BILLY'S BEARD

from Influences by STRANGE LAB

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The last track of the album is sung in English. It is a vibrant tribute to ZZ Top, and particularly to its guitarist Billy Gibbons. This rather thick saturated sound and the use of the bottleneck are signatures of the master. "Billy's Beard" is a song that humorously tells that Billy Gibbons, his playing, his phrasing, his sound, his class, are inimitable.

lyrics

5 o'clock in the afternoon, in an old dusty saloon
This man with dark glasses and distorted hat
He plays the blues and he drinks wine

ALL I LIKE IS JUST BILLY'S TOUCH
ALL I FEEL IS HE MAKES ME DREAM SO MUCH
ALL I WANT IS NOT TO PLAY WEIRD
ALL I CAN GET IS JUST BILLY'S BEARD

The sharp dressed man is comin' to the bar
Nothing is missin', rings, gold watch and stars
The man is tall, polite, and he looks well
His voice is deeper than our fuckin' hell

CHORUS

When in front of him I saw the crowd,
I knew there was no point in being proud.
I'll never play like him because he's the king
Every note he plays is like a sting

credits

from Influences, released May 13, 2022
Olivier GADET: lead vocals, guitars, author, composer
Eric HALTER: bass, backing vocals, arrangement
Greg AGUILAR: keys, arrangement
Fabien TOURNIER: arrangement

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STRANGE LAB Aurillac, France

Oriented jazz, blues and rock with some sung pieces, the challenge of this album is to bring together the influence of great masters of the guitar, to bring out with great humility, the own style of the four musicians.

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