This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) () 'Sharp Dressed Man' by from the album 'I Got the Six' Released 1983 Format Recorded 1982 Length 4: 13 (album) 3:01 (single edit),, singles chronology ' (1983) ' Sharp Dressed Man' (1983) ' (1983) ' (1983) ' Sharp Dressed Man' (1983) ' (1983) ' Sharp Dressed Man' is a song performed by from their 1983 album. The song was produced by band manager, and recorded and mixed. Pre-production recording engineer Linden Hudson was very involved in the early stages of this song's production. At 2007's, covered the song as a tribute (Billy Gibbons had earlier made a guest appearance on Nickelback's own song ' & 'Follow You Home').

ZZ Top played this song at halftime of the. Contents • • • • • • Music video [ ] The video for 'Sharp Dressed Man' continues the 'male fantasy come to life' of the ' video released earlier in 1983. As in the previous video, an attractive man (dancer/model Peter Tramm) who is experiencing frustration in his menial job is assisted in gaining social stature and prowess by a triad of very attractive and somewhat mysterious women traveling in ZZ Top's signature red car. ZZ Top themselves play a role in the narrative, both by playing themselves as performing band members and as rather ethereal spirits who encourage and assist the young man by providing him with the car keys that enable him to go for a very long drive with the women. The young man returns to the site of his previous frustration (his workplace, a nightclub) and empowered both by his new-found status and by both the women's and ZZ Top's encouragement, embarks on a new romantic adventure with another attractive young woman (actress ) who has previously abandoned her date. Directed by This is the only video in the trilogy that does not have an intro.

Cover versions and parodies [ ] • The song is played at the Bang Bang Bar in episode 15 of the revived series, underscoring a key fight scene. • In a dream-themed episode of, orderly Luther () falls asleep with the song playing on the radio. He dreams himself into a version of the video taking place at St. Elsewhere; the mysterious ZZ Girls and the red Eliminator car appear, but the band members are impersonated by the show's stars,, and. At the end of the song, Luther wakes and opens the door to leave—and finds the ZZ Keychain in the lock.

El Loco (1981) Eliminator (1983) Afterburner (1985). In 1983, ZZ Top made several music videos in California. 1983 'Sharp Dressed Man'. 'Sharp Dressed Man' is a song performed by ZZ Top from their 1983 album. The video for 'Sharp Dressed Man' continues the 'male fantasy come to life' of.

•, the musical project of, front-man, covered this song on their first album,, released in 2001. • released a country version of the song as a single in 2002, which also appeared on the album. • The song was performed by 2008 American Idol winner along with the legendary band on the American Idol finale on May 21, 2008 • band recorded a cover of the song for their 2008 album,. • band created a cover of this song.

• covered the song on her 'Domination' tour of the UK, Switzerland and Belgium in July 1991. Her former band,, brought the song back twenty years later in their Tour. [ ] In the Dallas show, joined the band to sing the song along with Harry. • used 'Sharp Dressed Man' in his song '. • covered the song in 'Romancing Miss Stone,' an episode of. During the song, and impersonate ZZ Top. • performed 'Sharp Dressed Man' on his 1992 album I Ain't No Playboy.

• One episode of Irregular Webcomic!' S podcast, Irregular Podcast, featured the authors singing a parody entitled 'Time Traveling Man' in a -themed episode. • parodied it as 'Old White Man.' • Dutch singer sometimes performs this song in live concerts.

• Former (NWA) and (WCW) wrestler used the song as his entrance theme. • band play a swing version on their album Twisted Desire. • at the 2007 VH1 Rock Honors Ceremony.

• covered the song on their Tailgate Party album, released in 1999. • parodies the song in ', telling the story of • performed the song along with ZZ Top in 2008. • The song was used in a promotional advertisement for the 2013 video game. • (a consisting of,, guitarist, and ) performed the song on the 2011 album. • It is the former theme song to the hit TV series. The song fits the theme, as the cast of the show drives up in a redneck-style (The was replaced by a duck and the RR logos were replaced with DD logos) limousine clad in camouflage colored tuxedos and redneck attire. The song also alludes to the beards as the Duck Dynasty cast is famous for their long beards, like ZZ Top.

• A cover of the song was featured in the while a master recording of a live performance was used in. • In the Ulence Flats Bar in (renamed the Rocket Bar in the VGA remake), ZZ Top is featured as a live performer. 'Sharp Dressed Man' is one of the songs which they play in the game. • In 2011 covered the song on the compilation album Volume 7. • In 2017 experimental group Xiu Xiu covered the song for Undercover series.

Charts [ ] Chart (1983–1985) Peak position Australian 66 Belgian VRT Top 30 15 9 8 22 U.S. Billboard 8 Year-end charts [ ] Chart (1985) Position Dutch Top 40 81 Personnel [ ] • –, • –, • – • Linden Hudson – preproduction engineer • Terry Manning – References [ ].

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