S.O.S. (Too Bad)
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S.O.S. (Too Bad) is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1974 on their second album Get Your Wings. 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".
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- Aerosmith's performance of "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" in 1977
- Aerosmith's performance of "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" in 2006 - last show of the Rockin' the Joint Tour before Steven Tyler had to have throat surgery.
