Thin Lizzy's 'Boys are back in Town' as you've never heard it before

[Burns-bass]

  On 23/04/2023 at 19:40, Mickyk said:

I'll tell you what Phil would have thought about it,oh better not might get banned.

 

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If you’re channelling the spirit of Phil, can you ask him how he played Chinatown so quickly and clearly?

[steantval]

  On 23/04/2023 at 18:35, Burns-bass said:

Apart from that the song wasn’t written by Thin Lizzy.

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Phil Lynott was sole songwriter and composer, not quite sure who you thought wrote it.

Edited April 23, 2023 by steantval

[oldslapper]

🙄

 

[TheGreek]

You need to change the title of this thread to "as you'll never want to hear it again".

 

That's horrible!!

[smithy]

Usually I pay respect to everybody who just has the courage to perform on stage.

But this....

Nice try- screwed up 😵

[Hellzero]

13 kisses, doesn't it ring a bell ?

[Beedster]

  On 23/04/2023 at 19:01, Elfrasho said:

This is your classic situation of lazy musicians thinking that slowing something down and playing it acoustically will instantly make the song more heart felt and meaningful. 

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That sums it up nicely 

[Clarky]

To quote the glorious Spinal Tap, Sh*t Sandwich

[BassTractor]

I liked it.
Would have preferred a different mix (lower solo voice) and less live antics, but at the core I liked it.

Edited April 24, 2023 by BassTractor

[diskwave]

  On 23/04/2023 at 20:03, steantval said:

 

Phil Lynott was sole songwriter and composer, not quite sure who you thought wrote it.

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Whiskey in the jar wasnt

[Beedster]

  On 24/04/2023 at 12:00, greavesbass said:

Whiskey in the jar wasnt

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I'm confused........  

[Old Horse Murphy]

I just watched it and wish I'd kept the receipt. 

[Woodinblack]

  On 24/04/2023 at 12:00, greavesbass said:

Whiskey in the jar wasnt

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and why is that relevant?

[Cosmo Valdemar]

  On 23/04/2023 at 17:47, greavesbass said:

Awful, sorry but someone has to say it. Their basically taking the Michael, its pretty disgraceful. This tune was written by a band with an image...the tune fitted the image with immense hutzpah and attitude and that's what the tune is......Thin Lizzy.

 

Put it this way. Nobody messes up or, "has a go at re-arranging" classic pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven or Chopin.  Sorry but this type of woke nonsense (ie everyone should be allowed to do there thing)  kinda rattles my sensibilities. It's not just this you hear it all the time on TV ads too....hideous autotuned/edited mash ups of fantastic old tunes. Ugh. No thanks.

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I never thought I'd see the day when somebody considered a musical arrangement to be "woke", but here we are.

[12stringbassist]

This is in some ways similar to the Postmodern Jukebox treatment of some classic songs, which can either be amazing or hit and miss. It is meant to be different and a bit thought provoking. I don't ever believe there is only ONE way to play any song, even if I massively prefer the original when I hear a cover. That is a frankly daft notion.

 

I do find this a little clunky and a wee bit laboured-sounding in parts like the break part in the middle (compared to the original), but it's a very familiar song taken at a slightly slower place and it's a live performance with almost a dozen people playing, so I can cut them some slack. I think if I had been in the room, I would feel it a bit more than I do by watching from YT.

It may wind some people up when they hear it, but when a group covers another artist's work (to whatever degree of success) at least they are keeping it alive.

[diskwave]

  On 24/04/2023 at 13:03, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I never thought I'd see the day when somebody considered a musical arrangement to be "woke", but here we are.

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They've taken a raunchy tune what the woke lot today would be offended by and turned it into mush so as to be safe...which it isn't and should never be ...I give up.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

  On 24/04/2023 at 14:17, greavesbass said:

 

They've taken a raunchy tune what the woke lot today would be offended by and turned it into mush so as to be safe...which it isn't and should never be ...I give up.

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"The woke lot would be offended", says person outraged by a musical arrangement.

[12stringbassist]

When slowing a song down and using strings and brass causes offence.
A song consists of melody line and chords, then you take it from there.
Just use your imagination.
A punk rock version of Mull Of Kintyre would probably set some people kicking their laptop screens in...

[Woodinblack]

  On 24/04/2023 at 14:34, 12stringbassist said:

When slowing a song down and using strings and brass causes offence.

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What is this offence? who is offended?

 

  On 24/04/2023 at 14:34, 12stringbassist said:

A punk rock version of Mull Of Kintyre would probably set some people kicking their laptop screens in...

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Hearing that song again in any form would have that effect on me!

[Waddo Soqable]

I don't think it needs as much analysis tbh, you either like it or you don't.. Simples. 

Personally I think it's utter shlte, as do a number of others, but everyone is entitled to an opinion 

[Trueno]

Tedious stuff.

 

Luckily I stopped listening before it trashed my memories of the glorious Lizzie original.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Trueno

[Dan Dare]

  On 24/04/2023 at 14:41, Waddo Soqable said:

I don't think it needs as much analysis tbh, you either like it or you don't.. Simples. 

Personally I think it's utter shlte, as do a number of others, but everyone is entitled to an opinion 

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Absolutely. As they say, opinions are like *rseholes. Everybody has one.

 

You're correct. It is shite.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Dan Dare

[upside downer]

Didn't think much of it, nor did I think it was woke. However, what a great idea! I'll be doing my own slowed-down ukulele arrangement called 'The Non-Binary Are Back In Town' 👍

[Waddo Soqable]

  On 24/04/2023 at 17:22, upside downer said:

Didn't think much of it, nor did I think it was woke. However, what a great idea! I'll be doing my own slowed-down ukulele arrangement called 'The Non-Binary Are Back In Town' 👍

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Ah, but what will you be wearing? 

[upside downer]

  On 24/04/2023 at 17:24, Waddo Soqable said:

Ah, but what will you be wearing? 

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Gender fluid dungarees, natch.