
TV Dinners (song)

"TV Dinners" is a song performed by American band ZZ Top from their 1983 album "Eliminator". It was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The song is a simple, beat-driven tune with lyrics about pre-packaged, oven-ready meals. Released as a single, it reached #38 on the "Billboard" Top Rock Tracks chart. Robert Palmer recorded "TV Dinners" for his studio album 2003 "Drive".
Recording.
Guitarist Billy Gibbons played a 1955 Gretsch Roundup while recording "TV Dinners".
Music video.
Marios Pinzer directed the song's music video, which used both live action and claymation. In it, bassist Dusty Hill plays a Vox Continental organ, and both Hill and drummer Frank Beard do not wear sunglasses, a trademark ZZ Top accessory.