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    ZZ Top Sings about TV Dinner

    Last week the Huffington Post offered up a list of the best songs about food from the 80’s and 90’s.  Headlining the lot was TV Dinners by ZZ Top.  Who…

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    By Gillian Ferguson • Jun 1, 2010 • 1 min read

    Last week the Huffington Post offered up a list of the best songs about food from the 80’s and 90’s. Headlining the lot was TV Dinners by ZZ Top. Who can resist these lyrics?

    Tv dinners there’s nothin’ else to eat

    Tv dinners they really can’t be beat

    I like ’em frozen but you understand

    I throw ’em in and wave ’em and I’m a brand new man oh yeah!

    Check out the music video below.

    For a complete list of food inspired music check out Daphne Duquesne’s article here.

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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