Aerosmith

Released: October 31, 1985

Songwriter: Brad Whitford Steven Tyler

Producer: Ted Templeman

[Chorus]
Shela, Shela, she like a hurricane
Shela, Shela, she like a ball and chain
Shela, Shela, she like a hurricane

[Verse 1]
Got myself a lady
I get down on my knees
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hotter than Hades
Heaven if you please
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Shela, Shela, she like a hurricane
Shela, Shela, she like a ball and chain
Shela, Shela, she like a hurricane

[Verse 2]
Some girls put it to you
Make you scream in pain
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Some will say they knew you
And then forget your name
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]
Shela, real tight
Shela, that's right
Shela

[Outro]
She said she could do it
Love she could fulfill, yeah
There ain’t nothing to it
Backbone gets a chill, yeah

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

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