Dude (Looks Like A Lady) – English Lyrics

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the story behind Aerosmith's hit "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", a song born from a case of mistaken identity and a playful exploration of androgyny . Discover how this song revitalized Aerosmith's career and delivered a message of acceptance, all while learning some colorful English expressions .

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
look /lʊk/ A2	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction noun - an appearance or expression
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2	noun - a woman
dude /duːd/ B1	noun - a man; a person
cruise /kruːz/ B2	verb - to travel smoothly or leisurely at a constant speed
shore /ʃɔːr/ A2	noun - the land along the edge of a body of water
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A2	noun - an image or visual representation
grace /greɪs/ B1	noun - elegance or beauty of movement or form
bite /baɪt/ A2	noun - an act of biting with the teeth
blow /bloʊ/ B2	verb - to expel air forcefully from the mouth or a device noun - a strong current of air
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	verb - to form an opinion about something or someone
cover /ˈkʌvər/ A2	verb - to place something over or upon something else
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	noun - a person who makes legal judgments in court
tempo /ˈtɛmpoʊ/ B2	noun - the pace or speed of a piece of music or activity

Key Grammar Structures

• She had the body of a Venus

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "had the body" uses the past perfect tense, indicating an action or state completed before another past moment.

• Never judge a book by its cover

  ➔ Imperative sentence (command)

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence giving advice or a rule, telling someone not to judge superficially.

• Love put me wise to her love in disguise

  ➔ Simple past tense with object complement

  ➔ The phrase "Love put me wise" uses the simple past tense, where "wise" acts as a complement describing the result of being informed or enlightened.

• Turn the other cheek dear

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence, giving a command to respond peacefully or with forgiveness.

• She’s a long lost love at first bite

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with descriptive adjective

  ➔ The phrase "a long lost love" is a prepositional phrase, with "long lost" describing the nature of the love, emphasizing distance or time.