All of you idiots are WRONG!! Dummies from America trying to calim he wrote this about Military in SC lol idiots. Then other trying to say a SC man wrote this....sad.
Phil wrote this song about a street gang called the "Quality Street Gang" and about Manchester United supporters, which he was a Manchester United supporter. He lived in Moss side, Manchester before moving to Ireland.
Excerpts from an article that appeared in New Musical Express, April 9th, 1977 about the song "The Boys Are Back In Town."
"...one of the few classic street songs. It was 1976's summer record."
"Lynott is proud of this achievement. It was inspired, he says, by both Manchester United supporters and a bunch of Manchurian tearaways called the Quality Street Gang. He reckons the message is pretty universal."
" 'Every street gang in the whole western world can identify with 'The Boys Are Back In Town,' he claims."
Case closed! This song is about a Street gang in Manchester called the Quality Street Gang and Manchester United supporters. A person I talked to said Dino's Bar and grill was in Whitworth st. Phil's mom Philomena ran a hotel in Manchester which people say was a shebeen, which the gang would sometimes hang out at. Johnny I think refers to Johnny the fox , which I think Johnny the fox was a member of the QSG but I'm not sure. Johnny the Fox is also their the seventh studio album, which they have a song named "Johnny." I think the line "If the boys want to fight, you'd better let them" refers to Football hooliganism. Some for the people that think this is a nice little song, no! It's a street working class song, not some yuppie middle class crap.
All of you idiots are WRONG!! Dummies from America trying to calim he wrote this about Military in SC lol idiots. Then other trying to say a SC man wrote this....sad.
Phil wrote this song about a street gang called the "Quality Street Gang" and about Manchester United supporters, which he was a Manchester United supporter. He lived in Moss side, Manchester before moving to Ireland.
Excerpts from an article that appeared in New Musical Express, April 9th, 1977 about the song "The Boys Are Back In Town."
"...one of the few classic street songs. It was 1976's summer record."
"Lynott is proud of this achievement. It was inspired, he says, by both Manchester United supporters and a bunch of Manchurian tearaways called the Quality Street Gang. He reckons the message is pretty universal."
" 'Every street gang in the whole western world can identify with 'The Boys Are Back In Town,' he claims."
Case closed! This song is about a Street gang in Manchester called the Quality Street Gang and Manchester United supporters. A person I talked to said Dino's Bar and grill was in Whitworth st. Phil's mom Philomena ran a hotel in Manchester which people say was a shebeen, which the gang would sometimes hang out at. Johnny I think refers to Johnny the fox , which I think Johnny the fox was a member of the QSG but I'm not sure. Johnny the Fox is also their the seventh studio album, which they have a song named "Johnny." I think the line "If the boys want to fight, you'd better let them" refers to Football hooliganism. Some for the people that think this is a nice little song, no! It's a street working class song, not some yuppie middle class crap.
Even though I am from America, I can honestly say i have to agree with your excerpt. Nicely put!
Even though I am from America, I can honestly say i have to agree with your excerpt. Nicely put!