Thin Lizzy - Romeo and the Lonely Girl

[LDCA15]

si te fijas dice : o porro mio si no lo habeis olido ajajjaja

[smigsable]

For all his good looks, there were scars that he took! Phil pointed out at the time to Gary, that Romeo was an anagram of Moore! Tee! Hee! God bless yer Phil x

[Tacomadome24]

A snapshot in time of good pure hard rock/pop may I say!

[sexpistolsdaz]

Simply brilliant!

[microfeck]

maybe scott gorham's finest moment in lizzy.......u wouldnt change a note of that solo. 

[intersceptor]

@microfeck I agree.... One of my favourite guitar solos ever!!

[TheWattfour]

Robbo might have been a tool, but the Gorham/Robertson combination was Thin Lizzy at their best.

[Danfrombackhome]

This song is like my friggin life story. In august, I dropped off my girl at the bus station and never seen or heard from her again and now shes back with her old bf....damn. Thanks Mr Lynott, you make it easier to cope sometimes. RIP.

[reditch]

Miss you Phil you fucking legend!!!

[Calzo777]

0:59 who are those lot. never seen them before

[TheRisingforce2000]

romeo he had it rough

the guy youd like to burn

[jimmer9907]

Pretty sure this one was Scotty though haven't album to hand to check. Scott was always very self depreciating about his own playing and certainly, Snowy being the exception, often seemed to take the back seat with the big personalities of Moore Robbo and Sykes. Don't be fooled however, his contribution to the classic sound was immense and he's was certainly no slouch in the solo department either, his solos often the albums best!!

[wayheavy]

@jimmer9907 It is definitely Scott Gorham playing the solo

[1jackiea]

just love the guitar solo in this song ,perfection .

[1JKMT]

This makes me cry <3

[joey21ification]

the man with words what a poet a man not about himslef all about others wow rip in peace my bother in arms

[Calzo777]

who are those lot at 1:02

[dm3830]

Sorry to be uninformed but can any one confirm, is the solo on this Scott, as I think? or is it Robbo ... what a pairing they were

[orriblebob]

@dm3830 Hello Mate.

According to this months "Total Guitar" Mag in an interview Scott says that he nearly always played rythm and left the flashy stuff to Robbo.

Then again who knows..................

[harryw3211]

@orriblebob i know been listening over 30 years to their songs.

Scott being to modest there,i would say it was more 50/50.

in practice i agree 60/40 to robbo.

look at the back of the albums,ace of hearts and ace of diamonds tells you who plays the solo's.

[orriblebob]

@harryw3211 Hi Harry, thanks for the Album info.

Not got that one, must look it up on Amazon.

Cheers!

[SPAREPARTSCENTRE]

Who ever matched Lizzy?

[roostersequence]

so good

[VinBad007]

Perhaps my favorite Thin Lizzy guitar solo. And that's saying a lot because there countless great ones!

[1jackiea]

maybe Fight or Fall, Dear Lord.?

[buldic]

Brilliant song,by a brilliant band!

[92SCOUSE]

People-Just getting into thin lizzy and they are sick.Can someone tell me some of the softer songs they have like this, wild one, dancing in the moonlight...peace

[TheEJDavies]

@92SCOUSE Miss Lonely Hearts, perhaps?

[92SCOUSE]

@TheEJDavies Nice one brother fat tune.Still in love with you live version is my personal favourite what a tune.And wild one, the verses are classic.If you think of any others I might like let me know please mate.

[TheEJDavies]

@92SCOUSE How about Sarah or Do Anything You Want To?

[1jackiea]

@92SCOUSE maybe Fight or Fall, Dear Lord ,Southbound.

[trooper1ize]

@unlikeanyotherhuman I so agree,first heard them when i was 15 still listen to them at 50,my two boys have a rock band with heavy lizzy influence. what a great sound.

[trooper1ize]

@unlikeanyotherhuman I so agree,first heard them when i was 15 still listen to them at 50,my two boys have a rock band with heavy lizzy influence. what a great sound

[1jackiea]

Great Sound on this site thanks!!

[TheRisingforce2000]

this albumn is so badass every song is a gem

[1jackiea]

the first time i heard Jailbreak album i was addicted ,every song is brilliant ,I love the sly guitar riff they create in their songs.not many if any other bands could do it . LOVE LIZZY!!!

[bassistabe]

for anyone being critical on "owneo", Phil was actually referring to something, not just popping "eo" at the end of "own"

[shearn666]

Why would I get a Miley Cyrus ad on a Thin Lizzy vid?? So wrong in so many ways... Cmon Utube, surely u can do better than that...

[22son24]

Lynott and Downey are the heart and soul of the band. THIN LIZZY 4EVER

[zigzagbubble]

I'm 13 and ever since i can remeber my dad used to play this on guitar which was every day I could never get sick of it

[RickWasHere100]

My Dad's GF turned me on to this album when I was 13 in 1979... I'm 46 years old now, been playing guitar since then, and still appreciate the brilliance and artistic genius of Thin Lizzy!!!! They were so ahead of their time!!! Awesome!!

[scorps59]

what a songwriter awesooome

[buzzer1961]

I remember the first time I heard Lizzy was when The Boys Are Back In Town came out in 1976. The twin guitar sound was amazing, I bought the single, and the B side, Emerald, just blew me away with the raw sound..After Robbo was sacked after Bad Reputation and Live and Dangerous, they were never the same for me, although I was a great fan of Gary Moore when he was with Colosseum II.

[Flash1959]

awesome. Miss "Girls"

[kakeeey]

love every song on this album; FUCKEN BRILLIANT!!!!!!

[nahkaretai]

I was 6 whn i heard dad pay this im 29 now and still love the hell out of it!

[SQuinn211]

@nahkaretai im 26 and feel exactly the same way

[kingraymondo]

First time i have ever listened to this band, promted by Gary Moore's death R.I.P. They are fuking class!! haha

[tomrafal]

@kingraymondo did you know this song was written about Gary Moore?...Romeo is an anagram of Moore.

[TheWattfour]

Ahh yes. The greatest Irish band ever.....but Horslips would be right up there with them.

[dublinthebest]

@TheWattfour Thin Lizzy timeless, Horslips were good in their day saw them in the stadium in Dublin in 1979 they blew the place away, great gig. I saw them at their reunion gig in the o2 in dublin 2 years ago, it was dreadful stuff. started off great but for about an hour we were subjected to this self indulgent shite, ten minute tin whistle solo etc etc. Myself and my mates went to the bar. Sadly horslips should just retire now and go back to producing tv programmes again.

[TheClassicadam]

who would dislike this? this is everything modern music wishes it was, intelligent, meaningful and full of soul.

[ipodguitarman]

@TheClassicadam so true. i listen to this and other 70s 80s music, and then when i heard modern music i cant stand it

[TheClassicadam]

who would dislike this? this is evreything modern music wishes it was, intelligent, meaningful and full of soul.

[Speedbowl]

And I miss them still....

[jonnyoz13]

My favorite band since the 70's, up there with the greatest guitar bands of all time; Bachman Turner, The Outlaws, ZZ Top, and (ok shoot me) Weezer

[TheStevo37]

agreed - Lizzy were the best band that came out of my Ireland. U2? lol...dont make me laugh....boring, pretenious twats! Saw Lizzy years ago in Belfast...brill. They would blow U2 clean of the stage anyday of the week

[Julietthefrenchgreek]

SO proud to be Irish. Thin Lizzy were and are amazing. Undoubtedly one of the best bands ever to grace the earth. Screw U2 - Thin Lizzy are a prime example of real Irish music. <3

[666sigma]

They were truly underappreciated in the US. Bad luck on tours promoting their album releases, no real promotion or support in the US and a changing musical scene. They "disappeared" in the US between Jailbreak and Live & Dangerous. I did not hear of Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation until I bought L&D.

By the time L&D was getting some airplay, hard rock was starting to fade with the emergence of disco, punk and heavy metal. Sykes was brought in to give Lizzy more of a metal flavor.

[Philcore08]

The voice, solo and melodies all add up to perfection. Thin Lizzy forever!

[jeffrooster]

I had this on 8-Track,....Once Upon a Time......

[xenaquest55]

love them thank you Father for introducing Thin Lizzy to me

[MichaelMG711]

@xenaquest55 So I can teach my children oh! With Love!

[buldic]

What you get are great melodies,good enough reason for the bands longevity,typical of the seventies!

[shayhannon]

1.48.................awesome

[shelbyROFL]

ahh i remember this song, i listened to this as a kid!!

now at 16 ive found & fallen in love (again) with this band! :D

[vidiot09]

gives me chills to this day WOW!

[Ozzbyte]

Grew up in Germany... Thin Lizzy was huge in Europe. When they attempted to take the US (after Jailbreak release), Lynott contracted hepatitis and the guitarist messed up his hand in a fight thus making it difficult to tour. Pretty much ended chances in the US... a real loss

[majarichie]

They have been my favorite band since 1978, and still are. I think the biggest reason they were never bigger is that they were promoted wrongly, especially here in the States. People only think of them as a hard rock/metal group, but they were so much more than that. Unique, melodic, and with a true genius as a front man, it's a shame they aren't better known. But, it doesn't stop me from loving their music!

[VinBad007]

One of my favorite guitar solos of all time. Pure ear piercing genius!

[SpeedRacerX01]

No Doubt .. THIN LIZZY Is The Most under-rated & under-appreciated Rockin Band In Rock History & it's a CRIME .. that they have not been Inducted / Invited to The Rock Hall Of Fame .. along with Alice Cooper & Blue Oyster Cult!!

[PSOOPE]

@SpeedRacerX01 So agree with you guys, Lizzy is no doubt the most underrated band in Rock History, keep the videos coming, so we can spread the word!!!

[clwilu94]

What a great guitar riff

[butchieman]

I close my eyes and its 1976 again. Thank you Thin Lizzy.

[BillarChilton]

Oh-oh Corumbia!

[koolbiga]

There never gonna be that type of music agine....What a lost.

[ShatteredVinyl]

Woah, where is that awesome bronze statue of Phil Lynott located? Is it time for a trip to Ireland?

[NBM3]

One of the corniest lyrics ever written !!

Good on ya boys !

[ChimeraAZ]

Thin Lizzy is for those of us who had them in our time,a really cool Secret. One to share with those who will get it,and kept from those who wouldnt. Those who listen to any of the generic bands lately should just click on one of these videos instead,but Thin Lizzy is out of their comfort boxes,so they will forever miss out. Thin Lizzy is still playing,still touring though. However,without Phil,they are nothing but shadows,..smoke and shadows. I miss Phil Lynott,..God rest ya,my man.

[clwilu94]

This is the greatest band of all time.

[clwilu94]

this is easily the MOST underrated band ever!

[feedaadoo]

This awesome song , of this awesome band.

Wish I all people in the world listen it one time in their lifes.

LET THERE BE ROCK \m/

[jadls47]

A true band with class.

[am2boni]

A classic!!! God Bless Phil and Thin Lizzy!!!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome tune!!!!

[WannabeLyricist]

Love this band with a passion, grew up very close to where Philip lived, too young to have met him though! All the same when i think of this band it inspires me when trying to write my own songs. I'm a female lead guitarist and that's a bit different...but then Phil was a bit different too, in the most original superb ways possible, if i could be a fraction as good as him...that would do me! Rock On Thin Lizzy! :)

[rumpraisin]

@WannabeLyricist Please don't be as good as him in his extra-musical excesses.

[LordHewing]

Great upload here. Bin going through my Lizzy stuff and did a search for this and the quality here is spot on. V good slide show to. Very nice I love this.

[12groney]

Put on a good set of headset type headphones and listen to this, It's totally meticulous! One of Downey's best songs.Smooth and powerful.

[MrTinlizzy]

just the best band ever, with the finest song writer ever, philomena get well soon xx

[koolbiga]

I drink 2 That , thats a such an great Rock band

[TheRisingforce2000]

great song...classic albumn jailbreak

[pepper123]

Hey Liz Fans:....Are you sure Gary Moore didn't play this solo? It sounds like Gary to me. Regardless, I love Phil and miss his totally oriiginal approach to lyrics and songwriting. I think Phil is one of the greatest unsung heros. He fucking ruled!

[SebZoso]

It sounds exactly like Gorham. In fact, it IS Gorham. For sure. Signature licks. Have a listen.

[Fred13B]

You're spot on here, SebZoso. Gorham''s work.

[LifesonFan4Life]

Yeah !!! Lizzy Rules !!!

[BarnsleyTimelord]

The best drummer I've ever heard, also the tightest band you'll ever hear.

[CaptainHellblaze]

im actually going to put the drummer up there with john bonham for this drummer is pretty good

[microfeck]

what a guitar solo. makes everything right again

[hatters99]

The songs is supposedly about Gary Moore,

Romeo is an anagram of Moore,

"For all his good looks there were scars that it took"

Long live Phil, I was lucky to see Phil and the boys 6 times in their prime, see a few differn't line up's, Gorham, Robertson is the best line up.

[rdiaz614]

I'm a major Maiden fan since 82 and have always seen the influence IMO of lLizzy on Maiden. .Looking at footage of Phil onstage I see more thana casual resemblance that Steve Harris' stage moves have to Phil's not to mention the twin guitar sound. Maiden have proudly declared Lizzy's influence for that matter..just a thought...Also I get the feeling that Phil was a true artist much like Poe or Van Gough...there was an underlying sadness to his art..... any thoughts? Long Live Lizzy

[LifesonFan4Life]

I uploaded some Thin Lizzy solos on my profile .. this is one them .

I learned a lot about playing guitar from listening to this band ... My all-time favorite twin guitar band bar none !!!

The Roberston and Gorham line-up was the best ... 2 players who really complimented each other without trying to upstage themselves .

[ds23efi2cv6]

Bang on the nail. Gorham and Robertson never competed with ea other; they complimented ea other and they complimented Phils's lyrics, unlike so many bands...

They were very special.

[Kirok]

The Scott/Robbo tandem was unique and irreplaceable. I can't think of an example of two exceptionally talented lead players fusing their talents with more impressive results.

[skaterocknroll]

EVERYONE says they are underrated and look at all the comments.

[LilOilDerrick]

they are an awesome band!

[boardskins]

I don't know where everybody that says they were underrated are from, but in DEtroit they were played constantly and had a huge following.

[Eoin125]

i just introduced my friend to THIN LIZZY and he cant get enough

[tammerlane25]

thank god for you then...lol

[mattrl90]

My favorite band of all time. The guitar solo @ 1:48 is one of the cleanest crispess solo's ever, always crank the volume at that part if you have good equipment. It sounds like it's Scott and from reading other comments that seams to be right. I am 43 and Phil had already passed on when I got turned on to Thin Lizzy in the mid 80's. who is your favorite line up with Scott? For me it's Robertson and Gorham, although they all rocked, even Eric Bell. I love reading what you all post here.

[ds23efi2cv6]

Yes, for me too it was and always will be Scott and Robbo. Yes there were others who came after them who were arguably more technically gifted (yawn) but none of them to my ear reflected musically what Phil was trying to create in words. They complimented him and translated his lyrics through their twin guitar playing and it worked to a devastating degree.

[rogerkodiaksports]

no doubt there was that only TL sound

[1jackiea]

@ds23efi2cv6 couldnt of said it any better.

[pinfolder]

@1jackiea What about Renegade

[1jackiea]

@pinfolder yeh also Fool's Gold,Running Back.

[juggalohunter100]

@ds23efi2cv6 Gary Moore did a great job as well as John Sykes. Snowy White is the most yawn inducing guitarist I've ever heard. Brian Robertson was a tool which is why he didn't last in TL or Motorhead.

[sexpistolsdaz]

@ds23efi2cv6 Right on man. Pure dynamite!

[HipHopiz4Real]

why are these guys still so underrated? and why the hell is this song not on any of their greatest hits???? that solo should be enough :P

[Krylov79]

I couldn't agree more mate!

[Eoin125]

what a solo jesus couldnt do that R.I.P.PHIL LYNOTT

[tb1519]

The best band of the 1970s. Only the Ramones compare.

[dannyeverton5]

scott gorham seems one of the most humble and modest musicians out there, not only that he has a distinct guitar style that he has stuck to over the years. i hope to meet him one day.

[musikfanat]

The guitar solo rules!

[jimrodman]

Hot Hot Hot f...ing SOLO....I remember when this record came out, this song (although a bit cheesy on the lyrics) and the guitar solo was the SHIT!!!

[AubreyI420]

man i absolutly love this song!

[calimoxho]

OOoH PORRO MIO ,... SI NO LO HABEIS OLIO!!!

xd ESO DEL HORMIGUERO

[stingray1964]

I always loved the lead on this song, is it Scott or Brain...??

Sounds like Scott...?

[tdchagas]

It's Scott!

I have a live version of it and it's more easy to know.

[stingray1964]

Yeah I thought so...he has a more melodic style I think, but they are both AMAZING!!

thx bro...!

[stingray1964]

hey hagas, do you have any idea how they decided who played what lead...? I've always wondered...

rock on

[tdchagas]

Brother,i keep asking the same questions over and over the past 18 years since i discover Thin Lizzy...

Scott co-wrote "warrior","ballad of a hard man","king's vengeance","she knows" but the lead guitar is played by Robbo!

I still can't figured out,hehehehehe!

Cheers and keep on rockin' stingray1964!

[stingray1964]

hey Bro, Well I guess that shows how well they got along and that they respected each other, it comes through in the music. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during those sessions...ha ha!

take care....Sting!

PS: By the way what's you favorite studio album? I like Fighting myself...

[tdchagas]

Jailbreak is my favourite,but Fighting came right after...

I think Scott is more a team player and didn't care who's playing the lead.

He did more solos than Robbo on Fighting but i think that they didn't have any rules about that!

Like you said,music cames first!

I was born in 1973 in Brazil and since 1991,Lizzy became a part of my life trough their music and Lynott's poetry.

C ya,

tdchagas.

[stingray1964]

Nice story...I discovered Lizzy when I was fourteen or so, I think Jailbreak was the first time I heard them. Shortly after "Live and Dangereous" was realeased. I remember walking about a mile up to the record store in the snow to buy it on viynl, that was 1978. I've been a LOYAL fan ever since...nice talking my friend, keep listening!

[ogrebattle22763]

Sorry man but I couldn't help reading your comment & I think I can answer that for you - even though Scott Gorham co-wrote these songs you mentioned - Gorham has said that he always considered Robertson a more rounded & more accomplished Guitarist than he was - if you have the Live & Dangerous DVD in the extra's they give you interviews of the band members - It's in this interview with Scott Gorham that he actually says this about Robertson & himself... check it out!

[tdchagas]

Hey,no problem!

Thanks for the information and in my country (Brazil)is dificult to find some dvds,but i'll try!

[monkeydaystboi]

Downey´s fills in this song are remarkable!

[Kirok]

Downey is the MOST under-appreciated drummer in rock history.

That's entirely appropriate, since Lizzy (particularly the Scott/Robbo ensemble) is the most scandalously under-appreciated act in music history.

[ogrebattle22763]

I couldn't agree with you more... about Brian Downey!!! He is just a fantastic drummer!!!!

[necrosis90]

You might also say that THIN LIZZY is the most under appreciated band in rock history.

[666sigma]

@necrosis90

This is definitely true in America. Most Americans know of Jailbreak and maybe Live and Dangerous. They missed out on Johnny the Fox, Bad Reputation, Black Rose, Chinatown, etc. etc. etc.

[kaskar00]

oh porro mio, si no lo habeis olio!

[enrisan2]

oooo porro mio, si aun no lo abeis olio!!

jajajajajjjajjaja

k bueno!!!

[felalcalg]

oh porro mio, si no lo habeis olio!

[bknegsnlzy]

that guitar at 1:48,now that waaas "76" wish I could see this one on tube-said no on isoneeoo

[tinenefs]

Class.... LEGEND*_*

[olithestrangish]

Great Song, one of my favorites!

[liberatedcitizens]

Should have been a single. It's a lot of people's favourite song off Jailbreak. Great singing - I love all of Phil's backing vocals.

[AndyMS17]

Loved this stuff I am39, I think I was 10 when I bought album1`

[thinlizzylive]

I wasn't even around when this came out! It's suck a beautiful song - great lyrics.

It's the type of song that makes me just want to give Phil a big hug - he's such a romantic. I think that's what pulls girls in to him. Aahhhhh....

[thinlizzylive]

Ooops I mean "Such", not "suck". lol

[sebacritters]

This song is amazing!!

[anuswrangler]

Damn cool... go Phil u little ripper.