"Let the Music Do the Talking" is a song recorded by

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in 1980 and later re-recorded by the re-united Aerosmith in

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. It was written by Joe Perry.

Overview

After guitarist Joe Perry left Aerosmith in

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, he formed a new band,

in which Ralph Morman was the lead singer. The band's first album '' Let the Music Do the Talking'' was released in 1980. In 1984, Perry and

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rejoined Aerosmith. Aerosmith recorded the album '' Done with Mirrors'' in

. Lead singer Steven Tyler and the other band members liked Perry's "Let the Music Do the Talking" and decided to include it on the new album. The song was re-recorded with mostly new lyrics sung by Tyler, and the running time was reduced by about a minute. The song was issued as a single shortly before the album's release, peaking at #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.Billboard: November 2, 1985

Music video

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for the Aerosmith version of the song was created in 1985, featuring the band performing live at the Orpheum Theatre in

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while being filmed illegally by a few teenage fans. The venue's white shirted security guards that appear in the video were actually bouncers recruited earlier in the evening from Boston's now defunct Channel nightclub. The video was directed by Jerry Kramer.

In concert

The song was a live staple for Aerosmith in the 1987-88 tour in support of '' Permanent Vacation'' and the band has regularly rotated the song into its setlist since then. A version of "Let the Music Do the Talking" was also included on the live album ''

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'', released in 1987.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Let The Music Do The Talking (Song) Aerosmith songs 1985 singles Songs written by Joe Perry (musician) Song recordings produced by Ted Templeman Geffen Records singles 1985 songs Songs written by Steven Tyler American heavy metal songs