Thin Lizzy – Whiskey in the Jar

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“Whiskey in the Jar” – Single by Thin Lizzy included on the album Vagabonds of the Western World (1991 re-issue)
Released as a single on 3 November 1972.

“Whiskey in the Jar” is about a highwayman. The details vary but the gist is that the outlaw narrator robs a military man and takes home the booty to his love who promptly betrays him. Our hero ends up in prison.

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Its precise origins are unclear but it might have been inspired by the exploits of Patrick Fleming, a highwayman executed in Dublin in 1650.

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar 1973 Video Sound HQ
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar

Although a massive first hit for Thin Lizzy, this was actually meant to be the B-side. The band recorded “Black Boys On The Corner” as the A-side and put the old traditional Irish Song “Whiskey In The Jar” on the B-side because they didn’t have anything else. It was the record company that decided to make “Whiskey in the Jar” the A-side.

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“Whiskey în the Jar” este un cântec irlandez tradițional, din zona de sud a țării.

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