ZZ Top formed after Gibbons' previous band, Moving Sidewalks, disbanded in 1969. Within a year, they signed with London Records and released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. Subsequent releases, such as Tres Hombres (1973) and Fandango! (1975), and the singles "La Grange" and "Tush", gained extensive radio airplay. By the mid-1970s, ZZ Top had become renowned in North America for their live act, including the Worldwide Texas Tour (1976–1977), which was a critical and commercial success.
After a hiatus, ZZ Top returned in 1979 with a new musical direction and image, with Gibbons and Hill wearing sunglasses and matching chest-length beards. With the album El Loco (1981), they began to experiment with synthesizers and drum machines. They established a more mainstream sound and rose to international stardom with Eliminator (1983) and Afterburner (1985), which integrated influences from new wave, punk, and dance-rock. The popularity of these albums' music videos, including those for "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Legs", gave them mass exposure on television channel MTV and made them prominent artists in 1980s pop culture. The Afterburner tour set records for the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour of 1986.
After gaining additional acclaim with the release of their tenth album Recycler (1990), and its accompanying tour, the group's experimentation continued with mixed success on the albums Antenna (1994), Rhythmeen (1996), XXX (1999), and Mescalero (2003). They most recently released La Futura (2012) and Goin' 50 (2019), a compilation album commemorating the band's 50th anniversary. By the time of Hill's death in 2021, ZZ Top had become the longest-running band with an unchanged lineup in the history of popular music. Per Hill's wishes, he was replaced by their longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis on bass.
ZZ Top has released 15 studio albums and sold an estimated 50 million records worldwide. They have won three MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2004, the members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Gibbons the 32nd greatest guitarist of all time. The band members have supported campaigns and charities including Childline, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and a fundraiser for the Delta Blues Museum.
Studio albums
ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
Rio Grande Mud (1972)
Tres Hombres (1973)
Fandango! (1975)
Tejas (1976)
Degüello (1979)
El Loco (1981)
Eliminator (1983)
Afterburner (1985)
Recycler (1990)
Antenna (1994)
Rhythmeen (1996)
XXX (1999)
Mescalero (2003)
La Futura (2012)
Blue Jean Blues
ZZ Top Lyrics
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And finally found my old blue jean
I done ran into my baby
And finally found my old blue jean
Well, I could tell that they was mine
From the oil and the gasoline
If I ever get back my blue jean
If I ever get back my blue jean
Lord, how happy could one man be
'Cause if I get back those blue jeans
You know, my baby be bringin' 'em home to me
In this song, the singer sings about running into his baby and finally finding his old blue jeans. He can tell that they are his because of the oil and gasoline stains on them. The blue jeans seem to have a sentimental value to the singer, as he sings about how happy he would be if he ever got them back. He even suggests that if he were to get them back, his baby would bring them home to him. The lyrics suggest that the blue jeans hold some sort of significance or memory for the singer and are a symbol of a lost connection or relationship.
Some interpretations of the song suggest that the blue jeans represent the freedom and rebelliousness of youth, and the longing to reclaim those feelings. The oil and gasoline stains could symbolize the singer's rough-and-tumble lifestyle, while the hope of getting back the blue jeans represents a desire to recapture the carefree attitude of the past.
Line by Line Meaning
I done ran into my baby
I unexpectedly met my lover
And finally found my old blue jean
And I found the pair of jeans I had lost
Well, I could tell that they was mine
I could immediately recognize that the jeans belonged to me
From the oil and the gasoline
Because of the stains from oil and gasoline on them
If I ever get back my blue jean
If I ever retrieved my blue jeans
Lord, how happy could one man be
I would be extremely happy
You know, my baby be bringin' 'em home to me
My lover would bring the jeans back to me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Joe Hill, Lee Beard Frank, Billy Gibbons
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@AJewInTexas
This is probably the best getting-drunk-by-yourself-while-depressed song.
@juancooper5142
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@dlouk
Fuck yeah
@TheMurcielago92
Or getting high, doing music is the best way to kick your feelings away
@isabellacura6490
Probably
@7sloan7
Great to drive to
@simorado
One of the best minor blues ever recorded... pure gold.. the voice, the guitar, the bass, the drum hell yeahhhhhhh
@coinbarron
Hellyeaywayeayetaeyea
@coinbarron
LMAO!
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