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Songs that mention their title in the opening line of the song

Songs That Open With Their Titles, Z

Performer		Song Title		Opening Lines		Comments & Submittor Name
Zac Efron		It Takes Two		It takes two. It takes two.		- Jessica
Zager & Evans		In the Year 2525		In the year 2525/If man is still alive		- crazydon
Zao		Pudgy Young Blondes With Lobotomy Eyes		Pudgy young blondes with lobotomy eyes		From their 2006 album, "The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here" - Jonathan S.
Zero Mostel		Tradition		Tradition, tradition!		"Tradition" is a song from the musical, "Fiddler On The Roof" (music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein, based on the stories by Sholom Aleichem). Zero Mostel played the character of Tevye in the 1964 original Broadway musical. In the 1971 motion picture, Tevye would be played by Topol. - Peter
The Zombies		Time Of The Season		It's the time of the season When love runs high.		By the time the Zombies' "Time Of The Season" charted in the U.S. in 1969, the group had already broken up. Later lead singer Rod Argent reforming a new Zombies would sing this quite a bit in concert. - Peter
ZZ Top		La Grange		Rumour spreadin' 'round in that Texas town 'Bout that shack outside La Grange		- Rocky
ZZ Top		Dreadmon Boogaloo		Dreadmon boogaloo.		"Dreadmon Boogaloo" is from ZZ Top's 1999 13th lp (CD), "XXX". - Peter
ZZ Top		Piece		Piece, I want a little piece, I want a little piece of your love.		"Piece" is another song from ZZ Top's 2003 14th lp (CD), "Mescalero". - Peter
ZZ Top		Have You Heard		Have you heard 'bout Jo Tir Math, Yeah, yeah, yeah?		"Have You Heard" is yet one more song from ZZ Top's 1973 lp, "Tres Hombres". - Peter
ZZ Top		Black Fly		Black fly buzzin' buzzin' around, Black fly flyin' from town to town...		"Black Fly" is from ZZ Top's 1996 12th lp (CD), "Rhythmeen". - Peter
ZZ Top		Waitin' For The Bus		Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day.		"Waitin' For The Bus" is from ZZ Top's third/1973 lp, "Tres Hombres". With "Tres Hombres", ZZ Top was getting extensive airplay on the Album oriented FM radio stations of that time period and quickly became stars amongst listeners and Hard Rock fans. "Tres Hombres" also starts the great music that is still heard on many Classic Rock and Classic Hit radio stations to this day. - Peter
ZZ Top		Tramp		Tramp.		"Tramp" is another song from the 2003 lp (CD), "Mescalero", from ZZ Top. That is the opening line, "Tramp." - Peter
ZZ Top		Hot, Blue And Righteous		Hot, blue and righteous, An angel called me aside.		"Hot, Blue And Righteous" is another song from ZZ Top's 1973 lp, "Tres Hombres". - Peter
ZZ Top		Esther Be The One		Esther be the one that shoots a machine gun.		"Esther Be The One" is yet another song from ZZ Top's 1979 lp, "Degullo". "Degullo" also contained ZZ Top's first Top 40 hit, "Cheap Sunglasses" which went all the way into the Top 20's before going back down and off the charts. - Peter
ZZ Top		Francine		Got a girl, her name's Francine, Finest thing you ever seen.		"Francine" is from ZZ Top's sophomore lp, 1972's "Rio Grande Mud". - Peter
ZZ Top		Mescalero		Mescalero es lo que quiero combinacion peligroso y estaba especial es te coso es bueno.		"Mescalero" is the opening and title tune from ZZ Top's 2003 14th lp, "Mescalero". "Mescalero" was mainly sung in Spanish, but with some English. A salute to ZZ Top's Tex-Mex roots. - Peter
ZZ Top		Shiek		I met a shiek from Mozambique Who led me to the Congo.		"Shiek" is from ZZ Top's 1973 lp, "Tres Hombres". - Peter
ZZ Top		Loaded		Loaded, Gonna have a good time.		"Loaded" is another song from ZZ Top's 1996 lp, "Rhythmeen". - Peter
ZZ Top		Just Got Paid		I just got paid, Got me a pocket full of change.		"Just Got Paid" is another song from ZZ Top's 1972 sophomore lp, "Rio Grande Mud". For many rock critics, "Just Got Paid" was the first song where ZZ Top started to drift away from just the original Blues-Rock territory that they started out in, to a more Hard Rock territory that would sell on the burgeoning Album oriented FM radio stations that were just starting in the early 1970's to take over popularity from Top 40 AM radio stations. "Just Got Paid" was also the group's first venture into Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 charts. ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard's beards were starting to become recognizable, as well as their great blend of blues, rock, and TexMex music. - Peter
ZZ Top		My Head's In Mississippi		I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand, But my head's in Mississippi.		"My Head's In MississippI" is from ZZ Top's 1990 and 10th lp, "Recycler". With "Recycler", ZZ Top was becoming a staple of a fairly new FM radio station format, the Classic Rock stations for some of their older stuff such as "Cheap Sunglasses" and "Legs". How well-known ZZ Top had become in the 1980's was evident by another song on the "Recycler" lp, "Double Back", which became the theme song for a major motion picture named, "Back To The Future Part 3" and a Top 40 tune to boot. - Peter
ZZ Top		Jesus Just Left Chicago		Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans.		"Jesus Just Left Chicago" is another song from ZZ Top's 1973 lp, "Tres Hombres". - Peter
ZZ Top		Deal Goin' Down		When the deal goin' down and you gonna take your chance...		"Deal Goin' Down" is from ZZ Top's 1994 11th lp (CD), "Antenna". - Peter
ZZ Top		Bedroom Thang		I know you wanna be my bedroom thang, But you're much too young.		"Bedroom Thang" is yet another tune from ZZ Top's 1970 debut lp, "First Album". - Peter
ZZ Top		Hi Fi Mama		I want your hi fi mama, won't you let me play it tonight, I want you hi fi mama, won't you let me play it tonight, I put the needle in the groove,		The rest of the opening line: "... while you douse the lights." "Hi Fi Mama" is yet another double entendre song from ZZ Top's 1979 lp, "Degullo". - Peter
ZZ Top		TV Dinners		TV dinners, there's nothin' else to eat.		"TV Dinners" is another song from ZZ Top's big selling 1983 lp, "Eliminator". Although, not as well known as say "Legs" or "Sharp Dressed Man", "TV Dinners" certainly had it's hooks about an American icon of the last half of the 20th Century. - Peter
ZZ Top		Legs		She's got legs, she knows how to use them.		- Peter
ZZ Top		Groovy Little Hippie Pad		I'm gonna find me a groovy little hippie pad.		"Groovy Little Hippie Pad" is another song (although not as well known as "Pearl Necklace") from ZZ Top's 1981 lp, "El Loco". - Peter
ZZ Top		Pearl Necklace		Pearl necklace.		"Pearl Necklace" is from ZZ Top's 1981 and 7th lp, "El Loco". "Pearl Necklace" was ZZ Top's response to the New Wave and Power pop dance tunes and artists starting to dominate the charts in 1981. ZZ Top met that head on by not giving up their Hard Rock, Blues Rock and Tex Mex sound, but by incorporating into the mix their own brand of Texas dance hall beats that sound nearly like the skiffle music introduced to America by the British bands such as the Rolling Stones back in the 1960's. "Pearl Necklace" was only a hint as to the big stuff that was just about to come from ZZ Top. - Peter

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