Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Fighting My Way Back - Thin Lizzy

Fighting My Way Back - Thin Lizzy
3:11
Fighting, 1975
Written by Phil Lynott

This guy in this song's had some hard times.  He's sick, unsure, in a real state, there's nothing in his past that's a shining exemplar of good decisions.  Maybe he drank himself to sleep too many nights.  But he's not giving up!  "I'm tough, rough, ready and I'm able / To pick myself up from under this table."  This song is a thundering rocker, a cross between Springsteen and AC/DC (the latter especially in the beginning chant of "fight!").  Lyrically, it's got the mix of self-deprecation and bombast of both those acts, and musically, it's a double-guitar anthem with wah-wah strumming and drummer Brian Downey's assured groove. 

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