{"id":92177,"date":"2022-04-08T08:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=92177"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:13:46","slug":"aerosmiths-vince-neil-influenced-song-created-the-transgender-revolution-desmond-child-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=92177","title":{"rendered":"Aerosmith\u2019s Vince Neil-Influenced Song Created The Transgender Revolution, Desmond Child Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rock fans and critics seem to get off on making fun of the troubled Crue singer as of late, but even the rotund vocalist is not free of insults from his peers in the rock music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During a recent Zoom conversation with Ultimate Classic Rock, the veteran songwriter and producer Desmond Child stated that Aerosmith<\/strong>\u2018s \u2018Dude (Looks Like A Lady)\u2019 massively contributed to the trans revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerosmith released the song, \u2018Dude (Looks Like A Lady),\u2019 as the lead single from their 1987 album, \u2018Permanent Vacation.\u2019 The track\u2019s intended title was \u2018Cruisin\u2019 for a Lady\u2019 and was about a feminine-looking man who was mistaken for a woman. As the story goes, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler ran into M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce\u2019s<\/strong> Vince Neil<\/strong> at a bar and thought he was a woman with long blonde hair.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when Neil turned back, Tyler was shocked that it was actually a man. The incident inspired Tyler to write the song along with Desmond Child, who worked with the band as the songwriter at the time. Although the song did well on the charts, it has also become the subject of debate for being transphobic<\/strong>. During an interview, Child reflected on the song\u2019s writing process and addressed these famous criticisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated that the band members were unsure about the title as it could offend the gay community. However, as an openly gay figure, Desmond Child relieved them by saying that he knew what it meant and there was no problem with it. Child explained that the song was a significant contribution to the trans revolution<\/strong> rather than being offensive. He referred to the lyrics to further clarify his point and stated that the guy chose to stay with the trans woman instead of running away, so it was undoubtedly a revolutionary moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About \u2018Dude (Looks Like A Lady),\u2019 Desmond Child said:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSteven kind of sheepishly said, \u2018Well, when I first started singing the riff, I was singing \u2018Dude Looks Like a Lady.\u2019 I was like, \u2018What? That\u2019s a hit title!\u2019 Joe said, \u2018But we don\u2019t know what that means.\u2019 I said, \u2018I\u2019m gay. I know what that means<\/strong>. Trust me with this.\u2019 I got them into telling the story of a guy that goes into a strip joint and sees this gorgeous, very buxom blonde up on the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He falls in love, goes backstage, and then she whips out her gun and tries to blow him away. Dude looks like a lady. I mean, we were so ahead of the trans revolution<\/strong> with that song. Because the second verse, the guy doesn\u2019t run away; he sticks with it and stays. The second verse, which was in \u2018Mrs. Doubtfire,\u2019 with the broom dance, says, \u2018Never judge a book by its cover \/ Or who you\u2019re gonna love by your lover.’\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf you like the way it looks, then go for it, you know? So that\u2019s why he sings, \u2018My funky laaady\/ I like it like it like that.\u2019 That was revolutionary.<\/strong> Because the setup was for the guy to run away because he was so shocked and all of that. But no, he liked it, and so he stayed. That song evoked a lot of things, but nobody thought about it that deeply. Because everybody loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They imagined he was singing about himself because he did sort of look like a lady with those big lips and the painted nails and all of that. John Kalodner was in a wedding dress in the video with a long beard. It was like all of this strange kind of imagery. They had these boyish-looking girls with short haircuts with square jaws. It was so ahead of its time.<\/strong> The fun of it all opened the doors to them being able to get more and more songs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can listen to Aerosmith\u2019s \u2018Dude (Looks Like A Lady)\u2019 below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News quote<\/a>, June 20, 2018:<\/strong> \u201cThe World Health Organization no longer classifies transgender people as mentally ill.<\/strong> The United Nations health agency announced in its 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) catalog that \u201cgender incongruence\u201d \u2014 the organization\u2019s term for people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth \u2014 has been moved out<\/strong> of the mental disorders chapter and into<\/strong> the organization\u2019s sexual health chapter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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