Walk This Way
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Image:Walk This Way 1.JPG Image:Walk This Way 2.JPG "Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock group Aerosmith from their album Toys in the Attic in 1975. It was one of their first hits to reach the top ten in the U.S., and it was an international hit in 1986 when remade with rappers Run-D.M.C. on their album Raising Hell.
The song title was inspired from a line in the movie Young Frankenstein spoken by the character Igor (played by Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman (1934-1982). The lyrics, written by Steven Tyler, are about a high school male having sexual intercourse for the first time and engaging in group sex.
The 1986 music video for "Walk This Way" symbolically placed Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. in a musical duel in neighboring studios before Tyler literally breaks through the wall that separates them. The video then segues to the bands' joint performance on stage. (This was parodied in the music video for Lil Jon's "Get Low Remix.") The highly popular video was the first rap video ever played in heavy rotation on MTV and is regarded as a classic of the medium. The landmark collaboration catapulted Run-D.M.C. into mainstream stardom and introduced rap music and hard rock/hip hop fusion to a wide audience for the first time. The song also marked a comeback for Aerosmith, who followed up with the hit album Permanent Vacation in 1987.
In addition to the success of the song, Aerosmith's autobiography was also named Walk This Way.