Black Irish rhymin

Philip Lynott (1949-1986- his father was Guyanese and his mother Irish) was born in England and raised in Dublin. He definitely gave another twist to the term black Irish

Here's one of the many Lynott songs that caught my ears a long time ago was Johnny the fox meets jimmy the weed

Johnny the Fox, hot to hustle Jimmy the Weed, he won't use no muscle

Lynott did push the envelope when it came to rhyming and it was a bit of a stretch to call him a  poet, but he did some great stuff with Thin Lizzy and his Solo in Soho album was decent. Another rhyme  from Ode to a Black man:

If you see Malcom, tell him I'm next...vexed

The long winding history of the term    Black Irish




 

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4/27/13 

 "Mellow" Phil when was with Tin Lizzy (as the irish pronounce it)  Thin Lizzy- Wild One

7/26/13: 

 short lines  that rhyme from Phil  Thin Lizzy- Chinatown

10/2/13

On the Govt shutdown politicians: Thin Lizzy- Don't believe a word

1/26/14

I missed this a few weeks ago.  28 years + since Lynott died on 1/4/86. Here's his ode to Elvis Presley's passing. King's Call

4/25/14

always enjoyed  Phil's take  on  dear abby columns dear miss lonely hearts

6/13/14

Oct 2 tune pertains more & more to Obama

7/25/14

The Oct 2 song is now dedicated to Putin

9/26/14

The 10/2/13 song is now dedicated to Eric Holder and good riddance

4/1/16

For today fool's gold

1/12/17

johnny the fox..

3/4/17

Re-spinning #thinlizzy 's "don't believe a word" and sending it across political party lines.

7/22/17

Back in a Thin Lizzy mood, this time on their songs with a pop edge: Wild one, dancing in the moonlight, etc.

1/6/17

32 years since #Lynott died on 1/4/86. re-spinning King's Call.

10/9/22

Listening to Fools Gold again and pondering: "His old compadre lies dead in the sand"

08/11/2024

Dedicating "don't believe a word" by Thin Lizzy to Keir Starmer