Song · Aerosmith
“Lord of the Thighs” by Aerosmith
From the album Get Your Wings (1974)
“Lord of the Thighs” by Aerosmith appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 2015. It was first released in 1974 on the album Get Your Wings. Its best result is #534 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,795 classic rock song of all time.
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"Lord of the Thighs" is Steven Tyler's leering pun on Lord of the Flies, William Golding's novel, and it was reportedly the last song written for Get Your Wings, Aerosmith's 1974 album. The band came up one song short, so they shut themselves in Studio C at the Record Plant in New York City and built this one out of the sleazy characters hanging around their hotel on Eighth Avenue.
Tyler wrote it, sings it and plays piano, Brad Whitford takes the lead guitar, and Joey Kramer lays down a funky beat whose opening sounds a lot like "Walk This Way". The lyrics are all wink and double entendre, with something darker under the grin. Jack Douglas and Ray Colcord produced. It has stayed in the live show ever since, and it's Kramer's favorite to play onstage.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 534 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2012 | 1187 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 808 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 891 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 815 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
Also listed as: Lord Of The Thighs.
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