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Over the years, Aerosmith have lent their name, their
image, their music, and oftentimes even themselves to significant
elements of pop culture. As they have come to
represent the authentic American rock n' roll band, they are often
used whenever a rock band or a rock song is desired for any type of
media. Aerosmith is also featured in a variety of media, from video
games to movies to roller-coasters. This has greatly contributed to
Aerosmith's fame, longevity, and recognition by even the youngest
of audiences. The following is a list of the many contributions
Aerosmith has given to pop culture.
The band guest-starred
in and was featured prominently in the 1993 film Wayne's World 2.
The band's live performances in the movie--"Dude (Looks Like a
Lady)" and "Shut Up and Dance"--are featured on the film's
soundtrack album.
The song "Dude (Looks like a Lady)" was
featured in the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire
The band contributed
two new songs ("What Kind of Love Are You On" and the #1
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing")
and two old classics ("Sweet Emotion" and "Come Together") to the
soundtrack to the 1998 blockbuster smash Armageddon,
which Tyler's daughter Liv starred in.
The band contributed the song
"Angel's Eye" to the 2000 film Charlie's
Angels.
"Dream On" was the song that was played during
the commercial for the hockey movie, Miracle. It was
also played during the closing credits.
A rock band of elves
resembling Aerosmith is featured in the movie The
Polar Express performing a song called "Rockin' on Top of
the World." Steven Tyler sung the lyrics in the song, yet the rest
of the band was either not featured in the song or not given
credit, meaning it is likely one of Tyler's few solo works.
Steven Tyler also cameoed in the film Be Cool which stars John Travolta and
Uma Thurman. In
the film, Steven Tyler does a duo of "Cryin'" with upcoming singer
Linda Moon (played by Christina Milian)
The band's song
"Deuces are Wild" was featured on The Beavis and Butt-head
Experience, the soundtrack for the wildly popular 1990s
cartoon television series on MTV.
In the mid 1990s, lead singer
Steven Tyler
was interviewed for a special on 20/20, discussing how he overcame drug addiction
in his life and how Aerosmith has risen back to success since
then.
Aerosmith provided the theme music for Spider-Man: The Animated
Series. When Peter Parker first dons on the symbiote costume, his first
costume change is to be "the lead singer of Aerosmith".
"Dream
On" was the background track for Sportscenter's video retrospective of sports in
the 20th century played several times at the end of 1999.
In 2002, Aerosmith
was featured in a special 2-hour long episode of the popular
VH1 rock documentary series
Behind
the Music. Today, they are the only, or one of the only,
artists to have a 2 hour episode, as most Behind the
Musics are only 1 hour in length.
In 2006, Aerosmith
performed three songs with the Boston Pops Orchestra for the
city's annual July 4 celebration and fireworks spectacular which
was broadcast live nationally on CBS.
Aerosmith was also
featured in a game for Sega Genesis titled Revolution X where
music CDs were fired at vilians called the New Order Nation, a
government group bent on stopping music, creativity, and basic
freedoms. It was released in its first form as an arcade
game.
Internet
In 1994, Aerosmith released the single
"Head First" for download on the internet. It is considered the
first full-length commercial entertainment product online.
The
band also appears as villains in the popular internet game,
Emogame
Sampling by
Other Artists
The hit "Dream On" provides the background and
chorus for Eminem's 2003
hit song "Sing for the Moment".
Aerosmith's
song "Livin' on the Edge" was parodied by "Weird Al"
Yankovic as "Livin' in the Fridge".
Comic Strips
Aerosmith guest
starred in the comic book Shadowman #19 by Valiant Comics. In the
book, Master Darque creates a voodoo doll of Steven Tyler and trades
Jack Boniface (Shadowman) Tyler's soul for an as yet unnamed
favour.Steven J Massarsky, one of the original
co-owners of Voyager Communications, the parent company of
Valiant
Comics had strong connections to the music industry (for a time
he managed the Allman Brothers Band among others) and used these
connections to convince popular musicians to appear in
Valiant
Comics.
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