{One of two new tracks especially recorded for this package. Sung by
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Dusty, whose affinity for the big E is well-known to concert-goers
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delighted by his tonsil-blistering treatment of "Jailhouse Rock."
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Written by Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Famer Doc Pomus, ZZ's "VLV" includes
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echoes from its original performer, beyond the pale. The inspiration
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for recording the track was born -- and a rough vocal demo cut -- in
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the dressing room of the Monroe, La Civic Auditorium where, legend
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has it, Vernon and Gladys' only surviving son passed the time before
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taking the stage.}
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Spoken: Y'all still want me to come with you?
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Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire
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There's a whole lot of money that's ready to burn
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So get those stakes up higher.
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There's a thousand pretty women just a-waitin out there,
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And they're all livin' devil-may-care.
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I'm just the devil with a love to spare.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Spoken: Ah, thank-ya very much baby.
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And how I wish that there were more
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Than twenty-four hours in the day.
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But even if there were forty more,
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I wouldn't sleep a minute away.
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Oh, there's blackjack and poker and a roulette wheel.
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A fortune won and lost on every deal.
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All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas with your neon flashin',
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And your one-armed bandits crashin'
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All those hopes down the drain.
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Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime,
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Turn the night into daytime,
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If you see it once, you'll never come home again.
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I'm gonna keep on the run,
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I'm gonna have me some fun,
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If it costs me my very last dime.
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If I wind up broke,
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Then I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time.
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I'm gonna give it everything I've got.
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Lady Luck please let the dice stay hot.
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Let me shoot a seven with every shot.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva Las Vegas.
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Viva, Viva.
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Viva! Las Vegas
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| ZZ Top |
