During 1983–1985 Lynott co-wrote songs with British R&B artist Junior

During 1983–1985 Lynott co-wrote songs with British R&B artist Junior Giscombe , although nothing was officially released and most remain as demos. However, one song, “The Lady Loves to Dance”, was mastered with producer Tony Visconti and nearly released before being pulled by the record company, Phonogram . Lynott was particularly upset about not being asked to participate in Live Aid , which had been organised by his two friends, Geldof and Ure, the latter of whom had briefly stood in as a guitarist for Thin Lizzy. Geldof later said this was because the Band Aid Trust could only accommodate commercially successful artists selling millions of albums, which neither Lynott nor Thin Lizzy had done. In 1984, Lynott appeared as team captain (against Alvin Stardust ) on the 1980s BBC quiz show Pop Quiz , hosted by Mike Read .