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Song by Aerosmith

"Same Old Song and Dance"

Single by Aerosmith

from the album Get Your Wings

B-side

"Pandora's Box"

Released

March 19, 1974 (1974-03-19)

Recorded

December 17, 1973 – January 14, 1974

Studio

Record Plant, New York City

Genre

Length

3:53 (album version)
2:59 (single version)

Aerosmith singles chronology

"Dream On"
(1973)

"Same Old Song and Dance"
(1974)

"Train Kept A-Rollin'"
(1974)

"Same Old Song and Dance" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith, written by singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry. Released on March 19, 1974, as the lead single from their second studio album, Get Your Wings, it has remained a staple on rock radio and in the band's setlists.

Structure

The song was built around a riff that Joe Perry came up with while sitting on his amp. Steven Tyler quickly came up with the lyrics, which are sung in sync with the main riff. The song is known for its upbeat rhythm and the duelling guitars of Perry and Brad Whitford, along with interspersed horns. Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed) plays the guitar solo on the Get Your Wings recording. "On 'Same Old Song And Dance', I told them that we should bring in some horns to bring out their rhythm and blues side," said producer Jack Douglas. "They definitely had that kind of style and sound already. We got the Brecker Brothers to play on that. The sax solo is Michael Brecker."

Reception

Cash Box called it a "top flight hard rocker."Record World said that it was "one of the most straightshootin' rockers of the year" and called it a "literate, variegated variant on the 'Marc Bolan boogie,' rhythmically and lyrically."

Live performances

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The song remains a fan favorite and a staple in the band's shows. The band often does an extended jam during it in concert, often resulting in the song extending two minutes over its original running time. This extended jam at the end of a song is used as a showcase for bassist Tom Hamilton. Tyler is also known to do his trademark scat singing during these jams.

On other albums

"Same Old Song and Dance" has been featured on Aerosmith compilations including Greatest Hits (1980) (where the song is remastered, 52 seconds of the song are edited out and the first line from one of the verses is changed from "Got you with your cocaine..." to "Shady-looking loser..."), Pandora's Box (1991), O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (2002), and Greatest Hits 1973–1988 (2004). The song can also be found on the live albums Classics Live II (1987), A Little South of Sanity (1998) and Rockin' the Joint (2005), and the live DVD You Gotta Move (2004).

In popular culture

The song is mentioned in the Season 5 episode "Gaza" of the American TV series The West Wing. It also appears in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

References

^ Aerosmith's Greatest Hits (CD insert). Aerosmith. U.S.A.: Columbia Records. 1993 . CK 57367.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Get Your Wings (Vinyl sleeve). Aerosmith. U.S.A.: Columbia Records. 1974. Back cover. PC 32847.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 23, 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
Guarisco, Donald. "Same Old Song and Dance by Aerosmith - Track Info | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
"The Official Dick Wagner Website". wagnermusic.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
"Production legend Jack Douglas on 18 career-defining records". 19 December 2012.
"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 30, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

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Steven Tyler Tom Hamilton Joey Kramer Joe Perry Brad Whitford Ray Tabano Jimmy Crespo Rick Dufay
Studio albums	Aerosmith Get Your Wings Toys in the Attic Rocks Draw the Line Night in the Ruts Rock in a Hard Place Done with Mirrors Permanent Vacation Pump Get a Grip Nine Lives Just Push Play Honkin' on Bobo Music from Another Dimension!
Live albums	Live! Bootleg Classics Live I and II A Little South of Sanity Rockin' the Joint
Extended plays	Vacation Club Made in America
Singles	"Dream On" "Mama Kin" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Train Kept A-Rollin'" "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" "Sweet Emotion" "Walk This Way" "You See Me Crying" "Toys in the Attic" "Last Child" "Home Tonight" "Back in the Saddle" "Draw the Line" "Kings and Queens" "Get It Up" "Come Together" "Chip Away the Stone" "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" "Bitch's Brew" "Let the Music Do the Talking" "Shela" "My Fist Your Face" "Darkness" "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" "Hangman Jury" "Angel" "Rag Doll" "Love in an Elevator" "F.I.N.E.*" "Janie's Got a Gun" "What It Takes" "The Other Side" "Monkey on My Back" "Love Me Two Times" "Helter Skelter" "Livin' on the Edge" "Eat the Rich" "Fever" "Cryin'" "Amazing" "Shut Up and Dance" "Deuces Are Wild" "Crazy" "Blind Man" "Walk on Water" "Nine Lives" "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" "Hole in My Soul" "Pink" "Taste of India" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "What Kind of Love Are You On" "Angel's Eye" "Jaded" "Fly Away from Here" "Sunshine" "Just Push Play" "Girls of Summer" "Baby, Please Don't Go" "Devil's Got a New Disguise" "Legendary Child" "Lover Alot" "What Could Have Been Love" "Can't Stop Lovin' You"
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1980) Gems Pandora's Box Pandora's Toys Big Ones Box of Fire Classic Aerosmith: The Universal Masters Collection Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith Tough Love: Best of the Ballads Greatest Hits (2023)
Videos and DVDs	Aerosmith Video Scrapbook Permanent Vacation 3x5 Live Texxas Jam '78 Things That Go Pump in the Night The Making of Pump Big Ones You Can Look At You Gotta Move Rock for the Rising Sun
Concert tours	Back in the Saddle Tour Permanent Vacation Tour Pump Tour Get a Grip Tour Nine Lives Tour Just Push Play Tour Aerosmith World Tour 2007 Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour Global Warming Tour Let Rock Rule Tour Blue Army Tour Rock 'N' Roll Rumble Tour Aero-Vederci Baby! Tour Deuces Are Wild Peace Out: The Farewell Tour
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Songs

Side one	Same Old Song and Dance Lord of the Thighs Spaced Woman of the World
Side two	S.O.S. (Too Bad) Train Kept A-Rollin' Seasons of Wither Pandora's Box

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