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"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the lead single from the band's ninth studio album Permanent Vacation in 1987. The song was written by lead singer Steven Tyler, lead guitarist Joe Perry and songwriter Desmond Child.
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer.He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008.
Aerosmith released Permanent Vacation in 1987, which became a huge multiplatinum success and launched three top-20 hits ("Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel" and "Rag Doll"). The band launched a tour with the emerging Guns N' Roses, opening many shows.
“Dude (Looks Like a Lady),” Aerosmith. ... And then he sings, ‘My funky lady, ooh, I like it, like it, like it like that. Let me take a peek, dear!’ So, the song was about being open ...
During the "Dude Looks Like A Lady" sequence of Wayne's World 2, he is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Bass; it was occasionally used on the 1993–94 Get a Grip Tour. He has also used a 1960s Höfner Violin Bass to record some of the Just Push Play album, but most notably it was used to record the songs What It Takes and Jaded.
Permanent Vacation was released in August 1987, becoming a major hit and the band's bestselling album in over a decade (selling 5 million copies in the US), [40] with all three of its singles ("Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel", and "Rag Doll") reaching the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. [51]
Aerosmith followed "Walk This Way" with multi-platinum albums and Top 40 hits, starting with Permanent Vacation and its hit "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" in 1987. In 2008, "Walk This Way" was ranked number 4 on VH1's " 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop ".
Yes, her ability to channel love, pain, and the whole damn thing through lyrics is a factor too, but Murph has one of those voices that would make the alphabet song itself sound sexy and fragile.