Monday, February 14, 2011

Aerosmith - Crazy


Crazy, one of the big caome back hits of the legendary Aerosmith, was the final single from Aerosmith's massively successful 1993 album Get a Grip. It was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and producer Desmond Child.




The video for the song (which was directed by Marty Callner) received heavy rotation on MTV and was one of the most requested videos of 1994 - fine example of how to be sexy without getting your boobs out. It featured the third appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, as well as the career debut of Steven's then-teenaged daughter Liv Tyler. The video was very film-like and in addition showing Aerosmith on stage, it depicted the two as schoolgirls - - who appear to be more than just good friends - skipping class and running away, driving off in a blue Ford Mustang convertible. The two use their good looks to take advantage of a service station clerk, and needing money, enter an amateur pole-dancing competition. The video is noteworthy for its very risque and suggestive sexual scenes, many of which strongly suggest lesbianism in the characters. The video also shows the similarities in stage moves of Steven Tyler and daughter Liv . In the end, the girls win the dance competition. They continue their joyride the following day, where they encounter a young farmer tilling land in the countryside. They persuade him to join them in their journeys, where they all go for a skinny dip in a lake, and nearly abandon him. The final seconds of the video show the word "Crazy" spelled out in cursive in the cropland by the still-running tractor.

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