Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy was a rock music group, formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969, and led by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott. They are probably best-known for their 1976 song "The Boys Are Back In Town

Thin Lizzy was a rock music group, formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969, and led by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott. They are probably best-known for their 1976 song "The Boys Are Back In Town", a major international hit still played on hard rock and classic rock radio. Their music covered much territory (including hints of country and traditional folk music), but is generally classified as proto-metal or hard rock. The band's name was derived from a nickname for the Ford Model T car, the Tin Lizzie.

Critic John Dugan writes that "As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition."