 The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) [ larger cover art ] |
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Do you remember
back in nineteen sixty-six?
Country Jesus, hillbilly blues,
that's where I learned my licks.
Oh, from coast to coast and line to line
in every county there,
I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X
is cuttin' through the air.
Anywhere, y'all,
everywhere, y'all,
I heard it, I heard it,
I heard it on the X.
We can all thank Doctor B
who stepped across the line.
With lots of watts he took control,
the first one of its kind.
So listen to your radio
most each and every night
'cause if you don't I'm sure you won't
get to feeling right.
Anywhere, y'all,
everywhere, y'all,
I heard it, I heard it,
I heard it on the X.
| smehan55 (Beneath a Carolina blue sky) | Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 12:39 Who keeps revving up that lawnmower engine repeatedly? Oh wait ... mute. |
| sfListener | Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 12:36 RP worthy ZZ |
| DigitalJer (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) | Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 12:35 Vega! (I so don't miss songs that were interrupted for track changes, nor having to stop by the local 7-11 for yet another pack of matches to wedge under the cassette to keep it playing after someone nicked the previous one to light a doob or cig!) Ford Pinto with the optional 4-speed and V8 ... 8-tracks rulez! omg FUNNY!! I actually laughed loudly at that :) |
| redtex (The Third Coast) | Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 12:34 Thaaaat's more like it. The real deal. |
| gypsyman (staring into the fire) | Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 01:16 I thought my ears went blind.... |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Dec 13, 2007 - 15:35 Monkeysdad wrote:  Vega!
(I so don't miss songs that were interrupted for track changes, nor having to stop by the local 7-11 for yet another pack of matches to wedge under the cassette to keep it playing after someone nicked the previous one to light a doob or cig!) Ford Pinto with the optional 4-speed and V8 ... 8-tracks rulez! |
| Alpine (N39d39mW121d30m) | Posted: Dec 13, 2007 - 15:35 Hey! Right there! Did you hear what Bill did? ZZ Top song by 8 & 1/2 then ZZ Top. |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 06:36 rtkmusic wrote: Actually written as an ode to radio stations south of the border that don't have the same power limitations that US stations do. Hence, they can broadcast much further. The X refers to the first letter in the call letters of the station (i.e. XTRA)... The same subject matter as Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio." Wikipedia has a good article on the "border blasters" (click here) that explains who the "Doctor B" in the second verse was. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 06:04 From the "Best Of" cd and this is the one you choose? Mute for 3 minutes. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 06:03 redtex wrote:
Nova...okay, really my brother's Nova. Hah! in my Very Own Chevy Vega with the optional 4-speed and small block V8. Boogie! 8-Track with four -- count'em FOUR speakers! |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 20:08 eskles wrote: Looks like I'm really in the minority here - good musicians wihout an original idea. Never liked them or this song.
Ditto to the nth degree. I never felt like I heard an original ZZ Top tune after the first. Solid 3. |
| gopre | Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:04 Art_Carnage wrote: Absolutely my favorite Double Z band song, hands down.
Not my favorite, but certainly one of their best from a great ZZ period. Billy rules! |
| lmic (Uniondale, NY) | Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:04 Won't be hearin this one on the Starbuck's Network anytime soon! 
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| hippiechick (let me out!) | Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:02 I heard it, I heard it, I heard it on RP! |
| redtex (The Third Coast) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:16 redeyespy wrote: Raise your hand if you had the Fandango8-track! Or had it blasting out of your Nova or Vega!
Nova...okay, really my brother's Nova. |
| AlienRelic (east of Eden) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:08 The X in the call sign designates a transmitter outside the US, in Mexico. I wonder if Bill is trying to tell us something about the future of Radio Paradise? |
| jennabrighid | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:07 I'm with the Eskles comment! 
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| jennabrighid | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:07 I'm with the Eskles comment!
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| Monkeysdad | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:07 redeyespy wrote: Raise your hand if you had the Fandango8-track! Or had it blasting out of your Nova or Vega!
Vega!
(I so don't miss songs that were interrupted for track changes, nor having to stop by the local 7-11 for yet another pack of matches to wedge under the cassette to keep it playing after someone nicked the previous one to light a doob or cig!) |
| Photo-John (Nor Cal to SLC) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:05 Sweet! Been a while but this song got me to log on and post a rating. Kick ass! |
| liser (on the green turtle) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:05 THERE YOU GO!! |
| SpamNRice (Vicenza, Italy) | Posted: Jun 29, 2007 - 01:17 AMC Javelin count? 
redeyespy wrote: Raise your hand if you had the Fandango8-track! Or had it blasting out of your Nova or Vega! |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: May 07, 2007 - 17:32 Raise your hand if you had the Fandango8-track! Or had it blasting out of your Nova or Vega! |
| K-BILLY (Rockin' in a Cube) | Posted: Jan 19, 2007 - 13:24 Can't turn up the speakers loud enough for this one!  |
| SpamNRice (Vicenza, Italy) | Posted: Jan 04, 2007 - 22:59 Been a long time since I heard this one... now realize how much I used to love ZZ Top before they got all glittery... Great memories of the World Wide Texas Tour -- complete with longhorn steer -- Keil Auditorium, St Louis, MO 1976'ish... mmm mmm that smell...  |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:43 rosedraws wrote: I always wondered if this was written as a radio station commercial...
Actually written as an ode to radio stations south of the border that don't have the same power limitations that US stations do. Hence, they can broadcast much further. The X refers to the first letter in the call letters of the station (i.e. XTRA) - traditionally W is east of the Mississippi, K is west, and X is south. Back in the day, it was often the only way to hear some great rock n roll, especially guys like Wolfman Jack and others. A current example of an "X" station is 91X in San Diego, who has their transmitter in Mexico... |
| eskles | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:41 Looks like I'm really in the minority here - good musicians wihout an original idea. Never liked them or this song. |
| buddyweiser (St-Nicolas , Qc , Canada) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:38 this is christmas music |
| djinnthespazz (S/E Michigan) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:38 That riff... 'I'm hot for teacher...' Argh! And now you must share my pain! |
| FilmSurgeon (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:37 Now we're talking! Jimi Hendrix' favorite guitar player! |
| Faithful_Fool (Streets of San Francisco) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:37 Hellz yeah!!! |
| RedGuitar (Kelley, Iowa, USA) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:36 "...you know what I'm talkin' about.." |
| MtnGoat (Kill your radio!) | Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 10:36 There is a God! |
| 25demayo (dreaming of an asado) | Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 06:44 Now I'm ready for the long weekend. To heck with the rest of today..........   |
| LikesEarCandy (Massachusetts) | Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 06:43 dmax wrote: Hell yeah! DITTO!  |
| (former member) (Shadow Valley Condos) | Posted: Oct 24, 2006 - 01:15 yclept wrote: what a relief after that insipid cover of "sharp dresed man"
Hell yeah! |
| sutcliff (Saint Louis) | Posted: Oct 09, 2006 - 09:40 beer drinkin' and hell raisin'!  |
| yclept (horseshoe bay) | Posted: Sep 24, 2006 - 17:50 what a relief after that insipid cover of "sharp dresed man" |
| islander (Seattle) | Posted: Sep 24, 2006 - 17:49 byrd wrote: Now yer talkin'!
Real ZZT!!... That Eight & A Half Souvenirs was pretty poor. Bah, the cover was a great twist and this is a perfect follow up. Bill has a great ear, and I love hearing what he puts together. |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Sep 10, 2006 - 02:29 Yee Haw! This Rocks! |
| Kregg (Texas) | Posted: Aug 26, 2006 - 11:18 great song bill |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Aug 11, 2006 - 20:59 Absolutely my favorite Double Z band song, hands down. |
| ruthless (Midtown Memphis) | Posted: Jul 13, 2006 - 13:04 rulebritannia wrote: For me this is just a reminder of why I never cared for ZZT. Sorry, fans.
I agree. Only a few of their songs appealed to me. |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Jul 13, 2006 - 13:04 Bill used to follow up the Sharp Dressed Man cover with La Grange... i'll take this one though, in a pinch. All Hail Bill! |
| yardsale (Massachusetts) | Posted: Jul 13, 2006 - 13:02 byrd wrote: Now yer talkin'! |
| mcdoug62 | Posted: Jul 13, 2006 - 13:02 YEEEEEEHAAAA!!! Love that little ol band from texas! |
| 25demayo (Virginia) | Posted: Jul 13, 2006 - 13:01 After the last song, this is more like it. |
| byrd | Posted: Jul 13, 2006 - 13:01 Now yer talkin'! Real ZZT!!... That Eight & A Half Souvenirs was pretty poor. |
| Old_Pool_Skunk (Get Out) | Posted: Jun 28, 2006 - 21:05 Much happier now. Yowsers, this is the good stuff. |
| rosedraws (never close enough) | Posted: Jun 14, 2006 - 06:17 squidish wrote: One more depiction of the band:
Dang, where is the drummer emoticon??? |