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Eight & A Half Souvenirs — Sharp Dressed Man
Album: Twisted Desire
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No pinch harmonics?
Posted 16 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
Fun! Swingin'! Cool!
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
DoctorHooey wrote:
This is an ok song and all, but to think RP plays this and NOT NRBQ is just a shame.
Agreed, If I had submitted this to the LRC, it surely would have been rejected. Long live Big Al.
Posted 16 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
This would fall into the 'novelty' catagory.
Posted 16 years ago by oufason    [ Reply ]
Funny, I keep seeing furry beards, furry guitars and sunglasses.
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Why, Bill?
Posted 16 years ago by jstevep00    [ Reply ]
This is just wrong.
Posted 16 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
With a couple more tattoos that gal on the cover would be an Amy Winehouse twin ... Huuummmm, maybe with some more crack breath too ... other than that ... this swing version is -- "inventive" ...
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Wow! I didn't know that this song could actually sound worse!
Posted 16 years ago by BalesBub    [ Reply ]
Great group but ZZ Top is rolling around writhing in agony.
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Wow, 8.5 on da radio... nice, nice. i saw these guys play in my freshman dorm at UT... not with this singer of course... they never recovered from that IMO...
Posted 17 years ago by missquo    [ Reply ]
This is an ok song and all, but to think RP plays this and NOT NRBQ is just a shame.
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
gumby wrote:
cover songs should be banned. 98% of them are anyway...
That sounds remarkably close to physicsgenius' "90% or everything is crap" motto.
Posted 17 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
This band is fun live. Not sure if they're still together.
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Give these guys a break! This album is quite good.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
gumby wrote:
cover songs should be banned. 98% of them are anyway...
ditto!
Posted 17 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
handyrae wrote:
This is an excellent example of why I generally hate cover songs.
cover songs should be banned. 98% of them are anyway...
Posted 17 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
The cover (art) tells me that the cover (song) sucks.
Posted 17 years ago by heyjoe3577    [ Reply ]
This is an excellent example of why I generally hate cover songs.
Posted 17 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
thewaxtadpole wrote:
I like it, but then I'm not a fan of ZZ Top or mullet rock in general.
ZZ Top was popular way, way before mullets took hold of the small brains of the airwaves. This song sucks, by the way. Crapola of the highest order.
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
When I was little I thought they were saying "Shotgun Man". I just thought women were crazy about guys that rode shotgun. hahaha
Posted 17 years ago by electronicthroat    [ Reply ]
Great cover!! Her voice isn't the best, but this is still pretty inspired.
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
A seamless transition, Bill!
Posted 17 years ago by lionirons    [ Reply ]
I'd rather have a girl with a voice like that sing me this song than a bunch of guys in long beards, that's for sure. Great album cover, too.
Posted 17 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
This sounds like the generic bar singer in the generic bar in the generic buddy movie.
Posted 17 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
It was my looking for an internet station that would play this song that got me to RP! Yeah! Smooth, sultry, jazzy.
Posted 17 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
My guess is that this would get much better reviews if ZZ had never done it.
Posted 17 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
mattt wrote:
The vocals remind me of the breathy underpowered singing of the lead for Swing Out Sister (remember them?).
Yeah, I do recall Swing Out Sister "Break Out". This is kinda like them. I believe they covered "ShaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLa (Means I love you) for 4 Weddings and a Funeral. Very adult contemporary stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
I guess it states my opinion of ZZ Top when I say I prefer this over ZZ's, and I rate this a 4 (maybe 3).
Posted 17 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
Don't much care for the original, but I care for this even less. Blech.
Posted 17 years ago by denmom    [ Reply ]
No, thank you.
Posted 17 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
thewaxtadpole wrote:
I like it, but then I'm not a fan of ZZ Top or mullet rock in general.
Eh? What have fish got to do with rock?
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I like it, but then I'm not a fan of ZZ Top or mullet rock in general.
Posted 17 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
cobalt789 wrote:
Please, please, please...don't play this again! It's one of the greatest rock/blues tunes ever, and it does not deserve this punishment!
yikes. i agree. if you want to hear it, listen to the original! so much better.
Posted 17 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
cobalt789 wrote:
Please, please, please...don't play this again! It's one of the greatest rock/blues tunes ever, and it does not deserve this punishment!
Yep, I'd second that - nowt can beat ZZ Top's original, and certainly not an over-jazzed 'sophisto' version of it. Mind you, The Hamsters (https://www.thehamsters.co.uk/), a great live UK band, do a good version which closely follows the zip and burn of the original.
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Silly. But not in a good way...
Posted 17 years ago by FilmSurgeon    [ Reply ]
I can't believe so many people hated this . . . It cracked me up when I first heard it and it cracks me up now. Much like Richard Cheese's covers do. Very amusing.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
lol No.
This sounds a lot better this time around.
Posted 17 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
I normally have no patience for those who can't stand remakes on principal, but this is not good. Please, no more.
Posted 18 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
I'm sad to hear that they broke up. THey were still together and having a great time when last I called Austin home (though I still do in my mind).
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
JBRare wrote:
Just because it can be done, doesn't mean it should.
The vocals remind me of the breathy underpowered singing of the lead for Swing Out Sister (remember them?).
Posted 18 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
Really Bad!
Posted 18 years ago by savoyard    [ Reply ]
kinda' fun. This is advise I gave my godson at the age of 1 1/2.
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
Just because it can be done, doesn't mean it should.
Posted 18 years ago by JBRare    [ Reply ]
BGGA wrote:
I don't exactly hate it, but I'm far from lovin' it.
Agreed! Vocals are kinda weak but the keyboard rocks!
Posted 18 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
austin blues! :) but those freeform vocals at the end are kinda bleh...
Posted 18 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Not so bad... but messin with ZZ isn't adviseable.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Is this the band that goes through singers like used underwear, or am I thinking of someone else? They sound different than they used to.
Posted 18 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
v.poor
Posted 18 years ago by ManchesterUK    [ Reply ]
I don't exactly hate it, but I'm far from lovin' it.
Posted 18 years ago by BGGA    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
For people with preconceived notions about Texas, this group is (was?) based her in Austin. They're fun live.
Pretty sure they broke up. Too bad. They were great live. You can still catch the keyboardist Grover Gill around town a lot of places. He's had a ton of bands.
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Yuck.
Posted 18 years ago by catbirdman    [ Reply ]
....And every girl izz.
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Aw... Yeah! cool. and I like to wear a clean shirt sometimes too.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Vive la diference !! ZZ Top vs 8œ Souvenirs Love to hear such equally valid but oh so different versions
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
paulnew2000 wrote:
Uh...nice big picture. Down south to Texas...this train just keeps goin'
I know it! Took a second to find the delete post button.
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
that picture is great with dual monitors...
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
well good lord that is a BIG guitar!
Posted 18 years ago by meghan89    [ Reply ]
Uh...nice big picture. Down south to Texas...this train just keeps goin'
Posted 18 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Forget that Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage cover from earlier; this is a sweet cover!
Posted 18 years ago by GunnerXP    [ Reply ]
For people with preconceived notions about Texas, this group is (was?) based her in Austin. They're fun live.
Posted 18 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
This is hilarious! I'm picturing Dusty and the gang sitting in the front row of a small, dark jazz club, with zoot suits and cigarette holders, snapping their fingers along with the jazzy beat... :)
Posted 18 years ago by jruhnke    [ Reply ]
iMacomania wrote:
Oh my god! What have they done to this engenious ZZ-Top song: I love the original but I hate this!
oh you are no fun! when i first heard this, Bill followed it up with ZZ's "La Grange"... i am crossing my fingers for it this time too!
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
iMacomania wrote:
Oh my god! What have they done to this engenious ZZ-Top song: I love the original but I hate this!
Oh, I disagree. This is much better - and much easier on the eyes...
Posted 18 years ago by pkimbrel    [ Reply ]
You got to check out the rest of the album - this was their 'cute' cover song, but the rest is actually much better and quite unique. Their set on Austin City Limits some years ago was inspired. Wonder what happened to these guys (from Austin, I think)?
Posted 18 years ago by ft    [ Reply ]
Oh my god! What have they done to this engenious ZZ-Top song: I love the original but I hate this!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
Very interestng idea.......Bad execution.........
Posted 18 years ago by birdiestobehad    [ Reply ]
It's... good, but not great. Well arranged, organized, and engineered. Clear, talented. But the song originally was a tongue in cheek bit - even as ZZtop themselves are pretty goofy. Eight and a Half could have had SO much fun with this by keeping the 'off' aspect of it, instead they basically just remixed it as a jazz-club cover. Add horns and an upright bass. An opportunity missed, IMHO.
Posted 18 years ago by shayde    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
Another gem from the 90s Austin music scene. Who better to cover a Texas band than a Texas band....
Posted 18 years ago by Buzzardcheater    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
lol No.
lol Yes.
Posted 18 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
Now appearing in the Jet Age Retro-Googie Cocktail Lounge . . . ZZ Top?!? So absurd you have to love it!
Posted 18 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
The original would get a nice high rating. I'm being extremely generous by giving this a 2.
Posted 19 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah, feeling that bassline... bmmm bmm bmm toe-tapping stuff
Posted 19 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
... but does she have a big, bushy beard?
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
cover of the mighty ZZ.. the nerve of it... that's gettin a one for moral infringements.
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
This is fun! :)
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
Ug. Stop this please.
Posted 19 years ago by Stevo    [ Reply ]
Ew. Ick. Horrible. Not good. Bad, very bad cover.
Posted 19 years ago by HelloPhoto    [ Reply ]
Cool concept! I'm likin' it.
Posted 19 years ago by truk77    [ Reply ]
lol No.
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Heh. Fun stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
jeez, just last night i was thinking how much i'd like to hear this sang by a woman...
Posted 19 years ago by MisterVErb    [ Reply ]
Good cover.
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
ANNE_MARIE wrote:
leave it to Bill and Rebecca to find gems like this.
They must have been looking in the bargain bin at the flea market again...
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Totally engrossing cover. I look forward to hearing it again.
Posted 19 years ago by BlueHeronDruid    [ Reply ]
Wow. Vocals are so-so, but man, dig the charts that band is tossing around!
Posted 19 years ago by hobbitt    [ Reply ]
give it up fiona, youre as sexy as a can of tuna fish.
Posted 19 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
I like it. It makes me miss the original just a little. It's got it's own flavor. 8 1/2 from me.
Posted 19 years ago by psycholynx    [ Reply ]
Suddenly feel the need to hear the real thing with ZZ Top ..... plus, the guitar solo is much better than the piano - even though these are good musicians.
Posted 19 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
I like zz but never this one. Why anyone would cover it is beyond me, but I like the orchestration.
Posted 19 years ago by daveh25    [ Reply ]
Um... nah. She can be sexy with her own stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Ok, after listening a little longer I hate it even more! Bad wedding cover quality.
Posted 19 years ago by BigPete    [ Reply ]
Awful! She can't even sing!
Posted 19 years ago by BigPete    [ Reply ]
Dare I say it? Better than the original!
Posted 19 years ago by number6    [ Reply ]
Play it again! Nice, B&R!
Posted 19 years ago by kaupmees    [ Reply ]
This song is truly amazing. Love it. This could be one of the best "cover" songs ever because it is fantastic in its own right. Right On RP.
Posted 19 years ago by Drummer4soul    [ Reply ]
RP - You never cease to amaze me..... This is great stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by Opus_two    [ Reply ]
Just was listening to the original this morning and this is really good too Wow...
Posted 19 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]