| ZZ Top – Lowdown In The Street Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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This song is about the scene in Austin, TX back in the 70's when the blues was really taking root. "The Street" refers specifically to 6th Street in downtown Austin (but could also have meant the Austin scene in general), which is still a Mecca for lovers of the dirty blues to this day - albeit very "hipster-ized" and not very reminiscent of the way it was a few decades back. "There's Jimmy and Jojo, there's Kim and Keith" specifically refers to Jimmy Vaughan, Kim Wilson, and Keith Ferguson - members of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Not sure who "Jojo" is, but he was not a member of the T-Birds unless it was a nickname not related to his real name. Not sure who "Lola", "Miss Ivy", "Sweet M.B.", and "Little G.B." are/were, but I suspect they may have been some of the local "working girls" who frequented the area back then. Awesome, rockin' tune! |
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