up...

[@1invag]

Phil Lynott. My dad's man crush back from when I was a kid. It was only a few years ago it dawned on me why my dad used to perm his hair when we was kids. I took great pleasure winding him up about that soon as I realised it

[@lapsiquisarcaica1]

Legends

[@paulfitzgerald8472]

Love them both great Irishmen

[@mshort76]

Legends 💯💯

[@powerage17]

If they would have stayed together the music they would have made ..wow

[@josephkardan2316]

Rest in peace to two iconic legends 🙏🙏

[@piccolorick9269]

The only issue I have is that these guys aren’t in the HOF.

[@rman52]

Sorry. Not as good as mad donna. Biggie. Or m and m.

[@petergedd9330]

If it wasn.t for Gary I''d have nothing to work towards, he's been my idol since I saw him play in 70'

[@stephenoneill2844]

Thanks for the upload BBC.

[@RF_Burns]

Heroin. What a waste.

[@richardstevens8839]

Was really Alcohol that killed him

[@GIGI-lp1gc]

Alchol killed moore

[@supereliptic]

@@GIGI-lp1gcTrue, but the reason he left the band while on tour like Phil says in the interview was actually down to Lynott and the other band members scoring heroin while touring the US. The party scene must have been pretty “unconducive” to making music so Moore packed it in and went home. It’s such a shame because when you listen back to Lizzy tracks today they are so well put together that they really shine.

[@donjohn2695]

​@@GIGI-lp1gcI think the comment meant Phil's dabble with heroin

[@danporter9705]

Thin lizzy guy reminds me of you Danny

[@johnfrawley5706]

as an american thin lizzy never got enuff recognition over here great music

[@iamnotpaulavery]

RIP Phil and Gary, two amazingly talented guys!! They left quite a legacy. When my son and daughter, particularly my son, would go through my record collection, they both loved these two magnificent musicians! Gary is one of my many influence that molded my guitar playing! God bless them both!

Lynott had a tremendous voice, and Moore was a great guitarist..

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

Love them ❤❤❤Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸 Thank you very much

[@buckshot4569]

Wow these fellas could rock 💫✨💕

[@phildunseath1852]

The boys are back. Brilliant music and wonderful memories. RIP

[@dannyreyna2821]

LEGENDS!!!✊

[@a.c.h3792]

Both legends. RIP 🙏

[@jui8792]

Omg, both of these gentlemen...the best ever. Wild Frontier and Dancing in the Moonlight. Love and miss you always. ❤

[@Ronnie_B]

Love Phil. It's beyond me how Gary didn't get more recognition

[@stanleymalcolm9799]

Very sad just to see Phil’s face again heartbroken the way he left this world so young and so much talent 🙏🏾😔

[@robertsmith6818]

Very sad we have lost both of them.

[@FreeSoul132]

The best ever !!! ❤️ 😢

[@FirstLast-nk3lm]

I saw the band perform in Vancouver as a warm up for Queen, approx 1976. I was exhausted from the noise of the two bands.

[@ScooterFarts]

😳That hair was straight out of a "In Search of Big Foot" episode. 😂

[@Portobelloblu]

Absolute legends both of them Thin Lizzy Live n Dangerous was the best live album of its Day Mega band especially great solo,s from all the lead guitarist who graced the stage with Brian Downey n Phil Still celebrated today on Phils death anniversary in Dublin every year with GIG at Olympia theatre. Sadly missed Icons ❤

[@lewisgreen2957]

Two legends..

[@davidedge6512]

Why is Gary using a London accent? He’s from Northern Ireland….

[@shalashaska68]

What a pair of legends, it's criminal rolling stone didn't put Gary in the top 100 guitar players list. It shows what they know about music these days.

[@michaelschmidt9708]

Two INSANELY talented, very unique artists the likes of which we'll never see again. RIP, Phil & Gary.

[@mr.d.6529]

Legend has it that Gary Moore got his Scars by being glassed in the Dirty Duck pub in Walsall England..dont know if true but it was said alot when i was younger.

[@sciencemansandera]

I miss Phil when I think of him, the first thing that comes to mind is one cool cat he was bigger than life

[@jakerivendelli]

Love these 2❤️💜❤️💜

[@vaneipontes3824]

Mr. Philip Parris Lynnot 😢 Mr. Robert William Gary Moore 😢

[@hansemannluchter643]

This makes me choke up... Again. RIP, I hope you having a blast in Gods Big Band in the Sky..

[@AlmostReady504]

They are gone Along with this breed of Rockstar The ONLY rewarding thing about being the age some of us are today is we got to witness such greatness that will never happen again

[@meagain3876]

Out in the fields was an amazing song - my favourite - though there's many other great songs from the pair of them.

[@Capt-Hook]

Louisville Summer Jam. Not sure if it was #1 or #2. We were lit 🔥 up.🤣

[@therealawakener7]

I wish they'd have stayed as a duo, they'd have made even more amazing alb7ms if they'd had done. 2 musical legends for sure.

[@DavidClarke-ul4ip]

One of my good friends DAD ,was Lizzy's manager 😉😉 csg4eva ,if you get to see this Daz ❤️+respect broo greatest rock band ever RIP PHIL N GARY X

[@51Gaffo]

Nice One!!! Ill never forget that bleedin Parisien Walkway,,,, 8' by 16' Im still waitinfor an Alibi"💥👀🙏

[@ruslana3627]

This guy no died..

[@Barefoot_Joe]

but the English language did?

[@ruslana3627]

@@Barefoot_Joe I am Russian, I could write with an error

[@lahtiman8141]

Both are dead

[@gaysquirrels6915]

​@@ruslana3627 They're both Dead unfortunately

[@kevinkhoy7171]

"What a Drag" Those 2 Really had something gonna on! To bad Phillip passed away? There 🎶 was awesome

[@aloysius6937]

Two Amazing musicians and People Icons it's so unfair and sad that they're gone!😢

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

You just cannot beat the Irish sense of humor. Unbelievable. You are both missed.

[@thebyronicmann8292]

LEGENDS!

[@darrenwalshe8513]

How cool is phil here ❤

[@edgardotorres8106]

Both was a great personnalities 🕊️🕊️

[@barttcounts8456]

Phil isn't mentioned enough, TL is one of the greatest bands of the Rock Era.

[@donaldharvey7001]

Some of the world's best guitarists 🎸 ever my childhood is timeless thanks to the boys are back in town and Gary's baleds are briliant still timeless

[@robincampbell22]

I’m beyond words! What talent!

[@JorgeMartinez-ub3gh]

Two great men's and very powerfull friendly and the music as AWESOM pure LEGEND'S!!!

[@gerardshelbourne6857]

I settee 2 LEGENDS 🎸👍

[@gergokalcsics2065]

I’m not crying, you’re crying!!!

[@robertosozio3425]

Twu great RIP ❤❤❤🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹

[@kaizokubro7398]

I would've loved to see this reunion at Heathrow

[@anthonyhicks8589]

RIP Phil and Gary