"Walk This Way" Quotes

Context

This line was sung by Aerosmith in the song "Walk This Way," written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, from the album Toys in the Attic (1975).

Aerosmith is truly rock 'n' roll royalty, and this song helped them make a comeback in the '80s. "Walk This Way" is a catchy tune with a toe-tapping beat and rapid-fire vocals.

In the original song, it sounds like Steven Tyler is rapping with his quick rhymes and witty wordplay featuring plenty of naughty double entendres. The fast vocals and great beat made it easy for classic hip-hop group Run DMC to cover "Walk This Way" and record the first "rap rock" song.

"Walk This Way" by Run DMC, featuring guest vocals from Steven Tyler and guitar work from Joe Perry, was the first hip-hop video to strike it big on MTV. It helped Aerosmith get a huge popularity boost, while Run DMC helped hip-hop go mainstream.

So without Run DMC doing a risky, yet excellent, cover of this song, it's likely you wouldn't have had the chance to go from 0 to 57 mph in 2.8 seconds on Disney World's Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. (Or maybe it would just be Rolling Stones-themed.)

Where you've heard it

This is one song that gets played on both classic rock and hip-hop stations. Hooray for crossovers! You may have also busted a move to it in the video game Just Dance 2015.

Additional Notable References:

• "Walk This Way" was one of the songs that Aerosmith played during their halftime set at Super Bowl XXXV. Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Mary J. Blige, and even Nelly got to help them out so everyone would be happy.
• "Walk This Way" was kind of inspired by Young Frankenstein. Weird.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

This song rocks and truly has multi-generational appeal so you shouldn't feel bad quoting it.