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"'''Tush'''" was the only single from [[ZZ Top]]'s fourth album ''[[Fandango!]]''. It reached number 20 on the pop chart. |
"'''Tush'''" was the only single from [[ZZ Top]]'s fourth album ''[[Fandango!]]''. It reached number 20 on the pop chart. |
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The song's name rhymes with "rush" not "bush" (as is evident in Dusty Hill's pronunciation) and is synonymous with the Texas slang "tush" meaning "Good enough". According to Billy Gibbons, they would describe something as either "tush", "plush", or "primo". Tush meant good enough, plush was pretty good and primo was excellent. |
The song's name rhymes with "rush" not "bush" (as is evident in Dusty Hill's pronunciation) and is synonymous with the Texas slang "tush" meaning "Good enough". According to Billy Gibbons, they would describe something as either "tush", "plush", or "primo". Tush meant good enough, plush was pretty good and primo was excellent. However, it was never denied that the song |
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pertained to bottocks either, and the vast majority of listeners, including many Texans quite familiar with local slang, still |
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considered the song a booty call. |
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The song is a [[twelve bar blues]] in the key of G. |
The song is a [[twelve bar blues]] in the key of G. |
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"Tush" was the only single from ZZ Top's fourth album Fandango!. It reached number 20 on the pop chart.
The song's name rhymes with "rush" not "bush" (as is evident in Dusty Hill's pronunciation) and is synonymous with the Texas slang "tush" meaning "Good enough". According to Billy Gibbons, they would describe something as either "tush", "plush", or "primo". Tush meant good enough, plush was pretty good and primo was excellent. However, it was never denied that the song pertained to bottocks either, and the vast majority of listeners, including many Texans quite familiar with local slang, still considered the song a booty call.
The song is a twelve bar blues in the key of G.
It is also one of the ZZ Top songs on Fandango! sung by bassist Dusty Hill, the others being "Jailhouse Rock", "Balinese", and "Heard It on the X" (on which he and guitarist Billy Gibbons trade off vocals).
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
Other versions
- Kenny Chesney released a country version of the song in 2002 for the album Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top.
- Whitesnake performed a version of the song on their 1987/1988 tour with altered lyrics entitled "Tits".
- Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their 2002 live cover album DisCover.
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