Dear Lord

Thin Lizzy's Dear Lord off of the 1977 album Bad Reputation

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• Phil
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[markanthony11]

I've had this song along time now. I cry everytime I hear it. R.I.P. PHIL!

P.S...As a black kid in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 70's early 80's It meant the world to me that Thin Lizzy was around. It let me know Hendrix wasn't thew only black man in Rock and it was cool for me to be a rocker.

[ThinLizzyChannel]

thats awesome im from Ohio too

[Kirok]

Stripped of all pride and pretense, the man remained a poet.

I don't know of many rock artists who ever dared to go so deeply into their own personal torments as Phil did on this song and "Opium Trail" (there were some powerful moments in "Downtown Sundown" as well).

The demon of addiction destroyed his body, but the God to whom this prayer was addressed now has his soul.

I'm grateful that we're still blessed by his music, but I miss him every damn day.

[FrederickFronkonsten]

@AIienware

or maybe its real christian rock?

[StingRayShand]

Great prayer...

[AIienware]

this is way better than christian rock

[fultonfroth]

@89afvet I'd say the "7's" are the 7 deadly sins perhaps

[fultonfroth]

I got love for this number. Why do people always dub Thin Lizzy "angry" or other negative things. Addiction is a horrible thing but it doesn't make someone an evil person. That's a shame but on the other hand, I'd like this video 100x over if I could.

[fultonfroth]

@markanthony11 Great comment. He and Jimi, are both terrific artists.

[robertanthony975]

@JobberBud Wow! Thanks mate! I'm going through some shit myself right now. It's not a health thing, but still. Thanks for the Words and verse. I'll look it up! Cheers!

[89afvet]

@Air420 This is just a guess here but the number 7 in the bible is a reference to completeness or perfection. I think maybe Phil is saying if you give your soul to heaven don't think that all of a sudden things will get all better and there won't be anymore problems. I could see Phil ,being the poet he was, using that number in that way for that reason. Just my 2 cents.

[sexpistolsdaz]

Brilliant music.

[TheMichaelseymour]

@JobberBud Too right brother. Bless ya .