King Of Spades
by Dare

Album: Out of the Silence (1988)
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Songfacts®:

  • In 1980, Phil Lynott recorded a tribute to Elvis Presley. In 1988, Darren Wharton recorded a tribute to him. Wharton had joined Thin Lizzy as keyboard player aged only seventeen. He went on to form his own band, Dare.
  • The song's title is a reference to some artwork in which the band members were portrayed as playing cards; Phil was the King Of Spades. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2

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