Actually.............what triggered the Journey choice in particular was reading that Anyway You Want It was inspired by Phil Lynott's writing.
Oh that's quite interesting. I'd be interested in hearing more about that.
From: Open Arms the Steve Perry Anthology - Songbook Interview
John Stix: “Give me a picture of “Anyway You Want It.”
Steve Perry: “It’s from the Departure album. It was inspired by watching Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, who opened for us on tour (Journey promoting Evolution, Thin Lizzy promoting Black Rose). I loved Phil’s ability and phrasing. This guy is one of the more under-recognized geniuses of that era. He inspired the original seed of the song, which is a guitar/ vocal interchange: she loves to laugh/ guitar riff- she loves to sing/ guitar riff- she does everything/ guitar riff. It grew from there. Phil was a real poet; he was a frightening genius.”