THIN LIZZY - The Boys Are Back In Town (1976 UK T.O.T.P. TV Appearance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~

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[@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903]

thin lizzy never got the respect they earned or deserved, they should be in the rock n roll hall of fame. thier songs are stll relevant today

[@HCastelli]

CLIFF, DR. DETROIT, LYNCH very true. Love them

[@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903]

Hussein Ahmed thier music is still played on mainstream music stations,

[@Elvinkov]

Agreed!

[@ewags9323]

Absolutely. Most underrated band of the 70s. Guitar playing on lesser known tracks 2nd to none

[@knk4ever83]

Agreed 100%...but they're not even a force to be reckoned with in my books. .love these guys. ..gotta say my favorite is whiskey in the jaro..though. .but love the boys

[@frankmorton1626]

I'm 67 an say there is no music on radio great as these days👌👏

[@Marc-io8qm]

Diversity has ruined the West. And it’s on purpose.

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

ok b00mer

[@stephenowens3687]

You can walk into any pub, in any town, and this song will be on the jukebox. Thats the mark of a truly great song.

[@BrendaDrumm]

Have to laugh my ex husband of yrs ago thought he was the dogs nuts all ways out drinking with the boys even though he was a married man with children where are the boys now buried or in ashes I got rid of him yrs ago I'm doing OK at 74 he's a lonely old man 😂

[@searchlight18]

This song is so unique and still fresh-for lack of a better word-after 37 years. Today's music dies after four weeks.

[@lionelalias4561]

Still fresh.

[@mitchmorrison2415]

That's by design homie. Move the younguns to the next distraction

[@imyourcreeptonight]

Talent,personality,stage presence Phill Lynott had it all,a true rock legend,may he rest in peace

[@USAwelsh]

Gary Moore had it as well

[@MegaSammy70]

One of the greatest rock songs ever made.

[@frank61ism]

Totally agree. Always blast it on the car radio and I'm 74.

[@donnarupert4926]

WOW 😯 1976 I was 17 years old!!! Man it didn’t get any better than that!!🙋🏽‍♀️💕R.I.P. Phil

[@janetparkinson4644]

Love this! Play it at Huddersfield Town every time we win! Never fails to get me going 👍

[@librasmith9894]

I love the storytelling in this song. It draws a clear picture. They should turn this song into a Movie!

[@RagedContinuum]

Sadly those days are over. Where can this sort of attitude or the situations in the song exist in America now?

[@IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

They did... it was called "Toy Story" lol

[@Mumon010]

@@IntoTheMindlessAbyss Forget the fantasies, still armed and dangerous wherever one may travel. Some things change, some remain the same. Rock on St Phil.

[@TerminaterFan]

Idk maybe this could be good in season 2 of the boys, the amazon series

[@RickHoffman777]

the whole album jailbreak tell a story just listen to it

[@countdeemoney]

Could you imagine if a real band like this suddenly popped up on the music scene again. I would literally fall out of my chair if I ever heard real rock ever made like this again. Back then, guys really knew how to make some awsome rock

[@jwahartalchabhadell6721]

All the woke will take a flight.

[@spencer9836]

I’m trying

[@danielgolay8387]

There are bands out there they just aren't famous.

[@ayyguevara8448]

@@jwahartalchabhadell6721literally every single good band in history has been left-wing

[@michaelthomas2043]

Belmont

[@codyrod]

Thin Lizzy pioneered that double lead guitar. They had some of the most talented guitarists in that era. And Phil was the man. He captured hard rock and poetry in a finish that was smooth as whiskey. Top 10 rock vocalist ever. Hail Thin Lizzy

[@laurarominger2073]

Gary Moore was my fav but they were all great!

[@Andy-fh4gp]

Definitely a great band and song. But this song reminds me or at least has a similar feel to steely dans “reelin in the years”. They both have a similar song structure. Gotta love the 70s!

[@christosstamato527]

Huey Lewis (of Huey Lewis & The News) has stated that Phil Lynott is the greatest frontman and genius in the history of rock music. Edit: Phil was also Lewis' mentor and was about to make a comeback in the mid 80s, right before his health went downwards, with Huey's help.

[@themoralreformchronicles9231]

This is truly one of the greatest songs ever made for rock music. I mean how much better does it get.

[@Cinemagoer_64]

The story telling by Phil Lynott is amazing!

[@JCLII]

This is one of the greatest rock songs ever written.

[@avramwurf5804]

Amen!!

[@secondaffection]

"I absolutely, 100 percent, am not going to play 'The Boys Are Back In Town' again," I promised, punching the buttons to select "The Boys Are Back in Town," which I had memorized.

[@jogeorge968]

so sad he died so young. this is still a brilliant song the lyrics are just incredible. great band

[@MarineInfantry]

Who's here in 2024?

[@markweaver1932]

Me in Alabama

[@joselara19]

Me in North Carolina💪

[@gerrydalemans6672]

As long as time will take me bro 👊🏻💙

[@osoyoosforever9643]

Canada, this tune will never get old!

[@魔導アーマーモーター]

Me in Saitama,JAPAN

[@davidpeavy8544]

What a summer that was but this was an anthem for the incredible 70's decade! Guy just had a very unique voice and harmonizing leads always bring a smile to a player.

[@KueioLuiz]

If you have a song that I never tire of listening is that, Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town.

[@beeveeh]

I'm not 50 something years old when I hear this.....I am young again :-)

[@1243bca]

Sir, i wish i was alive when you were when music like this was made. I often fantasize about what it would\'ve been like living in the 70's-90's. Can you tell me?

[@beeveeh]

the streets were safe to walk home, people NEVER commented badly on whatever you wore, drinking was second on the list of things to do on a night out (the 1st was to have fun) people could walk around on an airplane &smoke &sunday lunch was a big family roast free for all your mates

[@joachimeldholm7673]

I hear you man (1243bca) but it's never too late to bring back good music, pick up an instrument and contribute ;)

[@beeveeh]

As a matter of fact I just bought me a 3 string Cigar box slide guitar...& am gunna play me sum blues :-)

[@joachimeldholm7673]

alright man! keep the music alive ;)

[@kennybee63]

Thin Lizzy was a Killer band!! Great musicians....

[@btbb3726]

Phil Lynott’s vocal phrasing is so very good. Having talent like that can really mean the difference between sounding great and, well, not so much. 👍🏻

[@BaljitSingh-hm9gq]

Love this video thin Lizzy 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@MetalMistress888]

Genius lyrics. Backstreet poetry! Every line just fits together seamlessly and tells the story perfectly :))

[@margaretliddell8841]

***** Could not have put it better - brilliant!

[@clouds882]

this is one of lizzy's songs i will never ever get tired of listening to! rest in peace, phil.

[@helenfelton8804]

What a charismatic frontman & Thin Lizzy invented a unique rock sound albeit by accident!You are sadly missed,Philo.

[@stephencampbell6424]

Hell yeah, pride of Ireland and UK, most underrated band of their time. But how could you not LOVE them?

[@falseteeth5621]

As a Lizzy fan since the 70s, I can assure you Lizzy wasn't just about Ireland. Phil was actually born in England to an Irish mother, Brian Robertson: Scottish, Scott Gorham: English, Snowy White: English, John Sykes: English, Darren Warton: English etc. Lizzy were the best band ever but they weren't the product if Ireland alone. It was a melting pot of creativity.

[@falseteeth5621]

Correction - Scott Gorham American.

[@sloppyjo4560]

luv it

[@ebookpioneers]

Underrated by who?

[@ChorltonM21]

The long hot summer of 1976. 40 years ago? Seems like a couple of years maybe. Help!

[@MrBlueSkyMrNight]

1976 was a great year. Checkout my music list 1976 / 2016 - JULY - TOP 20Just stick with every other video....

[@TheJoe89jan]

Shit! That was the year!

[@thereelweebakira2960]

ChorltonM21 lol youre old.

[@precisionbrown6829]

I’m right there with you buddy

[@ghgghgyuhkljjijijui]

Yeah,me too. life is short so make it count and live fully.

[@aichatriciane5959]

The long hot summer of 1976. 40 years ago? Seems like a couple of years maybe. Help! Seen Thin Lizzy in The 70s in Ludwigshafen Germany , one of The Best Shows Ever I love these. Childhood memories. I was brought up on this kind of music

[@irenelaird3209]

Love it! Real people and party was just like the office parties of the 70's - WOW!

[@MrTuireland]

R.I.P. Phil thanks for posting

[@Davo-007]

I don't know why people label them underrated.. They were massive in my world! Made some great songs with killer riffs and Phils Smokey voice. A couple of there songs will be played for ever and ever and you will always hear them at every classic rock gig being covered! Metallica not long ago covered Lizzy's version of Whiskey in a Jar - That's what happens to legends music and they were legends. RIP Phil .. gone too soon and we need a film to bring him back into our life's.

[@Jardinserpent]

how can one guy have such an infectious smile?

[@falconemoto6943]

Phil was one of the greatest writers ever, the man was a true poet.

[@markuslopez8986]

He was so charismatic and beautiful 4th January, 1986 R.I.P. Phil Lynott.

[@TheKraut59]

Seen Thin Lizzy in The 70s in Ludwigshafen Germany , one of The Best Shows Ever

[@IchbinSchalker]

What I most like in those videos from 70's is the way the audience dances.

[@jaguarblack5051]

Phillip Lynott will never be forgetten.......I remember listening to this song for the first time when I was 15 in 1979 with my brother-in-law and its been with me since then.

[@19ARSENAL100]

+Christopher Lee , mate the song was three years old by then, did you not hear it in 76 when it was in the charts? It had a lot of radio play when out as a single.

[@jaguarblack5051]

19ARSENAL100 No, not really because I was only 13 at that time and I was listening to a lot of disco and my brother-in-law introduced me into rock and that's when I discovered a whole new gem of new hard music and I never went back.

[@19ARSENAL100]

Christopher Lee, ahh ok mate, hahaa, at least you got there in the end. ;-)

[@19ARSENAL100]

Christopher Lee, when I heard this in 76 I was not really into music too much, but after this track came out I was hooked on Lizzy, they are still my favourite band today, always will be, I'm going to the 30th vibe for Philo this January, first trip to Ireland, and will visit the great man at his resting place. If you are there I will be sure to have a pint with you. ;-)

[@jaguarblack5051]

19ARSENAL100 Thanks for your invite I really appreciate it! I'm sure you're going to take a picture with his statue as a once in a lifetime memory. Have fun!

[@juanaenriquez7620]

Saw them in the late 70's Summer Jam Fest at White Sox Park

[@demonia2848]

I love these. Childhood memories. I was brought up on this kind of music

[@hmpz36911]

Check out Diamond Head's Borrowed Time

[@annething5046]

Oh God one of my old loves. Bless you Phil .Great song, Great artist

[@RSBSTEADICAM]

Great tune and one of the most memorable base riffs out there! I can't believe it's been so long since it came out. Thanks for posting!

[@calibreman]

I'm in the UK and will be 78 years of age next month (September) I blame Thin Lizzy for my tinnitus. LOL

[@gregwatts3769]

Rip to Phil's mom ,who passed yesterday.a sweet heart.of s woman

[@jhonnymcgee3250]

Greg Watts does she still live in Dublin?

[@gregwatts3769]

@@jhonnymcgee3250 she did

[@BrendaDrumm]

A mums love hope they are together she was an angel

[@noOne-gv2yx]

I love these. Childhood memories. I was brought up on this kind of music Love you! Rip, Phil! Love you! Rip, Phil!

[@Irish780]

You were the greatest Phil. Never forget you in Dublin. We Al remember you liked a scrap yourself. 😃RIP

[@BrendaDrumm]

Have to laugh my ex Irish husband yrs ago all he did was think the boys were back in town drink no responsibility 3 young children so what now all the boys but a few are dead buried or in ashes karma 😂

[@Irish780]

@@BrendaDrumm your sick 😫

[@BrendaDrumm]

@Irish780 thank u glad I am must be the Irish in me

[@BrendaDrumm]

No argument with you don't know you I was being sarcastic in my reply I'm not sick it's other people let's leave it at this I'm not a bad person

[@mrsmokeydog7830]

The reason why there isn't any great music like this anymore is because. These Bands wrote songs about their life experiences and were honest and sincere about their approach to music.

[@brianlbdb]

I really wish I could go back in time to when music was so good. That chorus riff tho! 49 boys never made it back into town.

[@signwriter1]

Good music and Resin ?

[@topsecret1837]

brian martinez I guess they didn’t wanna grow up and also listen to the Ramones?

[@SuperWang-k2c]

Pkayed in every biker bar , cafe , greesy spoon that every biker huge out in . Ultimate biners song .

[@Billysvoice]

I saw Thin Lizzy so many times, they rocked.

[@texlasvegas]

I saw Thin Lizzy with every lineup this was this best next to having Gary Moore saw them 11 times.

[@amenic1894]

4th January, 1986 R.I.P. Phil Lynott.

[@dennislackey650]

Thanks for Bringing us Backstage at the Agora Ballroom Atlanta. Fighting back the tears,we were all so young.

[@celticdragon4966]

I really wish I could go back in time to when music was so good.

[@peterclohessy9425]

Yes and when we crack and weren't ruled by a load gangsters in debt eireann

[@angelamings3031]

It was a fantastic era! I was a teenager when all this great music came out.

[@phillipnicewaner4480]

This found its way into my road trip music whenever I came back to St. Louis from Lincoln, NE. Now that I have moved back to my home city, it has become the anthem for when my bro or pops visit the city in which they lived most of their lives.

[@djsol1984]

What a great record. Im gobsmacked by the amount of racism in the comments. Music is a universal language that can touch everybody. It is there for everyone to be enjoyed. There are no boundaries on who can enjoy it. So embrace the music and let go of all the anger. There is plenty of that in our lives already.

[@justanindieguy]

That riff has become one of my favorites. Awesome job from Phill Lynott

[@Markuuzz63]

My dad has party whit him, when he was about 20. He says that's one of the biggest things that happend him. Sorry for my english im from sweden ! Love to all rocker's !

[@SOLDSKOOL]

I'm 17 and I just got to say, the 70's was a great time, I wish I lived in that period.

[@blackskunk54]

not surprised, it was fantastic

[@Niggro07]

In 2020 Phil Lynott is still the coolest frontman ever

[@randombotdude2083]

I’m assuming you know he’s dead.

[@Niggro07]

The Lego Builder Yes, I’m aware that unfortunately Phil Lynott died of health complications. He was/is the coolest frontman ever.

[@randombotdude2083]

TheSoundOfDoom just making sure. There were some people deep in the comment section who still didn’t know yet

[@robmac6508]

@Niggro07 In your future of August 2023, in the post pandemic world, yes the late Phil Lynott is still the coolest front man ever 👍

[@lisalee7063]

This is the song that I remember most fondly. In concert, watching them perform this in the late seventies was very memorable. I still hear it on the radio. There is a God.

[@BeanieOakley]

Another all time rock anthem!!! RIP Phil!!

[@chwayde2295]

Probably the one song that still invokes the same exact feeling to "the boys" when they put it on, even the ones that heard it on the radio for the first time having a night. You ever wanna get the boys night started, this is it. Always hits.

[@2752005bri]

One of my favorite song I love the part where if the boys want to fight you better let them,it takes me back when I used to hangout with the boys.

[@digger242421]

I love these. Childhood memories. I was brought up on this kind of music I really wish I could go back in time to when music was so good.

[@justabagofcheetos1913]

I’m not a fan of rock but when I heard this on the Chili’s commercial, this song sent chills down my spine.

[@kennybegeske8824]

Play This Song At The United Center For The Chicago Blackhawks Game In Chicago Illinois Because This Is Chicago Blackhawks Music and On Rock 95.5 Chicago

[@benbrown7146]

What a traditional American band used to sound like. Awesome. They always had a Jersey feel for me. To be from across the pond made them that much more phenomenal.

[@keithlambe211]

🎉❤ 🇮🇪 ❤

[@mswhunter118]

Definitely know what you mean about the Jersey feel

[@jankowalski3220]

Looking on this video - our moms and maybe grand mamas dance to the music which is still fresh, inspiriting and full of energy. Thin Lizzy, I heard them for the first time - then behind the Iron Curtain - in 1982. And I will always listen to them.

[@girlmeetsreality4644]

One of my favorite songs....

[@chrisbacos]

This brings back my adolescence. I hadn't heard of TOTP until 1979; but the music and fashions here are truly 70s. And punk and new wave was on the horizon in North America.

[@wandson5410]

A classic

[@KOHF34]

Thin Lizzy should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They pioneered the dueling lead guitars!

[@vestel777]

So sad that Phil couldn't fight His Personal Demons. Such a Great Talent gone way to soon.

[@christianrojas3011]

Had never seen the whole vid, only the doc. With Robbo, that crazy cat. Thanks a lot.

[@PaulCookeMusic]

This band started it all the genres in metal and rock we know of today absolute incredibly talented bloody legends.

[@jasmoran66]

Always loved this song, but never thought of dancing to it.

[@nostrinick]

One of the best tracks of the best decade for rock and roll music.

[@shaneburst5661]

Thinn Lizzy was and is the most underrated ROCK band of all time! Phil Lynott was a bad ass, and a hopeless romantic!!!

[@U_SoDmCrzy]

You hear that INTRO....... you automatically get in a feel-good MOOD!!!

[@walterperez2467]

Man Im here cuz of TOY STORY 3 no lie. This is the shit you ride first day of summer in L.A

[@rickwhit7882]

I love these. Childhood memories. I was brought up on this kind of music I'm a guy. Sexiest motherfuckin' lead singer in Rock N' Roll history.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

In my opinion, this song is perfect for a reunion with pals you haven't seen in forever!!!

[@stevendymock5601]

Thin Lizzy! Two Words ... Simply Amazing.

[@trevtrickster]

ON THIS DAY 28 YEARS AGO....WE LOST YOU PHIL... R.I.P to the legend that lives on in our hearts.

[@SanitysVoid]

I just learned he was dead. He dies in 86, time I was just starting out on bass.

[@decristo1021]

I can never, ever get sick of this song. It's impossible...as soon as hear that opening chord....I'm done...

[@OnTheFritz602]

Scott had to be one of the coolest looking cats back in this era wielding his Les Paul. That hair? Marcia Brady would be jealous! And he was a helluva player! Love Thin Lizzy!

[@goddess4183]

He was so charismatic and beautiful

[@taragragg400]

Like a pint of Guiness

[@rainbowspace994]

Unfortunately...he passed away because of Heroine...

[@bigb6046]

Phil was the coolest guy in the history of music.

[@philgreen6084]

This should be at the very top of The Isle of Man TT play list every year. Just like Phil Lynott. Every rider no matter how big or small, is a legend.

[@betinho1126]

man those harmonizing guitars just hit the spot

[@PB-mp4ui]

Woefully underrated band. You gotta love that sly smile from Phil!

[@suecarrigan4765]

my beautiful phil, those were the days in st michaels xxxxxxxxxx a gent

[@chrismuldrow3118]

He was so charismatic and beautiful The long hot summer of 1976. 40 years ago? Seems like a couple of years maybe. Help!

[@jackski6964]

" I'll tell you, she was steaming." Great musicians, great band, unique sound...

[@SupraRy]

Why does this song and Jail Break hit me in the feels every single time? Damn good music.

[@tylerwhite4625]

as a 14 year old this makes me nostalgic for something that never happened.

[@utub4287]

tyler bernard I'm 13 it's weird adults probably think I'm into rap but no

[@savvasmarkos2312]

Boys are back..great year 1976 love Lizzy

[@itgetseasierlessitry]

Remember when I was ten miming to Phil on my ghetto blaster at full volume in the kitchen and, wanking my air guitar solo Hendrix-style, I turned to find my folks watching me as if I was possessed. Until then I was a sweet kid who sang in the church choir.

[@carlosgarcia5295]

Good video! I'm liked and share 317 times :D

[@MrLeomondo]

What a guy and what a group. RIP Phil

[@crystalmccormick3188]

This was my jam when I was a kid, we used to sing this in the hallways at school and at band camp