ZZ Top
The band holds the distinction of being among the few rock bands still composed of its original recording members for nearly 40 years, and until September 2006, they had the same manager/producer, Bill Ham.
ZZ Top reached peak commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era, but they remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Nearly as well-known as their music is the group's image: Gibbons and Hill are almost always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song "Cheap Sunglasses"), similar if not matching clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards (Ironically, in spite of his own surname, Beard almost always sports just a moustache). In 1984, the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill US$10 million apiece to shave their beards for a television commercial but they declined, stating "We're too ugly without 'em".
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Song Lyrics: Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top
Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top from the Album "Deguello" 1979
The first thing you do when you get up out of bed
Is hit that street a-runnin' and try to meet the masses
And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I spot a little thing and I followed her all night
In a funky pair of levis and her sweater's kind of tight
She had a west coast strut that was as sweet as molases
But what really knocked me out was her cheap sunglasses
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
(solo)
Now go out and get yourself some thick black frames
With the glass so dark thay won't even know your name
And the choice is up to you cause they come in two classes
Rhinestone shades and cheap sunglasses
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
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Cheap Sunglasses - Live 2006
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Cheap Sunglasses - Old Grey Whistle Test 1980
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Cheap Sunglasses - Live At The Greek 2005
Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top at the Greek
ZZ Top plays the Greek Theatre on 11/09/2007. This is part of Cheap Sunglasses. To see the full review, pictures, and more videos of this concert, see concertreviewer.blogspot.com.
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- AndyPo AndyPo Jan 12, 2009 @ 7:20 am
- I like ZZ Top a lot (or Zed-Zed Top as we call them in England ;-) Yes, they have indeed been around for decades, in fact I believe Mick Jagger (my next-door neighbour) even covered one of their tracks early in his career with the Rolling Stones. Can't remember which one though.
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