Rockers WROTE COUNTRY SONG but KNEW FANS Would HATE It...TURNED it to #1 Anthem! | Professor of Rock
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- Is it a hidden gem or a no brainer hit hiding in plain sight? Even though today’s song broke the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, What it Takes By Aerosmith has faded into obscurity since its moment of glory. Which is a huge oversight, because its one of the best songs in its genre from one of the biggest bands in the world. It came from one of the best rock albums of 1989 in Pump the also included the hits Love in an Elevator and Janie Got a Gun and get this, The song started out as a country western song but Steve Tyler and Joe Perry knew they could never get away with that so Tyler gave it a no holds barred hard rock twang, which molded into a fierce power ballad that set an all time record for the most repeated lyrics in a top 10 hit. Story is next on Professor Of Rock.
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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. We haven’t done one of these in a while…..This show honors songs that were so unbelievably great, they should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, lack of marketing, label support or whatever it may be, the song came up short. On previous episodes we have covered You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC, Panama by Van Halen, and Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard.
Today we are sticking with the theme of 80s rock, but we’re taking it down a just a notch to cover Aerosmith’s exceptional 1989 power ballad What It Takes. It’s one of the greatest rock and roll stories ever told… They lost it all and then forged one of the greatest comebacks ever…Substance abuse, larger than life egos, and infighting within the band culminated in 1979 with lead guitarist Joe Perry’s bitter departure from Aerosmith. And then guitarist Brad Whitford’s exodus as well in 1981. From that point, Aerosmith steadily declined from their once exalted status as one of the 70s greatest multi-platinum acts.
By 1984 the old line-up was back in the saddle again. But old issues continued to plague the band. Too much partying, too much excess, and Aerosmith was deep in debt with their old label Columbia. Their 1985 album Done with Mirrors was supposed to be their big comeback. But high hopes weren’t enough and it fell flat. Ironically, the band’s first single was a Joe Perry Project rerecording called ‘Let the Music Do the Talking’. Well, the record buying public heard the music, and they didn’t like it.
Done with Mirrors topped out at #36 on the Billboard Albums chart and failed to yield any Hot 100 singles. After all the drama of the past half decade, it looked liked like maybe the bad boys of Boston were done. There’s no question Aerosmith had the talent to get back to the top, but they needed a drastic turnaround to keep from becomings “has-beens”. The tipping point turned out to be an unexpected partnership with trailblazing rappers Run DMC. Together they reworked Aerosmith’s 1974 classic Walk This Way into a hip-hop-rock mashup that went to #4 on the Hot 100.
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No More No More
Best song - Last Child
Guilty pleasure - Jaded
1. Dream On
2. Janie's Got A Gun
Dream On, and I like Dio and Malmstein's version, too. But I really get a kick from Dude Looks Like A Lady--brings back good memories of watching Mrs. Doubtfire with my kids.
Seasons of Wither is one of my favorites
I got clean and sober in 84 and I think they started cleaning up around 86, so I perceived this song to have a dual meaning, just replace the woman with your intoxicant of choice. To me it was about what it takes to get sober, the song is so powerful and heartfelt, it still brings tears to my eyes when I listen to it. It is my sobriety anthem, and yes, I am still sober.
The perfect song for the journey to sobriety.
That's awesome. Congratulations.
I was a little over two years when this came out. I know what you mean.
I finally sobered up after 27 years. I quit drinking in 2012 ? I think but at least I quit. But , my mistakes still started back 50 years ago right on to 20 years ago. Not really. 4 years ago I had remember something that almost took a life. Not enough to stop being stupid. I didn't have enough sense to stop ,. Mistakes that could have put me in prison in a few states , brains? I didn't have any . I regret it. Should have got married many many years ago. If I would have no woman is going to put up with BS. No kidding. I threw away 42 years, last 42 ,. I'm 61 now. 98 it not quite caught up to me until 2000 , darn ,. Live and learn
You said it perfectly. I believe that the music takes you to a place in your own heart. I’m not a fan of ‘insiders’ telling me what the song REALLY means. That’s nice and everything, but it means exactly what I say it means
I can't believe you didn't mention the best part of the song. The note Steven Tyler holds coming out of the bridge: " you say my loving doesn't mean that much , tell me what it takes just to get my lo---ve". I was working in a kitchen and one of my coworkers was watching me as a sang that song and I hit that note. He was shocked and so was I . I still try to hit that note while driving in my car as it plays on my radio. It is hard to drive and hold that note without losing my breath.
This song hits with 2 of the women in my life that really hurt me. First one was my son's mother (who refused to marry me) left me shortly after he was born in '90 and the second was when my first wife (my first real love) left and divorced me in 2004. I fell back on this song trying to recover my sanity. You know a heartbroken man is in the worst pain he can be in. I was going crazy trying to cope with life knowing I couldn't move on until the pain was resolved. I was definitely F.I.N.E. fine. It took literally years to get about living again. Then the memories can come back to haunt you some more.
I sang this song also for same reason…. but lifelong Aerosmith fan… Went to three concerts in a 12 month period(permanent vacation years)
So sorry to hear.
'What it Takes' is my favorite Aerosmith song.
Permanent Vacation was the appetizer and Pump was the main course.
Always thought it was toss of a dime. Like a pay phone call
What it takes was my mother's favorite song from that album. Everytime I hear it I picture her singing it in the car driving. She and I got to meet the band on the Get a Grip tour. A friend of my mom wrote their manager about me being a big fan and having a disability. We got a call and received tickets and backstage passes. I will cherish the memory of meeting the band (awesome guys) and my mother meeting Steven Tyler. 😍😍 In memoriam L. O'Daniels 1947-2010❤️💜❤️💜
So sorry for your loss. I lost my dad a few years back. We shared that bond of music as well. Thanks for sharing.
@@ProfessorofRock Thank you. She gave me the love of music. That helps through my grief. My condolences to you as well. This was the first time seeing your videos. I will definitely view more!
Were they nice guys?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yes they were all nice to me and my mom. Pics and autographs!
@@odessa8810 That’s sweet to hear. May your mom rest in heavenly peace.
I was at an Aerosmith concert in Dec of '97 or '98; I remember when they got to the second verse of "What it Takes" they stopped playing and the ENTIRE audience sang the verse in unison.
That would have been Amazing...
When Steve Tyler hits "dice" ....WOW, what a killer set of pipes!! One of the greatest voices EVER in rock!!! A phenomenal emotional song
Yeah and that guitar chords on “dice” is sinister..
Another under appreciated song by a major artist is “Fire Lake” by Bob Seger. He never (or rarely) plays it live, but everyone I know who likes Seger thinks it’s one of his best.
Great song. Love Seger.
I saw Seger in 78. Great show!! "Shame on the Moon" is another one.
It’s my favorite!!!
@@FuphyterSaw Him in 77 and 78 One of my Fav’s😊
Alto Reed Swung out over The Floor Audience !
This is what I love about the Prof. He introduces songs that maybe I don't know, even though it's well known. Also, he doesn't make those of us who don't know the songs feel like we're idiots for having never heard of them.
True...He’s honestly passionate about music without ego. RARE on YT for sure.
Thanks Matt. Rock on!
Super true. Unlike Reddit, Adam and his community respect opinions.
Make sure you carry on that spirit the best you can, and we'll all be OK
You're not an idiot for not having heard any of the great music of the past generations. More like a victim for having only 💩 foisted into your ears, made by talentless hacks.
But I'm not a bitter person 😁
It isn't only that the song is fantastic, it isn't only that the arrangement is perfection, it isn't only that the instrument choices and overall sounds are so faithful to Aerosmith's Americana roots, but DAMN! That screaming, soulful, gut wrenched coupling of vocal and guitar! No remake of this song could possibly capture the effect this band's performance has on me, pretty sure. Rock and roll is THIS!
It’s a great song!!!
Kay: are you seeing all the other K’s?my name is Kay (just Kay, ) I have always been interested in seeing other people named Kay, and they are everywhere in the comments!
This is what I came to the comments to say, but you said it so much better than I could've! It's so special the way it is, you just can't remake this song.
The whole album is jam packed with great songs !! " What It Takes " is a bona fide classic.
For sure. Thanks David!
Pump is my favorite Aerosmith album.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Same here Lily ! Absolute beast of an album
I thought it was 'toss of a dime'...cause he was so broke
@@robrain18 that would make sense but in this case it was like saying “you threw what we had away to chase new love with someone else, not knowing if it would even be worth what you lost with me.” A toss of the dice, chancing it.
I loved Pump. I remember after listening to it for about the 100th time, I thought to myself "This might just be a *perfect* album."
There isn't a 'clunker' in the bunch. Each song is stellar, contributing to make the whole album a joy to to from beginning to end.
Thanks, professor!
Pump rocks!
Pump is good…but Rocks is the best album of all time by any band.
You must enjoy your popcorn plain or you're a kid who doesn't remember when Aerosmith actually played rock n roll. I pity you, either way.
"Pump" is an absolute masterpiece!
I got it for Christmas on cassette tape in 1990 at age 13 and now own it on CD and vinyl...still my favorite album of theirs and their best in my opinion, "What It Takes" is the best track on the album, a true hidden gem, just how it should be...
I was almost the same age when I got PV and Pump (born 1984, got them both in 96-97). "Monkey on my back" is underrated as hell too.
Such a great song, and what an album!! If a country artist were to cover this song today my money would be on Chris Stapleton to bring this song back into the radio stratosphere! Tyler's vocals are so good on this song you need a singer with some very strong chops!
Good call! Stapleton would kill it.
That’d be awesome!
I would agree that Chris Stapleton would nail it, just would hope he would reimage it in a way that was uniquely his and not simply a remake of the Aerosmith song. I think Radney Foster would also be a good singer for a country compilation of What It Takes… His song “What Kind of Love” is deep and heartfelt in much the same way.
Have you ever heard the Mark Chestnutt country version of Don't wanna miss a thing? I prefer it. But I have never heard THIS one. Never heard What it Takes
I think I did back in the day.
Saw them on tour in 89 at Great Woods (which is just outside Boston) in support of this album....he hits these notes live...saw them last year for their 50th-anniversary show at Fenway and he again was hitting those notes. Amazing talent, the whole band!
A country song masquerading as a hardcore rock song? It's safe to say that Aerosmith bamboozled us for years! 😎🎸
Ha ha. Now when you hear it, you can get a feel for the country version.
It's been done before. Few people realized that Love Hurts by Nazareth was a cover of an Everly Brothers song. A country song really, done previously by Emilou Harris, and Gram Parsons.
@@onusgumboot5565 I didn't know that. And I am the age where I should have known it. 😂
@@onusgumboot5565 I wish I could copy your comment to send to my brother. We're both music addicts.
Consider that (with different lyrics) Garth Brooks covered "Fever"...
The Other Side and Janie's Got a Gun are what made the album for me. Especially with the intro for The Other Side.
An interesting transition there. Never know what changes and modifications a song goes through to become the staple it is.
Thanks RC32.
It’s really surprising.
I could not disagree more on Permanent Vacation. Fantastic album. Cover to cover. IMO. Their best album, since the comeback that is. Nothing could touch the first four. Masterpieces.
Yeah PV has a lot of sentimental value (I still have my cassette copy I got at 12 in '96) and has no filler. "Magic Touch", "Girl keeps coming apart" and the title track are perfect hair metal and should have been hits. Side 1 of Pump is perfect, but Side 2 drags a bit imo
Agreed. "Permanent Vacation" is the "Masterpiece". "Pump" simply Capitalised upon the New Found Professionalism & Consistency, that was Established upon that Rekkid...
I remember seeing Aerosmith in 1987 on their Permanent Vacation tour, with a little known band opening for them called Guns N Roses. What a night that was.
The next year, guess who went big?
What were your original thoughts about gnr that night? I'm just curious
@@sNs-jb5ss I already knew who they were at the time. I thought they blew Aerosmith out of the water. It was fantastic.
i remember when " walk this way " with RUN DMC hit and you couldn't get away from it... that song seemed like the biggest thing on earth
For sure. Thanks Laben.
My mom got sick of it after a while when she was in high school. It was December 1986 and she had to switch to It’s Tricky.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 that song played so much everybody got sick of it!!!!
You say that Steven Tyler is not a country singer, but he did release a country music album. The single from that album, Love Is Your Name, actually did quite well on the country music charts.
I figured.
Yes!! I am a lifetime Aerosmith fan and I always felt they were under appreciated!
What it takes is my all time favorite Aerosmith song. Couldn't agree more how underrated - at least technically - it was. Stephen Tyler's vocals are unbelievably great. He would sing every note live too. They sound the same live as they did in the studio. Mindblowing
I find it interesting how substance abuse SEEMS to fuel the musical creativity and mesmerizing performances behind many bands' early success - Aerosmith, Guns n Roses, and Metallica to name a few. But sobriety enables them to overcome a lull in their careers later. Right or wrong, it's tough to argue with success!
It's kind of true.
It’s amazing!
Wow. When this song came out, things were so much simpler. It was that time for me right before highschool! This takes me back! Thank you Professor!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
always loved this song
Pump was the first CD I ever bought in 1989 at 19 years old and still have it to this day. Played it on my brand new, for Christmas that year, a portable CD player that took SIX AA batteries!!!!
What a great time to be alive! Absolutely awesome concert. It was exam week at college, so everybody was shitting themselves studying. My best bud calls me up and say he has Aerosmith tickets...I had two exams the next day. So, of course, I hit the road! They tore it down! And, then your boy became campus legend by coming back the next morning and rocking two B's after a night with the bad boys from Boston... what a year!
Aerosmith made the comeback climbing up with hard rock in a rap/disco/grunge era. They cemented timeless relevance. Toys in the Attic is the full listen album, Pump is the comeback match.
But their best is ROCKS
I agree with you.
According to Steve Tyler's autobiography, he never remembered being "clean" in his his adult life. Whatever, they did make some kick ass music.
Love this song, it is best done live. Steven Tyler sings the first few lines completely A cappella & it takes it to a whole new level!
I have to respectfully disagree with your take when you mention that nothing has come “close since” Pump. Although Pump is a fantastic album, I’d say Get A Grip is a VERY close second. Great video as always, I love watching your channel.
I was never too fussed about this one, Adam.
It's mediocre for Aerosmith.
Only my opinion, of course. I'm sure many will disagree.
His best vocal. I think you should listen again. It's such a fun song.
My name is Many, and you’re right, I disagree.
Love this complete Album.. Pump . ROCKS
I knew this episode was about "What it Takes" as soon as you mentioned country. I love the song(the long version, I always feel cheated by the short version. Someone should throw the short version in the trash). I still listen to the song and occasionally here it on the radio. It's one of the few 80s Aerosmith songs I still listen too.
The album flow of Pump was phenomenal. Even the B-side songs were good.
What It Takes gets overlooked often. Thank you Professor for giving the song the spotlight it deserves.
Pump is definitely my favorite album of theirs. I remember playing it cover to cover many times 🤘
Same!
Yes! I still remember it! Late summer early fall 1989. Heard Love in an elevator on the radio for the first time…I knew it was gonna be huge. I rushed to town records to buy the cassette. 😊Miss those days.
It’s a treasure.
They have some of the best most sophisticated chord progressions with perfect key changes. I always wondered where that came from. Somebody was masterful with the songwriting. This song in particular embodies my impression of this.
I loved this song. I was in love with someone who I could not quite get over so this song spoke to my heart. You really bring back memories.
"What It Takes" - Never sounded like a country song to me. More of a Rock/Pop song. Never ever has a true country feel to me. Slow Blues Ballad maybe. But never a country song. Down By The Seaside (Led Zeppelin) is way more of country song >>>>>>> ruclips.net/video/g2U1BhziqzM/видео.html - pretty much only country song Zep ever did.
Pump has to be Aerosmith's best album. You can tell by the way the melodies and lyrics blend so well together. The group is obviously having a lot of fun in the studio. Magic like this is rarely captured. Pump is a timeless classic
Funny. I've always thought of it as a "country song."
And one of the best album enders of the rock era.
Aerosmith was the first band I saw live. It was the Toyz in the Attic tour. My big sister took me and they rocked so hard my face melted.
I was watching something else when this flashed by...my first thought was it just had to be 'Far away eye's' by the Rolling Stones off of their 'Some Girls' album...But had i really thought about it i would have realized that no one could not like that song just the way it is.Good ole Aerosmith..Who would have known...Nice !
Thanks for watching!
Pump was pumped full of hits for Aerosmith ! 🎸
That right! Good one!
It pumped you up! 😊
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 When You Don't Really Need It ..
My favorite Aerosmith tune, period. It perfectly captures the pain, confusion, turmoil, and sadness of being completely heartbroken and not knowing how to move on. But in the end, all you can do is "let it go".
This has gotta be my favorite song from Aerosmith. I never cared about them that much, but when they came back in the 80s, they killed it!
Agreed.
This album was their peak.
Yes, I prefer 80s Aerosmith over 70s Aerosmith. The original version of Walk This Way I don't care for but the version with Run DMC is awesome.
@@chrisoakley5830
Thanks, I just threw up in my mouth when I read that.
@@dukecraig2402 You're welcome, glad I could help.
Can we stop talking about Aerosmith?
The band is horrible personally to everyone. Steven Tyler in the 70’s adopted a child. Impregnated her. Divorced his wife to marry his daughter. Divorced her. Then gaslighted her.
Dude! "What It Takes" is my absolute favorite Aerosmith song!!
Those key changes at the Chorus are killer!
The arrangement is fire.
Agreed. The Bb key change comes out of nowhere & I love it!
I have a very low batting average of guessing the song from your teaser titles. And swung and missed in this one as well. My mind went straight to Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." Then you said "1989," and I was stumped. Never would have guessed at the history of this song. I've heard Steven Tyler is actually a bug Bluegrass aficionado, so it makes me wonder what else he has up his sleeve. Anyway, great narration as always, I always learn so much from these videos.
As a guitar player, I have found when you take the basic chords to any song, you can adapt it to any other style of music fairly easily. The lyrics are a different story.
Country is the perfect genre for storytelling.
I never viewed that song as a country song. I guess they Rockified it, but the Rolling Stones wrote a country song -- The Girl With The Far Away Eyes.
There is a live version of What it Takes. (Detroit I think) where Steven learned his ex passed away before the show and just pours his all into it. Chilling
I need to hear it! Where can I find it?
I’ve heard that story before but can’t find any video of it
@@ProfessorofRock ruclips.net/video/YMDGGXe_sr8/видео.html
Camden 2002. The audio quality sux. sorry. There was a better version but it seems to be gone.
😮
@@ProfessorofRocksaw it on RUclips once
OMG!! I LOVE THIS SONG! Been a fan of Aerosmith for DECADES and I’m 50+! I remember hearing Dream On when I was a little girl and FELL IN LOVE with the song!! Adam, you do stuff on songs from the 70’s, right? Let’s discuss Kings and Queens by Aerosmith! It’s off Draw the Line (1977).
Now, let’s discuss Aerosmith 2.0! Their “first” 2 albums when they came back into the American Conscience were AMAZING!! Pump was a great album…Steven Tyler has such a way with lyrics! I truly love Aerosmith. The funny part? When I first heard this song, I started singing it with a country twang! Never realized it STARTED as a country song! LMAO!!
And I’ve always thought he was singing “toss of the knife”
Along with Love Hurts, my favorite rock ballad. The Bm7-5 chord, and that middle eight. C'mon those backing vocals are huge. Ay - yi -yi, has anyone else tried to sing along with that on a single breath?
He ROARED.
Sorry. You are incorrect when you say this is their greatest “HIT” ballad. That would be “Don’t wanna miss a thing”. Their only #1 hit.
My favorite and most played song on here was Voodoo Medicine Man. I’d always look at the credits to see what Brad contributed to.
PUMP is still one of my all time favorite albums by anyone.
“Done With Mirrors” as described by bass player Tom Hamilton was a marketing massacre. The fact that the album cover was written in reverse was cool to the kid that knew about it and bought it. But to the person meandering through the record/music store, the album would never catch your eye.
Myself as a fan, “ Done With Mirrors” is their best Geffen album. Hard to decide their best Columbia album
Done with mirrors is the bridge between Columbia and geffen as you’ll hear the old and the new sound of Aerosmith
As always Adam, this episode caused me to go listen to the track. And I remember what an F.I.N.E. song it is. I grew up from my early teens with Aerosmith living in nearby Hartford, CT area. Pump was certainly a key album and led to my reconnection with the band later on.
Thanks Rich! Have a great one!
Had you seen them in person?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yes a couple of times. Both in Hartford. Once was mid 1970s when they were touring in support of first and second album and then early 80s when they were filling bigger venues such as the Hartford Civic Center. But more importantly, I attended a party with Steven and Joe at a release party for a Joe Perry Project video. I was talking with Steven when Joe called him onstage. I got to see them perform together in a room with just a couple hundred people. This was in the early 2000's.
Being brought to that party was a fringe benefit of being a CTO of two early Internet radio companies.
@@richsadowsky8580 Wow, what a cool experience!
Also I hated that sometimes the radio cuts a lot of the solo out. Like wtf?I really get into the song and the solo is pretty much cut. It sucks . I've been to a few super markets that play music while you shop and they play the shortened song. Beeothes
It's among Tyler's best studio vocal performances but the really cool element, to my ears, is the inclusion of the backing accordian track. An accordian in a hard rock band hit?! Yes, and it works well in this underrated tune.
It all sounds like perfection.
Well, AC DC made it with friggin bagpipes!
Wow, Adam, you kicked off a disagreement between me and my husband. He's one of the last years of the Boomers and I'm Gen-X. So, his favorite Aerosmith album is Toys in the Attic, a solid album that I dearly love, too. However, I still think Pump was better. Not by a lot, but still a better album. That said, can you (or have you) done a video about Toys?
I won't ask you to referee which album is better because you already agreed with me. 😀 🤣 Sorry, husband; the professor has ruled.
Those were always my 2 favorite records from them.... but I do agree, they nailed it in every way on "Pump".
It slaps!
I got both of those later 80s albums. Like songs off both. And, yes, I remember that SNL sketch. I have no recollection of the other songs that were at the top of the charts at that time. Those definitely weren't in my focus (and still aren't). My favorites of those albums were 'Jamie got a gun', 'Dude looked like a lady', and 'Love in an elevator'.
If you have ever listened to Joe Perry's solo work, he has a strong lean toward the country side of music. This doesn't surprise me at all, but then again I had Aerosmith blasting out of my 8 track player in my '63 Fairlane back in 1975!!
They have a lot of roots in country.
ps couple of friends and i attended a joe perry project show at a small club music do the talkin dont recall much other than very loud probably smaller club than usedto but pretty decent no frills rock band cant recall year same club modern english dixie dregs ramones local guys dads bad brains must have been late 80s later on than those other bands junior brown also about the same time was popular there maybe 84 85
@@marktait2371 sounds perfect, I saw the Romantics in a similar situation and it was great!
Love how y'all edit into the vid alot of the songs you mention (like how you mention AC/DC, Def Leppard, etc, at the start of this vid, then show clips of the tracks you named). Anyway..this is one of my favorite Aerosmith songs, especially from this time period. They have so many hits, though. It's hard to single out any decade as their best..although most might say it was in the 70s...I love some of their 80s songs and I grew up on their 90s(corny) stuff. Great vid, as always, Adam!!
Late 80s for me.
The Eagles and Credence Clearwater Revival fooled all of us playing country and calling it rock too. I love it!!!!
You got that right!
It’s called country rock.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 100%. I work with an older dude from Pennsylvania who swears it's country constantly. We like stirring him up. We're here in Texas so it's funny to see a tantrum with his accent.
@@michaelmcculley7880 Tell him that country rock unites fans of country and rock together. Why would we call it anything else?
Done with Mirrors.
Most excellent album!
I loved this album!!! "Young Lust", and "Don't get mad, get even" were my favorites. I always thought he said "Toss of a dime" always fun to sing too and I remember seeing that Wayne's World skit when it first aired. 🤣 Great memories.
Wayne’s World was one of the greatest things ever to come out of the 90s.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Absolutely!! Loved them even before the movie❤️
As an 80’s teen down here in Australia, I rocked out to “Love in an elevator “ and “Janie’s got a gun”. They were massive songs down here.
Whilst the cover art for “Pump” is somewhat nostalgic to me, I never owned it, (one of my mates must have), so songs like “What it takes“ are not just underrated but unheard of.
I never forgot this song. It was one of the reasons I bought the pump album. Also, it was a faithful drinking companion during my divorce. Must’ve listened to this damn song about 1 million times. I think the only one I listened to more was never going back again by Fleetwood Mac.
Cars by Gary Numan and Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon are some of mine.
Nine Lives! Had Guitar Hero before Guitar Hero was a thing. An underrated game that was too early for its own good.
I'm glad to be among many who have always remembered and appreciate this perfect song🙂
Their greatest albums are actually Classics Live I and II. For studio albums, however, I actually love Done w Mirrors and Perm Vacation.
God I LOVE THIS SONG- there’s no way to even guess how many times I’ve listened to it!
It’s awesome.
1. Back in the saddle
2. Sweet Emotion
3. Last Child
Never regarded this song as a "hidden gem" but rather the "premier song" of the album. It's everything a Aerosmith song should be. Hard loud and full of hooks and the real gem great lyrics with top knotch guitars and drums. In other words a great Aerosmith song!!!
Easily one of my favorite Aerosmith songs.
I think the hidden gem of the Pump album may be "The Other Side"
Yeah I think of this as a well known Aerosmith song? Maybe not as well known as Janies got a gun or walk this way...
Vacation and Pump are classics without one bad song. Hard blues rock influenced by hair metal
Tyler/Perry really dropped the ball on this. It's a true test of talent and a boss move to write a song for another artist in a different genre. Bruce Springsteen wrote "Fire" for Elvis, and the Bee Gees wrote "To Love Somebody" for Otis Redding (if I recall correctly). Tyler/Perry should have given the song to a country artist and released their own version on some later greatest hits release.
Sinead O'Connor just lost her son back in September. Rip
Well I have a country band so now want to cover it but take it back to it’s country roots..
Just might hav to do that
I remember listening to Pump on tape in my Sony water proof Walkman in grade 8
About that SNL skit with Aerosmith: Tom Hanks was also in that skit portraying a sound guy for Aerosmith.
Sibilance. Sibilance.
In the eighties, it was essential to have a power ballad as part of your stage show...Not only were they great songs, they altered the pace and tempo of a concert and set the stage for a high intensity rocker afterwards.
Also, women loved them....A definite plus post concert....
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The title of this post made me laugh...I write fiction and poetry...
There's been a few times I finished a poem and said, "Shit, it reads like a country song." lol
I had a feeling ‘what it takes’ was going to be the song, but I also think ‘ hangman’s jury’ & ‘crazy’ would make great country songs as well 🤘
Certainly a country video if there ever was one. I wonder if Big & Rich would turn this into a straight up country song like they did with You Shook Me All Night Long.
What I remember of this album? Honestly? I was stunned that Steven Tyler was sober too. In fact, as I finally began cleaning up my own act, I realized there's many out there, well known, who were doing the same thing. And it gave me the strength to continue on. Many weren't as opened about it. But for myself? Having come from a 80's Rock Band, who told me they'd had enough and needed to part ways? I was sure glad Tyler was one who did.
Now, I grew up with more Country roots, than Rock? But moving back to CA. in my early teens, changed all that. Sobriety? Changed it back- except for myself? I stayed with Country.
I wonder if that's something Steven Tyler may have experienced, however briefly, before settling back into his first passion? Guess we may never know, lol.
I just know? I'd found a "theme song" to stay sober by, and came up with this line for myself- "What it takes"... is "Whatever it takes".
Drugs and alcohol just about destroyed Aerosmith.
It’s been clearly my fave Aerosmith song ever. Unique and gutsy. You feel every word. Every note.
Great song, in my opinion.
Still get it randomly stuck in my head out of the blue sometimes.
Hey ProRo 👋 so I see that Steve Perry is going on tour with Journey this year.
Some country singer actually did a version of I don't wanna miss a thing
What about 1998 I Don't want to miss a thing?
Pump was My Aerosmith Album!
Good call!
Cryin' definitely sounds like a country song, and I'm surprised a country artist hasn't covered it.
This is a solid song. I have it on my extended play list that I use when I do long-distance walks. Yes, I still use an MP3 player with actual wires to the earbuds. And get off my lawn.
Great song! Great break down, thanks Prof.
Favourite Aerosmith song is impossible to say , one of those bands I could listen to for hours without getting bored.
What it takes is the story of my life right now :(
Maybe there is a hidden meaning in the song...
Just sing "Let it go, Let it go, Let it go,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go ,Let it go .......
Until you brain gets it?
Cheers!