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In the 11th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind the “Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” by Aerosmith.
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Bring on the controversy! Controversial Songs is a column that provides background information and insight into songs that raised eyebrows, stirred the pot, or were banned. The more censorship censor$hit, the better! The records that grace Controversial Songs are old and new alike, with all genres of music welcome. In the 11th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind the “Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” by Aerosmith.
Following the chorus, “Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” remains bold. “Cruise into a bar on the shore / Her picture graced the grime on the door,” Tyler sings in the first verse. The cruise lyric is worth mentioning because the song was originally named “Cruisin’ for the Ladies.” In the second, we get the spiciest lyrics. Taken with this ‘lady,’ Steven sings, “Somebody said / ‘Forgive me if I seem out of line’ / And she whipped out a gun and tried to blow me away.” Yes, the gun is a ‘natural’ gun – one between the legs 😳. Following the ‘big reveal,’ Tyler takes a progressive stance. “Never judge a book by its cover / Or who you gonna love by your lover,” he sings in the third verse, concluding, “She had the body of Venus, Lord, imagine my surprise.” By the bridge, “He was a lady.”
Aerosmith // Permanent Vacation // Geffen // 1987
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