Whiskey in the Jar
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"Whiskey in the Jar" is a traditional Irish folk song that gained widespread rock popularity through Thin Lizzy’s influential 1972 hard rock adaptation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy song) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish song
ⓘ
rock song ⓘ traditional Irish folk song ⓘ |
| basedOn | Whiskey in the Jar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Irish Singles Chart number 1
ⓘ
UK Singles Chart top 10 ⓘ |
| collectedIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| drummer | Brian Downey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Eric Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Irish highwayman
ⓘ
highwayman’s lover ⓘ |
| hasRoudNumber | 533 ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
There’s Whiskey in the Jar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whiskey in the Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Whisky in the Jar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Irish folk song repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Phil Lynott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | Whiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Metallica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ The Highwaymen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pogues NERFINISHED ⓘ Thin Lizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Thin Lizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Thin Lizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nick Tauber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Cork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilmagenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singleFrom | Thin Lizzy (debut album era non-album single) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
arrest and trial
ⓘ
outlawry ⓘ romantic betrayal ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ robbery ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.