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Monkey on My BackAerosmith

Released: September 12, 1989

Songwriter: Joe Perry Steven Tyler

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn

[Intro]
(Woe is me, and I've been dyin'
Got to get that monkey off my back)
Yoooowwwwwww

[Verse]
The fortune teller looked into my eyeballs
The wrinkles on her face about to crack
She said, "You best believe it
You ain't goin' anywhere
Unless you get that monkey off your back"
[Ad-lib] whoo hoo yeah

Well, I made believe the devil made me do it
I was the evil leader of the pack
You best believe I had it all, and then I blew it
Feedin' that fucking monkey on my back
Yow!

If you put it a spoon, man, I would boot it
Some king whose mental house was just a shack
Where do you draw the line when all your friends are dyin'?
You got to get that monkey off your back
Uh, uh, uh

Your crystal ball is where you chase the dragon
She said, "Now, bring me home his head inside a sack"
But now you find your crystal balls are dragging
Uh, uh, uh, got to get that monkey off your back
[Tyler ad-libs] Yeah, yea hoo[repeat]

Aerosmith

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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