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ZZ Top

Cheap Sunglasses

Rock
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1979
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  • 1980
  • 1979
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  • 1992

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“Cheap Sunglasses” is a 1980 single by ZZ Top from their 1979 album Degüello. It is one of their most famous songs and includes the use of some odd instruments. The song captures many of the sounds and beats that ZZ Top is famous for. It is also featured on the greatest hits collections ZZ Top’s Greatest Hits, Chrome, Smoke & BBQ and Rancho Texicano. In addition, a live version of the song appears on Chrome, Smoke & BBQ and Rancho Texicano. In a Guitar World article, lead guitarist Billy Gibbons said that he used a Marshall Major amplifier and a Maestro ring modulator on this song, and that the amplifier had a blown tube during recording which added to the tonal character of the song. The Marshall Major is a 200 watt version of the classic Marshall 100 watt head made slightly... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah ♫

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