Thin Lizzy - Fools Gold (REACTION) | Thin Lizzy Thursday 

Quadruple S Rank The Boys Are Back In Town Toughest Street in Town Jailbreak The Rocker Whiskey in the Jar Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) A Song for While I'm Away Sisters of Mercy Waiting for an Alibi Got to Give it Up Growing Up The Holy War Old Town A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer Triple S Rank Romeo and the Lonely Girl Running Back Don't Believe a Word Massacre Johnny Military Man Black Rose One Wish Thunder and Lightning Cold Sweat Freedom Song Gay Boys The Hero and the Madman We Will Be Strong My Sarah Double S Rank Rosalie Cowboy Song Fats Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) S&M Heart Attack Bad Habits S Rank Mexican Blood Little Darling Baby Please Don't Go Cruising in the Lizzy Mobile The Pressure Will Blow Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed Southbound Do Anything You Want To Sweetheart Are You Ready? Cathleen Genocide (The Killing of the Buffalo) Angel from the Coast Remembering Pt 2 Gonna Creep Up on You Suicide Philomena For Those Who Love To Live Randolph's Tango Still in Love With You Hey You A Rank Soldier of Fortune Fight or Fall Nineteen Emerald Angel of Death Someday She is Going to Hit Back King's Call Don't Play Around Bad Reputation Sugar Blues Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love) King's Vengeance Wild One Speed King Borderline Fools Gold Derby Blues I Still Think of You Having a Good Time Hey Judas Silver Dollar Half Caste B Rank Boogie Woogie Dance Things Ain't Working Out Down at the Farm Killer on the Loose The Farmer Call the Police Silas Rat Solo in Soho Don't Talk About Me Baby Tennessee Stud Showdown Step Into Your Shoes Fatalistic Attitude Gino Kingdom of the Lost Cold War Love Underneath the Afterglow I Don't Want To Forget How To Jive Dancing with the Wrong Girl Jelly Roll Bloodshot Rockula (Rock Your Love) Downtown Sundown The Friendly Ranger at Clontarf Castle A Merry Jingle Chatting Today Yellow Pearl v1 Yellow Pearl v2 Leaving Town Bass Solo C Rank Shades of a Blue Orphanage Look What the Wind Blew In Diddy Levine Blue Murder Eire Dear Heart Me and the Boys Another State of Grace Gone Are the Days Killer Without a Cause Frankie Carroll Hoodoo Voodoo Charlie I Gotta Go D Rank The Spirit of Man True Blue Kid When the Night Comes In Cold Black Night F Rank Remembering Pt 1 Blues Boy

Before you start, this need to be top tier. Cheers

The first verse after the spoken word is for sure based on the ending of the Twilight zone episode The Rip Van Winkle Caper . I've kept my eye open for years to figure out what the other 2 verses might be based on with no luck though

You better believe it...

god bless gump land it speaks volumes

Hi Greg, another great Lizzy Thursday, I actually felt Fools Gold deserved to be an higher ranking than it got. I think there are quite a few tracks that need shuffling around. Most of them are in a fair place to be honest. But a few stand out to be in a more desired position. Fools Gold was recorded when Thin Lizzy was very much gaining in popularity and it was arguably the best line up, I know a few fans dont agree but thats what makes Lizzy special, there are so many different line ups adding a certain chemistry to all the music. 👌

I'll take words that paint a picture sung or spoken by the lyric master above most other rock front men who you can't understand or translate what they're saying or singing about. He can do no wrong imo.

I voted for Sitamoia, but it lost again! As far as this song, I’m pretty much with you. I may have ranked it a touch higher, but I’ve never been a fan of spoken word in music. Just my opinion. But as an aside, how the heck is Emerald only A rank?

Music at this time always struck me as peculiar. Progressive even experimental rock with weird fantasy/ medieval/folksy elements. Here, even a slight western feel mixed in. Translated to weird kids shows too. That is how the intro sounds to me…weird combination. Incongruent. After the spoken word ends, the first bars remind me of the song, Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Pat Benetar). Then the harmonized Fool’s Gold lyrics come in and that twist in the tune makes it their own. Yeah it’s Thin Lizzy. A decent song. Nothing to write home about if I’m honest. But better than some of their other manic songs. This is very discernible. It doesn’t leave much of an impression on me .

The last time a friend of mine laughed at Thin Lizzy, I broke his nose. I think Greg needs a better class of friend. That said, although I like the words and the sentiments, the spoken intro has never really worked for me. It does come across like the introduction to a not very good epic western. It's an enjoyable Thin Lizzy song, but far from a great one, although the lyrics are some of Phil's most well-crafted and picturesque, and the guitar solo is beautifully lyrical as well. So, I find myself largely agreeing with Greg, although I would not express my thoughts on this song with quite such a negative slant.

Killer track killer guitar solo! Is it Robbo or Scott? Anyone knows?

Firstly every song on "Johnny the Fox" is better than "Boogie woogie dance" - which for me is a rare dud of a track. "Fool's Gold" is a good track - good hooks and interesting lyrics - great guitar work - very solid track but the opening has always left me a little conflicted. The great famine was a huge catastrophe for the people of Ireland the consequences of which reduced the population of Ireland from 8 million to 6 million in just 10 years and eventually to just 4 million in the following decades. We are still the only country in Europe with a smaller population now in 2022 than we had in 1840. To the point - on one hand I'm happy the Famine is mentioned by Phil ( I hadn't heard it mentioned in a rock song before!) but the delivery is a little lacking in gravitas for me . Just my personal feeling - it would work better if he could have integrated a sung verse about the famine rather than the spoken word intro. Still I like the song in general. 🤟☘️