Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) "Sarah" is a pop song released in 1979 by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, included on their album, "". The song was written by the band's frontman Phil Lynott and guitarist Gary Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter. The song was also issued as a single, and appeared on several compilation albums including "". The song was never performed live by Thin Lizzy, but it was adopted as a live favourite by Lynott's post-Thin Lizzy project, Grand Slam, and featured on "Live in Sweden 1983", a recording of Lynott's solo band. This song is not connected to
Thin Lizzy album "Shades of a Blue Orphanage", released in March 1972. Like the previous LP, the songs were filled with Lynott's personal anecdotes and references to his life in Dublin and the people he knew there. Musically the style was Celtic, with little warning of the hard rock direction that the band were to take in the future. Again, the album did not chart in the UK. In mid-1972, Thin Lizzy were asked to record an album of Deep Purple covers, which was released under the title "Funky Junction Play a Tribute to Deep Purple". No mention was made of Thin