La Grange by vikings cowboys

“La Grange“ is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top, from their 1973 album Tres Hombres. One of ZZ Top’s most successful songs, it was released as a single in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1974.[4] The song refers to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Texas (later called the “Chicken Ranch“). The brothel is also the subject of the Broadway play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The first time ZZ Top played the song in La Grange, Texas was during the Fayette County Fair on September 5, 2015.[5] In March 2020 the song re-entered the Billboard charts following the release of the documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas.[The initial groove of the song is based on a traditional boogie blues rhythm used by John Lee Hooker in “Boogie Chillen’“.] In 1992, music publisher Bernard Besman filed a lawsuit against the members of ZZ Top, alleging that “La Grange“ infringe
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