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The song’s title and lyrics refer to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Fayette County, 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 was during the Fayette County Fair, on September 5, 2015. [6]
Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)" is a filk song, written in 1977 by William S. Higgins and Barry D. Gehm, intended to be sung to the tune of Home on the Range. It was inspired by the idea of placing large, self-contained space colonies into stable equilibrium at the L 4 or L 5 Lagrange points , which had been advocated by Gerard O'Neill .
In 1991, Bernie Besman, as the song's publisher, La Cienega Music, brought legal action against ZZ Top for copyright infringement for their song "La Grange". [36] Writer Timothy English notes that of the various Hooker recordings of "Boogie Chillen'", the one released in 1971 with Canned Heat "has the most elements in common with 'La Grange ...
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas.
The only international single released from the album in most countries was "La Grange" (backed with "Just Got Paid" from the band's second album Rio Grande Mud), which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1974. [10] The song "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" was released as a UK only single.
Most of the songs come from albums released during 1979–1990, from Degüello through Recycler. Exceptions include remixes of "Tush" and "La Grange", and the non-album tracks "Viva Las Vegas" and "Gun Love". "Viva Las Vegas" was previously released as a single.
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The Banana Splits ("The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)") – Mark Barkan and Ritchie Adams; Bare Essence ("In Finding You I Found Love") – Sarah Vaughan; Barefoot in the Park – Darlene Love and The Blossoms; Baretta ("Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow") – Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames; Performed by Sammy Davis Jr. The Barkleys – Doug ...