Where does the expression the boys are in back in town come from?

Answer 1

It most likely derives from a 1976 hit by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. Titled "The Boys Are Back in Town," the song was a Top 10 hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom. During the early 1990s, the song became identified with the Dallas Cowboys, whom diehard fans began calling "The 'Boys." The Thin Lizzy song was frequently played during Cowboys games at Texas Stadium (once the home of the National Football League team) and was used as bumper music by the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network.

There is another frequently played song with the same name. The 1982 movie "48 HRs," starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, featured a song by The Bus Boys titled "The Boys Are Back in Town." It, too, became identified with the Cowboys and has been frequently played at Dallas home games.