Let the Music Do the Talking (song)
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| "Let the Music Do the Talking" | ||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||
| from the album 'Done with Mirrors' | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 1985 | |
| Length | 3:44 | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Writer(s) | Joe Perry | |
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |
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| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
| "Lightning Strikes" (1982) | "Let the Music Do the Talking" (1985) | "Shela" (1986) |
Let the Music Do the Talking is a song recorded by The Joe Perry Project in 1980 and later re-recorded by the re-united Aerosmith in 1985. It was written by Joe Perry.
[edit] Overview
After guitarist Joe Perry left Aerosmith in 1979, he formed his solo project, aptly titled The Joe Perry Project. He released his first album, Let the Music Do the Talking in 1980. The song was included as the first song and title track of the record.
In 1984, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford rejoined Aerosmith. Aerosmith recorded the album Done with Mirrors in 1985. Lead singer Steven Tyler and the other band members were quite impressed with Perry's "Let the Music Do the Talking" and decided to include it on the album. The entire song was re-recorded by Aerosmith with the same lyrics sung by Steven Tyler, and the running time reduced about a minute. The song, one of the band's more harder rocking songs, was released as a single to rock radio shortly after the album's release. It became the band's most successful single off the record, peaking at #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
[edit] Music video
The music video for the song features the band performing live in a small venue.
[edit] In concert
The song was a live staple for The Joe Perry Project in the early 1980s, as well as for Aerosmith in the mid-1980s, during their 1984-85 "Back in the Saddle" reunion tour, their 1985-86 tour in support of Done with Mirrors, and their 1987-88 tour in support of Permanent Vacation. The band has only occassionally rotated the song into the setlist since then.
"Let the Music Do the Talking" was also included on the live album Classics Live II, released in 1987.
1973: "Mama Kin", "Dream On" 1974: "Same Old Song and Dance", "Train Kept A-Rollin'" 1975: "Sweet Emotion" 1976: "Last Child", "Home Tonight", "Walk This Way", "Back in the Saddle" 1977: "Draw the Line" 1978: "Kings and Queens", "Come Together", "Chip Away the Stone" 1980: "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" 1982: "Lightning Strikes" 1985: "Let the Music Do the Talking" 1986: "Shela" 1987: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Hangman Jury" 1988: "Angel", "Rag Doll" 1989: "Love in an Elevator", "Janie's Got a Gun" 1990: "What it Takes", "The Other Side", "F.I.N.E.", "Monkey On My Back" 1993: "Eat the Rich","Livin' on the Edge","Fever", "Cryin'", "Amazing", "Shut Up and Dance" 1994: "Deuces Are Wild", "Crazy", "Blind Man" 1995: "Walk on Water" 1997: "Nine Lives", "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Hole in My Soul", "Pink", "Taste of India","Full Circle" 1998: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "What Kind of Love Are You On" 2000: "Angel's Eye" 2001: "Jaded" , "Fly Away From Here", "Sunshine", "Just Push Play" 2002: "Girls of Summer" 2004: "Baby, Please Don't Go" 2006: "Devil's Got a New Disguise"
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