Sweet Emotion Lyrics

[Intro]
Sweet emotion
Sweet emotion

Sweet emotion
Sweet emotion (Emotion)

[Chorus]
Sweet emotion
Sweet emotion

[Verse 1]
Talk about things that nobody cares
Wearing other things that nobody wears

You're calling my name but I got to make clear
I can't say baby where I'll be in a year

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Some sweat hog mama with a face like a gent
Said my get up and go, musta got up and went
Well I got good news, she's a real good liar
‘Cause the backstage boogie set your pants on fire

[Chorus]
Sweet emotion
Sweet emotion

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About

Genius Annotation

“Sweet Emotion” was released in April 1975 by Columbia Records on Aerosmith’s third album Toys in the Attic. The single version was released for radio play on May 19th, 1975. Sweet Emotion was also Aerosmith’s first Top 40 single, reaching No. 36 on July 19th, 1975.

Steven Tyler was inspired to write the lyrics about his anger & jealousy when Joe Perry moved out of the apartment the band shared to live with his then-girlfriend Alyssa. It is notable for its “slippery, slimy, melodically delicious” bass intro, sugar packets being used instead of maracas, and the vibraphone slaps – including one slap that broke it!

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Aerosmith say about "Sweet Emotion"?
Genius Answer

In the band’s memoir Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler said:

Frank Connally sold us to Leber-Krebs for what — I don’t know. On “Sweet Emotion,” we used these backward handclaps and four of us in the studio chanting, “Fuck you, Frank.” If you play it backward, you can hear this.

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