Bright Eyes – “Running Back” (Thin Lizzy Cover)
Bright Eyes are fresh off the release of their first album in nine years, Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was. Over the weekend, the newly-reunited band appeared on CBS This Morning to perform a couple of songs for it, and they also recorded a live performance for SiriusXM Sessions.
Included with their performance is a fresh cover of Thin Lizzy’s “Running Back,” which was intended to be the lead single from the Irish rock band’s 1976 album Jailbreak but was pushed out in favor of a little ditty known as “The Boys Are Back In Town.” (Coincidentally, a massive Thin Lizzy box set was just announced in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary.) Bright Eyes’ version of “Running Back” is a little rootsier but keeps the song’s sense of calm determination.
Check it out below.