TV Dinners (song)
| "TV Dinners" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by ZZ Top | ||||
| from the album Eliminator | ||||
| B-side | "Cheap Sunglasses" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Format | 12", cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) |
Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |||
| ZZ Top singles chronology | ||||
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"TV Dinners" is a song performed by the band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. It was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The song is a simple, beat-driven tune with humorous lyrics about pre-packaged, oven-ready meals. Released as a single, it reached #38 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. Robert Palmer recorded "TV Dinners" for his studio album 2003 Drive.
Recording
Guitarist Billy Gibbons played a 1955 Gretsch Roundup while recording "TV Dinners".[1]
Personnel
- Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals
- Dusty Hill - keyboards
- Frank Beard - drums
- Linden Hudson - Preproduction Engineer [2][3][4]
- Terry Manning - Engineer
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 67 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Tracks | 38 |
Music Video
Marios Pinzer directed the song's music video, which used both live action and claymation. In it, bassist Dusty Hill plays a Vox Continental organ, and both Hill and drummer Frank Beard do not wear sunglasses, a trademark ZZ Top accessory.
See Also
References
- ↑ Gibbons, Billy F. (March 2011). Billy F. Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead. Voyageur Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-7603-4030-1. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ Blayney, David (1994). Sharp Dressed Men. New York: Hyperion. pp. 196–203. ISBN 0-7868-8005-8.
- ↑ Frost, Deborah (1985). ZZ Top: Bad And Worldwide. New York: Rolling Stone Press. ISBN 0020029500.
- ↑ Sinclair, David (1986). Tres Hombres: The Story of ZZ Top. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-86369-167-6.
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