The band was unconvinced, but Lynott’s friendship with the Irish band Horslips – formed in 1970 and pioneers of what has become known as Celtic rock – made Lynott particularly sympathetic to the commercial possibilities of “rocking up” such a well-known traditional folk song. With Thin Lizzy members Eric Bell and Brian Downey taking a breather between songs, Lynott picked up a guitar, singing bits of this song and pieces of that song until he launched into “Whiskey in the Jar.” As they were playing, their Irish co-manager Ted Carroll walked in, noting the song sounded like a potential hit single. Lead singer Phil Lynott had known the song for years, having performed it many times during the 60s in his formative days on Ireland’s folk music circuit. It began as a joke during a lull in afternoon rehearsals in an upstairs room of the Duke of York pub in London’s King Cross area. Such traditional ballad/folk songs sung by people in Aran sweaters and preppy attire were remnants of an era beloved by their parents. Nonetheless, rock musicians and their followers steered clear of the song because it was viewed as a relic of a different time, place, and culture. Me? I like sleepin' specially in my Molly's chamber.īut here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain, yeah.Īnd I love, I love, I love, I love, I love, I love my Molly-o.By the close of the 60s, “Whiskey in the Jar” had become a staple of virtually every traditional Irish music session you chanced upon. Now some men like the fishin' and some men like the fowlin',Īnd some men like ta hear a cannon ball a roarin'. I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels. Takin' my money with me and I never knew the danger.įor about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell. She swore that she'd love me, never would she leave me.īut the devil take that woman for you know she tricked me easy.īeing drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber. I took all of his money and I brought it home to Molly. I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny. I said stand o'er and deliver or the devil he may take ya. I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier. I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'.
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In 2019, Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams performed a cover of the song on his album Shine a Light. The American metal band Metallica in 1998 played a version very similar to that of Thin Lizzy's, though with a heavier sound, winning a Grammy for the song in 2000 for Best Hard Rock Performance. In 1990, The Dubliners re-recorded the song with The Pogues with a faster rocky version charting at No.4 in Ireland and No.63 in the UK.
The Irish rock band Thin Lizzy hit the Irish and British pop charts with the song in 1973. S., the song was popularized by The Highwaymen, who recorded it on their 1962 album Encore. The song first gained wide exposure when the Irish folk band The Dubliners performed it internationally as a signature song, and recorded it on three albums in the 1960s.
The song, about a rapparee (highwayman) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, is one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs and has been recorded by numerous artists since the 1950s. "Whiskey in the Jar" is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry.
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