On November 8, 1989, Aerosmith live debuted “Janie’s Got A Gun,” to a crowd of about 12,000 unsuspecting fans in Mannheim, Germany.
The Boston legends had gone 15 shows into the first leg of the “Pump” tour before unveiling “Janie,” the second single from the album, an unusually serious song that would earn them their first Grammy.
Why did they hold off playing it during their October gigs in France, Italy, Belgium and Holland before rocking it out at the newly built Maimarkthalle about an hour south of Frankfort, Germany 33 years ago tonight?
The band may have been trying to spotlight the first single off the album, “Love In An Elevator” which was released in August. When “Janie” finally dropped on November 8th, the band added it to the show.
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