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Correct Lyric...

I've seen it a few different places, a few different ways:

"And I want her, shit, I've got to have her" "And I want her, said, I've got to have her" "And I want her, sure, I've got to have her"

Personally, I think it's "shit"... which would add it to the group of songs airable on the radio with such lyrics (such as "Tough Guys" by REO Speedwagon with the lyric "... they're full of shit"

Gpia7r (talk) 20:44, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Remix

What is the difference between the original and the remix? AmericanLeMans (talk) 01:33, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

New wave instead of electronic rock ?

Electronic rock is, by definition, a rock sound made by synthesizers. It's the kind of sound that can be found in Depeche Mode songs or in some ELO songs like "Turn to stone".

Whose definition is that? Do you have a source? Flat Out let's discuss it 14:23, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Here's a definition of electronic rock : http://www.definitions.net/definition/electronic%20rock . It's clear Legs doesn't fit to the definition of "electronic rock". Synthwave.94 (talk) 16:09, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

That definition says electronic genre is music that is entirely electronic. I'm sure there is a better source than that.Flat Out let's discuss it 11:55, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

And ? Legs is not entirely electronic. I found some interesting reviews which show Legs is a more a blues rock/synthpop song rather than an electronic rock.

"Legs" introduced a pulsating synthesizer beat into ZZ Top's crunching blues-rock riffs." (from ZZ Top biography on Rolling Stones Magazine website)

"Touted by ZZ Top as a return to roots, Rhythmeen finds the power trio ditching the synth-pop thud of their '80s hits "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man." Instead, Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard evoke the roadhouse boogie of the earlier '70s stompers – "La Grange," "Tush" – that first brought them fame."

This is actually a Rolling Stones review that I found on two websites (this one and this one). The websites themselves may be unreliable but I couldn't access to the original review on Rollingstones.com because I have to create an account if I want to see the archives (and for only one review it's not very interesting..) Synthwave.94 (talk) 17:17, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Here, in "Legs", it's just a bubbly synth line that can be heard. The guitar riff is made by a "real" guitar. Think about "Hungry like the wolf" by Duran Duran. It's nearly the same back synth riff, and "Hungry like the wolf" is a new wave/synthpop song just like a lot of early/mid-80's songs, not an electronic rock song. Moreover I read on the Eliminator review on Allmusic that ZZ Top incorporate "synthesized grooves of new wave" on this album, adding that "it helped that they had songs that deserved to be hits" (including "Legs")

Please provide your source. Flat Out let's discuss it 14:23, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Here's the source : http://www.allmusic.com/album/eliminator-mw0000192586 Synthwave.94 (talk) 15:51, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

So is it enough to say "Legs" is a new wave, synth-driven song ?

Synthwave.94 (talk) 21:07, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

You need to provide reliable sources that support your view, they need to be reliable, and they need to be talking about genre - not influence, style, sections of the song etc. Flat Out let's discuss it 14:23, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

1) My source is reliable

2) It talks about new wave in the album review or elements found in a typical new wave song ("stylish, synthesized grooves of new wave" "embrace of synths and sequencers" "new wave blues-rock")

3) Look at the left of the album review. What do you see ? New Wave and Punk/New Wave. So it means songs of the album are "new wave" songs

So I don't see why it wouldn't be a reliable source to show "Legs" is more likely a "new wave" song than a "electronic rock" song. I don't know who put "electronic rock" in the genre section but it's clearly not an "electronic rock" song. Synthwave.94 (talk) 15:58, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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