Sorry, 7 songs better? Math is hard...
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:02 (four years ago)
https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-to-write-a-hard-rock-classic-in-five-minutes-billy-gibbons-tells-the-incredible-story-of-zz-tops-tush
― BrianB, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:08 (four years ago)
how to make an awesome song awesomer ^
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:22 (four years ago)
i ain't askin for much!
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:45 (four years ago)
are there any other enduring pop or rock songs that use a yiddish word so prominently? i would venture not, unless someone wrote a song called "schmuck" or something
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:50 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ua5Yh8JLXU
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:01 (four years ago)
^^About Rob writing a hit song called "Bupkis".
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:02 (four years ago)
Isn't the yiddish tush pronounced like "push" rather than the song's pronunciation like "hush" though? I was always confused by that pronunciation in the song. I just read somewhere that it's texas slang for a feral hog.
― BrianB, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:06 (four years ago)
aka "tusk hog" spoken by a toothless redneck was shortened to "tush".
― BrianB, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:08 (four years ago)
Isn't the yiddish tush pronounced like "push" rather than the song's pronunciation like "hush" though?
yes
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:08 (four years ago)
it always confused me too!
top ten coming in hot
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:18 (four years ago)
are there any other enduring pop or rock songs that use a yiddish word so prominently?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ8kKGQOJiI
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:39 (four years ago)
https://gr8erdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vlcsnap-2016-01-20-06h32m46s78.png
7. “Sharp Dressed Man”Eliminator, 1983280 Points (12 Votes)
The TrackLive On The Tube 1983TopPop Clip 1985Live On The Tonight Show 1986
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:42 (four years ago)
https://250722-778774-raikfcquaxqncofqfm.stackpathdns.com/images/handbook/entries/BB/border_radio.jpg
6. “Heard It On The X”Fandango!, 1975320 Points (12 Votes, 1 #1)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive In Germany 1980Los Super Seven Cover
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:56 (four years ago)
Genuine lol at the graphic for Sharp Dressed Man!
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:10 (four years ago)
"heard it on the x" is my #1! a fucking ripper, and also just a good old-fashioned tune about rock and roll radio
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:11 (four years ago)
I so now want a Fiesta grocery store in my neighborhood.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:14 (four years ago)
heard it on the x SMOKES
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:15 (four years ago)
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e4/72/09/e47209e59fd5df0b01433aed4406034d--cross-country-cadillac-eldorado.jpg
5. “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide”Degüello, 1979329 Points (12 Votes, 3 #1’s)
The TrackLive In Germany 1980Live In 1982 (+"Ten Foot Pole")Dwight Yoakam Cover
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:17 (four years ago)
Just catching up on the rollout - am loving the images!
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:22 (four years ago)
yesss to #5
this was all over rock radio when I first started listening in 1979
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:22 (four years ago)
Heard it on the X goes nonstop, I feel like I just realized how great it is when listening for this poll
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:22 (four years ago)
probably was overexposed as a child, the classic rock station in my hometown nicknamed itself "The X" (WXRX) and played it a ton
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:24 (four years ago)
I'm Bad I'm Nationwide my #1, feels like it encapsulates everything great about zz top (swaggering but also hilarious, rocks, unexpected left turns in the arrangement, etc.)
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:27 (four years ago)
yeah the images are fun
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:34 (four years ago)
it's easy to think about the novelty of "sharp dressed man" and forget about how much gibbons' guitar sizzles
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:38 (four years ago)
https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/2962/2962031_sa.jpg
4. “Just Got Paid”Rio Grande Mud, 1972332 Points (11 Votes, 2 #1’s)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive In Germany 1980Mastodon Cover
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:45 (four years ago)
I like rio grande mud but this just towers over the rest of the album imo
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:49 (four years ago)
the perfect zz top song. all three members bring it.
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:51 (four years ago)
I remember hearing R*peman’s cover version and having a minor head-explodey “Steve Albini likes ZZ Top?” moment.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:52 (four years ago)
They have kind of a moment in the "underground" scene around then, right? Albini's band, Meat Puppets with "Huevos," Sonic Youth's "Eliminator Jr." I feel like there's one or two more I can't think of
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:58 (four years ago)
Black Flag used to play Eliminator over the PA between sets.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:03 (four years ago)
Pet Shop Boys shouted them out too...iirc there's an Eliminator (the car) reference in the PSB movie.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:04 (four years ago)
now i'm imagining neil tennant deadpanning "when the hound dog barkin' in the black of the night/stick my hand in my pocket, everything's all right"
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:06 (four years ago)
@ 0:52 in the trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26kf2nZgFGI
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:08 (four years ago)
'Way Cool Jr.' by Ratt is a pretty obvious Billy Gibbons riff stylization. They even throw in a bit of haw haw at the beginning.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:10 (four years ago)
self-xp and @ 24:12 in the film itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke89lFyj630
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:13 (four years ago)
two of the remaining 3 are obvious... but i'll admit i did not anticipate even a top 10 for "hot, blue and righteous"
― poster of sparks (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:16 (four years ago)
also i love the artist and the song but wow, Joan Jett does not sound like she has any serious interest in being taken downtown to look for tush.
― poster of sparks (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:19 (four years ago)
loving the covers tho. mastodon kills it.
― poster of sparks (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:24 (four years ago)
pretty sure you're joking rogermexico, but i'm fairly certain the third song isn't "hot blue"
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:26 (four years ago)
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e8/23/19/e823192a043c54dc6c85a597fb2ed2b8--s-sunglasses-vintage-sunglasses.jpg
3. “Cheap Sunglasses”Degüello, 1979373 Points (13 Votes)
The TrackLive On The Test 1980Live In Germany 1980
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:30 (four years ago)
great song but the live version is what really sold me on it
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:42 (four years ago)
no matter how many times i hear it, i always laugh at how billy belts out the "oh yeah!" after the "but what really knocked me out..." line
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:44 (four years ago)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8_cZ6NL3nY/VMlUkd399UI/AAAAAAAAGWs/nVl6saylUSs/s1600/la-grange-chicken-ranch-ron-scott-500x314.png
2. “La Grange”Tres Hombres, 1973392 Points (13 Votes, 3 #1’s)
The TrackSix Pack VersionLive In 1982Live At Gruene HallLive On Howard Stern
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:44 (four years ago)
“got me under pressure” is such a jam. vocals in the second verse are fucking incredible.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:48 (four years ago)
"la grange" is a perfect song.
what else is there to say besides "a how how how how"
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:49 (four years ago)
otm
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:49 (four years ago)
It was basically a coin flip for me between "La Grange" and the winner. I opted for the one I've heard on the radio a million times, yet still gets me excited, no mean feat. "La Grange" it was.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:51 (four years ago)