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
Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) another Thin Lizzy song entitled "Sarah", written for Lynott's grandmother, from their second album, "Shades of a Blue Orphanage". On early US pressings of "Black Rose", the song was incorrectly titled "My Sarah" (pictured). "Sarah" was recorded at Morgan Studios in Willesden, and Moore completed all the guitar work, with American Mark Nauseef playing drums. Neither of the other members of Thin Lizzy (guitarist Scott Gorham and drummer Brian Downey) played on the song, implying that "Sarah" was originally intended for a Phil Lynott solo album. Another American musician, Huey Lewis, was featured playing distinctive harmonica parts – Lewis had