Thin Lizzy Jailbreak Top of the Pops, 1977

[@ingridthurner3651]

Lucky to be 18 in 1977. Still Lucky to listen to this wonderful music in 2024 with 65❤

[@robdejong397]

Lucky to be 16 in 1977. Also still Lucky to listen to Thin Lizzy. Best regards from Holland.

[@briangriffin928]

We were spoilt in the 70s, an abundance of talent everywhere!!

[@cassconner6023]

Man you got that right! Class of "76" here.

[@ronbelanger4113]

So glad to have been young in those years!

[@cassconner6023]

Feel sorry for today's kids, @@ronbelanger4113

[@randymillhouse791]

@@cassconner6023 76. Remember the Bicentennial? I was 12 years old. Now THAT was a rockin' year!

[@BuccaneerOverland]

First band I ever seen live. They opened for Queen back in the late 70’s. Man what a show!

[@MrHitthespot]

I seen them in Cleveland with Queen. Great show

[@tomallen5837]

same. Saw them in Long Island, NY w Queen, @Nassau Coliseum, I believe. Gosh, it has been a long time, lol.

[@mattskustomkreations]

Wow! That would have been so cool! I was too young though-I didn’t go to my first concert til 1984z

[@BB-qp9ri]

Reading festival 77 😎

[@ADPNC13]

Me too. Saw them open for Queen in Chicago 1976

[@KOSMICKEN09]

Thin Lizzy deserved a lot more success in America - there's so many good songs in their catalog..

[@randalflagg3765]

Happy St. Patrick's day 2023 from California ☘️🍻

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

I`ve learned to be see them as a great band. Problem is,the radio station in my town stuck to this song and the boys.

[@maryellenyarusso7029]

Sounds like the original MTV theme song.

[@jimbanda]

They would have prob made it , but Robbie brought his unique style of sabotage exactly when they needed some solid commitment . The stars never aligned after that.😢

[@seancassidy674]

@@jimbanda Phil also had a bout of illness that cancelled their US tour for this album. They lost momentum there.

[@richardmitchell8213]

Thin Lizzy was a badass band no doubt. This was the best lineup for sure with Gorham and Robertson on guitar. Live and Dangerous is my favorite from them.

[@steveamoni641]

And Gary Moore did some guitar work too.

[@grindfreakmike5754]

i agree even though they did have other killer guitarists.

[@flwrfan1752]

One of my favorite Thin Lizzy songs.

[@drockopotamus1]

Just discovered them. I'm a fan!

[@markvollmer4215]

Those of us who had this as the soundtrack to our high school or college days have fond memories.

[@markl5562]

Please God, bring this style of music back in 2024

[@garyowens1517]

Totally agree with you!

[@lgaytan65]

As cool as it gets! Wow, what a song!

[@Fanny-van-Feuerstein]

Thin Lizzy is best 👍👍🤩🤩. We never forget you Phil great voice and big heart ❤.

[@deanbowditch7329]

Legendary sound and one hell of a lead singer who was taken way too early..... Long live Thin Lizzy!!!!!!

[@Tammy-jl2io]

As a kid during this tine in the 70's.. I LOVED THIN LIZZY ! My parents ROCKED us kids out ! STILL love THIN LIZZY. 2024

[@flowergirl7260]

What a voice. And a golden heart.

[@michaelstephen819]

And I never saw ANY singer on stage with so much charisma - and that's from 45 years of seeing live bands.

[@flowergirl7260]

I agree. He had it all. @@michaelstephen819

[@mikeyspikey1861]

Yes magic voice - I bought live and dangerous when I was 15 on 1979- - still got the album together with meatloaf 's bat of he'll. Now loaded on my mobile. Couple of beers and in go my airpods. Fab.😊

[@denali1122]

💚

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

All the oblivious teens not knowing HOW to dance to this PURE ROCK.

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

All the oblivious teens not knowing this is edited down, and probably not knowing it's mimed except for the lead vocal.

[@DavidHarvey-po9le]

Nobody dances to pure rock - it's a dance in your head - cerebral - dancing is primitive.

[@shaunlovett1565]

One of the best bands ever...seen them twice...sydney and Auckland..awesome

[@weejim48]

Thin Lizzy we’re one of the best rock blues bands ever. This is my favourite line up along with Gary Moore jumping in and out. 👍👍

[@loilt5091]

That’s not Gary Moore, it’s Brian Robertson…I saw them with Gary Moore, on their 1977 tour when they opened for Queen. The details of revolving band members are bellow; en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_Lizzy While I respect Queen, I’m STILL more of a Thin Lizzy fan‼️

[@saunds59]

This is THE best line up, by a mile, (include the great Gary Moore at various times). Start with Nightlife, end with Black Rose, everything else meh 🫤

[@saunds59]

@@loilt5091he knows that

[@loilt5091]

@@saunds59 Did you ask him personally❓

[@saunds59]

Don't need to, I understand English@@loilt5091

[@alanstrom2221]

Thin Lizzy had very good quality musicians. The Guitars were powerful yet understated at the same time, that takes a lot of skill to do. Phil's vocals and Bass playing was very under rated. Drummers are always overlooked yet hold it all together and also drive the Rock forward. Thin Lizzy or Tin Lizzy were a very cool Rock Band.

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

They should have never been anywhere near top of the pops

[@milesdufourny4813]

Good quality "musicians" don't mean shit unless the band can write good songs.

[@onusgumboot5565]

@@milesdufourny4813 Thin Lizzy wrote great songs

[@DG-sf9ei]

Their drummer had some tight fills and locked in with the band

[@MrOttopants]

Phil is one of the few stars I would have loved to spend time with. He seems like he was a super talented musician who grasped the whole of rock music, but he also seemed to have been a super nice dude. RIP Philomena and Phil.

[@tonimcgrath4046]

R.i.p. Phil. Proud son Ireland☘️

[@Gartho2000]

Watch the film Songs for while I’m away, brilliant

[@Eigene_Thesen]

Éire not Ireland.

[@spookybaba]

Adopted Irish Son.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I love this song, have done since I was a kid...but the lyrics still get me..."Tonight there's going to be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town"...presumably at the jail Phil? Still fantastic after all these years. Soundtrack to my youth.

[@highdownmartin]

Dublin has three prisons. So not quite as silly a lyric as I first thought too.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

@@highdownmartin True!

[@Spectrescup]

​@highdownmartin is Dublin not a city though? Phil always ran his lyrics past the relevant municipal authorities, he was famous for it.

[@highdownmartin]

@@Spectrescup You’re right. He was actually fined by Dublin City Council for misrepresentation. But in true Lynot style, got his Road manager to take the rap

[@dockrock64]

somewhere in this town.... Id suggest it was at the jail lol

[@sparkyoduill3034]

Could be 2 jails?

[@RSBurgener]

Could also be the transport bus, probably an easier jailbreak while still technically being a "jailbreak"

[@mikeheap7978]

Good thinking batman........head for thinking, feet for dancing 😃😉

[@kellyb6714]

Chuffing wank question?!?!?!

[@Irish780]

🤡

[@maddoman11]

The song that made me fall in love with Thin Lizzy.Still have the original vinyl I bought.

[@jamesevans2485]

2024! Still going!

[@stephenmorton8017]

They overplayed this on the radio, but they were great. An effortless performance. Great voice.

[@TheWolvesinthewoods]

Effortless because they never actually played music on TOTP's.

[@stephenmorton8017]

@@TheWolvesinthewoods effortless sync!

[@gregoryleo4640]

'Jailbreak' wasn't overplayed at all on the radio.

[@randymillhouse791]

@@gregoryleo4640 Yeah, Fuff this dude's comment. Like, total FUFF!

[@garyfinn325]

Got to love the live vocal over the soundtrack & mentioning the boys are back (Quality) & Robbo pissing himself about something

[@kellyb6714]

Thank you Phil for the 70's music!

[@Rachael-cn6dc]

Wish he was still with us 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔He seemed 😢like a Sweet Beautiful soul

[@MARKWILLIAMS-tm4rf]

Was able to attend the Nuremberg Rock Festival in 1977, first and only time to witness these cats....Thank God for cameras!

[@Johnpappas-o1y]

Definately an under appreciated and underrated 70s band … great tunes from my HS years ..!

[@Steven-jf4cs]

Summer of 1977 - I was playing foosball with the boys and listening to the best rock ever....good times

[@steveamoni641]

Excellent although the best version is when they did the Midnight Special back on 3/25/77. Gary Moore was the guitarist on that one.

[@DennisMC1974]

Great Classic Loved This Band So Underrated 🤟🎶🎹

[@gibsonduvall]

Dennis: Thank you for not disappointing and posting the, what seems to be, the obligatory "underrated" comment that appears somewhere in the comments section for every band/musician who has a video on KZbin, whilst pretty much every other comment, and history, should prove to you the exact opposite!

[@herrp8765]

There's a statue of Phil in his hometown in Europe. Local hero. As it should be.

[@annakat3754]

What a shame his life was so short due to drugs. Drugs are bad kids. Don't do em.

[@brian15571]

Saw them in Nuremberg 1977. Awesome live show.

[@tatysilva6744]

Ouvindo em 2024🤘🏽

[@SuperWang-k2c]

Fuck me, it just does not get any cooler looking than Phil does here . Rip mate , gone way early.

[@Joao_fla1895]

criminally underrated

[@bdkw1]

Real music, no auto tune.

[@jackprecip5389]

You realize they are lip sinching to the album recording, don't you?

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

@@jackprecip5389 -- The vocal is live over a recorded music track.

[@thomaskauser8978]

I was 14 and they played this song in the dorm. I bought a ticket and rode the bus to London. I have been to hundreds since but YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST SHOW. Johnny the fox meets Jimmy the weed. Hot to hustle.

[@arrowheadftball]

The song will be forever a banging rocker. The signature song for Les Paul fans who like that dirty gain fuzz effect. ❤️

[@backinashT64]

Rock and roll hall of fame ! that is all. an old french fan

[@Irish780]

merci d'un irlandais

[@AlexAlexon3897]

One listen to this song in '76 got me into Thin Lizzy!

[@davebox588]

It always surprised me how dead TL sounded in these situations. On stage they were among best live bands ever.

[@isaacclarke-yu8cp]

Playback music and live vocals. Watch Rosalie at Top Of The Pops... entirely live, big difference. Still is great that Phil made live vocals over the studio tracks. Much better than an all around playback.

[@ChosenHandle117]

Agree with that! Saw them in '76 at Brunel Uni (Brian R tried to beat me up backstage afterwards, when I was unplugging the lights) and Hammy in '77 (Live and Dangerous). Never saw Zep sadly, so the best live rock act ever for me, followed by Dr Feelgood and Graham Parker.

[@bepitan]

@@ChosenHandle117 ..very unlike brian to take umbridge ...did you look at his pint?

[@greatwhite3461]

I was there too. Astonishing band live. I did see Zep three times and they were a force of nature. But man, saw Lizzy so many times and they were just awesome. Think ourselves privileged eh! Jeez, Brunel Uni, some good nights in early 70’s. Happy St Patrick’s Day.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

They were dynamite live but producers frequently failed to capture that energy in the studio

[@Menyhard]

Who is still listening. To this in 2023

[@tomwhittaker9461]

I am. Lizzy rules. RIP Phil, RIP Moore.

[@MySundin13]

Yup 👍

[@ponchnunez6082]

I do and love it. He died to Young

[@invisibleman1028]

The tone of your comment seems you don't like this .

[@jillbarbour7826]

Me!!!!!!!

[@mikah4051]

Still fabulous ❤

[@mgm8393]

I saw them open for Queen in Kalamazoo, MI Fall, 1976. Outstanding!

[@prn24]

Thin Lizzy and Be Bop Deluxe at the Aragon Ballroom Chicago 1976. Yeah it was one of the best concerts I've been to. Such a long time ago.

[@twilightcapers]

Nice, that would have been my dream gig to attend.

[@peterkin1010]

Probably the only band I know of that got even better as they went on. They did an outstanding concert at the Hammersmith Odeon with John Sykes on guitar. Sadly Thin LizZy couldn't quite hold it together for whatever reason and in early 1986 Phil passed scuppering any realistic hopes of a reconciliation and reunion. Yea I know some of the other members have got back together again and in fairness done a cracking job. But it ain't quite the same without Phil.

[@tamarasterling6721]

got to meet him after a concert in '77, sincerely nice guy😎 even liked my sucky poetry lol

[@matthewkelly6997]

Love this. A lot cleaner and different than the FM Radio version I grew up with. I've loved Thin Lizzy since 77-78. This is some really in depth, great sounding stuff. Great job. Thank you for broadening mine and everybody's Thin Lizzy musical horizons. 🙏💕😎❣️🔥🎊

[@mikeplatts2603]

Well said Matthew

[@mechanic6682]

This was on their live album, if I'm not mistaken.

[@poitor492]

definitely a mime unfortunately 😏

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@poitor492yep, the guitar guys are almost laughing while trying to lip sync ! 😆

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

​@@mikeplatts2603it's the same damn track as the one you hear on the radio dude there isn't any difference

[@traceyanndelahaye5563]

Remember seeing them in concert early 80s .brilliant ! 😍

[@alanfox7312]

Jailbreak best album for 1976

[@Saybleu]

Bass. Drums. Guitars. No frills rock and roll. Dual Les Paul’s guitars ….one knows shit is the real deal.

[@timothysullivan4130]

GREAT band GREAT musicians, Phil Lanott , Gary Moore, Eric Bell, Brian Downey.

[@rudbel88]

One of the all time great bands !

[@krm3345]

Prefer them than U2. One of the coolest bands on this galaxy. Cheers from Poland

[@philipwilliams4065]

One of my favourite bands saw them at the Odeon in Birmingham in the late 70s great songs and great memories

[@roberttaylor90y76]

Title track from album .I bought it on 14. August 1976 took it home put it on the turntable and thought that is real music.

[@killian5556]

It is real music

[@brianharper3556]

The best live album live and dangerous i have listened to phil was a one off

[@Let-the-music-takeUthere]

Are you kidding me? I’m watching it and it’s great. I love it. Thank you.

[@jvincemusic]

Wow, some amazing dancers in that wild crowd! 🎉

[@RobTheUndertaker]

😀

[@highdownmartin]

All captain and tenille fans. Probably. Know what you mean tho

[@M.C.Paintbrush]

Always have my Thin Lizzy - Jail Break CD in my 2005 Laramie's 5-disc system. Saw once,,, always wanted more !

[@maddog8621]

So utterly cool

[@Bob-b5n1q]

I am still listening in 2024

[@sammysouth8372]

Whoopee for you. Too bad for you though not too many likes. Awwww😂😂😂😂😂

[@dustyturntable]

Yeah man, saw the boys open for Alice Cooper, Welcome to my Nightmare tour at Madison Square Garden. Unforgettable.

[@JaxGuitarPlayer]

Such a cool song!

[@steveduckworth6722]

Best and top blokes

[@mckissack]

This is still on my play list along with the Cowboy song

[@victorfuffa897]

SOMETIME I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BUT THOSE OF US WHO WERE TEENS IN THE EARLY 70s DID LIVE IN THE BEST OF TIMES ROCK& ROLL FOREVER

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I’ve got the biggest crush on guitarist Scott Gorham, love how he tosses his long gorgeous hair around. They sure mean business - woman stay with a friend, ooof 😅

[@calvin9465]

Phil had such a smooth voice use to listen to Thin Lizzy growing up #Jaibreak🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯🤎

[@migzz7976]

Lizzy sounding fresh in 2024.

[@raddastronaut]

Love Thin Lizzy. Hope you’re doing as you please Phil.

[@ARIZJOE]

Philip was one of a kind. There was a guitarist from California who combined with a Glaswegian to form that twin guitar sound. Thus Thin Lizzy had a unique identity.

[@GreenerHill]

This is great, but it was probably 1976. Live vocal! Thanks. :)

[@PeterFrayne-o4n]

Greatest line up imo. Could appeal to metal, rock and pop heads.

[@pliccut]

This video is hilarious. I can’t picture these dancing kiddies going to a Thin Lizzy concert. Great Band though. One of my favorites from the 70’s.

[@ustheserfs]

being a rockstar you can see meant everything to phil

[@joeavery6344]

So I'm in Tampa way long time ago. Journey opened for them with Steve Perry lead singer for journey. Love and touch and squeezing, bang and then break out

[@sammysouth8372]

Never seen anyone play the bass guitar like Phil RIP

[@ShaniTrahan-p9b]

He’s a great bass guitar player R.I.P. Phil Lynott

[@jakespeed63]

Still a Bad ass tune Saw them at World Series of Rock Cleveland stadium 1979

[@jaytoepfert6776]

Who cares if it's not the best, she looks Great.

[@charlesneigebauer883]

I'm still listening to it

[@pauloandrade2445]

I will listen to always,it is rock and roll the best!

[@henrydowney1174]

Belfast's Whitla Hall 1982 - backed by Sweet Savage - aaahhh - the memories!!

[@wendygould7836]

They are having so much fun 😀

[@Jeffrey.Seelman]

I saw them when I was a teenager back in the 70s. Fantastic band. I gotta love the British. Dancing to a song that is not really dance-able.

[@garyowens1517]

Brilliant live band.

[@1rocktastic]

Saw them in '77 when they opened for Queen. Phil and Freddie on the same stage.

[@dii6266]

I bought their BBC Recordings live CD once and I really liked it. Moved twice since then and no idea where it is.

[@kuzineddy2989]

Saw them Paramount theater Seattle 1977 $7.50a ticket

[@odemu2074]

I blew a few Kraco speakers cranking this up in my 510!

[@Koni2947]

Énorme!! Greatest!!

[@julianrowley9462]

Me, search this live, this was a fantastic band. Does not do justice this clip!

[@jonnash170]

Saw them in 79 in Chicago, Illinois A day in the park

[@mikeohagan2206]

everyone had this album up in canada,

[@richardwarfordjr.5622]

As a kid jamming in the mirror like a Tom Cruise lol 😆 great tune and band!!

[@phildirt3]

Phil was such a rockstar!

[@ThomasWilliams-qw6wm]

You can't beat oldies!!