• kronisk @lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Honestly, considering the genre and the ambition and intent of the song, the lyrics are a notch above the competition at the time. Lynott wrote some really good lyrics at times and while this song is admittedly not the best example of his writing, at least it’s got believable characters and setting. I’d rather hear a song about young working class Irish people and their life-affirming ways than what most other hard rock acts were writing about in the 70s and 80s.

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      8 months ago

      What are you about? This isn’t supposed to be poetry! I guess I’m biased, having lived in Ireland so long, but still.

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        8 months ago

        Personal preference, I guess.

        I’m a big fan of Bruce Springsteen, whose lyrics touch on similar themes but are better 🤷