Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
| "Dude" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Simoriah" |
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a song by Boston hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the first of 3 singles from the Permanent Vacation album in 1987. It reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #41 on the Hot Dance Club Play charts, and #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was written by songwriter Desmond Child, lead guitarist Joe Perry and lead singer Steven Tyler, and is 4:24 minutes long.
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Video
The video for Dude (Looks Like a Lady) features the band performing live onstage as well as random moments of characters portraying transvestites, including a cameo appearance by A&R man John Kalodner dressed up in a wedding dress at one point. This is a joke based on the fact that Kalodner always dresses in white.
There are also some provocative sexual performances, both by lead singer Steven Tyler as well as an attractive female who has her skirt partially lifted to reveal an Aerosmith "wings" tattoo on her buttocks.
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Award Nominations
"Dude" picked up two MTV Video Music Award nominations in 1988 (the first for the band). It was nominated for Best Group Video and Best Stage Performance, but failed to gain the wins. The band made up for it eventually, winning over 10 "moon-men" and 4 Grammys in the 1990s.
Legacy
The song has long been a staple on both rock radio and in concert, as the band has regularly rotated it into their setlists over the years.
The song has been featured on a number of subsequent compilations by Aerosmith including Big Ones, O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, Devil's Got a New Disguise and the live album A Little South of Sanity.
According to Tyler, this is one of the two Aerosmith songs he is not very fond of performing on stage. The other song is "Angel".[citation needed]
Appearance in Other Media
- The song is notable for its inclusion as being part of an on-screen dance and air guitar sequence in Mrs. Doubtfire, along with being on the soundtrack for the 1993 film, starring Robin Williams and Sally Field.
- It was also performed live by the band in the 1993 comedy film Wayne's World 2 starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. The live version was featured on the soundtrack along with a live version of the band's 1993 hit "Shut Up and Dance".
- It is featured on the ending of the console version of Revolution X, which was a game made by Midway Games, which featured Aerosmith.
- In The Simpsons episode There's Something About Marrying,"Veronica" is singing the song while Marge was spying on her shaving.
- The song is performed by Julia Sweeney in It's Pat!.
- The song has been spoofed in the Design Notes of Dragon Fable because of the recent bug that results in female char's transforming in to male char's when equipped the ranger armor. Artix ( creator of Artix Entertainment) said the song should be Lady looks like a Dude
- The song is used in the Aerosmith-themed Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at the Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
- The song was played at Philadelphia Flyers home games when Jaromir Jagr appeared for the visiting team.
- In The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode, Billy Gets an 'A', Grim makes a reference to the song when he sees Billy's dad as a woman in an alternate universe by saying "Dude looks like a lady!".
- Noel Fielding refers to it as a song for his androgynous attire in art college.
- It is featured in the video game Tecmo Stackers for Playstation One.
- The song was not featured in Guitar Hero Aerosmith, but an achievement was named after the song on the Xbox 360 version of the game. For 10 gs, the player must play a song as Izzy Sparks
- The song was featured in the 1987 movie Like Father Like Son.
