Old Town (song)
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| Single by Philip Lynott | |
| from the album The Philip Lynott Album | |
| B-side | "Beat of the Drum" |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 3:27 |
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| "Old Town" on YouTube | |
"Old Town" is a song by Thin Lizzy frontman Philip Lynott, released as a single from his 1982 solo album, The Philip Lynott Album. The lyrics describe the end of a romance.
In the music video, Lynott can be seen on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, as well as several other locations around the city centre[1] including the Long Hall pub on South Great George's Street, Grafton Street and Ringsend Pier.[2][3][4]
The song features keyboardist Darren Wharton, a member of Thin Lizzy, on piano.
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
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| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 46 |
Track listings
[edit]- Ireland: Virgin / VIS 103 (Without spoken intro)
- The Netherlands: Vertigo / 6059 580
- UK: Vertigo / SOLO 5
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old Town" | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 2. | "Beat of the Drum" |
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The Corrs version
[edit]| "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)" | ||||
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| Single by The Corrs | ||||
| from the album The Corrs Unplugged | ||||
| Released | April 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 5 October 1999 | |||
| Studio | Ardmore Studios, County Wicklow, Ireland | |||
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| Length | 3:14 | |||
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The Corrs covered Old Town during their MTV Unplugged performance in 1999, and later recorded a studio version for their 2005 album Home.
The live version was released as a single under the title Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up) in 2000 in Singapore, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The 2005 studio recording was later released as a double A-side single alongside "Heart Like a Wheel" and was included in the 2006 compilation album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection. The band also performed the song during their In Blue Tour.
The piccolo trumpet solo in the song was played by Ronan Dooney.[6][7]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Adult Contemporary[8] | 73 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] | 18 |
Track listings
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)" | Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain | 3:14 |
| 2. | "What I Know" | Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Little Wing" (Rehearsal version) | Jimi Hendrix | 4:30 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Roisin Dubh Trust - The Old Town". Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ McGrath, Sam (2011-01-23). "1. Classic Dublin music videos: Phil Lynott – Old Town (1982)". comeheretome.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "The Long Hall: George's Street". dublinbypub.ie. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "Phil Lynott's Dublin 1982". RTÉ Libraries and Archives. RTÉ. 1980-10-04. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "Philip Lynott – Old Town" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Old Town Song Page". The Corrs Club. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "The Corrs Unplugged Review". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 14 November 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "RPM Volume 71 No. 3, May 22, 2000 - Adult Contemporary Tracks". Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.
