Do Anything You Want To
"Do Anything You Want To" | ||||
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Single by Thin Lizzy | ||||
from the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend | ||||
B-side | "Just the Two of Us" | |||
Released | 8 June 1979 (UK) [1] | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Lynott | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Visconti and Thin Lizzy | |||
Thin Lizzy singles chronology | ||||
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Official video | ||||
"Do Anything You Want To" on YouTube |
"Do Anything You Want To" is a song by the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. It was the second single released from their 1979 album Black Rose: A Rock Legend. It was recorded at Pathe Marconi EMI Studios in Paris, France.[2]
Composition
The song opens with an African-style drum beat by Brian Downey--which gives way to a twin-guitar melody characteristic of Thin Lizzy's harmonics.[3] The lyrics employ rhyme and alliteration-- such as in the first three lines which include the words: 'investigate', 'insinuate', 'intimidate', 'complicate', 'wait', 'hesitate', 'state', 'fate' and 'awaits.'[4] The song fades out with lead singer Phil Lynott impersonating Elvis Presley. Guitarist Scott Gorham suggested: "I think he just wanted to use his American accent there."[2]
Chart performance and video
The single reached No. 14 in the British charts and remained in the charts for nine weeks.[5] It reached No. 25 in Ireland-- charting for two weeks.[6] An accompanying video was filmed at Molineir Studios, directed by David Mallet. Mallet said that the video cost £12–15,000 to film adding: "Most of the shoots I did with Lizzy back then only lasted a day-- maybe eight or ten hours worth of footage."[7] The video was the band's first attempt at a short film rather than a simple video of a band performance.[7] The video featured Hot Gossip dancers Perri Lister, Dominique Wood and Carole Fletcher.[citation needed]
Subsequent releases
This track has been featured on several Thin Lizzy compilation albums including:
"Just the Two of Us," (the single's B-side) is a Lynott/Gorham composition that was not included on the Black Rose album. It was only available as part of the single until the release of Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels.
Personnel
- Phil Lynott – bass guitar, lead vocals
- Scott Gorham – lead guitar
- Gary Moore – lead guitar
- Brian Downey – drums
References
- ^ "Thin Lizzy singles UK cat no".
- ^ a b Black Rose: A Rock Legend sleeve notes, Stuart Bailie, 1996.
- ^ Ken Brooks, "Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy: Rockin' Vagabond", Agenda, 2000, p.82–83.
- ^ "Do Anything You Want To lyrics". LyricsFreak.
- ^ Mark Putterford, "Philip Lynott: The Rocker", Castle, 1994, p.179.
- ^ "Irish Charts - Thin Lizzy". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b Alan Byrne, "Thin Lizzy: Soldiers of Fortune", Firefly, 2004, p.111.