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* FanOfUnderdog: They are definitely on the side of the put-upon parking valet in the video for "Sharp Dressed Man" and the mistreated customer in the video for "Legs." (See SpaceWhaleAesop below).

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* FanOfUnderdog: They are definitely on the side of the put-upon parking valet in the video for "Sharp Dressed Man" and the mistreated customer shoe store clerk in the video for "Legs." (See SpaceWhaleAesop below).
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* ManlyFacialHair: They're a trio hard rocking, lady loving Texans with iconic long beards.
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: {{Fanservice}} aside, the message of the "Legs" video seems to be, "Don’t bully your peers, or else ZZ Top and a cool car full of three hot women will magically appear and give you a humiliating taste of your own medicine."

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* SpaceWhaleAesop: {{Fanservice}} aside, the message of the "Legs" video seems to be, "Don’t bully your peers, or else ZZ Top and a cool hot car full of driven by three hot women will magically appear and give you a humiliating taste of your own medicine.medicine. While helping your victims have the coolest day ever."
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: {{Fanservice}} aside, the message of the "Legs" video seems to be, "Be nice to people or ZZ Top and three hot women will magically show up and rescue those people you mistreated and make you pay for the bad things you did to them."

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* SpaceWhaleAesop: {{Fanservice}} aside, the message of the "Legs" video seems to be, "Be nice to people "Don’t bully your peers, or else ZZ Top and a cool car full of three hot women will magically show up appear and rescue those people give you mistreated and make you pay for the bad things you did to them.a humiliating taste of your own medicine."
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* VocalTagTeam: Gibbons' GutturalGrowler vocals (for instance, "Sharp Dressed Man") and Hill's shriller rock'n'roll voice ("Tush") complement each other nicely. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" being definitive proof.

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* VocalTagTeam: Gibbons' GutturalGrowler deeper vocals (for instance, "Sharp Dressed Man") and Hill's shriller rock'n'roll voice ("Tush") complement each other nicely. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" being definitive proof.
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Real Life troping; Cool Old Guy is a narrative trope and deemed NRLEP because of that


* CoolOldGuy: Certainly, as they're still going strong in their 70s after 50 years together as they're still filling up stadiums putting on great live shows, while Billy, on an individual level, is considered one of the definitive examples of this trope in music, as he's still as great a guitarist as ever and his voice has not lost any of its grit. His laid-back attitude certainly helps too.
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* LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar: Lead guitarist Billy Gibbons was a co-lead vocalist along with bassist Dusty Hill. After Dusty's death, Billy was left as the band's sole lead singer.

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* IncrediblyLamePun: In response to some fans noticing that ''Eliminator'' was the first album since ''ZZ Top's First Album'' to not have Spanish in its title, Billy joked that it could be read as ''El Iminator'' instead.



* {{Pun}}: In response to some fans noticing that ''Eliminator'' was the first album since ''ZZ Top's First Album'' to not have Spanish in its title, Billy joked that it could be read as ''El Iminator'' instead.



* RepurposedPopSong: "Doubleback", which had an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoKQmm52nxk Old West version]] played in the above mentioned cameo in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', and plays over the credits. It even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XtTWJKzIAU received a]] VideoFullOfFilmClips.

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* RepurposedPopSong: "Doubleback", which had an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoKQmm52nxk Old West version]] played in the above mentioned above-mentioned cameo in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', and plays over the credits. It even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XtTWJKzIAU received a]] VideoFullOfFilmClips.
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* GoldToothOfWealth: In "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," the singer considers his gold tooth a visible indicator of wealth.
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* GoldTooth: From "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide":
-->"With my New York brim and my gold tooth displayed"

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* BilingualBonus: Many album titles are actually Spanish, e.g. "Tres Hombres" (meaning ''Three Men''), "Degüello" (''Beheading'') or "El Loco" (''The Crazy One''). Not all that surprising, considering the band is from Texas.

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Many album titles are actually Spanish, e.g. "Tres Hombres" (meaning ''Three Men''), "Degüello" (''Beheading'') or "El Loco" (''The Crazy One''). Not all that surprising, considering the band is from Texas.



* TheEighties: It's utterly impossible to watch the video of "Rough Boy" without instantly identifying the decade it was made in.

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It's utterly impossible to watch the video of "Rough Boy" without instantly identifying the decade it was made in.



* LoudnessWar: ''Mescalero'' is an infamous example, with static and distortion very audible due to the amount of clipping and overuse of treble.

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''Mescalero'' is an infamous example, with static and distortion very audible due to the amount of clipping and overuse of treble.



* SelfPlagiarism: "Dipping Low (in the Lap of Luxury)" is a blatant rewrite of "Gimme All Your Lovin'".

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"Dipping Low (in the Lap of Luxury)" is a blatant rewrite of "Gimme All Your Lovin'".



*** "Rough Boy" is arguably a rewrite of "Leila" with mid 80s production.

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*** ** "Rough Boy" is arguably a rewrite of "Leila" with mid 80s production.



* SiameseTwinSongs: One of the more famous examples is "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago" from ''Tres Hombres''.

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One of the more famous examples is "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago" from ''Tres Hombres''.



* UnproblematicProstitution: "La Grange", about the brothel which also inspired ''Film/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas''.

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"La Grange", about the brothel which also inspired ''Film/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas''.
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Shes Got Legs is no longer a trope


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