20 Interesting Facts About the Aerosmith Song "Dream On" | Inspire Metals (2023)

09 Mar 20 Interesting Facts About the Aerosmith Song “Dream On”

I don’t know about you, but I GREW UP to this song. My parents blasted it loud enough for the entire neighborhood to hear. It’s one of those songs that when I hear it, I go back in time. I can smell the Aussie Hairspray my mom would use to mimic the “Bon Jovi” feathered bangs look. I can remember my dad playing air guitar and belting out some hideous high pitched screech that only Steven Tyler himself could ever pull off. This song brings back amazing memories for me, memories that will forever be engrained in my mind. Now that I’m older and REALLY able to HEAR the lyrics, the song is so much more meanigful to me. When I feel like giving up I just remember these fun and inspiring Aerosmith facts;

The lead singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, wrote “Dream On”. It took himSIX YEARS, on & off!

Six year guys! This is evidence that nothing amazing is created overnight. Be patient, keep chipping away at your dreams.

Steven Tylerfound a suitcase of money outside of where the band was staying, and used the money to purchase theRMI keyboard that Aerosmith used to perform “Dream On” for the first time.

There is no such thing as accidents. The bands intentions were so clear, they “randomly” found just enough money to purchase the equipment they needed. Can you say Synchronicity?

Steven Tyler’s father was a classically trained musician, and when Steven was three years old, he would lie underneath the piano and listen to his dad play. In his book,Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?, Tyler writes, “That’s where I got that ‘Dream On’ chordage.”

Isn’t it amazing how powerful music is? What is even more amazing is how powerful our mind is. What you hear over and over as a small child becomes part of who you are. Maybe that’s why I never stop dreaming, the song “Dream On” has literally become part of who I am.

Regarding the meaning of this song, Tyler explained: “It’s about the hunger to be somebody: Dream until your dreams come true.”

To strive to always be more doesn’t mean that you are not okay with who you are. Itmeansthat you are open to learnbetterand eventually becomebetter. We should wake up everyday with the intention to be better than we were the day before.

This was the song that saved Aerosmith from being dropped by their label.

Irony, again, how a song about not giving up actually kept them going.

‘Dream On’ came of Steven Tyler playing the piano when he was about 17 or 18. He didn’t know anything about writing a song. It was just this little sonnet that he started playing one day. He never thought that it would end up being a real song.”

Isn’t it interesting how some of the most innovative ideas pop up without much thought? Divine intervention perhaps?

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry didn’t like this song. He explained toClassic Rockmagazine in 2002: “Back in those days you made your mark playing live. And to me rock ‘n’ roll’s all about energy and putting on a show. Those were the things that attracted me to rock ‘n’ roll, but ‘Dream On’ was a ballad. I didn’t really appreciate the musicality of it until later, but I did know it was a great song, so we put it in our set”.

This is a perfect lesson on the fact that not everyone is going to like what you do. Trust yourself, and keep moving anyway.

Tyler played the piano on this song. It provided an interlude at concerts where he could sit behind a piano instead of running around on stage.

Brilliant. Like Mr. Tyler, When were rocking & Rolling, we also need to give ourselves time to rest.

Eminem used this as the basis for his 2002 song “Sing For The Moment.” Tyler’s vocals were sampled and Perry played guitar on Eminem’s track.

I clearly wasn’t the only person inspired by this song growing up.

A cover by the Glee cast peaked at #26 on the Hot 100 in 2010. Their version features actor/singer Neil Patrick Harris who played the role of Bryan Ryan in the “Dream On” episode of the show.

2010! Almost 35 years later the song makes one of the best perfomances in “Glee” history

Steven Tyler says that this was the only song on the band’s first album where he used his “real” voice. He was insecure about how his voice sounded on tape, so for the other songs, he tried to sing a bit lower and sound more soulful like James Brown.

Proving the famous words of Bruce Lee to be true.

On September 19, 2006, Aerosmith dedicated the song to captured Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser and on September 22, 2007, at a concert inAtlantic City, New Jersey, Aerosmith dedicated the song to one of their fans, Monica Massaro, who had been murdered earlier that year.

When music meets philanthropy

A re-recorded version of the song appears in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. It was one of the four songs that Aerosmith re-recorded for the game. It also appears in the demo for the game.

At the time my son was 5, and we rocked out on guitar hero together regularly. Which is only adding to the many reasons that I love this song!

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler demanded that Republican presidential candidateDonald Trumpstop using the band’s hit power ballad ‘Dream On’ at his campaign events.Attorneys for Tyler went so far as to send second cease-and-desist letters to Trump’s campaign committee.The letter said that Trump does ‘not have our client’s permission to use Dream On’ or any of Tyler’s other songs.

When the President elect chooses your song, and you tell him “Nah!” like a boss.

During a show in Batumi, Georgia in May of 2017, Aerosmith led their fans in a moment of silence in memory of the late Chris Cornell. Steven Tyler then sat at a piano at the edge of the stage and dedicated “Dream On” to the departed rocker.“Let’s take a moment of silence for Chris Cornell. Dear God, may this man forever dream on.”

Talk about the feels. I lost my step-dad to suicide in 2008. He was a huge fan of both, Soundgarden and Aerosmith, so watching this gave me peace and great sadness at the same time.

Each year theGRAMMY Hall Of Famecelebrates a class of outstanding recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance.“Dream On” scored its most recent accolade in the form of induction into theHall Of Fameas part of theclass of 2018.

Deeming this song as significant is an understatement.

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To the strains of Aerosmith’s 1973rock ballad “Dream On,” Steven Tyler hit the road in a surprisingly emotional Super Bowl commercial for Kia. In the ad, Tyler steps behind the wheel of a Kia Stinger on a dustyrace track, throws the car into reverse and puts the pedal to the medal. WhenTyler emerges from the car, he’s 40 years younger (thanks to CGI), resembling the shaggy-haired hippie who won the hearts of so many, and still is to this day.

I’m not crying, there is just something in my eye…

The song “Dream On” is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.It is also ranked #173 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

NOW IMAGINE IF THEY HAD GIVEN UP!

I think a lot of people have a deep connection to this song and the message it sends. I have always been motivated by their story, their career and the timeless message they have inspired us with for so many years. I hope next time you hear Steven singing “Dream Until Your Dreams Come True”, you know that he is singing to YOU.

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