🎵 ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' REACTION

[@Cadinho93]

Billy Gibbons is a huge car enthusiast and this 1933 Ford Custom is one of his prized possessions. Videos like this are why MTV was invented and ZZ Top was already about 15 or more years into their career, so they weren't really "young" at this point. They were well established, but the MTV thing was new for them. Also, this song is about to be 40 years old and it still sounds as fresh as it did in 1983. Basically, ZZ Top will always be timeless!

[@scottcaldwell663]

as a 13 yr old boy i lived for zz top videos

[@dongiovanni6796]

2:26 "I bet this was the coolest thing at the time!" You have no idea. MTV was brand new, and more and more towns were "getting the cable" opening up new audiences. A few enterprising artists took advantage of this new medium to propel their careers: Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, Madonna, David Bowie, Pat Benetar and of course, ZZ Top. ZZ's videos were beloved, and we all couldn't wait for them to come around in the rotation.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

@@scottcaldwell663 NO SHIT!

[@brainscott8198]

After nearly 20 yrs of playing every dive bar and juke joint on the Gulf Coast, ZZ Top finally hit the pop music jackpot in 1983 with the multi-platinum selling , "Eliminator". Fun Fact: Jimi Hendrix in 1969, on The Johnny Carson Show asked by Johnny who the young hotshot guitarists coming up were, replied "There's this young cat down in Texas named Billy Gibbons who is really layin' it down..."

[@bartsart2523]

in another interview, hendrix was asked how it feels to be the greatest guitarist in the world. he answered, "I don't know, why don't you ask Billy Gibbons".

[@POWER-LINKS]

They were already playing stadiums by 1973 with the biggest acts of the time.

[@jackolson8775]

@@bartsart2523 he has also said "ask Terry Kath (Chicago) " on occasion. ....not that The Rev isnt the greatest, just sayin'.....

[@mikephillips8810]

Also a favorite guitarist of Brian May's. Billy, and Jimi Hendrix for Brian.

[@jackolson8775]

@@JoeBlow_4 I was going to say the same. No offense, but they had Cheap Sunglasses, Waiting for the Bus, Lagrange & Tush. They were plenty known. I didn't comment because he said hit the jackpot, and this album def did that.

[@atuuschaaw]

Not too shabby for a 3 piece band eh? And the fact they were successful for over 50 years is astounding! Their music rocked then, rocks now, and will continue rocking the musical hearts of future generations. ♥²

[@jameskearney4100]

@@KASPA-KEY You heard much more than I did. Other than vocals and guitar.

[@SwitchRod]

Grand Funk Railroad another GREAT 3-piece band. Grand Funk's 1969 performance of "Inside Looking Out"...best live performance by a band ever? Saw ZZ Top first in 1974, Tres Hombres tour...then in 1983, the Eliminator tour. Being an old man now, I understand...why back then, I enjoyed the 1974 crowd MUCH MORE than the 1983 MTV crowd.

[@neilmartin99]

Show of hands....who wants to see Brad and Lex doing movie reviews? Now that I would pay to see. 😁

[@MrEric622]

Being a teenager in the 80's, there wasn't a smoother band than ZZ Top. The whole Eliminator album is worth a listen.

[@bradleyhutchinson2055]

Afterburner was awesome too.

[@TheZumph]

The fall

[@erichvonmolder9310]

I had the Tape.

[@richard_n]

ZZ Top was a huge regional band in the Texas region. This is the song that made them a nationwide phenomenon.

[@leftcoaster67]

You can say they are bad, they're nationwide?

[@dd7aa]

Worldwide phenomenon sir

[@horstdaniels4303]

"good music is good music, no matter the genre." Now that is a great quote!

[@EiriUesugiKun]

So true. I listen all good music regardless of the genre. :) (then again, there is the disclaimer that "all good music I like..." ;D) But still, there is good music in EVERY genre. You just have to find the one's you like. :)

[@tomkeane8545]

When asked to describe their own music...... "Like four flat tires on a muddy road".

[@shellzmoe8966]

I grew up on ZZ Top, my dad was a die hard fan. Yes I got him the infamous key chain for Father’s Day one year. He used it till one day he looked down and it had broken off. He said damn, whoever finds it is lucky! I personally love Cheap Sunglasses, La Grange, Waitin for the Bus… I can’t tell you how I feel when these songs are played, it’s total blissful nostalgia!

[@terryweir8352]

Hi Brad and Lex, This was released in 1984, it's from their 1984 album Eliminator, bassist Dusty Hill sadly passed away last year aged 72, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard are still performing as ZZ Top today with one of their close friends on bass guitar!! 😀 😀 they formed in Houston, Texas in 1969!! 😀 😀 🤘 🤘 🎸 🎸 🎸 RIP, Dusty Hill, 1949 - 2021 🙏 🙏

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I can’t wait for them to do Pearl Necklace. It will be wonderful to watch Brad puzzle through the lyrics.

[@arkangel7j]

lolol, no doubt :O

[@richellewest402]

Can never go wrong with ZZ Top! Great song!

[@christophermckinney3924]

The old hot rod coupe was a feature on their album covers and in all their videos back in the early 80s. The car was transformational. In every video people got into the car with one personality, then came out with another. They went from loser to cool just by being in the car. And whoever had the keys could make it happen. So the band, being the ulitmate in cool could share some of their cool with the common person. This is pretty much the same theme to the video for She's got Legs and Sharp Dressed Man. The picked-on nerdy girl or guy gets into the car but the hot chick or studly man gets out. It was a fun theme running through their videos at a time when the video mattered and was its own separate expression of art and often had nothing to do with the lyrics of the song. The videos were just short movies with the highlighted song as background music.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I always saw the guys as sort of a play on the "fairy godmother". They stay in the background, work their magic, and make dreams come true.

[@Michael75579]

Hairy godmother?

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@Michael75579 Yeah, THAT'S it!🤣👍

[@yeahboiii6640]

ZZ Top so good! So catchy and most of their tunes have the innuendos going. Fun Times!

[@yellowfin1962]

Ironically the only member without a beard is the drummer, Frank Beard!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

ZZ Top "Blue Jean Blues" & "Mexican Blackbird"...Nuff Said.

[@ColinCadden]

You've done "Legs" and now "Gimme all Your Lovin'" so you need to do "Sharp Dressed Man" too. It was said at the time that the videos for those three songs sold more key fobs than records 🙂

[@surlechapeau]

they reacted to Sharp Dressed Man, linked here- kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6DRZ4KbdpaUrbc

[@mournblade1066]

Better yet, "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide."

[@MrRezRising]

TV Dinners!!!!!!!!!!

[@bluebird3281]

@@mournblade1066 YEAH!!!!!!!1

[@JRcomments]

You Got Me Under Pressure - Eliminator is a great album.

[@kathybwell]

Lil' band from Tejas, can't go wrong! Early ZZ Top were all about the blues, like Blue Jean Blues or Hot, Blue and Righteous. 🎯

[@TheoZoffrok]

Blue Jean Blues is *fantastic* - probably my favourite ZZ Top song.

[@johnwallen438]

Blues rock is one of the most popular genres.

[@robertlear2735]

In 1976, ZZ Top guitarist Billy F Gibbons commissioned Don Thelan's Buffalo Motors hot rod shop to build The Eliminator. Based on a '33 Ford Coupe, it was street-ready in 1983. The car was featured on the cover of the band's top selling album, "Eliminator", that went multi-platinum with over 10 million in sales.

[@perhaggstrom]

ZZ Top was even better in the seventies. "El Diablo" from the Tejas album is my favorite.

[@Spazzmatazzz]

ZZ is straight up blues/rock. Seen them in concert 5 times and it's always a great show! "That Li'l Ol' Band From Texas"!

[@ziggystardog]

This was the first song I saw on MTV. Yes, it was the coolest thing at the time. They sold the keychains mail order too, so we could all feel a little bit cooler.

[@bossmodl3thalpoppa484]

You always know a ZZ Top song as soon as it starts

[@danielbrown3461]

Not all the time.

[@harveybojangle475]

7:00=This one sentence could sum up the message of your whole channel. I agree!

[@AcousticGString]

They played where I live with Joan Jett on July 3rd. Thats the second time I've seen Joan Jett, she played with the Animals in 2014.

[@guidosarducci]

Possibly one of their BEST videos as far as capturing the 'essence of' of ZZ Top, the band. Love the tune and video to death...

[@clfoster3310]

Song is a classic. ZZ Top helped to make MTV what it is.

[@kingscorpion7346]

I lived in Texas all my life, and I was in my late teens when this album hit the market. we were always proud of our home-grown group, and for us, ZZ Top was the definition of "Cool".

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

These guys were just the epitome of all that was cool at the time. This is music for cruising the avenue.

[@nathans3241]

I went to see ZZ Top back in the 80's on an invite from a family member, unexpectedly at a moment's notice. I went because it was a free ticket (great seats), and I couldn't believe how great and entertaining the band was. I was totally impressed and so glad I got to see ZZ Top live.

[@johnwallen438]

Alex is learning new things about Brad.

[@lantose]

Gotta hear “Just Got Paid Today” off their 1972 second album, Rio Grande Mud! Junior in high school and that song rocked!

[@GeneOh]

That guitar solo in this song is sooo good!

[@delanglo2]

Right ! and i would say #2 after the "Rough Boy" 's one

[@Nonniewantsmore]

Gotta love 80’s ZZ Top. Cheap Sunglasses and TV Dinners were fun ones for sure. 🥰

[@jacobg8707]

There's a great anecdote out there about how Billy Gibbons attended a Depeche Mode concert back in the early 80's, trying to figure out how to make ZZ Top music sound more "energized" than what they had been playing up until then. And since New Wave was becoming so popular, he really wanted to know what DM was doing with their instruments to get their kind of electronic sound. So, somehow he made it backstage to try and talk to the guys, and when he did one of the DM boys said something like, "It's really nice to meet you. But why in God's name would you want to meet us?" =)

[@steveyoung2317]

When young this song introduced zz top to our generation. MTV staple at the time

[@compteck7]

Irony: Billy and Dusty (RIP) with massive beards. Drummer who has no beard..Frank Beard

[@TarHeelMan98]

The first line " i got to have a shot ... cuz what you got is so sweet" doesn't leave much to the imagination. This song is definitely what it sounds like. OMG they have a song pearl necklace ...

[@flor9389]

They’re the masters of singing about the deed without stating it. Pearl Necklace, Tube Snake Boogie, La Grange, under Pressure, and Tush. This album is great to drive to.

[@jennyjenny4501]

I’ve seen ZZ Top several times in concert. They are even better live!

[@coodermo5263]

I was able to get the ZZ Top Keychain at one of the 80's concerts. I still have it too!🔑

[@TracyfromNC]

That whole bluesy rock thang!!!

[@klasseact6663]

This is from a long forgotten era where guys could actually write songs about wanting to score with girls and didn't have to worry about anybody saying boo about it!

[@killinglonliness88]

No one cares about guys writing songs about wanting to hook up, it's when they're talking about rape, drugging and using women, sexually harassing women, etc. that is the issue and we take offense to. The reason this song is still popular is because they're not being disrespectful in their approach. Respect makes all the difference! Bet you wouldn't know that though, you just play the victim, never taking the blame for your actions like most men.

[@Antiwoke1]

@@killinglonliness88 ‘like MOST men’? Nice generalization there.

[@maximilianotorro527]

@@killinglonliness88 Chill. Drink some wine.

[@killinglonliness88]

@@Antiwoke1 It’s not a generalization, it’s a statistical fact and literally every man I’ve ever dealt with in my life has been that way, I was being generous by saying most.

[@killinglonliness88]

@@maximilianotorro527 Nah, wine tastes like shit and I have no need to chill, especially because a man told me to. Gtfo.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

ZZ Top are the epitome of cool. The hats, the shades, the suits, the Eliminator..... They're the whole package! We lost Dusty last year, but Billy, Frank, and Elwood are carrying on.

[@bradcolorado8149]

Old style band made a smooth transition from the 70's to the 80's

[@susanneg2824]

Well said, Brad! Just enough.

[@joedonlewis9820]

ZZ Top is just very simple hard driving rock, with gritty vocals, suggestive lyrics, and a unique visual effect. Hot chicks and fast cars help too.

[@timfoxworth7809]

love you guys especially lex dude I love her. and her reactions.

[@rockinracer]

Good music is universal, contagious like love, your insights are beautiful and right on, ZZ Top has crossover to rock, blues, country, texano, and fun. Great 3 piece band.

[@BGRPiccu]

I bought the ZZ Top key chain at a concert of theirs years ago. I had it forever until the chain finally broke off. ZZ Top was my gateway band to heavy metal & hard rock. I remember as a kid thinking I was really listening to heavy metal when listening to ZZ Top. Now I realize they're just a little ol' blues band from Texas.

[@jerihalter1339]

I have always loved ZZ Top! I went to the Eliminator concert and it they were awesome!

[@petestaint8312]

"Inappropriate thoughts ". That killed me! 😄

[@Whats-It-To-Ya]

"I know a girl who lives on the hill. She won't do it but her sister will" - Tubesnake Boogie. My favorite ZZ song. Its so raw and original. Just Got Paid is another bitchin tune that time forgot about.

[@Jamie-gz9vi]

That's that groove zztop gives you can't help but just vibe lol

[@sharrongrant6240]

I have this key chain and ticket stubs for 11 kick ass ZZ Top shows...memories are so sweet!

[@brettkenschaft4239]

Got to see them on this tour and they were awesome! Also met Billy and Dusty at the Hard Rock Cafe in Houston. They were just sitting at the bar drinking beers. Very cool and nice guys!!

[@harryprater9014]

"I just got paid" is my favorite ZZ song. But, I love it ALL... 😊

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

ZZ Top had been a popular band for years but they broke into the elite and world recognition with this album. The Album cover of ‘Eliminator’, was that car in the video and the lightning “ZZ” in the band’s name above. That’s why those things are included in the video. This album also had the song ‘Sharp Dressed Man’. You have to do more ZZ Top!

[@toughpull]

You had the song vibe exactly right Brad!

[@ericelander9936]

Brad is definitely coming out of his shell. "I like this guy!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@xanajak]

This and Legs were 2 great songs and super fun and iconic videos for early MTV.

[@RyneMurray23]

You need to watch them in a live video. The way they dance while singing and playing guitar is a spectacle in itself.

[@boballen818]

A great live band. Saw them 6 times.

[@boki1693]

Fun fact about ZZ Top. The only dude without a Beard, his last name is Beard. LOL.

[@todddecann2483]

ALWAYS loved Billy's '33 Ford. I still got my zz key chain

[@kylesummers1565]

I remember this MTV video very well! Peace, Love!!

[@iainweller452]

Great band so big in the 80s, I always liked “TV Dinners” it’s from the same album Eliminator

[@karlsenula9495]

Zz Top have a honky tonk, funk and blues vibe mixed with southern rock.

[@lgwappo]

I'm old enough to remember hearing the DJ say "There's a band from Houston they really like down there & they're coming to San Antonio. Check them out. Called ZZ Top. We haven't heard them yet but they're supposed to be good."

[@classiclife7204]

Much like Heart, ZZ Top sort of reinvented themselves, almost in the same year. The videos helped. In ZZ's case, it SEEMED like "counterprogramming" to all the slick British New Wave guys on MTV, but when you listen closely, this song is as 80s-slick as other 80s stuff. The video is 80s too, of course. The only things really different were the beards.

[@classiclife7204]

@Mark H Yeah, I remember that record! Very high tech for ZZ Top, maybe too high tech

[@chrisa4695]

This was the first single from the album Eliminator in 1983. The album was hit packed and catapulted ZZ Top from a popular blues/rock band into superstardom. Their videos were second only to Michael Jackson in terms of creativity and popularity. The album was hit packed with 4 official singles plus “Got Me Under Pressure”.

[@greenehorn]

Only ZZ Top can turn the blues into party music. And yes... 95% of their songs are about sex in one way or another.

[@paulyearley1084]

The members of ZZ Top in their 80s videos are always the poltergeists of wingmen and it's amazing

[@jeffreybraley9102]

Thanks for the commentary on these videos. I've learned things I never realized about Gimme all your Lovin. Awesome!! Made me think instead of just listening 🎶

[@steverobey711]

I went to ZZ Top in concert It was Awesome aged 65 still listening to Rock music The car in the video was designed by Boyd Coddington I can remember there was a documentary on TV called American Hot Rod which showed all the cars he built You can't beat the sound of a V8 There is No Substitute For Cubic inches All the best from England

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex,you will love their "Got Me Under Pressure" and "Tube Snake Boogie"!!

[@christikirk7265]

Got Me Under Pressure is my favorite. These guys put on a hell of show! R.I.P. BILLY!

[@christikirk7265]

Fortunate to have seen them Live.

[@surlechapeau]

@@christikirk7265 saw them June 1986, so I agree, a hell of a show!

[@christikirk7265]

Sorry guys...everyone is on my ass! My B.F. is a huge ZZ Top fan. He called me mourning the death of Billy last year. Fake news I guess.

[@christikirk7265]

@@surlechapeau Thank you for not jumping my ass. Can't believe everything on internet.

[@MrRezRising]

One of the first albums I ever bought. Great herald for the 80s!!

[@indigo771]

Here's where ZZ knocked MTV on its ear and blew into the mainstream while still being cool AF, Brad gets it completely

[@ianmelzer]

Legs, Tube Snake Boogie, and Pearl Necklace will give you those thoughts as well.

[@bynumite76]

Take me back to 1983!

[@joebeard4687]

You can't go wrong with ZZ TOP!!!

[@TracyfromNC]

Brad is on point!

[@lw3918]

No no no........."Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"

[@custardflan]

Greatest concert ever. ZZ Top, Joe Walsh and headline J. Geils Band.

[@wallacelambert9308]

So well spoken brad

[@tonkatoy3636]

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

[@justaguy2365]

These guys are a fun, killer band. Worth diving into. Just got paid, Tush, Waiting for the bus, Cheap sunglasses are other bangers

[@jamielandis4308]

Gotta love those guitars! Damn! These guys were huge when this came out!

[@TerryTweet]

Saw them in Reno in 80' before this album came out. Got the preview 😊 Not to mention all the other epic Texas swamp rock songs they already had 😮😊

[@sixslinger9951]

I like 70s ZZTop much more than the 80s but it's still fun to remember this, I was in HS.

[@theruzzmon1066]

Brad and Lex Rock N Roll was a metaphor for a couple in the back seat of a car in the 1950's. Just enjoy the ride😉. You're both beautiful people.🤘✌️🫶👽

[@7of9RebelHarborth]

The little old band from Texas. Fun times!

[@jamessomers8808]

For most kids my age, when this song came out, we didn't know that ZZ was already established, unless your dad was a fan, or mom, in my case and I knew they were an older band, but It didn't really dawn on me to a few years later.

[@jeffgilbert7793]

Your exactly right Brad on that thought! For instance one of their songs is named pearl necklace!. To paden that thought!🤣

[@clintjo2377]

Back again just to see the big grin on Lexs face 😁Music great too !

[@firedoc5]

ZZ Top likes their sexual innuendoes. With songs like "Legs", "Tube Snake Boogie", "Tush", "Velcro Fly", etc. It's part of the fun!!!

[@chrisa4695]

“I’ve got to have a shot. Cause what you got is oh so sweet. You’ve got to make it hot. Like a boomerang I need a repeat”.

[@clasmaster1471]

I could tell Brad like this one. I did too!

[@PaloDuro1021]

I can see Lex liking their tune nasty dogs and funky kings.