S.o.s. (too Bad)

S.O.S. (Too Bad) is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1974 as their third single from their second album Get Your Wings.

Background

Written by Steven Tyler, it is a hard rocking song focusing on sex and sleaze, with a chorus of "I'm a bad, lonely school boy, and I'm a rat, and it's too bad, can't get me none of that." The song starts off with a fast drum beat and basic guitar riff, then slows down, and builds up once again, with Steven Tyler's rapid-fire, fierce lyrics accompanying. The song's lyrical content and musical styles are in the vein of "blooze", a grittier hard rock version of blues music, often with lyrics focused on sex, drugs, and urban life.

The song has remained a fan favorite and has been a staple in the setlists on Aerosmith's most recent tours, the Rockin' the Joint Tour and the Route of All Evil Tour.

S.O.S. stands for "Same Old Shit".^[1]

External Links

Aerosmith's performance of "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" in 1977

References

1. ^ Douglas, S. and Aerosmith: "Walk This Way", page 215. Avon, 1997

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Singles
1973: "Mama Kin", "Dream On" 1974: "Same Old Song and Dance", "Train Kept A-Rollin'", "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" 1975: "Sweet Emotion", "You See Me Crying" 1976: "Last Child", "Home Tonight", "Walk This Way" 1977: "Back in the Saddle", "Draw the Line" 1978: "Kings and Queens", "Come Together" 1979: "Chip Away the Stone" 1980: "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" 1982: "Lightning Strikes" 1985: "Let the Music Do the Talking" 1986: "Shela" 1987: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Hangman Jury" 1988: "Angel", "Rag Doll" 1989: "Love in an Elevator", "Janie's Got a Gun" 1990: "What it Takes", "The Other Side", "F.I.N.E.", "Monkey On My Back" 1993: "Eat the Rich", "Livin' on the Edge", "Fever", "Cryin'", "Amazing" 1994: "Shut Up and Dance", "Deuces Are Wild", "Crazy", "Blind Man" 1995: "Walk on Water" 1997: "Nine Lives", "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Hole in My Soul", "Pink" 1998: "Taste of India", "Full Circle", "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "What Kind of Love Are You On" 2000: "Angel's Eye" 2001: "Jaded", "Fly Away From Here", "Sunshine", "Just Push Play" 2002: "Girls of Summer" 2004: "Baby, Please Don't Go" 2006: "Devil's Got a New Disguise"
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Recorded 1975
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Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
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The Route of All Evil Tour

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Dates September 5 2006 - December 17 2006
Legs 2
Shows 40 (Aerosmith/MÃ¶tley CrÃ¼e)
5 (Aerosmith only)
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Genre Hard Rock
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Writer(s) Steven Tyler
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Recorded 1973
Genre Hard Rock, Blues-Rock
Length 4:27
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Producer(s) Adrian Barber
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Length 3:53
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Length 3:26
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Writer(s) Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
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S.o.s. (too Bad)

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