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What song made ZZ Top famous?
The rock band’s most famous song is none other than “Tush.” The band got the idea for the title from a song called “Tush Hog” by the Texas musician Roy Head.
Who wrote Rough Boy?
Dusty Hill
Frank BeardBilly Gibbons
Rough Boy/Composers
What album is rough boy on?
Afterburner
Rough Boy/Album
What does Tush mean in ZZ Top song?
The title is a double entendre, referring both to slang for buttocks (with the connotation of “a piece of ass”), and slang for “luxurious” or “lavish”, according to a 1985 interview with Hill in Spin magazine.
What is ZZ Top sleeping bag about?
In the “Sleeping Bag” video, it’s a couple who are saved from Monster Truck-driving thugs. Unlike their previous videos, this one used animation to show the magical powers of ZZ Top. Also unlike the others, it was not directed by Tim Newman, as he and the band’s label (Warner Brothers) couldn’t agree on money.
What does ZZ mean in ZZ Top?
Text Version. The name ZZ Top, according to band member Billy Gibbons, came from a tribute to B.B. King. The band originally were going to call themselves “Z.Z. King” in King’s honor, but then decided it was too similar to B.B. King. Because B.B. King was at the “top” of the blues world, they changed it to ZZ Top.
When did the ZZ Top Video rough boy come out?
ZZ Top: Rough Boy (1985) ZZ Top performs in the music video “Rough Boy” of their album “Afterburner” recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The ZZ Top Eliminator car is now hybridized with a space shuttle and visits…
Where did the song Rough Boy come from?
Rough Boy. Jump to navigation Jump to search. “Rough Boy” was the third single by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1985 album Afterburner. The song reached No. 5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as No. 23 in the UK Top 40.
How did Billy Gibbons come up with Rough Boy?
In a 1985 interview with Spin magazine, Billy Gibbons explained: “He’s this fictitious character who was the only way that ZZ Top was going to get to play another ballad. The way he came up was, ‘How would a ZZ Top fan allow such a beautiful, lush bed of sound into their realm?’