Sharp Dressed Man by Viking Cowboy

Sharp Dressed Man“ is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, released on their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. Pre-production recording engineer Linden Hudson was very involved in the early stages of this song’s production The guitar solo in the song was chosen by Guitar World as number 43 in their 2009 list of the 50 Greatest Guitar Solos The “Sharp Dressed Man“ music video continues the story of the “Gimme All Your Lovin’“ video, and forms a loose trilogy ending with the video for “Legs“. In the video, a male parking valet is remade as a star by a trio of women driving up in the Eliminator car; the band grants him the keys to the car. ----------------------LYRICS---------------- “Sharp Dressed Man“ Clean shirt, new shoes And I don’t know where I am goin’ to Silk suit, black tie I don’t need a reason why They come runnin’ just as fast as they can ’Cause every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp-dressed man Gold watch, diamond ring I ain’t missin’ not a single thing And cuff links, stick pin When I step out I’m gonna do you in They come runnin’ just as fast as they can ’Cause every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp-dressed man ------------Guitar solo------- Top coat, top hat I don’t worry ’cause my wallet’s fat Black shades, white gloves Lookin’ sharp and lookin’ for love They come runnin’ just as fast as they can ’Cause every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp-dressed man Writer(s): Billy Gibbons, Frank Lee Beard, Joe Michael Hill AZLyrics ZZ Top Lyrics album: “Eliminator“ (1983)
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