Steven Tyler celebrates his 73rd birthday today (March 26th) On the Aerosmith song Rag Doll, from their 1987 album Permanent Vacation. Singer Steven Tyler played a most unusual instrument.He tells what they called it and what it actually was.
“Flesh bongos. Flesh bongos are the buttocks of young female strippers in Vancouver. I was watching them and these girls were so sexy, I mean, they were serious. I thought to myself, ‘We need something else on this album that’ll be like a clincher, something I can carry on and tell my kids that I once did.’ So what the hell, right? I asked the two, ‘You want to be on the album? We’ll give you credit.’ I don’t know if they thought they were going to sing or whatever, but they came in and they were buns up and kneelin’ and I was wheelin’ and dealin’. [Pounds out rhythm] If you listen real hard to ‘Rag Doll’ you’ll hear the flesh bongos.”
