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Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

In honor of Steven Tyler becoming an American Idol judge I thought I would highlight some Aerosmith!  Back in the day I really like Aerosmith despite the fact that I couldn't ever get past Steven Tyler's mouth/lips!  Man they are HUGE!! 
If you saw the premiere of American Idol last night then you saw Steven Tyler bringing his skills to the masses.  I'm not an American Idol fan, I'm not sure I have ever watched an entire season but with Steven Tyler on board plus JLo I may be watching this season.  I love both of them - not for their music necessarily but for their knowledge and talent. 
I picked a lighter Aerosmith song.  When I was scanning through all the ones I am familiar with from back in my day I realized something I didn't then.  Aerosmith tackled some deep issues!  Janie's Got A Gun is about the response to incest, Cryin' is about broken hearts, and Dude (Looks Like A Lady) while funny on the surface is actually about not judging people just be external appearances.  Who knew Aerosmith could and would go that deep?!?  :) 
This particular tune always made me laugh and made me happy. It was one that I never had to think through or didn't make me feel angst.  Haha!  This was out in my middle school days remember and middle school is always full of angst!

Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

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