Cowboy Song (track)
by Thin Lizzy
Cowboy Song appears on the following album(s) by Thin Lizzy:
- Jailbreak (track #8) (this album) (1976)
- Live And Dangerous (track #9) (1978)
- Dedication: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy (track #11) (compilation) (1991)
- Still Dangerous (track #3) (2009)
- One Night Only (track #10) (2000)
- Essential (track #51) (compilation) (2020)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 37 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 26,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 20:12 | daCritic | 33,801 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2025 22:54 | matterhornrider | 22,398 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2025 10:38 |  doombringer | 12,105 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2025 19:21 | Siromynian | 15,175 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.7/100, a mean average of 86.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.9.
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nitomano 01/10/2017 15:55 | #182174
Great guitar
neilgee 08/28/2015 20:47 | #148803
Just classic Lizzy on a classic Lizzy album, 'Cowboy Song' has it all, the wistfulness, the rock, it's the nearest thing Lizzy did to a perfect album.
Not a great song, but there's a great guitar solo.
Jasonconfused 12/04/2012 08:53 | #56698
I only just heard this song for the first time as a 19 year old... but for some reason this song reminds me of being a child. Makes me think of times when I had no responsibilities other than picking up my toys...
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