| “Mama Kin” | |||||
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| Song by Aerosmith | |||||
| Album | Aerosmith | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1973 | ||||
| Format | Record | ||||
| Recorded | 1972 | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:26 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer | Steven Tyler | ||||
| Producer | Adrian Barber | ||||
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Lyrical interpretation
It is likely that the song's message is about keeping in touch with your family ("Keep in touch with Mama Kin, tell her where you gone and been") no matter how busy your life may be ("sleeping late and smokin' tea"). It has also been said that "Mama Kin" is Steven Tyler's idea of a spiritual force that drives creativity and pleasure. "Keep in touch with Mama Kin" means remembering the desires that drive you to excel.
Song structure
The song comprises a basic guitar riff, with a strong rhythm backbeat which comes in between lyrics in the verse and throughout the bridge. There are also saxophones interspersed throughout the song. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind
Legacy
Despite never reaching any of the major charts, the song receives a good amount of airplay on most AOR and other rock radio stations. Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock) abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio
The song has also been a live staple of Aerosmith concerts throughout their career (including up to their most recent tour in 2006). The Route of All Evil Tour was a North American concert tour co-headlined by American hard rock bands Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe that took the bands Live versions of the song appeared on Live! Bootleg, Classics Live, and A Little South of Sanity. Live! Bootleg is a Live album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1978 Classics Live and Classics Live II are a set of albums by the Boston -based rock band Aerosmith, released in 1986 and 1987 A Little South of Sanity is a live Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1998
The song has also appeared on several Aerosmith compilations including Gems (1988), Pandora's Box (1991), Pandora's Toys (1995), O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (2002), Greatest Hits 1973-1988 (2004), and "Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith" (2006). Gems is a Compilation album released by Aerosmith in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Columbia. Pandora's Box is a compilation Box set album released in 1991 by Aerosmith. Pandora's Toys is a Compilation album released in 1995 by Aerosmith. Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith is a compilation album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith released on October
Noteworthy references to the song
- In the early 1990s, the band opened up a music club called the Mama Kin Music Hall in their hometown of Boston, Massachusetts - the club has since closed.
- Steven Tyler has a tattoo on his arm with the phrase "Ma' Kin. " He got it when they were writing their first album because he had so much confidence in the song. Tyler and Perry have both said that his arm was too thin to fit the whole title.
Guns N' Roses version
The song was covered by Guns N' Roses in 1986 and released in the same year in their EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide is a Faux live EP released by the American Hard rock band Guns N' Roses on It was later re-released on their 1988 EP G N' R Lies. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) G N' R Lies is the second album by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses in 1988 (see 1988 in music)
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