Aerosmith – Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

“Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” by Aerosmith from the album Permanent Vacation (1987)
Charted: No.20 in UK and No.14 in US

Like many rock bands, Aerosmith’s songs were primarily written by their lead singer (Steven Tyler) and guitarist (Joe Perry). Bands who wrote their own songs were loath to bring in outside writers, as they usually felt they could compose just fine on their own. Then Desmond Child worked with Kiss and came up with “I Was Made For Loving You,” which got him a shot with Bon Jovi, resulting in the massive hits “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Livin’ On A Prayer.” John Kalodner, who was an A&R executive at Aerosmith’s label, convinced them to write a song with Child, and this was the result.

This was Aerosmith’s comeback single. Their last hit was a remake of “Come Together” in 1978. After years of drug addiction and poorly selling records, they emerged clean with Permanent Vacation and went on to enormous success in their second act.

Dude (Looks Like A Lady) was the first of three hits from the Permanent Vacation album. It was followed by “Angel” and “Rag Doll.”

The wives of both Steven Tyler and Joe Perry appeared in the video along with Playboy playmate Brandi Brandt.

The video was directed by Marty Callner, whose other work included many of the videos for Laura Branigan, Twisted Sister, and Pat Benatar. He had a good track record of getting his work on MTV, and the network loved “Dude,” giving it MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Group Video and Best Stage Performance in a Video.

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Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

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Lyrics:
[Chorus]
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady

[Verse 1]
Cruise into a bar on the shore
Her picture graced the grime on the door
She’s a long lost love at first bite
Baby, maybe you’re wrong, but you know it’s all right
That’s right
Backstage we’re having the time
Of our lives until somebody said
“Forgive me if I seem out of line”
And she whipped out a gun and tried to blow me away!

[Chorus]
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady

[Verse 2]
Never judge a book by its cover
Or who you gonna love by your lover?
Sayin’ love put me wise to her love in disguise
She had the body of a Venus
Lord, imagine my surprise

[Chorus]
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady

[Bridge]
So baby, let me follow you down (Let me take a peek, dear)
Baby, let me follow you down (Do me, do me, do me all night)
Baby, let me follow you down (Turn the other cheek, dear)
Baby, let me follow you down (Do me, do me, do me, do me)

[Bridge]
Ooh, what a funky lady
Oo, she like it, like it, like it, like that
Ooh, he was a lady! Yeah!

[Chorus]
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady
That, that dude looks like a lady

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