Cheap Sunglasses
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| "Cheap Sunglasses" | ||||
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| Single by ZZ Top | ||||
| from the album Degüello | ||||
| B-side | "Esther Be the One" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Bill Ham | |||
| ZZ Top singles chronology | ||||
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"Cheap Sunglasses" is a song by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released as the second single from their 1979 studio album Degüello.
The song captures many of the sounds and beats for which ZZ Top is famous.
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.[3] The Marshall Major is a slightly taller, 200-watt version of the classic Marshall 100-watt head.
Release
The regular b-side for the "Cheap Sunglasses" single was the Degüello album track "Esther Be The One". The promo single included the live version of "Cheap Sunglasses" instead. This version was included on Chrome, Smoke & BBQ box set its compilation counterpart Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top.
Reception
Cash Box called it "smoldering, blues-rock" with humorous lyrics.[1] Record World said that it "offers wry wit and earthy rock riffs."[4]
