“Sharp Dressed Man” is a classic rock song by ZZ Top that was released in 1983. The song’s iconic guitar riff and driving rhythm make it instantly recognizable and popular with fans of the genre. Its catchy chorus and memorable lyrics, which center around the idea of dressing well to attract attention and success, have cemented its place as a rock and roll classic.
“Sharp Dressed Man” is just one example of the many hit songs that have contributed to ZZ Top’s enduring popularity and influence in the world of music.
The Dire Straits’ audio engineer Neil Dorfsman, once said: “That was the sound of the song ‘Money for Nothing’. We were actually going for a sort of ZZ Top sound, but what we ended up getting was kind of an accident.”
Today, we would like to present you with one more music video song by Laszlo Buring. Namely, this May, Laszlo has tried to re-improvise the song “Sharp Dressed Man” from ZZ Top, but this time in the style of Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
“A few days ago I was reading an article about the recording of the ‘Brothers in Arms’ album and there was a quote in there by Neil Dorfsman, saying that Mark Knopfler was originally going for a ZZ Top sound when he was recording ‘Money for Nothing’.”
“So that got me thinking, what would a ZZ Top song sound like in the style of Dire Straits, with the ‘Money for Nothing’ guitar sound. I chose to try it out with ‘Sharp Dressed Man’, Laszlo added.
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“The biggest hurdle was the fact that ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ is in the key of C, and ‘Money for Nothing’ in the key of G. But, by playing the riff in a different place on the guitar neck than the original, I got it to sound sort of similar,” Laszlo told.
“I used the same drum pattern as ‘Money for Nothing’ (including some drum fills) since they seemed to fit perfectly. I then added some synth sounds and an organ, and finally sang the lyrics in sort of a loose Mark Knopfler style over the base I created.”
Down below you can watch the video and enjoy the music Laszlo has made.
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