All in all, Aerosmith's performance on "Rag Doll" proves that group's mastery of their brand of hard rock had as much to do with their comeback as the help of songwriters-for-hire. Tyler is also in fine form as a vocalist, adding all sorts of frills to the melody, like the delightfully jazzy scats that close it out. Steven Tyler's witty narrative for "Rag Doll" tells its tale of a secretly naughty bad girl from the unique perspective of one of the bad boys she sneaks around with and throws in plenty of witty couplets like "Get ready for the big time/Tap dancing on a land mine." Aerosmith's performance adds a level of electricity to "Rag Doll" that ensures it can't be written off as mere pop-metal: The horns may be pushed up front in the mix to sweeten the sound, but Joe Perry and Brad Whitford's guitars have a raunchy, bluesy swing that balances out the pop sweetness. Songs similar to Aerosmith - Rag Doll, such as Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll, Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane, Twisted Sister - Were Not Gonna Take. However, the lyrics and performance put "Rag Doll" squarely in Aerosmith's rocking territory. From a songwriting perspective, it has an intensely poppy quality: the chorus, built on an ever-ascending note pattern, has an instantly memorable singalong feel and the verse melodies are almost as tight and hook-laden. Case in point: "Rag Doll," a swinging rocker that would have been perfectly at home on any of Aerosmith's 1970s albums. These outside contributors did add a new level of polish to the proceedings, but the songs still had a vibe that can only be described as pure Aerosmith. A big complaint for such listeners was the fact that professional songsmiths like Desmond Child were brought in to help the group with their songwriting. Somehow, I don’t think ‘Rag Time’ would have been as successful as our beloved ‘Rag Doll’! I guess even rockstars need a little help sometimes, too.Many rock fans welcomed Aerosmith's triumphant comeback with Permanent Vacation, but there were also naysayers who wrote it off as a big-budget imitation of the group's past glories. Their label decided it wouldn’t make any sense to young people, and brought in someone to change it.
Aerosmith’s ‘Rag Doll’ began as a song written by Steven and Joe called ‘Rag Time’.
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