20 Things You Didn't Know About Aerosmith

5. Steven Tyler Forgot His Own Song

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The 1975 album Toys in the Attic featured an experimental track called "You See Me Crying", a ballad which uncharacteristically utilised a symphony orchestra as part of its instrumentation. Nine years after its release, Steve Tyler heard it played on the radio and loved it, suggesting to the rest of the band that they should cover it.

Thanks to his substance abuse, Tyler had completely forgotten it was already their song- until Perry reminded him bluntly that "it's us, f**khead." Needless to say, he probably remembered after that.

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