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Well, I’ve finally decided to have a well deserved break from my Troubleshooting business. Not going away anywhere special, just chillin’ out for a week and getting ready for a house/office move. Normally, when I have a break, I head out to Eire to stay with my brother and extended family for a while. On such trips it is tradition to have Thin Lizzy provide the soundtrack, so in keeping with this great tradition I will let the mighty Lizzy provide the sountrack over the next week.

This band are a great band for various reasons: they helped develop the twin guitar sound, their music straddled the punk era and provided inspiration for many NWOBHM bands, they had a great singer and poet in the shape of Phil Lynott, the various guitarists they featured over the years were all fabulous musicians in their own right, Brian Downey was a rock solid drummer who could groove (and he had a gong), need I say anymore.

I think I will start off this coming week, and a bit, with one of my faves, Don’t Believe A Word. But I am going to post the more bluesy version that they did off OGWT (often played this way live and Gary Moore included it on ‘Back On The Streets’), however, by the end of the track even you hardened ‘core kids will be failing your arms and bouncing off the walls as the track turns into a completely different animal. Just stay with it until the end of the vid and you will see what I mean.

And, of course, great lyrics..

Don't believe me if I tell you Not a word of this is true Don't believe me if I tell you Especially if I tell you I'm in love with you

Don't believe me if I tell you That I wrote this song for you There just might be some other silly pretty girl I'm singing to

Don't believe a word For words are so easily spoken And your heart is just like that promise Made to be broken

Don't believe a word 'Cause words can tell lies And lies are no comforting When there's tears in your eyes

Don't believe me if I tell you Not a word of this is true Don't believe me if I tell you Especially if I tell you that I'm in love with you

Don't believe a word