{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"What Does Aerosmith\u2019s \u201cDream On\u201d Really Mean? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vL5SrC23u6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-does-aerosmiths-dream-on-really-mean\/\">What Does Aerosmith\u2019s \u201cDream On\u201d Really Mean?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-does-aerosmiths-dream-on-really-mean\/embed\/#?secret=vL5SrC23u6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Does Aerosmith\u2019s \u201cDream On\u201d Really Mean?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"vL5SrC23u6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aerosmiths-Dream-On.jpeg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":640,"description":"\u201cDream On\u201d is about time. Ambition. Ageing. And refusing to abandon what you want before time runs out. Which is extraordinary when you remember Steven Tyler began developing the song while still a teenager. Long before Aerosmith became one of America&#8217;s biggest rock bands, Tyler had already started writing the song that would eventually define them. It appeared on Aerosmith&#8217;s debut album in 1973. How old was Steven Tyler when he wrote \u201cDream On\u201d? The song developed over several years from ideas Tyler had when he was young. He has described working on the piano and gradually constructing the composition..."}