this song, eat the rich, is my favorite track off of the 150 million dollar band aerosmith. in fact, their entire 11th studio album really captures what makes this song so special.
Eat the rich is an abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau *(1712-1778)* . It is used in radical and anti-capitalist circles, gaining wider traction at the beginning of the 21st century in response to increasing income inequality.. "When the people shall have no more to eat, they will eat the rich!"
This song brings back so many memories. I was a teenager in the 90s and graduated in 1998 from high school. Man, this song just bought the hell of a lot of memories back to me. This is one of the greatest rock and roll videos of all time
This song is a constant ear worm from when I was 12 years old-when it dropped. I’m a drummer and learned to songs like this. This song/album just invokes something in me.
Musical Masterpiece, and this song has a message that people should be taking in . Steven Tyler is a songwriting genius. Your music is timeless and classic. Keep rockin and rolling.
WindWipper sounds good at first. But a lot of rich fucks I know would probably be just gristle and fat in a single malt scotch marinade. Probably have to tenderize them first.
I always loved the into to this album with the Walk This Way riff in it. Reminds me of Metallica's King Nothing and how James whispers "We're off to never never land" Something about these huge bands making reference to their biggest hits. Aerosmith will surely be missed. Peace out, Aerosmith.
I don't think you understand how incredible it it is for me to watch this video after so many years. Aerosmith (and their music videos) are woven into the fabric of my childhood. I remember singing along to them in the car and around the house with my family, and those are my earliest memories. Wow. This is...amazing.
disgusting, read benevolent comments for a socialist communist, like bernie sanders who just wants to turn the United States into a destroyed country like Venezuela, by Nicolas Maduro .... Definitely the human being only serves one thing ... self destruct ..... Socialism is the biggest scam in history ... Bernie Sanders just wants power! The stronger the state, the weaker the individual is ... you are feeding a crocodile from the Nile River ... when the crocodile tears your arm ... don't start crying! stupid
It's 2020, we got Coronavirus, quarantines and Alex Jones boasting he'd eat his neighbors before letting his daughters starve (as if we are really that bad off X__X )
As a matter of fact best fertilizer is done by the companies that have the highest technology levels, and therefore the companies owned by presumably rich individuals. So?
It's crazy how Steven and Joe can let a tarantula crawl on them and if a cat spider got 5 feet from me I would freak the hell out and run. Amazing! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This song takes a shot at rich people who believe their wealth entitles them to look down on others. Aerosmith were indeed rich when they released this song, but they come from humble beginnings and can't stand the condescending attitude of some rich people. >> Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith wrote this song with Jim Vallance, a Canadian songwriter who also co-wrote "Rag Doll" and "Young Lust." They put the song together in Vallance's basement studio. The jungle rhythm came about after Tyler started banging away on a keyboard. Perry came up with a guitar riff, and Valance added a guitar phrase. The song's rhythms were played on Polynesian log drums. Six musicians were brought in to play them. An aggressive rocker, this song was released as the second single from Get A Grip, following another uptempo number, "Livin' On The Edge," which made #18 in the US. "Eat The Rich" didn't chart, but when the record company tried a different tack, releasing the ballads "Cryin'," "Amazing" and "Crazy," the album rose to #1 and got Aerosmith back on MTV and Top 40 radio.
Being rich is not wrong, as long as it was earned honestly and not on the backs of poor people. There are rich people who are kind and generous. It's the entitled bunch who think being rich, with money earned through tax dodges and bending the rules in their favour, who deserve to be eaten. At one time, many millionaires (not all) from "old money" believed in philanthropy as a requirement of their wealth, they had dignity and respect and treated everyone else that way too.
awesomejohnnet I wouldn't say badass in my neighborhood even the chicks didn't like Aerosmith to wimpy that's why we needed punk rock to flush this shit down the pipe too many posers
When I was a kid and I heard this on the radio back then, I thought the lyrics were saying "Eat the "Wrench". I actually didn't realize this was wrong, having not heard the song in ages, until trying to look up the song about 5 years ago.
Battle Arena Toshinden here, baby. Stonks too. Lesson learned: Never underestimate the unpredictability of man and his yearning spirit for freedom. No amount of control or globe spanning economic and industrial power will ever wield complete control over men, even if it means pitting them to the death for fun. That always works against them in the end.
I am sorry but I had this album in 5th grade and this was their best album. Eat the Rich, Living on the Edge, Crazy, Cryin, Shut Up And Dance, Line Up, Amazing, Fever, so many GREAT tracks
Reminder for comment scrollers that the new difference in $ of the lower class to the upper class in the US is now larger than what it was at the beginning of the French Revolution 💜
They could completely rework the lyrics into whatever else they wanted, this song would still go hard as hell. The riff is outstanding, the drumming is rock solid, the bass even gets limelight throughout the song. This whole album was great, the composition was insane, it was one of the few albums that I would give a 10/10. I don’t think there was but one song (Line Up) on the whole album that may have been out of place, but I believe that was even reaching cause it was still a damn near perfect album.
I remember that story Del Preston told us.. "the shopkeeper and his son, well that's a different story altogether, I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business really...
Joe Perry and Slash were two guitarists I could listen to play all day everyday as a young kid.... this gives me super nostalgia and i was born in the 90's lmfao
Anyone who does not think this is Aerosmith's best album is CRAZY. GET A GRIP is AMAZING and if you are LIVING ON THE EDGE and stop CRYING you can LINE UP and see that if you SHUT UP AND DANCE you will have a Aersmith FEVER!!!
@@pinheadlarry1977 It is when he hollers about taxing the rich to supposedly help the poor. He wants the wealthy to help the poor, but doesn't lead by example.
@@jrayproductions7790 he literally said that he would have no problem raising his own taxes and he donates part of his salary to charity, most of his wealth came from his book
When has he helped in a soup kitchen. He is a politician. A career politician, no less. No better than all the other Washington carpetbaggers and scumbags. Deserving of no more than tar, feathers, and a wooden rail. Worse, yet, he is a Bolshevik. A man that has no place, in this country
I’m going to listen to this song on repeat today for no particular reason
I came here to check if anyone else was doing this for no particular reason.
Same! LOL
Ditto! Been singing it since yesterday.
Me too!! 😂
2024 going out with a bang. This is so wild.
This song has been playing in my head a lot the last couple days. Maybe I should consult with my healthcare provider.
LMAO
This is how rock and roll should be played. So many great rock acts from the Boston area. Play the shit outta it!!
I just can't seem to get this song out my head for some reason
The assassination of the UHC CEO, Brian Thompson, reminded me of this great Aerosmith song.
today one rich insurance guy got eaten
Joey Kramer is a rock solid drummer. Hits hard and never loses a beat. He is an essential asset to this band.
His perfect machine gun intro to the final verse...
I keep on forgetting just what an awesome and influential drummer Joey Kramer really is. An absolute powerhouse 🤘
Too bad the band fucked him over a few years ago.
Joey Kramer is what today drum wish they could emulate him truly a very good drummer
This song goes out to "the "person of interest" w/ the great smile! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Nov 5 2024 (DDD)
He's hot!!
That guitar riff never gets old.
The one of the best riff in rock ever, although Joe Perry got plenty of that such as Jimmy Page.
If you like this? Then you'll love The Skyhooks as much as Aerosmith must have 😂
Shocked I never picked it as a kid actually.
@Spit Dragonthis is an early 90s video and song
Joe Perry had tapes and tapes of riffs he recorded that were never used. He was a riff machine.
Yes.
"Their attitudes may taste like shit...but they go real good with wine..." Brilliant!
They announced they are retiring today, ending the farewell tour. 54 years of being the great American rock band, what a sweet emotion.
Seems very relevant lately
Time for this song to make a comeback.
2022
DNC campaign song?
@@cc1k435 sadly the democrat party is lead by cowards and the people we should be eating
@@cc1k435 most of em are commies so I guess it fits
They're playing shows again
This just happened to be rocking while I was playing Mario Bros today.
LMAO
🎶 Eat the rich! There's only one thing that they're good for! 🎶
*standing ovation*
A good store of fat and largesse. Plenty unsympathetic too.
I love how Steven can actually rap, he shows it off here and in “Walk This Way”
CEOs take notes...
These guys were ahead of their time.
Maybe it's about time we all start stocking up on barbecue sauce.
@kevin willems you just need a little salt for good bacon.
And now with the coronavirus pandemic this song is even more relevant
no they weren't, anti-capitalist ideologies always existed :/
@@midshitfuta Well that's become super relevant
@@nottherealcrystallegionair953 No justice, no peace.
The longer this pandemic goes on, the more relevant this song becomes.
Taken on even more meaning in the 2 weeks since you commented this
@@DrewPeabaws and even more since you posted that comment
gallois64 shall I dare say it
gallois64 bout to be one long thread of comments haha
Стопудово!
Rampant income inequality brought me here.
30 years later and this song is still hilariously relevant.
and always will be in a capitalistic society
30 years later and Tom's bass is still slaying
@@nealeystudios1917 and the song is still pounding
This song popped in my head and i was about to post this...thankx now i dont have to!
@@dhruvhnk6860 cause socialism works right? Dork
Im going to listen to this every day and hope it goes viral again.
You got your wish
Oh boy did it!
Gosh! Genie heard you
this song, eat the rich, is my favorite track off of the 150 million dollar band aerosmith. in fact, their entire 11th studio album really captures what makes this song so special.
do you think the titles of the songs in this album is the right key , but their order is the wrong keyhole ?
Dude get a grip, they are not causing infrastructure problems
**eyes on Czech Republic**
25 years later and this song STILL slams! 🤘🎸🥁🎙🤘😎
Eat the rich is an abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau *(1712-1778)* . It is used in radical and anti-capitalist circles, gaining wider traction at the beginning of the 21st century in response to increasing income inequality.. "When the people shall have no more to eat, they will eat the rich!"
Mighty ironic for one of the most famous American rock bands ever to make a song about this😂
This song brings back so many memories. I was a teenager in the 90s and graduated in 1998 from high school. Man, this song just bought the hell of a lot of memories back to me. This is one of the greatest rock and roll videos of all time
Exact same timing for me with HS
@@erickimm5150 What up fellow class of 98'er! We lived the life, didn't we?
You must be 1980
Bloody same
I was class of ‘99, and had this album on cassette :)
Here this Thursday of December 5, 2024 for no particular reason
You are out of network
Such a good freakin good song..🎸🤟🥁🎤
Be ready for 2025. Plenty of food on the table.😋
OMG the lyrics. Those sublime lyrics. The days when they stuck it to the man!
This song is a constant ear worm from when I was 12 years old-when it dropped. I’m a drummer and learned to songs like this. This song/album just invokes something in me.
Somebody listening this masterpiece in 2024????🎸🤘🏻
Your mother
ALWAYS!
Yep
I am but you don't need to be so up front about it
yep !
Their best riff ever. So simple, but filled with so much swag and is amazing to the ears.
10 y old comment. Back when swag was a trendy word haha. It is a great riff \m/
Remember: Music... is the weapon.
I remember playing that arcade game all the time
Or in this case, a stand
I understood that reference!
One of my favorite games ever :)
@@Sharkis
It's a reference to Revolution X, not JoJo.
This song is aging like fine wine for me, more relevant and important with each passing year.
Musical Masterpiece, and this song has a message that people should be taking in . Steven Tyler is a songwriting genius. Your music is timeless and classic. Keep rockin and rolling.
That guitar solo....I am dying... This is one of my most fav songs
.❤️❤️😍😍
The fact that they wrote this without a hint of irony makes it the most ironic song ever.
Eating the rich is sounding more and more relevant today....would really save on groceries too.
WindWipper sounds good at first. But a lot of rich fucks I know would probably be just gristle and fat in a single malt scotch marinade. Probably have to tenderize them first.
Bio accumulation is real, the rich are probably loaded with mercury and shit. Not that healthy to eat them. Compost the rich.
I won't eat any rich people since I'm a vegetarian, but I'll condone the practice. Get back to me when there's a veggie based rich person substitute.
I was just thinking that same thing. It's time!
@@niko1942 You can eat the plants the rich plant for fun.
I always loved the into to this album with the Walk This Way riff in it. Reminds me of Metallica's King Nothing and how James whispers "We're off to never never land" Something about these huge bands making reference to their biggest hits. Aerosmith will surely be missed. Peace out, Aerosmith.
We really only need to eat like, 10 of them. The rest will get the message.
This will be trending by the end of the day, no doubt
True unity would be all of us americans feasting on the rich
This is a pivotal moment in history.
We're here. And we're not leaving.
Eat the rich.
Literally came here to share this "in light of todays events" lmao
@@patrickthorne5088 did the same thing.
AEROSMITH = THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND EVER
Exact 👍
We all need some Aerosmith :3
I don't think you understand how incredible it it is for me to watch this video after so many years. Aerosmith (and their music videos) are woven into the fabric of my childhood. I remember singing along to them in the car and around the house with my family, and those are my earliest memories. Wow. This is...amazing.
Mekkah sinis? Memang muslimin terbiasa menjaga prilaku
@@ratuadilFF lol you crazy
It's 2019. It's time to finally listen to this song!
disgusting, read benevolent comments for a socialist communist, like bernie sanders who just wants to turn the United States into a destroyed country like Venezuela, by Nicolas Maduro .... Definitely the human being only serves one thing ... self destruct ..... Socialism is the biggest scam in history ... Bernie Sanders just wants power! The stronger the state, the weaker the individual is ... you are feeding a crocodile from the Nile River ... when the crocodile tears your arm ... don't start crying! stupid
@@lamaldiciondelchivoregresa6944 nom nom nom. Eat them all.
It's 2020, we got Coronavirus, quarantines and Alex Jones boasting he'd eat his neighbors before letting his daughters starve (as if we are really that bad off X__X )
2020
Wait a year.
Believe in all the good things that money just can’t buy. And then, you won’t get no bellyache from eating humble pie 🎶🎶👌👌👌
この曲から僕のエアロスミス愛が深まりましたって言える幸せっ!
This track couldn't kick more ass if it wanted too
Joe perry is too brave when the tarantula was crawling in his chest
Rich people make the best fertilizer.
It's very rich and full of **it.
They dooooooo don't they?
As a matter of fact best fertilizer is done by the companies that have the highest technology levels, and therefore the companies owned by presumably rich individuals. So?
Does Trump count as suitable fertilizer as well😏?
@@noahpartic7586 no hes not dead yet,
Peak Joe Perry hotness.
It's crazy how Steven and Joe can let a tarantula crawl on them and if a cat spider got 5 feet from me I would freak the hell out and run. Amazing! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
🎉 0:57
❤ 1:01
🎉
there are no words to describe how much i love aerosmith
This song takes a shot at rich people who believe their wealth entitles them to look down on others. Aerosmith were indeed rich when they released this song, but they come from humble beginnings and can't stand the condescending attitude of some rich people. >>
Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith wrote this song with Jim Vallance, a Canadian songwriter who also co-wrote "Rag Doll" and "Young Lust." They put the song together in Vallance's basement studio. The jungle rhythm came about after Tyler started banging away on a keyboard. Perry came up with a guitar riff, and Valance added a guitar phrase.
The song's rhythms were played on Polynesian log drums. Six musicians were brought in to play them.
An aggressive rocker, this song was released as the second single from Get A Grip, following another uptempo number, "Livin' On The Edge," which made #18 in the US. "Eat The Rich" didn't chart, but when the record company tried a different tack, releasing the ballads "Cryin'," "Amazing" and "Crazy," the album rose to #1 and got Aerosmith back on MTV and Top 40 radio.
Being rich is not wrong, as long as it was earned honestly and not on the backs of poor people. There are rich people who are kind and generous. It's the entitled bunch who think being rich, with money earned through tax dodges and bending the rules in their favour, who deserve to be eaten. At one time, many millionaires (not all) from "old money" believed in philanthropy as a requirement of their wealth, they had dignity and respect and treated everyone else that way too.
@@sharondunn7531 It is impossible to be wealthy without exploiting people.
Thank you!
@@useyournogos6845 I hope they like the taste of their own meat then...
@@emPtysp4ce It is, you just don't know it. Sour grapes.
This song is more relevant today than when this song originally came out
Damn, it was 30 years ago. Great album, great videos. I was only 15.
Anybody listening to this song after finding out they shorted us on the pandemic check that we've been waiting nine months for?
I remember a guy in Norway, got a paycheck from America, when he hasn't lived in America for over 30 years
The burp at the end just cracks me up everytime. This is my favorite song from the Get A Grip album because of it. 🤣
People forget just how bad ass Aerosmith really was...
awesomejohnnet was and still is.
was still is and will always be
Nope never did I !!!!!
awesomejohnnet I wouldn't say badass in my neighborhood even the chicks didn't like Aerosmith to wimpy that's why we needed punk rock to flush this shit down the pipe too many posers
is
That first part.... IT'S GOLD!
Aerosmith is for the American Rock Music like The Ford Mustang for the Muscle Cars. Absolutely awesome
Written in 1994, still valid today
This was not written in 1994 lol
When I was a kid and I heard this on the radio back then, I thought the lyrics were saying "Eat the "Wrench". I actually didn't realize this was wrong, having not heard the song in ages, until trying to look up the song about 5 years ago.
when you decide to rock the boat by buying gamestop stocks
F###ing Legendary
Oh wow.... i forgot about that intro rap-chant but i still knew all the words 30 years later
Revolution X brought me here first.
Stonks brought me back.
Same.
Battle Arena Toshinden here, baby. Stonks too.
Lesson learned: Never underestimate the unpredictability of man and his yearning spirit for freedom. No amount of control or globe spanning economic and industrial power will ever wield complete control over men, even if it means pitting them to the death for fun. That always works against them in the end.
Amen.
Will always be one of the greatest rock bands ever!!
Fact
Harkening back to their hard rock days of the 70s, I love this underplayed gem. Fantastic song!
I have to come here or find it on Spotify. Something about this song, I have always liked it and thought it was under-rated.
It's the guitar
It was featured in their arcade game Revolution X
Am I the only one who airdrums like an absolute madman at 3:44 every single time I hear this song? :DDD
No, i do it aswell! :-)
Air drumming starts at 0:40 ends at 4:33
holy $hit, I just did that and then saw your comment :-) :-)
Yep.
Me too!
Joe Perry is a fantastic guitar player. So long riffs. I love him.
Ditto Dude... Along with his great riffs , he is just so cool. Excellent stage presence , attitude. A great entertainer. Those Boston Boys can Rock !
I am sorry but I had this album in 5th grade and this was their best album. Eat the Rich, Living on the Edge, Crazy, Cryin, Shut Up And Dance, Line Up, Amazing, Fever, so many GREAT tracks
Aerosmith IS the rich
My uncle passed away :( he was one of my favorites in life he loved this band big time. I remember growing up to this. Best times.
1:49 "I gotta get this off my chest"... lol cause there's a creepy ass spider crawling round there
ain't that it. I wouldn't give a rat's ass how much money they paid me. Screw that damn spider. lol
I couldn't do it either. Arachnophobia
イントロからの導入は何回聞いても鳥肌立つな!
😎👍
Reminder for comment scrollers that the new difference in $ of the lower class to the upper class in the US is now larger than what it was at the beginning of the French Revolution 💜
When a CEO make 900 times what a peon makes--but the company can write off the CEO's salary on their taxes--something is so very wrong.
in 2024, still rocks!
Tom Hamilton is one badass bassist
+Matt Robinson
One of the best. Never missed a beat.
Where doing this song right now in music school in bass lesson...holy shit O.o` XD
Yes he's awesome!
Wow, you're right. With good ear buds and learning how to appreciate bass players, I heard Tom.
he's underrated as fuck
Everyone's commenting on the riff, but nobody remarks on what an amazing lyrics writer Tyler used to be.
This was the first song my parents listened as a couple.... That's why I have it on my playlist
Truly weird and socially awkward comment. It totally belongs on your playlist. (ur username)
@@handlethis_ffs Idk all I read out of that comment is that their parents are based.
One of their best albums.
Takes me back to November 1993, 11th grade.....
They could completely rework the lyrics into whatever else they wanted, this song would still go hard as hell.
The riff is outstanding, the drumming is rock solid, the bass even gets limelight throughout the song.
This whole album was great, the composition was insane, it was one of the few albums that I would give a 10/10. I don’t think there was but one song (Line Up) on the whole album that may have been out of place, but I believe that was even reaching cause it was still a damn near perfect album.
Love this song. It’s timeless.
Saw these guys at WayneStock. They were great.
I remember that story Del Preston told us.. "the shopkeeper and his son, well that's a different story altogether, I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business really...
@@Fortniteclandanny
But the most important thing...
They got the sweets and finally Ozzy did the show
Was it npt a trifle unnecessary to see the crack in the Indians bottom?
I had the same dream!
Party on!
Excelente banda desde 1987 quando eu tinha 17 anos de idade já curtia Aerosmith e sempre vou curtir Aerosmith para sempre
"Remember, music is a weapon".
-Revolution X-
Joe Perry and Slash were two guitarists I could listen to play all day everyday as a young kid.... this gives me super nostalgia and i was born in the 90's lmfao
Anyone who does not think this is Aerosmith's best album is CRAZY. GET A GRIP is AMAZING and if you are LIVING ON THE EDGE and stop CRYING you can LINE UP and see that if you SHUT UP AND DANCE you will have a Aersmith FEVER!!!
Well said bro. I hope you have FLESH tonight. Hehehe
Here in 2024 baby!!
Bernie should use this for his campaign theme song!
Why he's a millionaire with 3 homes worth about $500,000 each
@@bilbobaggins4710 he owns one apartment, one lake cabin and one house, it's not really a big deal
@@pinheadlarry1977 It is when he hollers about taxing the rich to supposedly help the poor. He wants the wealthy to help the poor, but doesn't lead by example.
@@jrayproductions7790 he literally said that he would have no problem raising his own taxes and he donates part of his salary to charity, most of his wealth came from his book
When has he helped in a soup kitchen.
He is a politician. A career politician, no less. No better than all the other Washington carpetbaggers and scumbags. Deserving of no more than tar, feathers, and a wooden rail. Worse, yet, he is a Bolshevik. A man that has no place, in this country
I promise Aerosmith and Queen are the best of the 80s!!! I'm a truck driver, and this is what helps me through my days on the road! No lie.😂
Queen? Gotta be kidding
Well it's happened.
Stonks go BRRR.
Hold the line.
So glad I came back to this song after all these years. Perry is a fkin master
" their attitudes may taste like shit but go real good with wine "..... song is flows like poetry
The guitar riffs in this song are 🔥🔥🔥
So underrated. Great tune.
Let’s repeat the 1990-1995!
Como me encantan estas canciones porque me hacen transportarme a los buenos tiempos los 80 y 90 😪❤️
Hola no quieres ser mi amiga ???? Yo fui fan de está banda a los 12años en los noventa
We have very close names lol mines estrella
YO los tuve este y otros en big ones y la verdad ese cd es POTENCIA RECOPILATORIA DE LOS 80-90 DE ELLOS