Complete List Of Thin Lizzy Songs From A to Z

Thin Lizzy appearing on TopPop in 1974. Photo: AVRO / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 NL.

Thin Lizzy began in Dublin in 1969 and went on to become one of the most influential hard rock bands of the 1970s and early 1980s. Singer, bassist, and principal songwriter Phil Lynott gave the group its personality, drawing on Irish history, everyday street life, romance, and the characters he encountered along the way. Drummer Brian Downey and guitarist Eric Bell helped establish the band’s early sound, which mixed blues, folk, psychedelic rock, and hard-driving electric guitar. The original lineup recorded three studio albums and produced an unexpected hit with its powerful interpretation of the traditional song “Whiskey in the Jar.”

Following Bell’s departure, the arrival of guitarists Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson transformed Thin Lizzy into one of the great twin-lead-guitar bands. Albums such as Nightlife, Fighting, Jailbreak, and Johnny the Fox brought the group’s songwriting and instrumental confidence to new heights. The 1976 single “The Boys Are Back in Town” became its defining international breakthrough, but there was considerably more to the catalog. Songs including “Emerald,” “Cowboy Song,” “Wild One,” and “Still in Love with You” revealed the range of Lynott’s storytelling and the band’s ability to move between muscular hard rock and heartfelt ballads.

Thin Lizzy continued through a series of lineup changes, with Gary Moore, Snowy White, John Sykes, and keyboardist Darren Wharton among the important musicians in its later history. The records ranged from the urgency of Bad Reputation to the Celtic-inspired guitar passages on Black Rose: A Rock Legend, the melodic rock of Chinatown, and the heavier sound of Thunder and Lightning. Live and Dangerous captured the band’s concert identity, while singles, EPs, and B-sides introduced songs that did not always appear on the original studio albums. Lynott brought the band’s original recording era to a close in 1983 and died in January 1986, leaving behind a body of music whose influence continued far beyond his lifetime.

The band’s recorded legacy grew through archival compilations, expanded albums, and the release of previously unheard demos and radio performances. The Rock Legends collection opened up an extraordinary amount of material from the vaults, and the 2023 Vagabonds of the Western World anniversary edition returned to the group’s formative period. In 2025, Acoustic Sessions paired Lynott’s preserved vocal recordings with new acoustic arrangements by Eric Bell, offering a different perspective on songs from the early catalog. From well-known radio hits to overlooked album tracks and officially issued rarities, Thin Lizzy’s music presents a remarkable journey through Irish rock history.

Complete List Of Thin Lizzy Songs From A to Z

0–E

“1969 Rock (RTÉ Radio Session)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Angel from the Coast” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Angel of Death” – Renegade (1981)
“A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer” – Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels (2001)
“Are You Ready” – Live and Dangerous (1978)
“A Ride in the Lizzy Mobile” – The Rocker single (German B-side) (1973)
“A Song for While I’m Away” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“A Song for While I’m Away (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Baby Drives Me Crazy” – Live and Dangerous (1978)
“Baby Face” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Baby Please Don’t Go” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Baby’s Been Messin’ (Acetate Mix)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Bad Habits” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Bad Reputation” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“Ballad of a Hard Man” – Fighting (1975)
“Banshee” – Nightlife (1974)
“Black Boys on the Corner” – Whiskey in the Jar single B-side (1972)
“Blackmail (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Blues Boy” – Fighting (Deluxe Edition) (2012)
“Boogie Woogie Dance” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Borderline” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Brian’s Funky Fazer (Silver Dollar)” – Fighting (Deluxe Edition) (2012)
“Broken Dreams” – Randolph’s Tango single B-side (1973)
“Brought Down” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Buffalo Gal” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Cadillac (Instrumental Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Call the Police” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Chatting Today” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Chinatown” – Chinatown (1980)
“Clifton Grange Hotel” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Cold Black Night (Live)” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (Deluxe Edition) (2011)
“Cold Sweat” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Cowboy Song” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“Dear Heart” – Nightlife (1974)
“Dear Lord” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“Dedication” – Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy (1991)
“Diddy Levine” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Didn’t I” – Chinatown (1980)
“Do Anything You Want To” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Don’t Believe a Word” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Don’t Let Him Slip Away (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Don’t Play Around” – Killer on the Loose single B-side (1980)
“Downtown Sundown” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“Dublin” – New Day EP (1971)
“Dublin (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Eddie’s Blues / Blue Shadows (RTÉ Radio Session)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Eire” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Eire (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Emerald” – Jailbreak (1976)

F–J

“Fats” – Renegade (1981)
“Fighting My Way Back” – Fighting (1975)
“Fight or Fall” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Fools Gold” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“For Those Who Love to Live” – Fighting (1975)
“Frankie Carroll” – Nightlife (1974)
“Freedom Song” – Fighting (1975)
“Genocide (The Killing of the Buffalo)” – Chinatown (1980)
“Get Out of Here” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Ghetto Woman (RTÉ Radio Session)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Going Down (RTÉ Radio Session)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Gonna Creep Up on You” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“Got to Give It Up” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Half Caste” – Rosalie single B-side (1975)
“Hate (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Having a Good Time” – Chinatown (1980)
“Heart Attack” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Here I Go Again” – The Rocker single B-side (1973)
“Here I Go Again (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Hey You” – Chinatown (1980)
“Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)” – Renegade (1981)
“Honesty Is No Excuse” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“I Don’t Want to Forget How to Jive” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“I’m Gonna Leave This Town (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“I Need You” – The Farmer single B-side (1970)
“In the Delta (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“It’s Getting Dangerous” – Renegade (1981)
“It’s Going Wrong (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“It’s Only Money” – Nightlife (1974)
“Jailbreak” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Johnny” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Just the Two of Us” – Do Anything You Want To single B-side (1979)

K–O

“Kill (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Killer on the Loose” – Chinatown (1980)
“Killer Without a Cause” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“King’s Vengeance” – Fighting (1975)
“Leave This Town” – Renegade (1981)
“Leaving Town (Instrumental)” – Fighting (Deluxe Edition) (2012)
“Little Darling” – Little Darling single (1974)
“Little Girl in Bloom” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“Look What the Wind Blew In” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Mama Nature Said” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“Mama Nature Said (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Massacre” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Me and the Boys” – Rosalie / Cowgirl’s Song single B-side (1978)
“Memory Pain” – Trouble Boys single B-side (1981)
“Mexican Blood” – Renegade (1981)
“Nightlife” – Nightlife (1974)
“No One Told Him” – Renegade (1981)
“Old Flame” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Old Moon Madness” – New Day EP (1971)
“Opium Trail” – Bad Reputation (1977)

P–T

“Philomena” – Nightlife (1974)
“Randolph’s Tango” – Randolph’s Tango single (1973)
“Ray-Gun” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Remembering” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Remembering Pt. 2 (New Day)” – New Day EP (1971)
“Remembering Pt. 2 (New Day) (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Renegade” – Renegade (1981)
“Requiem for a Puffer (Alternate Rocky Vocal)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Return of the Farmer’s Son” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Rock and Roll with You (1974 BBC performance)” – At the BBC (2011)
“Rock and Roll with You (Instrumental Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“Rocky” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“Rock Your Love” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (Deluxe Edition) (2011)
“Romeo and the Lonely Girl” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Rosalie” – Fighting (1975)
“Rosalie / Cowgirl’s Song (Live Medley)” – Rosalie / Cowgirl’s Song single (1978)
“Running Back” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Saga of the Ageing Orphan” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“Sarah (1972 recording)” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Sarah (1979 recording)” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Shades of a Blue Orphanage” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“Shades of a Blue Orphanage (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Sha La La” – Nightlife (1974)
“She Knows” – Nightlife (1974)
“Showdown” – Nightlife (1974)
“Silver Dollar” – Fighting (1975)
“Sitamoia” – Remembering Part 1 (1976)
“Slow Blues” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“Slow Blues (E.B.) (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Slow Blues (G.M.) (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025); special-edition bonus track
“S & M” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Soldier of Fortune” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“Someday She Is Going to Hit Back” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Song for Jesse (Instrumental Demo)” – Fighting (Deluxe Edition) (2012)
“Song for Jesse (Vocal Version)” – 74–75: Night Life / Fighting (2025)
“Song for Jimi” – Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels (2001)
“Sound Check Jam (Live)” – UK Tour ’75 (2008)
“Southbound” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“Spirit Slips Away” – Fighting (1975)
“Still in Love with You” – Nightlife (1974)
“Sugar Blues” – Chinatown (1980)
“Suicide” – Fighting (1975)
“Sweetheart” – Chinatown (1980)
“Sweet Marie” – Johnny the Fox (1976)
“That Woman’s Gonna Break Your Heart” – Bad Reputation (1977)
“The Boys Are Back in Town” – Jailbreak (1976)
“The Farmer” – The Farmer single (1970)
“The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle” – Thin Lizzy (1971)
“The Hero and the Madman” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“The Holy War” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“The Pressure Will Blow” – Renegade (1981)
“The Rise and Dear Demise of the Funky Nomadic Tribes” – Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
“The Rocker” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“The Sun Goes Down” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Things Ain’t Working Out Down at the Farm” – New Day EP (1971)
“This Is the One” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Thunder and Lightning” – Thunder and Lightning (1983)
“Toughest Street in Town” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Trouble Boys” – Trouble Boys single (1981)
“Try a Little Harder” – Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels (2001)

U–Z

“Vagabond of the Western World” – Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)
“Waiting for an Alibi” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)
“Warriors” – Jailbreak (1976)
“Weasel Rhapsody (Demo)” – Rock Legends (2020)
“We Will Be Strong” – Chinatown (1980)
“Whiskey in the Jar” – Whiskey in the Jar single (1972)
“Whiskey in the Jar (Acoustic Version)” – Acoustic Sessions (2025)
“Wild One” – Fighting (1975)
“With Love” – Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)

THIN LIZZY STUDIO ALBUMS

Thin Lizzy (1971)

Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)

Shades Of A Blue Orphanage [Remastered & Expanded]

Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)

Nightlife (1974)

Fighting (1975)

Jailbreak (1976)

Johnny the Fox (1976)

Bad Reputation (1977)

Black Rose: A Rock Legend (1979)

Chinatown (1980)

Renegade (1981)

Thunder and Lightning (1983)

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