Aerosmith – Amazing

In the song, Steven Tyler sings about hard times in his life and how he came to grasp reality and escape his hard times and how he’s “sayin’ a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight”. The lyrics primarily concern the band’s well-documented struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and their subsequent recovery, the musical renaissance of their career in the nineties being a last chance at what they should have always been. The song features a constant piano playing throughout the song, driving guitar riffs, and a guitar solo, featuring leads by both Joe Perry and Brad Whitford and an emotional delivery of lyrics by Steven Tyler including his characteristic scream towards the end of the song. There is also a special guest appearance by Don Henley who sings background vocals.