ZZ Top La Grange ( With Lyrics)

La Grange is the hit song from ZZ Top s 1973 album Tres Hombres. The song charted highest at number 41. Notice that the lyrics, at first do not seem harsh or brash in any way, but if you listen closely and start putting it all together, you realize that they are really describing a little whorehouse. In 1973, most songs, especially a Top 10 hit, did not contain much dirty language if any at all for that matter. Only a group like ZZ Top could get away with something like this and have the blurred message slip through the radio airwaves. The blues influence in this song is also undeniable. The Haw haw haw s are a tribute to the great blues master John Lee Hooker. Another aspect in this song that makes it amazing is the guitar riff it s just one of the best of alltime. In Rolling Stone magazine s 100 Greatest Guitarists of AllTime issue, they talk about how Billy Gibbons first band opened for Jimi Hendrix in the late 60 s. Jimi br, br,