Eat the Rich (Aerosmith song)
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| "Eat the Rich" | ||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||
| from the album 'Get a Grip' | ||
| Released | 1993 | |
| Format | Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:10 | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Writer(s) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance | |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |
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| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
| "Sweet Emotion" (re-issue 1991) | "Eat the Rich" (1993) | "Livin' on the Edge" (1993) |
Eat the Rich is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Jim Vallance. It was released as the first single from the band's massively successful 1993 album Get a Grip. The song didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it did experience success on rock radio, peaking at #5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the U.K., the song peaked at #34. The band's next four singles and coorelating videos, however, were able to garner more mainstream success for the album.
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[edit] A Fan Favorite
The song quickly became a fan favorite, despite not having much mainstream success, and drew a rousing reaction from crowds when it was used as the band's opening song on the Get a Grip Tour. The band has played the song several times on their most recent tour, the Route of All Evil Tour, despite being generally limited to a 13-song setlist.
The song was featured on the band's 1994 Geffen Records-era greatest hits album Big Ones as well as the first song on the live double-album A Little South of Sanity.
[edit] Song Structure
The song features a heavy drum beat by Joey Kramer and clear, well-defined guitar parts by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, as well as a strong bass groove by Tom Hamilton, and emotional lyrics delivered by Steven Tyler.
[edit] Lyrical Interpretation
The song's lyrics could either be interpreted as cannibalism ("Eat the Rich...take one bite now come back for more"; "I called up my head shrinker...he said you best go on a diet") and/or as hatred towards the rich and their lavish lifestyles ("I'm sick of your complainin' about your poodles and your pills", "Take your Grey Poupon and shove it up your ass").
[edit] Video
The music video which can only be seen on the band's compilation video Big Ones You Can Look At, features footage of the band recording parts of the song in the studio, as well as odd-ball occurrences such as eyeballs, bones, and other things which may suggest the cannibalistic undertones of the song.
