“I played it to him on an acoustic guitar and he went, ‘That sounds kinda French… let me write some lyrics’”: Gary Moore on how Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott helped shaped one of his most iconic guitar tracks

Gary Moore’s stint with Thin Lizzy may have been fraught with personal and creative disagreements with the band’s co-founder, vocalist, and bassist Phil Lynott. However, the two did collaborate on several tunes, most notably on Moore’s 1978 solo album Back on the Streets, which remain forever etched in rock history.

Discussing Lynott’s role in writing his UK top 10 single Parisienne Walkways, Moore told Classic Rock, “It was such a lovely, creative process. I played it to him on an acoustic guitar and he went, ‘That sounds kinda French, let me write some lyrics.’

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